🧘🏼‍♂️🤾🏻‍♀️Getting Sweaty Again: The 3rd Circuit 🚴🏼‍♂️🏋🏼‍♀️

[85Ironman]

For the month of September, I am up 1 pound. And I know, its not a lot, etc. But the goal was to lose 5!

Stay on it.

 

[85Ironman]

Chest and biceps tonight. Leg day yesterday.

 

[Paligirl]

Chest and biceps tonight. Leg day yesterday.

was it easy? or hard? how do you feel?

 

[85Ironman]

was it easy? or hard? how do you feel?

On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the hardest, I'd put Monday's leg routine at 6.5 and yesterday's chest routine at 7.5. Or so. Didn't hammer, didn't slack - normal weight routine effort - challenging, but not to the extreme.

I did get a personal record on the incline bench press yesterday, so at the risk of looking like a total gym-bro, there's that little personal achievement.

 

[Paligirl]

On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the hardest, I'd put Monday's leg routine at 6.5 and yesterday's chest routine at 7.5. Or so. Didn't hammer, didn't slack - normal weight routine effort - challenging, but not to the extreme.

I did get a personal record on the incline bench press yesterday, so at the risk of looking like a total gym-bro, there's that little personal achievement.

Way to go! I like to track how my workouts felt afterwards..it gives me another perspective…for what that might be worth to me..LOL

 

[mortis]

This past week the scale has been going up every day. Colder mornings not biking. Went to the gym yesterday amazing feeling a whole body workout.

 

[crashD]

Getting back to my normal cardio on the elliptical. Yesterday was good. Heart stats great. Legs didn’t get battered. Wasn’t tight after.

It’s a lot more work than walking


Whew.

 

[*Twisted*]

Extended the commute to work today, ended up at 13 miles total for the day. It was a gorgeous ride both to and from the office.

 

[Kate_part2]

Does anyone calorie count? How do you stay motivated to do it?

 

[Animaul]

I used to count, but it was such a pain in the ass. I only did it cause money was on the line . I don't do it it anymore. Hopefully you know what your BMR is and went from there in determining your caloric deficit; going too low isn't a good thing. Unless you're looking for a quick cut in weight.

 

[PenetratingIntelligence]

Runner advice question…

I’ve got a marathon the first week of November, using a training plan which started mid June. My taper starts in two weeks and my goal for the race is sub 3:20:00.

I subbed on a relay race two weeks ago and added 20 miles to my training plan that week, which resulted in an IT Band issue.

I was able to put 18 miles in today, but my pace was down by 30 seconds and my knee hurt throughout the run.

Should I cut my mileage down, cut my speed, or stop running running entirely?

 

[PenetratingIntelligence]

I used to count calories. It became tedious after a while and I started averaging foods that I eat on a regular basis. Whenever the scale lightened up it was motivating, but mostly it was frustrating. I haven't found a way to make it motivating long term.

In a perfect world, I would suggest stop running entirely to allow your body to heal because you'll be adjusting your gait and stride to compensate for your IT band and it could lead to other injuries or exacerbate the one you already have. If you *need* to keep going I'd reduce miles and decrease speed and see how you feel as you go and maybe gradually increase if it starts to get easier.

Thank you.

 

[PenetratingIntelligence]

You're welcome. I'm not an avid runner but I work with a lot of them so I'm just sharing what I've heard

Anything is better than me making a decision based on my own assessment.

 

[mortis]

We had a no cars day in a local park. It was a great place to bike and riding without fear of cars made my day. 17 miles

 

[*Twisted*]

We had a no cars day in a local park. It was a great place to bike and riding without fear of cars made my day. 17 miles

That's awesome. I had a good commute to work, primarily because it was a day off for a lot of people.

 

[Ask For More]

Runner advice question…

I’ve got a marathon the first week of November, using a training plan which started mid June. My taper starts in two weeks and my goal for the race is sub 3:20:00.

I subbed on a relay race two weeks ago and added 20 miles to my training plan that week, which resulted in an IT Band issue.

I was able to put 18 miles in today, but my pace was down by 30 seconds and my knee hurt throughout the run.

Should I cut my mileage down, cut my speed, or stop running running entirely?

If you're really feeling it then running through it is not a good thing to do. I suggest taking at least three days off and do stretches and foam rolling on those days instead. Rolling the IT band really helps with soreness.

 

[85Ironman]

First workout since last Saturday - lifted weights.
Much needed headspace clearing time after a particularly tough week.

 

[mobleedzblue]

I finished a bucket list cycling adventure the end of September and have been struggling to get back into a consistent workout routine. Twice this week, hoping it's the start I need to get back at it regularly.

 

[PenetratingIntelligence]

I signed up for a Holiday 5k in December. I don't actively run but decided to do it with a friend. Haven't run a 5k in about ten years, this should be fun! At least I get to wear an ugly Christmas sweater as we go.

Bravo. It always helps me to have a race on the horizon.

Also, who doesn’t want a nifty sweater.

 

[mobleedzblue]

I have a sweater ready to go. I can't wait to finally wear it!

Hope it'll be cold! There's no way I could run in a sweater, I'd overheat!

 

[mobleedzblue]

I thought about this too lol. But it jingles!

That's all that matters! By all means. Wear it! 🛎

 

[Wishingbox]

It’s time to lift some weights… I’m glad I moved my weights around to be more accessible during the day. It makes such a big difference motivation wise.

 

[85Ironman]

Mountain bike tonight - 8 miles of 2-track. Oh, those hills...

 

[Paligirl]

32 miles so far this week, and after tomorrow an addition of 3 pole classes. I need a massage! lol

 

[Lady2020]

Added the Farmers Walk into my program. Seems like a good way to use my 10-pound weights.