JCC 2016 Fitness Goals

Rapid direction changes on hard surfaces especially!

 

Less than 2 weeks until my first powerlifting comp. Squat feels good, bench feels... well, for a silly exercise that you do lying down it feels ok. Deadlift is not there at the moment though. I've booked a chiropractic appointment - feels like my hips are not quite lined up like they should be.

Don't think I'll be carrying home a trophy from this one, but I'll definitely make a qualifying total for the regional competition next March. Pretty confident a good chiropractor and a lot of drilling with lighter weights will fix things in time to pull a decent amount of weight by then.

 

On Monday I did the good old Cooper test. 10 minute warm up, 12 minutes as fast as you can and then warm down. Did 3.02km in the 12 mins. Not bad for a weekend warrior, but some work to do to beat the world record of 4.75km!

 

It'll be interesting to see how that impacts on your running.

 

I went to a yoga class about once a week when I was training for a marathon 11 years ago. I believe it helped me stay injury free in spite of all the miles I was putting in.

 

I got given some core strengthening exercises to do by a physio when I was training for my marathon last year and I'd say they were a bit yoga-like. I think they were helpful in maintaining running form when tired and, as you say, keeping injuries at bay. Sadly once the race was done laziness set in and I've stopped doing them.

 

I guess it depends what you're doing. I use a Garmin GPS watch and I find it excellent for running. It gives time, speed, distance, elevation and if you put in personal details it can give you calories burnt and heart rate data as well.

 

I use Garmin GPS (foreruuner) also. have been using them since 2013. Sometimes if it's cloudy or you're on narrow built-up streets it can take a couple of minutes to find the satellite (I guess you get this with other GPS devices too) so I combine it with a Timex stopwatch.

Started swimming again last week after a break of a month or so. Would like to enter an aquathlon but just moved house & lots to sort out...

 

I did an 18k hill run on Sunday. It was a nice, calm, mild day when I set off at sea level, but 500m above it was freezing cold and blustery. Still very clear and sunny though, so some nice views to distract me from the polar blast in my face!

 

All the best with that significant challenge. Look forward to hearing how it goes. I hope you don't have to be taken off a drip to post!

 

are you training for a race then ?

 

I have a seven week old daughter at home so my training's fairly patchy at the moment, but if I can get a few decent long runs in I might do a local 30k trail race in October, which I've done a few times in the past.

 

In those conditions I'd say finished is a fairly decent effort!

 

Now it's beginning to look like summer in the Bay Area, it hit 95 degrees today. Ended up playing some basketball for 2 and a half hours. Started at 5:30 when it was still 90+ degrees, I was gassed 5 minutes into the first game due to the heat. My friend and I were glad we lost the first game so we could sit down and rest lol. It was a good run overall though, was sweating like hell. Weighed myself this morning, and after I got home, I dropped 2 and a half pounds.

Another funny thing, I did not like doing push ups and pull ups, but I somehow enjoy them now and have made them a part of my gym routine just over the past few weeks. I'm now eager to get both of those in on my gym days!

 

Powerlifting comp on Sunday, so deloading this week. Snuck in a cheeky bit of cardio after speed deadlifts on Monday. I'm starting yoga next week too... I've let mobility and flexibility slide too much.

 

I've heard that weight loss from sweating/dehydration comes right back as soon as you're properly hydrated again. Anybody know anything about that?

 

That's correct as far as I know. Fighters and wrestlers dehydrate themselves to make weight and then put scary amounts of it back on just by rehydrating. I've done it for jiu-jitsu tournaments a couple of times and the weight comes right back.

It's still a good indicator (IMO) of how hard you worked out though which I think is all windu was saying.

 

Yeah

Yeah, it's been awhile since I've worked out that hard, especially in that type of hot weather. Like posted previously, I was already gassed 5-10 minutes into my first game. Ended up playing 4 games, so by the end, I was drenched in sweat, and I don't even sweat that much.

One good benefit of a hard workout, is how good you sleep. Slept like a baby throughout the night, even though it was still warm as hell!

 

I've been quite shocked at how much weight I've lost after intense workouts, but also at how quickly it goes back on after rehydration. So based on personal experience I'd say that's probably right.

 

wouldn't a really intense workout burn fat as well though? (I'm no expert)