pdxprime Gets Strong

[pdxprime]

8-1-13

Weight - 186

Workout
40 min tempo @ 5.63 mi
2x25 swiss ball crunches
2x25 pushups

Squats and presses this afternoon. Then off to camp for the weekend!

[pdxprime]

8-2-13

Weight - 185

Workout
Squat - 235x5x1
Press - 125x5x3
2x25 swiss ball crunches
2x25 pushups

8-4-13

Weight - 187

Half Marathon @ 1:43:14

Had a quick workout on Friday, and then rested my legs from cardio until a half marathon yesterday. Clocked in at 1:43, which isn't bad considering I was just taking it easy in terms of pacing.

This week I aim to ramp up my training to be more in line with my goals for the full marathon in 2 months. Ideally, this will mean ~7 min flat on the mile pacing. All of my lifts go up in size this week too, so it is going to be a good challenge for me!

[pdxprime]

8-5-13

Weight - 187

Workout
3 mi @ 20:51
Squat - 240x5x1
Clean - 125x3x5

Felt great. Getting quicker on the runs, although I'm not sure in 90+ degree heat. Haha. We'll see. Hills tomorrow and some biking.

[pdxprime]

8-6-13

Weight - 187

Workout
6 x hill - 90 sec @ 6:58 w/6% incline, 1 min @ 10:00, 60 sec @ 6:58 w/7% incline, 2 min @ 10:00
2x25 swiss ball crunches
2x25 pushups

I found this hill workout and it's insane! But it was a great challenge, and I'm happy with the results. Which of course meant dog tired. Haha.

[pdxprime]

8-7-13

Weight - 187

Workout
4 mi @ 28:43
Squat - 240x5x1
Bench - 185x5x3

Tempo run tonight along with some abs and pushups. Yay.

Then a quick lift tomorrow AM, and I'm off on a backpacking trip for the weekend!

[pdxprime]

8-8-13

Weight - 186

Workout
45 min tempo @ 6.54 mi
2x25 swiss ball crunches

Very gassed after that run. I'm quicker, but the extra 5 minutes made it that much tougher. Decided to take today off from lifting since I'll be hiking around all weekend with ~50 pounds on my back.

My body will also enjoy the respite from running. Which is great, because I've got my first 20 mile run scheduled for 8/18!

[pdxprime]

8-12-13

Weight - 191

Workout
4 mi @ 30:08
Squat - 245x5x1
Clean - 145x3x5

Felt great and bumped up a bit on the cleans. Making progress!

[pdxprime]

8-13-13

Weight - 190

Workout
45 min tempo @ 6.54 mi
2x25 swiss ball crunches

Tempo was brutal. I was one soggy bastard!

[pdxprime]

8-14-13

Weight - 191

Workout
5 mi @ 38:11
Squat - 245x5x1
Bench 190x5x3

Bench felt better than before. Getting stronger. And the 5 miles happened at a decent clip.

[pdxprime]

8-15-13

Weight - 190

Workout
4 mi @ race pace - 27:17

Just got in a quick run after work and pushed race pace this time. I was tired, but it's good to know 4 miles is doable. Now for the other 22.2. Haha.

Friday is a day off of running so just lifts. Squat and presses along with some abwork.