Ironman Canada Goals

Here are my goals for Ironman Canada. I'm putting them on the blog so that everyday I'll be reminded of what I'm working toward.

Swim-1:00:00 T1-:4:00 Bike-5:30:00 T2-:4:00 Run-3:30:00

Total - 10:08:00


How to achieve world class fitness!!

Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast. Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports.
~Greg Glassman

Monday, February 8, 2010

Did I actually miss a day? Oh yes, I guess I did....Well you didn't really miss anything from me. I didn't workout. I spent the morning with my oldest daughter then I spent the afternoon and superbowl with a very good friend. It was a good day!! It's not uncommon for me to take 2 days off in a row. Nobody will ever accuse me of over training.....

Today however I have been busy with my training. I hit the pool this morning @ 0700 for 30 minutes of continuous swimming. The workout was 30 minutes at 85% speed and personally I'm just not good enough to know what 85% is in the pool. So I just swam and tried to relax while doing it. I think I did 1400 meters, I kind of lost count with all the excitement of swimming. Does anyone have a good way to count laps?? Anyway I did swim for 30 minutes straight and that was the plan. I really need to get faster in the pool.

After the pool I had breakfast at home. I had oatmeal (no sugar), nuts, raisins, cranberries and of course my grande caramel machhiato. Oatmeal is a very good recovery meal after a workout.

I then went to Jeannie's Beach Crossfit for my daily dose of..."OMG she kicked my ass again" before heading to work. Today Jeannie came up with a very good workout that I actually liked even though it still kicked my ass.

30 - 20 - 10 reps for time of:

125lb hang power cleans
40lb 1/2 turkish get ups
Knees to elbows
Plus (I love when we have a plus added to the workout) 25 ball slams

I finished in 14:25 which I think is pretty good for an old man like me....haha. I felt great! About 30 minutes later, on the way to work I was dying (not literally). I could barely hold my cell phone to my ear without my arm cramping up. I really love that feeling in a sick sorta way!!

Have a great day friends!!

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