DAY 4 AND 5 REVIEW
Posted on Jun 21, 2010
I was away from the computer over the weekend, so I am posting my blog for the last two days now.
Day 4:
I was still working the diet as planned. Eating enough to feul the workouts without overeating. Aaron, great recommendation on the Protein Powder. That stuff tastes great.
With regard to the running, I have a question for anyone out there who is doing this program and may read this: Could anyone finish this workout? 8 sets of 400 meter sprints seemed like a lot, and it was. At some point I had to alter it to 200 metere sprints, with 100 meter walk. I was not going to complete the workout as written.
Boxing was good. The Cuban Workout on the Heavybag is a real test.
Day 5:
I weighed myself this morning. 188 pounds, down from 194. 6 pounds in 4 days.
Cheat day. I still ate 6 meals and I kept them reasonable in size. I treated myself to a steak for Father's Day, which I enjoyed greatly.
The skipping was a bear. My calves are killing me today. What a workout though.
The boxing went well. Back to some basic fundamentals.
I still have some videos I took before I started to upload. I am trying to figure out the video camera. I hope to accomplish that tonight.
Half way home!!!
Til next time,
Ryan
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Comments
Hey Ryan,
I'd reckon anyone but a conditioned athlete would have trouble completing those sets of sprints. I used the intensities as an indicator of how I was going and set myself a goal to complete the distances at my fastest pace possible - even if by the end jogging was all my body could manage. I had to be honest though.. sometimes I really did have that extra energy and just needed a mental push..
Sounds like you're going well, halfway there!
Ryan, studio81 is right - the idea of sprinting is more an indicator of intensity. The intent here is to raise your heart rate (during the sprint) and then lower your heart rate (during the rest interval). Sprinting simply means moving as fast as you possibly can for the 400m - if that is only a crawl, as long as you are pushing yourself to your limit, then that is just fine - your body is working and your heart rate is climbing, then you rest, then you do it again. The next time, you may "sprint" even slower, but you're still giving it 100% intensity. The third time, you may go even slower, but again it's all about making your body work and if you're pushing yourself, your heart rate is going to climb. Over time, you'll find your sprints getting faster and longer until you're at the point where you can actually sprint 400m in 8 intervals. It just takes persistence and patience and you're on the right track to get there. Keep it up.
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