Saturday, May 02, 2009

Update !

Ok, so the previous is the condensed version of what I've done this week.
A couple of things have been bugging me though - the 5 x 5 weights session, although is designed realistically for beginners, but can be used by everyone, really doesn't feel like its working for me.
The sessions are a lot quicker than my old routine, and they are near the same intensity, but it doesn't feel good enough for me. I think this is because, like Full Body workouts, they really should be done 3 times a week if possible, and I'm sure if I could get 3 workouts in I probably would, but I really only intend to do 2 uppers and 1 lower plus whatever bike riding I can do.
It simply doesn't have the intensity I'm used to and was hoping for, so I've decided to use the 5 x 5 program as experience, and would reccomend it for beginners or those who can commit more time to their weights regime each week.
I wanted a bit more intensity, but for now, I'm going to revert to my original regime to see if anything within tht specific workout has changed due to the 5 x 5 I've been doing, whether it is increased or decreased weights I can shift, it's going to be a test-the-water exercise before I decide to increase the intensity and find out I can't handle it. I believe there won't have been much change, but if anything, the strength may have decreased so I'm airing on the side of caution before swapping to another workout.
Apart from that, yesterdays bike ride was pretty good considering the strong wind, but I had pushed myself a fair bit and my legs were jellified! It's simply good to get out while the weather is acceptable, to keep the legs going before springtime (harder / longer / faster riding!). The annoying thing is my timex HR monitor chest strap has given up, so I've no data to see just how good yesterdays ride was in comparison to previous rides. I thought it may have been the watch battery, so I changed that and now I don't trust the seal is fine, so giving me no confidence in taking it into the pool now!
Which therefore caused a knock-on effect with todays swim session! I had to guess at the time taken for the swim using the crappily-mounted clock on the wall!
So time for a new watch!

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