Today I was down the gym following the plan devised by the PT. On paper it looked fine but given all the gardening of yesterday (and one stiff back) and it was harder than I expected!
Warm up of 5mins on the bike (about 75RPM) followed by 5mins @90RPM.
Rower for 15mins at between 2:20 and 2:40 pace. Managed 3008m. Now this was hard work as I normally only do say 5-7mins so 15 was mentally hard as the time just went so slow! Ended up saying 1000m per 5mins achieving the 1st in 5:01 then the second by 9:59 which gave me a tiny negative split. I really wanted to do the 3km and thought I wouldn't so worked hard in the last minute. I finished breathing deeply and realised that rowing isn't all upper body strength, the old legs work too!
Finally 20mins steady run on the treadmill. The aim was 11:30-12mm pace but I averaged 12:44 pace. My legs were tired (CV fitness was fine!) and my back started to ache and 20mins felt like forever. In fact I tried to think of all the things I saw at FLM05 and to hear PT man encouraging me and looking at the clock saying "only another 10mins you can do that" etc. Yes it was hard but I was pleased to have finished and not walked but was a little annoyed at the pace.
Then I picked up Gnome who had been given a swimming award (more money for a certificate and badge to saw on the towel!) and drove home.
The garden still needs work as I had to give up yesterday as I was tired and my back was starting to ache (so today's ache wasn't a surprise!) but I haven't the energy! Oh and I have bread to make and the bread maker has died - not buying another one!
Tomorrow is a rest day and a "sit bay TV watching the BBC cover FLM all morning" day too! I'm sure Gnome can look after himself!!
Cya!
Warm up of 5mins on the bike (about 75RPM) followed by 5mins @90RPM.
Rower for 15mins at between 2:20 and 2:40 pace. Managed 3008m. Now this was hard work as I normally only do say 5-7mins so 15 was mentally hard as the time just went so slow! Ended up saying 1000m per 5mins achieving the 1st in 5:01 then the second by 9:59 which gave me a tiny negative split. I really wanted to do the 3km and thought I wouldn't so worked hard in the last minute. I finished breathing deeply and realised that rowing isn't all upper body strength, the old legs work too!
Finally 20mins steady run on the treadmill. The aim was 11:30-12mm pace but I averaged 12:44 pace. My legs were tired (CV fitness was fine!) and my back started to ache and 20mins felt like forever. In fact I tried to think of all the things I saw at FLM05 and to hear PT man encouraging me and looking at the clock saying "only another 10mins you can do that" etc. Yes it was hard but I was pleased to have finished and not walked but was a little annoyed at the pace.
Then I picked up Gnome who had been given a swimming award (more money for a certificate and badge to saw on the towel!) and drove home.
The garden still needs work as I had to give up yesterday as I was tired and my back was starting to ache (so today's ache wasn't a surprise!) but I haven't the energy! Oh and I have bread to make and the bread maker has died - not buying another one!
Tomorrow is a rest day and a "sit bay TV watching the BBC cover FLM all morning" day too! I'm sure Gnome can look after himself!!
Cya!
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The sore back might be the rowing, it alwats does my back in too.
Have a word with the PT about technique, my understanding is that it should be done without throwing your upper bod into it thus tilting your lower back sorta thing - more held at right angles.
Having said that I'm not very good at it!