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18 Oct
Rowing Machine – 2 x 8 mins (6 mins) DF 124, avg 2:08 & 2:07/500m
Have built up a training effect and with this taper I should feel better and fresher every day! My friend rowed 7:39.6 for 2k on Tuesday having not been on a rowing machine since 2004 and being out of shape from 7 months travelling. He held 1:55/500m very well and it made me think I should aim higher with my pace and see if I can hold on.
10 Oct
Rowing Machine – 8 x 45 on / 45 off @ 1:53.1 average
Power Cleans – 3 x 4 x 40kg
Front Squats – 4 x 10 x 40kg
Pushups – 3 x 15
Batwing Rows – 3 x 12 x 15kg
Front Planks – 2 x 30 secs11 Oct
Mobility/Maintenance courtesy of Supple Leopard (page references in brackets)
Glute Smash and Floss (368)
Roller Quad Smash (385)
Couch Stretch (391)
Posterior Chain Floss (409)
Roller Calf Smash (425)
Classic Calf Mobilisation (429)Roller calf smash was DIRTY! I cut a length of PVC pipe and placed it on my lifting platform so my foot could hang off the ground. Took about 2-3 minutes on each calf passing up and down, really painful and they felt much better a few days later.
14 Oct
Rowing Machine – 3 x 6 mins (2.5 mins, 3.5 mins) 1:58.8, 1:59.6, 2:00.5 pace
Pullups – 3 x 6
OHP – 3 x 8 x 40kgLegs were toast so didn’t need split squats or power cleans. Built some confidence given that 1:59 was what I held on my 2000m time trial on day 1 and I matched it twice with 2.5 mins rest between. Needed more rest between reps 2 and 3 but it’s based on your heart rate dipping below 2x resting which is a nice way of taking the guesswork out of whether you need a longer rest after a certain rep.
15 Oct
Rowing Machine – 2 x 15 mins (6 mins) in 2:13-2:14/500m pace.
17 Oct
Rowing Machine – 6 x 90 on / 90 off DF 135. Avg pace 1:53.6/500m overall
I had an ordeal with a puncture to my car last night and it involved an hour trying to fix it myself and then waiting for the AA, meaning I got home after 3am. If I was fully rested I’d do some upper body today but right now I’m not even in the mood to try abs. Will try to do more on Friday than usual.
8 Oct
Rest
My lower back is fine but I must have pinched something in my right shoulder as it was hard to lift my arm for the rest of Sunday and all of Monday. No chance of rowing so I skipped what was 2 x 18 mins (6 mins). It was fine the next day so from now on I should be able to complete all rowing sessions and lighter weights in the gym.
9 Oct
Mobility/Maintenance courtesy of Supple Leopard (page references in brackets)
Trap Scrub (304)
Banded Overhead Distraction (317)
Plate Smash (298)
Low Back Smash (351)
Wall Smash (314)
Blue Angel Wall Smash (325)
Tricep Extension Smash (336)
Classic Triceps and Lat Stretch (321)
Bicep Stretch (not in book)
Forearm Smash (344)
Global Gut Smash (365)I did all the upper body, leaving Quads, HS, Glutes and Calves for another time. Should be doing maintenance like this every week and skipping it is the main reason why I’m now injured.
5 Oct
Inverted Row – 3 x 5
YWT Raise – 3 x 12 x 2.5kg7 Oct
Rowing Machine – 3 x 5 mins (2.5 mins) DF 131
avg 1:59.1/500mDB RLESS – 2 x 10 x 15kg
DB OHP – 2 x 8 x 15kg
Pull Ups – 2 x 5
RDL – 8 x 5kg
Side Plank – 30 secs
Front Plank – 2 x 30 secsPleased with the rowing session, close to the max. pace I can hold given my lower back injury. I did it with no painkillers and had no discomfort which is positive. The gym session was more like rehab, I did a token weight for a few exercises and RDL was just to practice having a strong back position. Weakness most noticeable doing front planks and I couldn’t go beyond 30 secs. Not keen on the 2 x 18 minute rows tomorrow, the plan is to stop if it’s making my back worse.
4 Oct
Rowing Machine – 2 x 10 mins (6 mins) DF 123, avg pace 2:10.2/500m
My back was killing me yesterday, it got much worse as the day progressed. Rubbed Perskindol on my lower back before bed and slept with a pillow between my legs, then woke up with my entire back really stiff. Took a long hot bath this morning and did stretches on hamstrings, glutes etc. to reduce overall tension in the muscle. Perskindol again in the early afternoon and around 4pm I did this workout. It was meant to be 3 x 10 mins but I’m pushing my luck already and it’s possible the painkiller is masking me further damaging my back. Rowing was with a more rigid torso and I felt no discomfort at all, able to do the full warm up with no issues either. Confident about completing the rowing workouts and I’ll need to take it easy in the gym, possibly no more front squats for the rest of the month.
