Off my cardio Hobby Horse!

Yes, I struggled with my running yesterday....why, because I did some intervals straight after cranking out an amazing strength training session - I trained my back/triceps focusing on bigger compound type moves again and I hopped on the treadmill afterwards, wondering why I felt so fatigued! (duh!)

I'm planning on participating in RPM this morning, I can just focus on myself and give it an almighty shake this morning, but not before I do some strength training beforehand.

We are all enjoying school holidays - it's a great opportunity to slop around without having to worry about being at certain places by certain times. I'm not sure what I am going to do with the girls today, but I am sure it will be fun.

Training the pretty little muscles!

Today I trained what I call the "pretty little muscles" - biceps and triceps - with me doing so many compound moves these days, it's probably not really all that necessary to train them! However I have April in my mind as the next time I compete and I'm throwing in these exercises for that reason. Many of the exercises bodybuilders do aren't dreadfully functional (and this includes some of the training I do when I am prepping) and I am at the moment really enjoying getting back to basics with squats, deadlifts, pull ups and the like. I am planning two more break in workouts and then I'm going to work on both pure strength and hypertrophy for 12-16 weeks.

Cardio wise, I am having the time of my life teaching RPM and Bodystep! I have been monitoring my heart rate with my F11 and I found myself almost fully recovered early into Track 4 and today I went for a run and was running under 5 and a half minute ks at only 70% max. Which makes me think that the old gal still has some speed left in her1 I am sure I have mentioned it before but I would love to beat my best 5k time of 21.25 again. I haven't been anywhere near that for years! Decisions, decisions! I could, of course wake up in a few weeks and run the Gold Coast Half Marathon - will have to see what everyone is up to. It wouldn't be my best running effort, but the social part would make up for that!

They're leaving the building!

Yup that's the 1.5 kg I keep playing with post holidays. I've finally decided that I've had enough and it's now war :) Really I am thankful that with no gym or running to speak of it's not more. Enough said!

I've tried to 'outdo' sweaty Rae post cardio, but as you can see from the picture above, I don't even come close to the shade of pink Miss Rae is! However if this picture makes you spill your coffee down your front in horror, then it's probably done it's job! I took this after doing RPM 30 in the Bolthole. My HR got up to 163 during Tracks 5 and 7 and I am noticing that it is really starting to drop during my 'recoveries', so the emphasis on cardio has definitely paid dividends fitness wise. I then went to the ROR and did Alwyn Cosgrove's New Rules of Lifting, Break In Program B (phew, that's a mouthful). "Break In" took 15-20 minutes - gotta love a strength training program like that! It was pretty solid work though.

OK, off to prep lunch and do the chores :)