Weight Lifting Routine    Weight Used Sets/Reps
Leg Press *
Standing bent-arm, lat pull down 30 4/25
Push Ups (Pectoralis, Triceps)   7-6-4-4
Seated Row 50 4/25
Knee Extension 30 4/25
Abs (crunches, obliques, leg lifts)   35-35-15
Sets = 3 -5 ; Reps = 20 -30     

 

Note: My knees have still been feeling a little sore so I skipped any cardio workout today.  Also my foot hurts a lot from slipping out of the shower onto my cold, slate bathroom floor (ooopsss) so I'm not going to run till the end of February unless a doctor tells me I can run sooner.  I'd really rather not apply 500lbs (5 times my body weight) of force onto my allready hurting foot for at least 3 miles.  *I skipped this also b/c of my knees and its 2 hours later and my arms are sore from a great upper body workout and there is no pain in my knees :)...lets hope I'm saying the same come tommorow morning (*knocks on wood*)

28 January 2004

I biked today for 20 minutes (~15 miles) and, wow, I'm out of shape when it comes to biking.  While talking to a friend of mine who is also starting to train for a tri this summer I made an interesting discovery....I have been doing pushups all wrong.  I honestly have no idea why in God's name I have been trying to do them with my hands close to my chest.  Hoepfully this combined with the weird way I was doing standing bent-arm lat pulldowns is to blame for my elbow pain hours or day(s) after I lift. Tommorow I plan on swimming.

29 January 2004

I swam this morning.  My knees have been a little sore lately but I think I am going to blame walking through the snow and ice for at least 2 miles a day in sub-zero temperatures.  Below is a summary of my workout:

  • Warmup: 50 free/50 breast
  • 500 free
  • 100 kick
  • Cooldown: 50 free/50 breast
  • TOTAL: 800