Yestreday’s walk was in drizzle and it took 1:35 to do my 10k course (15:30 mpm). It was not a great walk, but my mind wandered all over the place. It was mostly about work.
Today: commuter walk (2 miles) and the weights went down like this:
10 singles, 2 sets of 6 (one chin up style), 8, 4 sets of 5.
bench: 10 x 134, 19 x 134 (wanted 20), 7 x 150
high incline: 3 sets of 10 x 94
trap bar dead: 6 inch: 10 x 170, low: 10 x 170, 10 x 190, 10 x 225
Ok, not a lot to brag about.
Pull ups: 5 sets of 6, one sloppy set of 10, two more of 6
bench: 10 x 134, 1 x 175, 1 x 180, 4 x 160, 5 x 155, 5 x 155 (the single took the startch out of me)
high incline: 10 x 94, 8 x 105 (weak), 4 x 110
2 mile commuter walk.
We just got back from watching Bradley beat Murray state 87-78. It was close for most of the game; it was only 1 point at the half and with 4:xx left it was 70-67.
Workout notes:
Friday: pull ups: included 6, 6, 10, 6 sets of 5. Some were done a bit stricter; the 10 was loose.
bench press: 10 x 134, 2 x 170 (missed 3rd rep), 1 x 175, 5 x 160, 5 x 160, 6 x 155
high incline: 10 x 94, 4 x 110, 7 x 105
2 mile commuter walk (stupid meeting)
Saturday: 11.2 miles at 15:31; walked down to the River plus enough campus stuff to make 11
Sunday: 2 mile commuter. Deadlifts:
6 inch: 10 x 170
low: 10 x 170, 10 x 190, 10 x 225
6 inch: 3 sets of 5 x 300 Maybe it is time to try this with 4 inch.
Gearing up for tomorrow. Today’s focus: 2.4 mile commuter walk.
Pull ups: 2 sets of 10, 2 of 5, 1 of 10, 2 of 5. Not that bad.
bench: 10 x 134, 10 x 150, 10 x 134
high incline: 10 x 94, 4 x 115, 7 x 105
trap bar dead: 10 x 170 6 inch
10 x 190, 10 x 225 low.
And this is what I am trying to do. And I am trying to avoid imaginary battles that appear to be real to me.
2.4 mile commuter walk over lunch.
weights: pull ups: 10, 10, 5, 5, 10, 10 (seriously)
bench: 10 x 134, 2 x 170 (wanted 3), 1 x 175, 3 sets of 5 x 160
high incline: 10 x 94, 5 x 110, 5 x 110
Trying to remind myself to focus on what is important and to not worry about what I cannot control.
Weights: low 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225
6 inch: 3 sets of 5 x 300. It seemed to go ok, with the final set being the easiest one.
Walk: 5K on campus.
Last night, I went to a basketball game with B and Bradley won 74-60. ISU pulled to within 60-57 with about 6 minutes to go but BU pulled away.
Yes, the Redbirds were without their best player (big man) but BU outworked ISU for most of the game and deserved the victory.
We are ready to go to the Illinois St. at Bradley game; the arena is sold out (lots of ISU fans) and the place should be noisy. And both teams have been very inconsistent; it would be a 20 point blowout in either direction, or a triple overtime nail biter.
Last night, the Bradley women got creamed 72-40. It was only 29-23 at the half but no contest at all in the second.
Workout notes:
Thursday: 10K course in 1:29:08 (14:23 pace); not as fast as Tuesday but a more even effort. No one to push me.
Friday: commuter walk: 2 miles
Pull ups: 6, 10, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
bench: 10 x 134, 3 x 170 (yay!) 3 sets of 5 x 160
high incline: 10 x 94, 9.75 x 105 (not quite the lockout), 10 x 94
Saturday: 11.2 miles (two goose loops in 2:56:23 (15:49) slow but I let my mind wander all over the place, and it wasn’t that great of an effort, though I was winding down toward the end.
I am just feeling sort-of alienated, though I wonder if a lack of sleep might be an issue. And, well, I think that I want a fight.
Instead, I had a workout on the porch. Beautiful weather for this time of year: I did pull ups in short sleeves!
It went 6, 10, 8, 6 then 4 sets of 5 (3 sets were chins)
bench: 10 x 134, 8 x 150 (boo!) 10 x 134
trap bar dead (low) 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225
high incline: 10 x 94, 4 x 115, 5 x 110
2 minute plank.
2 mile commuter walk later.
One thing: I am going to have to cultivate a news habit: I’ve fallen so behind. I am wondering if I should have a newscast to lift weights to.
Speaking of which: warm day (by February in Illinois standards) and I walked 2 miles to go to lunch.
Weights: pull ups: 8 sets of 6, one of 5 (not as good as I had hopes)
bench: 10 x 134, 1 x 170 (harder than I thought it should be), 5 x 160, 6 x 155, 6 x 155
high incline: 10 x 94, 10 x 105 (ok; lock out on the left arm..not quite), 10 x 94
Valentine’s Day came and went, and I am still married, so there is that. We went to a play (The Importance of Being Earnest) and enjoyed it. Yesterday, it was a double header movie day on the couch.
I got some working out in as well.
Saturday: I had a tough 10 mile walk in 2:34:44; I did several loops in Bradley Park: the spur, that mixed loop (about 2 miles) then a 1.3 mile Corn Stock loop then just enough on campus to get to 10+.
Sunday: 5k walk (16:48 pace) after deadlifts:
Deadlifts: 10 x 134, 10 x 134 (wanted to record my form at a non-challenging weight), 10 x 184, 10 x 225 (kind of ragged)
6 inch handle: 4 x 300, 5 x 300, 5 x 300
Life of an old goat 