TR vs the future
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you're doing really well, and I'm jealous of the warm weather-heh but here I commonly workout at 35+ degrees and humid so no complaining! Good to see you are really getting into some hikes. Anywhere you can give stair repeats (you need 150-200 stairs) a go?<br />
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Re: your dips, do you do[url="http://www.beebleblog.com/images/tricepdip.jpg"] them on a chair[/url], or with parallel bars like [url="http://www.realfitnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/dips.jpg"]this (which is what I do)[/url]? 100 on the parallel bars is a good effort, how do you break up the sets? -
I do them on parallel bars.<br />
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I start off and max out (20+ some days I do more, some, less) then just try to do sets of 8-12 from there on in, with a 5 sec or so break....(try to do sets of 10, easier to keep count)<br />
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Where I run/walk, there are plenty of steps, but not in one go(maybe 100 would be the most? - I'll count this weekend) and they are also inconsistent height and depth. I assume the stair repeats you do are in in your thread, back at the start?? -
impressive on the dips-well done! Try to do 20 minutes like that, it really helps build strength.<br />
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I do stair repeats-on every page of my thread I guess. Did 1 hour-2 minutes each*30, on Sunday. Legs are only just not sore today. <br />
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They are high enough that I can do 2 but not 3 at a time-and I do 2 all the way to the top-doing 1 by 1 is pretty much useless. Jog down, and repeat. -
will give it a crack this weekend...maybe a dozen (will see how long that takes, but will be good for a start - so you 'sprint' up, and then job back down.<br />
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There is a section which should do the job (probably only 100 or so steps) but that is the good and bad thing about these tracks in that the steps are tough because they are inconsistent and hard to get a rhythm going.<br />
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I really enjoy (in that they never fail to push me) the runs up these tracks, so am keen to use any variants on there. -
warm up on bag, although was already too warm!!<br />
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100 deadlifts @ 60kg, 100 ez bar curls @15kg, 100 tyre flips, 3 x 30 side planks (each side) 60 sec plank<br />
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sweating like never before!!!!!! -
went for a run up the mountain today; 27 deg 100% humidity (it rained just before I ran and stopped when I started) never sweated so much, ever!<br />
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Found a section to do stair sprints (longest I could find) only about 45 or so steps of varying depth and height, but on a steep section, took about 50 seconds to sprint up and jog back and start over, did this 10 times. Finished the run to the top, back down and did 10 more on the same section, took 51 mins in total but it wont take as long next time as there was a detour (at the top to some concrete steps to see if they'd suit) and a minute stop at the start so I didnt randomly turn up in some couples wedding photo! -
but I'd never know if I succeeded! They werent famous or anything, a couple of the bridesmaids were tidy, but was a big unit in the groomsmen....
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spent the morning and a bit of the early afternoon sawing and cutting back trees in the back yard (getting the left arm co-ordinated to ensure equality on sawing is a mission <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />) and got a massive sweat up.<br />
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Then out running again...probably not my best idea in the heat out there, usually I love running in this heat, but today in the shade of the trees it was sooooooo humid, I almost ran and stair sprinted myself to vomit!<br />
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Fortunately I do keep the fluids up through the day that it isnt an issue when I sweat about 4L on the run <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> -
gutted, was gonna go for a good run tonight, but donated blood today and the lady took a wee bit of time to find the vein, got a tingly feeling in my hand until she asked for another person to sort it, started feeling light headed for the first few minutes, and hasnt totally gone, so thought it best to flag the run or lifting any weight...<br />
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92.6kg this morning (and yesterday) -
funny old week...got told Tuesday afternoon I had to make a fleeting visit to Christchurch for work, so left Thursday morning, arrive home late Friday arvo.<br />
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Not been a good week exercise-wise, but I did get out for a 6.5km run last night round Hagley Park, apparently the elevation varied between 1.5m and 7m <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> very flat city that one, nice park though, great facilities for people who wanna keep fit with hanging rings and exercise stations littered about, great to see, wish more councils did this in the public spaces (or course you always have the twats who think it is good to destroy said stations...)<br />
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oh, and it was fracken freezing down there too!! The lady at my hotel told me it got down to 3 overnight, summer Christchurch WTF!! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> -
we've had some activity stations around Kensington Park here for as long as I can recall, but they need updating with some new equipment.<br />
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Ran up the mountain today, 8 mins to get to the steps, 10 sprints up, walk/jog down, carried on walking/jog-shuffling to the top, came back down and did another 7 sprints, but one of my glutes was feeling really tight so I continued back down, 48.50.<br />
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Not quite sure why, but OMG I was farked after the 10 sprints on the way up, was a real struggle to do much running on the rest of the uphill section today!! -
awesome progress-you've come a long way, TRugby<br />
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I did an hour of hill repeats yesterday. Plus 15 minutes up, and down = 90 minutes.....you could try doing more....<br />
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edit as I don't want to derail your thread too much:<br />
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well, I'm in base building mode right now, trying to get back to where I was in September-so another 6 weeks of regular repeats, then I'll add the sprinting for speed, once a week. For now, I take all steps 2by2 and run (not jog) down. It's not easy. That's 30 repeats of 150 steps. In an hour. Admittedly cheated a little.<br />
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I think it's mainly mental. You've just got to keep going. I could probably do 2 hours (ha, and then not be able to walk for 2 days)... -
haha, I will do more when I think I wont vomit <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':puke:' /><br />
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So do you srpint up them (or as you tire go as fast as yo can <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/shok.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':shock:' /> ...)<br />
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Today;<br />
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100 lizard crawls (on slight inclined backyard) 100 squat jumps (dont recall these being that hard) 100 hammer/tyre (each side) 3 x 1 min plank (20 sec rest between)<br />
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Hard work today, felt it as I havent done any circuit stuff for 10 days I guess?? -
warm up on the punch bag<br />
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100 deadlifts @ 65kg, 100 box jumps, 100 ez bar curls @ 22.5kg - just kinda farked after!! -
You sick bastard!! ha ha that is a mean workout bro - must get pretty evil during those last 20 or so reps!
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haha, yeah, the forearms struggle the most in the deadlifts (no straps) and I was sweating so much by the time I got to the curls, it was hard keeping much form as the arms tired <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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Doing these kinds of workouts seem to be working for me at the moment, weight ticking down slowly, and feel like I am seeing the changes as well.
