After work run; Before run workout
I ran about 6.5 miles last night after work with my running buddy Tim. And though it was quite windy, I'm loving the longer daylight in the evening. The local running group is starting some evening runs so I may join in on some of those too. I weighed myself on the Wii on Sunday and it said I had lost a little over a pound in the last week. It also suggested a new goal of getting my BMI back down to 22; it is currently around 23.5 or so. I don't feel like I need to lose any weight really, but do have a bit of a "spare inner tube" I wouldn't mind losing. So I'm going to try to eat a bit healthier - maybe a few less carbs and sugars and more protein.
I attempted Week 5, Day 1, Column 3 of the 100 Push Up challenge this morning before work. As usual, I took longer rests than the plan's recommended 60 seconds. I hit all the marks, but probably only because of the longer breaks, especially the 6 minutes before the last set. It was longer partially due to something rhyming with vowels.
| Set | The plan | What I did | Difference | Post Rest Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 2 mins |
| 2 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 2 mins |
| 3 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2 mins |
| 4 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 6 mins |
| 5 | 40 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total: | 170 | 170 | 0 |
Day 2 of this week will be interesting as it has less reps, but more sets. We'll see what happens.
After the push ups I went to the weight room and did some bicep and shoulder exercises too. I probably need a plan here too. I'm just doing whatever, but trying to push the number of reps and amount of weight each time if possible.
Week 5, day 1, column 3 is definitely tough. I'm hanging at 1m rest except before the last at 2m. I managed 25 max Friday after that 2m of rest. Day 2 I did yesterday and managed 40 max. So somehow the lower count per reps with more sets I can do a greater max at the end of that. I'm still waiting 2m before that final set.
