My way towards (next) OCR

[aramis]

Jan. 4th

 

Running:

5km dirt road, 29min (5min 48sec pace).

 

Tried new forest route. Got lost a bit and needed to take two stops to check my map and find where am I. Without it, my pace would be probably better, but even like this, I take it as a win  It's nowhere near this catastrophe from last week, pace wise and comfort wise. Of course, there were parts where I felt extra tired, but at least I had enough air to breathe. All in all, it was a good run  

 

FPP d5 - done (5,5,4,3,2)

 

Food: OK.

[aramis]

Jan. 5th

 

Rest day - no workout.

[aramis]

Jan. 6th

 

Updated workout plan:

Mon. - FPP ladder + 15min Burpees

Tue. - FPP ladder + 15min skipping rope

Wed. - FPP ladder + Kettlebell full body workout + inverted body rows

Thu. - FPP ladder + 15min skipping rope

Fri. - FPP ladder + 15min Burpees

Sat. - FPP rest day + 5K forest run

Sun. - fully rest day

 

Workout:

FPP: d7 done (6,5,4,3,2)

 

I'd lie saying I did first set of 6 reps in one go, but I was close. It took me two deep breaths on a deadhang (no touching the floor) before sixth pullup. Was hard as heck, but it went all the way up  

 

Burpees: 15min, 90 reps. 

Looks like I've hit a wall here - no progress in over a month. I hope cranking up my cardio with a skipping rope will carry over to some progress here. 

[aramis]

Jan. 7th

 

Workout:

FPP: d8 done (6,5,4,3,3)

I felt weaker than usual and rested in deadhang for couple of deep breaths between every two reps. Didn't touch the floor while in-set resting though, so I count it as a win. 

 

Later at home I took a jump rope and played with it for 15 min.

Turns out I learn quite fast. From total newbie I managed to do 41 consecutive jumps in one "set"

[Mortimer]

For jump ropes I tend to make 2 tiny skips before the main jump. I think it may waste energy and slow the number of skips I can do but I haven't been able to train it out

 

Used to be able to skip with my hands crossed, but I've lost that ability now. I can do one leg skips still I think. 

 

FPP looks great, but unfortunately I'm still trying to work out a proper pull up =(

[aramis]

4 hours ago, Mortimer said:

I'm still trying to work out a proper pull up

TBH, it took me half a year to be able to do one properly. You'll get there, don't worry. 

[aramis]

Jan. 8th

 

FPP - done (6,5,4,4,3)

 

Workout (full body, 16kg kettlebell):

 

Recorded reps:

 

1. Slingshot x 1 minute - 20 reps per side

2. Halo x 1 minute - 12 reps per side

3. Overhead Warm Up x 1 minute - 6 reps per side

4. Single Leg Deadlift x 1 minute - 10 reps per side

5. Bottoms Up Clean x 1 minute - 10 reps per side

6. One Arm Swing x 2 minutes - 35 reps per side

7. Lunge with Rotation x 2 minutes - 12 reps per side

1 minute rest

8. Clean and Press x 2 minutes - 12 per side

9. Regular Row x 2 minutes - 20 reps per side

10. Thruster x 2 minutes - 12 reps per side

11. Bob and Weave x 1 minute - 14 reps per side

1+ minute rest

12. Turkish Get Up x 4 minutes - 5 reps per side

 

At the end: 15 body rows (feet on a chair) as a finisher.

[aramis]

Jan. 9th

 

FPP d10 - done (6,5,5,4,3)

 

Workout:

Jumping rope, 15 min.

[aramis]

Jan. 10th

 

FPP d11 - done (6,6,5,4,3)

 

Workout: Burpees.

15min, 95 reps! Progress at last!

[aramis]

Jan. 11th

 

FPP d12 - done (rest)

 

Running: 5.3km, 30min (5'40'' pace).

Dirt/gravel roads, two sections (bit over 0.5km each) of soft soil/mud. That slippery parts were FUN

[Mortimer]

Grats on burpees improvement =D

 

There's a tough mudder race going on in June here but I'm considering not going for it as I don't know if I may be expecting by then so...anyway I think tough mudder in terms of difficulty may be lower then Spartan? 

 

Hmm I don't run off road much but I think if the ground gets too slippery (I. E on nature reserve), I refuse to run and will slow to a walk. Yeah I'm wimp. 

[aramis]

Thanks  

 

2 hours ago, Mortimer said:

I may be expecting by then

So, you solved your problem with period? Great to hear  

 

2 hours ago, Mortimer said:

tough mudder in terms of difficulty may be lower then Spartan

I think it's something you'd like to ask about in Rangers guild, and maybe among the Scouts.

 

2 hours ago, Mortimer said:

if the ground gets too slippery[...] I refuse to run and will slow to a walk

Haha  It's like with the Burpees - one would presume it as a cardio, but in reality it's whole body strength training. And it's lots of fun jumping over puddles, working on balance and prediction where to land a foot.

[aramis]

Jan. 12th

 

Rest day, not much to report.

[aramis]

Jan. 13th

 

FPP d13: done (7,6,5,4,3)

 

Burpees: 15 min, 87 reps.

Progress? Nope. But I'll live with this. 

[Mortimer]

Yeah hopefully things come as normal this month without me getting sick(I generally get reduced immunity during that period of time). 

 

I checked tough mudder out - Spartan is more of a solo thing while tough mudder you need a team. I don't think I would have a problem finding a team if I really wanted to (I know a whole bunch of fitness buddies from the local groups), and they know I won't let them down either. Probably some of the wall scaling might be more difficult for me due to my lack of reach, but I can sort of see during drills that I'm more flexible then most people are(thanks, rock climbing!) unless they practice Yoga. That is flexibility to another level already. 

[aramis]

Jan. 14th

 

FPP d14: done (7,6,5,4,4)

 

Workout: Jump rope - 15min.

Longest streak - 63 skips. I think I need a bit heavier rope, as mine don't give me any feedback in the wrists. I think on putting a 2mm dia. steel cable in place of original one (it's 1mm cable covered in plastic). It should do the trick.

[aramis]

Jan. 15th

 

FPP d15: done (7,6,5,5,4)

 

Workout (full body, 16kg kettlebell):

 

Recorded reps:

 

1. Slingshot x 1 minute - 20 reps per side

2. Halo x 1 minute - 12 reps per side

3. Overhead Warm Up x 1 minute - 6 reps per side

4. Single Leg Deadlift x 1 minute - 10 reps per side

5. Bottoms Up Clean x 1 minute - 10 reps per side

6. One Arm Swing x 2 minutes - 35 reps per side

7. Lunge with Rotation x 2 minutes - 12 reps per side

1 minute rest

8. Clean and Press x 2 minutes - 12 per side

9. Regular Row x 2 minutes - 20 reps per side

10. Thruster x 2 minutes - 12 reps per side

11. Bob and Weave x 1 minute - 14 reps per side

1+ minute rest

12. Turkish Get Up x 4 minutes - 5 reps per side

 

At the end: 15 body rows as a finisher.

[aramis]

Jan. 16th

 

FPP d 16: done (7,6,6,5,4)

 

Jump rope: 15min. 

[aramis]

Jan. 17th

 

FPP d17: done (7,7,6,5,4)

Those full-out sets start to scare me. But more than scared, I'm astonished I can do them  

 

Burpees: 15min, 90 reps.

[aramis]

Jan. 18th

 

FPP d18: rest

 

Running: 5.3km, 29 min 30 sec - 5 min 34 s pace.

Temp: 2 deg C, forest dirt/gravel roads. Muddy sections were frozen and less slippery - probably that's the reason of better time.

[aramis]

Jan. 19th

 

Rest day.

[aramis]

Jan. 20th

 

FPP d19: done (8,7,6,5,4)

 

Burpees: 15 min, 90 reps.

[aramis]

Jan. 21st

 

FPP d20: done (8,7,6,5,5)

 

Jump rope: 15 min. 

Longest streak - 81 skips

[Mortimer]

15 min skipping?! I'd die lol =P I don't know how you'd skip that long heh, but great job =D

[aramis]

1 hour ago, Mortimer said:

15 min skipping?

Yes, but not continuous. My longest streak is 81 skips so far, but on average it's 15-20 skips to failure - so smack my legs with a rope quite often. When I do, I take two or three deeper breaths before starting over.