Category: weight training

Toward the 3’rd Semester

No live sports this past weekend; just a depressing TV basketball game (88-62 loss to ISU) , some exiciting TV football games and the play 39 Steps. That was funny.

Workouts:
Saturday: a slow 10 mile walk (2:48 at 10) where I found a wallet and gave it to the player’s AD. It was cold (12 F) and the first part consisted of the out and back Bradley Park spur, the 2 mile loop and the 1.15 lower loop, plus extra to get me to 10.

Sunday: cold 2 mile walk; some deadlifts:
10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225 low (not that hard)
10 x 255 4 inch, 305 (kind of ragged)

Monday: VERY cold; 2 F. 2 mile walk (2.3 actually)
pull ups 6-6, 10, 7, 6, 7, 5, 5
20 minutes for bench: 10 x 134, 5 x 160, 5 x 155, 5 x 155 (not enough rest)
high incline: 10 x 94, 5 x 115, 5 x 110 Again, the lack of rest made a difference.

Sigh

These past few months..ugh. That is something to remember if you marry someone older than you are: when they have a setback, they will be more helpless than a younger person, mostly because their capacity to physically compensate will be diminished.

But, there is work at my happy place (workouts)

Workout notes: 10k walk in 1:30:52 (14:39 pace); I was 1:00:24 at mile 4 and the final 2.2 was done in 30:28 (13:52) That was ok. I followed it with a 2 minute plank.

Today (Friday) 2 mile commuter walk.
pull ups: very hard, again. 6 sets of 5, 6, 5, 3, 5, 5 (chin) 54 reps total. 3 was “touch the chin).
Bench: 10 x 134, 5 x 160, 5 x 160, 5 x 155
high incline: 10 x 94, 5 x 115, 5 x 110.
2:30 plank (hard)

Drowning: sort of.

This has been a busy time in my life; part of it semester prep, part of it is my very needy wife. Living with the elderly is a challenge, especially when they get injured. It is tough for them to shake things off.

But her foot appears to be on the mend.

Workout notes: (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)

Monday: weights and pushing Barbara 2 miles.

weights: pull ups were really ragged; 9 sets of 6
Bench: 10 x 134, 5 x 160, 5 x 160, 5 x 155 (best in a while)

High incline: 10 x 94, 5 x 115, 5 x 110

Tuesday 5.14 in 1:19:45 (15:31 a mile) before a Dean’s meeting. Then 2 more miles of pushing Barbara.

Wednesday: 2 mile commuter walk.
Pull ups 10 singles, 5, 5, 8,, 5, 5, 5, then 2 sets of 3 “touch the bar with your chin”

bench: 10 x 134, 18 x 134 (wanted 20) 10 x 134
dead: low: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, Wagon 10 x 200

high incline: 10 x 94 then a “drop set” (rest to change the plates) 3 x 115, 4 x 110, 3 x 105, 5 x 94 Felt the burn.


Time flies; behind again.

I have not kept up; part of the reason is that I am still doing most things around the house. I hope that this changes at least a little. B can now walk just a bit with her boot.

Wednesday: BU absolutely scorched Drake 93-66, but that was deceptive. At one point it was 62-25. BU played a ton of people.

Thursday: 10k course (hill) in 1:30:54; somewhat slower than Tuesday but still 14:40 mpm. This is reasonable, given how slow I’ve become.

Friday: 2.2 mile “push Barbara” walk. The weights: pull ups were a chore: 9 sets of 6. Bench: 10 x 134, then 3 sets of 5 x 155. High incline: 10 x 94, 5 x 115, 5 x 110.

Saturday: yes, I took B to the beauty shop for her hair (I am so hen-pecked) I walked 4 slow miles (ok, 4.2) from the YMCA up the Alan road sidewalk/path; up to Walton Drive and back. This was about 4.2 miles.
After getting home, I did the out and back 5 mile course plus an extra 1.1 (17:04) to get myself 10 for the day

That night (5 pm): Watched a tight Bradley vs. Northern Iowa game. Final was 75-69, BUT it was 71-69 with 12 second left; UNI missed the front end of a 1 and 1. It was a thrilling, exciting game.

I got back in time to watch the Cardiac Bears rally from 21-3 down at the half and 27-16 down with 4 minutes to play to win 31-27. Wild game.

Today: 2.2 mile walk on my own (16 minutes per mile) plus some deadlifts

Low: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225
4 inch: 10 x 255, 1 x 305

These are poor numbers for a male my size but at least my legs still work.

Later: Bradley (women) beat Indiana State 79-74 in a game that went back and forth; it was 74-72 with a minute to go. ISU took an early lead due to torrid 3 point shooting but BU’s defense picked up in the second half. I had a guest.

Off to a BU game

I took B to the doctor, AFTER getting the workout in.
The Jones fracture is healing nicely.
Pull ups: 5 sets of 6, 8, 4, two sets of 5 (ragged again)
bench: 10 x 134, 10 x 134, 8 x 150 (watching my shoulder)
wagon wheel dead: 3 sets of 10 x 200
high incline: 10 x 94, 6 x 110, 5 x 115 (careful not to push for that extra rep)

Then a 2 mile walk at just under 16 mpm.

I’ve grown so cautious with age; I rarely, if ever, push for that extra rep.

Tonight: Bradley plays Drake. BU is only a 6.5 point favorite, which surprises me a bit.

Chatch up Jan 2025 edition

Ok, time to catch up a bit.
Workouts: yesterday, pull ups (5 sets of 6, 6, 4, two sets of 5) these were rough.
bench: watch the right shoulder: 10 x 134, 3 sets of 5 x 154 straight bar.
high incline: 10 x 94, 2 sets of 5 x 115
walk: 2.4 miles pushing Barbara

Today: 10k course in 1:27:50. I was just under 1:11 at the turn around and 57:42 at mile 4; 30:08 for the final 1.2. This was a faster effort.

I think it is time to order new walking shoes though.

It isn’t as if I have nothing to say

The point is: my wife is recovering from a broken foot and should stay off of it. So, all household chores are on me, and that is time and energy consuming. So, not much here, other than hum drum workout posts.

So, the workouts:

Walking: Thursday, before Memphis: 3.27 in 46:14 (14:09 pace; 13’s over the final 2 miles) on campus.

Friday: 2 mile treadmill 2.04 in 30 minutes; almost 16 for mile 1 (increased the speed as I went along). Also, dumbbell weights in the hotel gym: bench (55), standing shoulder (30), curls (20, 25): 3 sets of 10 of each exercise. Got out of breath.

Saturday: core only. no walking

Sunday: B park spur (1:18 at the turn around), 2 mile Cornstalk “wrap around” loop then from the exit: wandering around campus, Moss, etc. Total: 10.1 miles at 16:12. (2:43:36). Disappointed in the pace but this was better than my recent 8 milers. And the hills coming first took it out of me a bit.

Not getting the time that I want

I really (stupidly) thought that I’d get more time to write, but “people duties” have taken me away.

Workout notes:
walking:
27 December: 8.2 tough course at 16:57 mpm
Later: 1.6 campus pushing Barbara
28 December: 2.3 commuter walk
29 December: 2.4 commuter
30 December 8.1 commuter walk at 16:53. Good weather; done for the soul
31 December: 2.1 commuter after weights (Wednesday)
Weights:
Moving backwards:
Yesterday (31 December): pull ups: 7 sets of 6, one of 8
bench: 10 x 134, 17 x 134, 10 x 134
High incline: 10 x 94, 5 x 115, 5 x 115
trap bar: 10 x 134, 10 x 184 (low)
4 inch: 10 x 225
29 December: pull ups: 2 sets of 10, 5 sets of 6
bench: 10 x 134, then 3 sets of 5 x 155
high incline: 10 x 94, then 2 sets of 5 x 110
27 December deadlifts: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225 low, 10 x 250 wagon wheel.
Of note: we saw Bradley beat Evansville 76-68 in a game that saw the Braves struggle early (13-0 deficit) and saw EU take a brief lead in the second half.

I’ll check in more completely later and put a year in review post as well.

Post Christmas

First the workouts:
Chirstmas: weights early (pull ups: 7 sets of 6, 1 of 8), bench: 10 x 134 Swiss, 10 x 134 regular, 7 x 150
high inline: 10 x 94, 5 x 115, 5 x 110
Wagon wheel: 3 sets of 10 x 200
Walk: East Peoria: pushed Barbara on the river. Saw a hawk and an eagle.

Christmas day (Thursday) 10k course in a very pedestrian 1:38:25; just had no zip. No extra walk.

Today (Friday) 2 walks; 2 and 2.5 along the Riverfront pushing Barbara.
Pull ups: 10 singles, 10 sloppy set, then 5 sets of 6 (some of them chin ups)
Bench: 5 x 134, 16 x 134, then 3 sets of 5 x 154
high inline; 10 x 94, 2 sets of 5 x 110.

This was a challenging set.

This holiday season has tried my patience. The issue is that my wife cannot use her foot too much; she cannot drive and needs the wheel chair to go any distance. And she needs tending to (treatment). So, where most of the time, I can just do my own thing, in this holiday period, I cannot always do that. And she wants to make some decisions but cannot execute them without me. That has led to some tense conversations. She is not used to asking for permission (and does not need to if I am not directly affected or required to do something) and I am not used to care-taking.

Still, it isn’t all bad; I enjoyed her son’s visit and it would be a lite to say that I’ve been miserable the entire time. But I have been tired and haven’t had the energy to make the math videos that I had hoped to make.

And, hopefully, some fun lies ahead.

And how do retired people use up so much time?

Answer: health issues, and it takes longer to do everything. I have not done squat over the past few days and it has been time consuming.

Workout notes:
Saturday (AFTER graduation) slowish 10k walk on campus
Sunday: 2 mile walk after the game. Deadlifts before:
10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225 (low handle), 10 x 250 wagon wheel)

Monday: 2 mile walk after picking up B’s nephew at the bus stop. Dont’ ask.
Leisurely weights before: pull ups: 7 sets of 6, one of 8.
Bench: Swiss: 10 x 134, 6 x 150, 5 x 150, 5 x 150
high incline: 10 x 94, 5 x 110, 5 x 110

Today: Bradley Park usual 10K course: 1:32:35 (14:56; 1:01:10 at mile 4). Then I pushed Barbara 2.5 miles along the riverfront.

Bradley Basketball: the Men’s basketball team had a close shave win, beating Southern Illinois 73-69, after having lead by 5-9 points for most of the second half. A late SIU 3 pulled the Salukis to 71-69. They got the ball back and had a potential layup that they lost out of bounds; BU sealed the win with a pair of free throws.

By the time we got home, the Women had won at Northern Kentucky 62-61. That is their 4’th win in a row, and that includes a conference game and a tough game vs South Dakota.