What is your workout today? page 247

[jens522]

My husband had a heart arythmia episode last night, so I spent night driving to and for hospital and didn't get much sleep. I feel wrung out. I will go to the gym after I drop my baby off, and I see what my body is willing to do. If it is relaxing in a hot tub and steam room, it will be that. If I can't train kettlebells today, I will do a set tomorrow, and shift lifting to Sunday

I am wondering if I can split my 1 long KB workout into 2 20 min ones, then I can do 3 lifting workouts on 3x5/Madcow and 2 short KB workouts as my HIIT? I tried bike yesterday, only managed 16 min, instead of planned 20, and my intervals looked like 20-30 to 30-40 sec rather than 1:1 min as I envisioned.

Sorry to hear that. Is he ok? My dad has heart disease so I know how tough it can be.

[Leida]

Thank you for asking. He seems Okay now, though was wearing my HR monitor non-stop (my souvenir from the long runs days). He is finally ready to commit to losing weight - I guess he needed this wake-up call. I will wait till he gets an information session and then we'll decide if PB is the best fit for his needs. We also will walk every day to at least pick our child up from the DayCare (40 min). And... the thread de-rail ends here!

I had an uneventful deloaded Madcow session yesterday - KB were really out of question, I was too phazed out for agility based excersises. SQT and BBR both felt tougher than they should be at that weight, so I didn't do the 3x5 on SQT, but did the normal madcow protocol with 3 heavy reps and 8 light ones after the first 4 sets of 5 reps. My 'heavy' right now is 106, peanuts, but I was dizzy from 90 lbs on. The only thing that pleased me was that 3x5 on 68 lbs of the BP felt so darn easy, that I am going to increase the weight on BP faster, I think. maybe I finally earn 80 lbs and start working toward the first decent plate on the BP! Did 20 min of steady state-rowing after the 40 min of lifting and a couple of pull-ups.

Today I am walking & will do the first trial run for a 20 min HIIT with KBs to see if I can do HIIT with KB to have a fun alternative to the bike!

[jens522]

Leida, glad to hear things are okay.

3+ mile walk this am and full body weights tonight

[Fernaldo]

Squats...
Bench...
Rows...
Dips...
all 5x5.

[Nick the Destroyer]

Walked the dog 2.5 miles.

[BR1986FB]

Wendler 5/3/1 with 30 minute walk (20 lb weighted vest)

Good in that I got 7 reps on my last prescribed set of 1....bad in that I tweaked my shoulder doing an assistance exercise (close grip bench press) on the first set. I am also "officially" under 220 lbs but my weigh in isn't for 2 weeks...over 70 lbs lost!

[Captain Archer]

Today's exercise is a simple 30 minute swim for me.

[Nick the Destroyer]

Walked the dog 2.5 miles

Power Cleans 2-2-2-2-2-2
Push Press 3-3-3-3-3
Corn Cob Pull Ups 5x5

[Leida]

Managed 3 pull-ups (first off the toes, the otehr 2 not full ROM but from hang!) before KB's yesterday. I should have taken a can of fish with me to eat right before the HIIT. Lunch was not sufficient to get it to high enough gear, but I did 20 min KBs and 20 min stretchy-yoga'ish routines, merging stretching with planks and push-ups.

Today: lifting, combo of Madcow (deload) and 3x5. DId 3x5 on all SQT (107 lbs), BP (70 lbs) and BBR (75 lbs). Walk-out at 195 lbs, lift off at 245 lbs. Pull-ups/chin-ups as support work.
There was a bit of DOM, but overoll, the short KBs did not wipe me out, and I could do the works. No cardio today, just play with the kiddo in the pool and hopefully the steam room.

Note to self: make sure I have a snack before the HIITs.

[Leida]

Various gardening chores. Sent hubby and kiddo to the amusement park, and going to do a bit of weeding, cover up a shrub-and-bulb lasagna bed with another foot of compost and soil, and pick the strawberries and white currants. Then - the mowing (yakes). It's a hot day too, so I am leaving edging & adding pit moss+ soil layer to the currants bed for the next weekend!