Recap

Last week, I had decided to take a back-off week but it turned out that I just needed a break from running. I did 5 resistance workouts and 3 MMA workouts. The MMA stuff was definitely cardio intensive and fat burning - I lost about 2 pounds, and after a weekend off I feel pretty good and ready to hit it again. Today is a busy day so I'm just going to work on speed with the macebell.

MB:
360s - 40 each direction
10 to 2a - 40

1/28/10

KB:
Double C&P - 3x5 w/24kgs
Renegade Rows - 3x10 w/24kgs

BW:
Body rows - 3x5
Ring push-ups - 3x5

MB:
Uneven floor press - 3x10 each side

Running:
Day 1 of week 5 of C25k - 2.31 miles

Worked out with M. and B. today - both did well. I was a bit tired when I went to the gym to run. I am now officially exhausted.

1/27/10

KB:
C&P Ladder - 5x3 w/24kg
Snatches - 8 minutes (80 reps) w/20kg

BW:
Pull-ups - 5x5 w/large Iron Woody band

MB:
360s - 50 each direction
10 to 2s - 60

The snatches were pretty crappy this morning. The C&P felt good - I'm ready to move back into a H/L/M intensity plan with them (high day will be 5x5, low is 5x3, medium is 5x4).

I really don't feel like I'm making much progress on pull-ups at all. I know that my body weight is the biggest limiting factor, and I'm working on it. Still, it sucks to see other people (mostly little people) making rapid gains while I can't see or feel much difference in my own body.

Got really hungry today around midday. I ended up breaking the undereating phase very early - it only lasted about 13 hours.

1/26/10

Running: C25k week 4 - 2.19 miles

MB:
360s - 50 on each side w/10kg

Played some handball but my opponent wasn't feeling well, so we only played about 12 points - maybe 15 minutes or so. Since I missed my run yesterday I decided to go ahead and run and it wasn't too bad. I still wouldn't call it "fun" but it is getting less crappy. I guess I'm ready for week 5...

Took it easy with the macebell. I'm not feeling great and I'm just getting back into using this piece of equipment. There is a virtual macebell competition running from the 22nd-28th of February and I'd like to enter but I need to add a lot of longer sets to get ready for it.

Good day on WD. Just had some juice during the undereating phase - which lasted over 18 hours. Made vegan lasagna for dinner. Enough to eat and an extra pan to freeze. That will be tasty during finals week.

Still coughing, especially after cardio and later in the evenings. REALLY tired of it!

1/25/10

MMA:
30 minutes of mitt work

Woke up sick - coughing, sore throat, etc. I really thought I had kicked this crap, but there it was, same symptoms as before. Canceled KB and my run for today, so I would have the energy for MMA in the evening. I felt terrible but I got through some mitt drills and broke a good sweat.

My diet today went well. During the undereating phase (which lasted about 18 hours) I had a salad w/Italian dressing, one piece of pickled okra, and some almonds. No pop all day - when the caffeine headache began I had a gourd of yerba mate. While it didn't cure the headache, it did cut it back significantly.