Category Archives: Training

The plan was to go for a 2-hour bike ride at MAF today, but I woke to a heaviness I haven’t felt in a long time. I knew I was sick, but not this sick! Throughout the morning and into the early afternoon I endured the low-grade fever, or what I thought was a low-gradeContinue reading “Saturday – Even More Sick”

Felt 90%. The heavy feeling is basically gone, left the runny nose. Got myself a full body massage to work out the knots in my legs and back. Good thing I did as the masseur really worked on my thoracic muscles. I could really feel the knots being workout out. I hope this helps asContinue reading “Friday – MAF Run”

Woke up about 80% well today and felt good enough to do a bit of stretching yoga to help open up my back some more and work on stretching my hips. Great yoga session, but felt quite bad the rest of the day. Was planning to run but decided not to.  Instead gorged on burger,Continue reading “Thursday – Yoga”

Raw throat. Not full blown sore throat, but I know I won’t feel good. Opted to not work out and sit this illness out.  But this is the second sore throat in as many months. Why the sudden susceptibility to illness? Lack of sleep lately? Travel? Season?

Raw throat. Not full blown sore throat, but I know I won’t feel good. Opted to not work out and sit this illness out. 

Late night ride. 50 min sweet spot over under. But today’s trainer ride was surprising. It was hard to get my HR up to 130 in the beginning. To get the the HR up, shifted the over-under to 180-170. Only until the fourth over did the HR go over 130 to 140 and I hadContinue reading “Tuesday – MAF Bike Trainer”

3 days in a row without a real workout. I know I should have trained, but (another excuse coming…) I wanted to watch the new Star Wars movie before anyone spoils it for me and my family just returned home. So movie and a dinner. Dinner was fairly healthful: not a lot of refined carbs,Continue reading “Monday – No Workout”

Little functional movement of deadlifts, but nothing like Saturday. Travel day today, so much time was spent walking. Got home, didn’t feel like working out — so I didn’t. Returned to non-vegetarianism today. Usual vegetarian diets before consisted of a lot of starchy carbs mainly to curb hunger from excessive ghrelin hormones and lack ofContinue reading “Sunday – Return to Non-Vegetarianism”

Lots of bowing today. Used the opportunity to do lots of stiff-leg dead loft motions to strengthen and lengthen the hamstrings, with emphasis on keeping the back straight and bending from the hips.  Thought about running later at night, but I can feel my hips sore and hamstrings a bit tender. Opted to go walkingContinue reading “Saturday – Functional Movement”