5/31/2013 - off

  • Day off...no exercise.

5/30/2013 - KB int

  • KB intermediate - Kevin. GSQs with 20kg, 3 rounds Dbl PR/FSQ, 2s/3s with 16kgs, 5s with 16kg. Swings for 5-6 rounds, 20kg/24kg.

5/29/2013 - walk/run, bsmt

  • Walk/run - neighborhood. 3.16 mi., 42:11, 13:20/mi., 177 ft. of gain.
  • BB DL on the minute after run/walk. 20 long minutes.

5/28/2013 - bsmt

  • Timed 300 reps using three favorite exercises. 39 min., HR 167 at end.

5/27/2013 - bsmt, walk/run

  • Basement - "300"-like workout, but with a lot of assistance and rest as needed. 53 min. for the whole thing.
  • Run/walk directly after workout above - greenlake/woodland park. 4.28 mi., 1:02:39, 14:38/mi., 266 ft of gain. HR stayed up pretty high throughout, and garmin showed 495 calories, which seems reasonable.

5/26/2013 - kb 2 x 1

  • KB 2 x 1 w/Anne and Kevin...windmill! Started from kneeling with no/light weights, then standing with weight below and above. Much harder than expected.Workout was rounds of windmills, goblet squats, swings, and "waiter's press" (also hard).

5/25/2013 - walk, kb adv

  • Walk - around greenlake, to revs, then kettebility, then home. Watch battery was dead, but measured on runner's world - almost 4 miles exactly.
  • KB advanced class - Kevin. Nice warmup, then TGUs/DL/swing to warm up
    • SFG grad workout from recent cert - 2 Dbl cleans, 1 Dbl press, 3 Dbl front squats. First round w/14s, all others with 16s. 4-5 rounds in 15 minutes, alternating w/partner.

5/24/2013 - bsmt

  • Lower body, then upper body pairings. Rested as required. Some pullup reps not too good, but first rep of all sets pretty decent.

5/23/2013 - walk, kb int

  • AM - walk, neighborhood route to revs and home. 3.72 mi., 1:04:28, 17:20/mi., 213 ft of gain.
  • PM - KB intermediate - Kevin. Did not write weights down. Good core and lat engagement.

5/22/2013 - bsmt, walk/run

  • Early AM - walk/run on track. 3.0 mi., 44:05, 14:42/mi.
  • Afternoon - BB DL

5/21/2013 - bsmt, walk, kb int

  • CFT-like workout in basement in morning:
  • Walked to/from KB class in evening - 1.43 mi., 26:30, 18:34/mi.
  • KB intermediate class - Chris
    • TGU 3 x 1+1 14kg, DL 28kg x 10
    • 5 x (1H SW 16kg 10+10)
    • 5, 4, 3, 2, 5 x (1H SW, SN, FSQ L/R) - 1st set 14kg, all others 16kg
    • 15 sec. rounds: 4 x (plank x 30, SSSW 28kg, fast/loose, SW 16kg x 10)

5/20/2013 - off

  • Day off, no exercise

5/19/2013 - bsmt

  • Good workout with heavier weights - ~1 hr total. 24kg jerks were pretty ugly.

5/18/2013 - bike, kb adv, run/walk

  • AM - biked to wew, revs, then over to Kettlebility for class. 6.54 mi., 39:10, 394 ft of gain.
  • KB advanced class - Jeff. TGUs w/press 12kg, SLDL 2x14kg, tall kneeling 14kg, C&P 18kg (probably a PR), heavy swings 24kg x 3+3 for 5 min. (8-9 sets).
  • PM - walk/run to from haircut - 4.48 mi., 1:05:30, 14:37 mi., 325 ft of gain.

5/17/2013 - walk/run, bsmt

  • Walk/run - 4.74 mi., 1:06:04, 13:56/mi., 302 ft of gain.
  • Basement - one arm jerks and snatch grip DL, resting as needed.

5/16/2013 - KB int

  • KB intermediate class - Chris
  • Warmup - 3 x (2H DL 28kg x 10, 1H DL 20kg x 5 +5)
  • 2 x (2H SW 20kg x 10, Halo 14kg 10+10, Row 16kg 10+10)
  • Main workout - below. Finished 2 full rounds and started a third RRows 16kg, Swings 28/16/24/20 kg, goblet SQ 16kg, rack lunges 12kg.

5/15/2013 - bsmt

  • Upper body only, keeping stress off the left knee.

5/14/2013 - basement

  • Basement - R leg work, left knee pretty sore. All weight sets done w/XVest on, seemed to work pretty well.

5/13/2013 - bsmt, walk/run

  • Basement - power cleans (no wrist issues after), close-grip bench, then chins, renegade rows, and single-leg DLs to finish
  • Walk - neighborhood route - 4.07 mi., 1:05:58, 16:12/mi., 262 ft of gain.

5/12/2013 - bsmt, walk

  • On the minute for a hour - hard but felt good.
  • Afternoon walk with Pia in the neighborhood; 2.49 mi., 44:12, 17:44/mi., 180 ft of gain.

5/11/2013 - KB adv, walk

  • KB advanced class - Kevin. EDT fat destroyer, very hard. 7 rounds of C&P/fsqt 4 @ 2 x 14g, 3 @ 2 x 16kg. Missed a couple press reps. caught them up at the end. Dbl swings/high pulls - 6 rounds, 3 @ 2 x14g and 3 @ 2 x 16kg. Good high pull corrections.
  • Walk in neighborhood w/Pia. 2.49 mi., 44:12, 17:44/mi., 180 ft of gain.

5/9-10/2013 - off

  • Days off, no exercise, to let knees recover

5/8/2013 - bsmt, KB skills

  • Basement - upper body strength only, as left knee sore
  • Evening - skills class (Z health) w/Kristine Gill @Kettlebility

5/7/2013 - run, bsmt

  • Easy run over to Walgreen's and the post office. 5.11 mi., 57:15, 11:13/mi., 233 ft of gain. Left knee sore/stiff throughout, had to stop and massage it a few times.
  • Afternoon workout in basement w/Pia. Squats were a bad idea.

5/6/2013 - run - short threshhold

  • Run at(/near) woodland park track - 6 x 4 min. @ 9:20 mi. Should have run them on flat ground rather than including a small hill. 4.82 mi., 50:00 10:22/mi. A couple of the intervals, esp. the last one, were in the 9:50 range.

5/5/2013 - bsmt

  • All fun stuff - 40 min.

5/4/2013 - KB adv, run/walk

  • KB advanced class - Kevin. TGU practice to start
    • Active straight leg raises, hip rotations with the bell overhead
  • Goblet squats and 1H SW 14/16/20kg, two rounds
  • FSQT 2x16kg, Med 1H SW 16kg, Hvy 1H SW 20kg, snatch 14kg. 3 rounds...hard
  •  Run/walk through Ravenna Park, around UW, up through Wallingford, and home. Total (0.7 to Kettlebility before class) - 7.48 mi., 1:44:13, 13:56/mi. (goal was 14:00), 400 ft. of gain. First blister of summer on R 4th toe.

5/3/2013 - bsmt B/W

  • Various body weight exercises as a "light" day. 5/8 L/R to give the right side extra love.

5/2/2013 - walk, kb int

  • Afternoon - walk in neighborhood w/Pia. 2.39 mi., 42:28, 17:44/mi., 148 ft. of gain.
  • KB intermediate class - Jeff
    • Starter - 2 x TGUs w/1 press at each step, 10kg. 1+1 full TGU to finish.
    • Snatch practice - snatch in a phone booth, beat the bell to the top
    • Swing/Snatch ladder 16kg - 5/4/3/2/1 swing, 1/2/3/4/5 snatch, L then R.
    • Dbl bell swing practice 2 x 14kg - H/S/P, then swings, then a couple of cleans and FSQs.

5/1/2013 - run

  • Long threshold run - 3 x 0.65 mi. at 9:20 pace with 1 minute rest between intervals. 3.95 mi., 41:00, 10:23/mi. 157 ft. of gain.