Just a note tonight on this afternoon's workout.
Got to the gym with just enough time to spare to get a 1000m row in before yoga class. As it's been for the past few weeks, the room was packed. Grace Cannon, the instructor led us through a good vinyasa/yin style class, with a few challenges mixed in. One that got me was a side plank when my right deltoid gave out! Oops, hit like a sack of bricks, stretched, then met the class on the left side.
After the class I did a really easy 1000m row. I purposefully kept the pace and power down, but still couldn't get above about 2:50 per 500 without almost stopping between strokes. Getting the hang of rowing but still probably using my arms too much. Forearms are tight after rowing 6000m in two days after over a week off!
Rest day tomorrow.
Soon it will be time for rest/recovery-Good Night!
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Monday, February 6, 2017
"Rowing" Nowhere Fast
Updating the blog tonight to log today's workout and mention the latest rowing challenge on the Concept2 website.
I rowed for the first time in February today. I'm up to 20 minute rows for one rowing workout, besides some technique and speed workouts. I started fairly easily today but kept picking it up and realized I could average 1000m for 5 minutes with some hard but not extreme effort for most the second ten minutes. When I got to 18 minutes, I knew 4K was in reach, and put in a bigger effort for the last minute. The distance on the display passed 4000 meters with a few seconds to spare, so I let the machine coast down with a total of 4012 meters at 20 minutes and a few more meters as my "shell" coasted nowhere!
I logged my meters on the Concept2 website and then checked the Military Challenge, the February event on their page. I am on the US Navy Veterans team, one of the Navy teams that rolls up for our total. The overall U. S. Navy total is in second to the Army, who already has a pretty big lead. They do have 40 more rowers, and our team has a higher average per rower, so there may be some hope in catching them. If you are a Navy sailor or veteran and row, please consider joining our team!
I rowed for the first time in February today. I'm up to 20 minute rows for one rowing workout, besides some technique and speed workouts. I started fairly easily today but kept picking it up and realized I could average 1000m for 5 minutes with some hard but not extreme effort for most the second ten minutes. When I got to 18 minutes, I knew 4K was in reach, and put in a bigger effort for the last minute. The distance on the display passed 4000 meters with a few seconds to spare, so I let the machine coast down with a total of 4012 meters at 20 minutes and a few more meters as my "shell" coasted nowhere!
I logged my meters on the Concept2 website and then checked the Military Challenge, the February event on their page. I am on the US Navy Veterans team, one of the Navy teams that rolls up for our total. The overall U. S. Navy total is in second to the Army, who already has a pretty big lead. They do have 40 more rowers, and our team has a higher average per rower, so there may be some hope in catching them. If you are a Navy sailor or veteran and row, please consider joining our team!
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Been active, but no workouts lately
Being honest and transparent. It's been a busy but also excuse-filled week. Only one real workout even if it was a "two-fer" with both yoga and rowing. While I've been active doing projects around the house since Friday, none could be considered very strenuous nor "aerobic".
But the great thing is there's always another chance in a new week to get back into a routine and get at least 4 workouts in. Ready, set, go!
But the great thing is there's always another chance in a new week to get back into a routine and get at least 4 workouts in. Ready, set, go!
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