Friday 30th October 2009

Tonight should have been a gym night ...

Have been running for the train for the last few mornings. Yesterday (Thursday) felt like very hard work, and I was breathing pretty heavily on the train. About halfway to Glasgow, started to get a sore throat and a bit of pain on deep breaths. Over the course of Thursday & Friday it turned into a typical man-flu (headaches, sore throat, runny nose, light headedness, every ache & pain for the last 5 years re-emerging) so a gym session on Friday night was never really an option !

Wednesday 28th October 2009

(Playing catch up...)

20:30 - 21:10 Session at Lanark Gym

Quite busy again this evening, but went for it on the treadmill !

Treadmill : 5 mins @ 6.5 km/h+2.0%, 9 mins @ 8.5 km/h, 4 mins @ 9.0 km/h, 2 mins @ 7.0 km/h+2.0% (13 mins to do 2km in the middle section - just over 2.7km overall)

Stepping machine : 5 mins at 5 flights per minute

30 reps @ 25lbs + 30 reps @ 30lbs on the abdominal abominator

2 sets of 15 reps @ 15lbs on the weights machine

Cross trainer : 5 minutes alternating between forwards and backwards @ level 16

Good fun workout really !

Monday 26th October 2009

(Playing catch up...)

20:30 - 21:10 Session at Lanark Gym

No serious treadmill time, as the gym was pretty busy this evening. Most time (16 minutes) spent on the cross trainer, with some time on the exercise bike and the stepping machine (usual 5 mins at 5 flights per minute). Had a quick burst on the treadmill (4 minutes at 10km/h) right at the end though.

Friday 23rd October 2009

20:30 - 21:10 Session at Lanark Gym

Treadmill - 5 mins @ 6.5 km/h + 2.0%, 5 mins @ 9.0 km/h, 4 mins @ 8.5 km/h, 1 min @ 9.0 km/h

Stepping machine - 5 mins @ 5 floors per minute

Cycling machine - 5 mins at level 5

Rowing machine - 5 mins - 1.01 km

Treadmill - 3 mins @ 10 km/h

No weights tonight - getting a feeling that I'm missing out on my long distance runs, 'cos it seems to be getting a little bit harder rather than easier :( Weight still seems to be coming down a bit at a time though (hovering around the 96kg mark tonight...

Friday 16th October 2009

20:35 - 21:10 - Session at Lanark Gym

Treadmill - 5 mins @ 6.5 km/h + 2.0%, 10 mins @ 8.5 km/h

Cross-trainer - 2 mins forwards @ level 15, 2 mins backwards @ l 15, 2 mins forwards @ l 15

Stepping machine - 5 mins @ 5 floors per minute

Cycling machine - 7 mins @ varying between level 6 & 8

Short-ish session at the gym - think I've pushed it a wee bit too far, as my knees are pretty achy tonight. However, not sure I'll be able to get back to the gym before Tuesday, so thought I ought to make an effort tonight ! Recovery time was pretty good - back to normal, apart from the achy knees, within a few minutes of starting to walk home afterwards.

Thursday 15th October 2009

12:30 - 13:30 Five-a-Sides

Full hour of fives, with only a couple of brief sojourns in goal during the hour. Two goals and an unexpectedly comfortable win for our team (by 5). More "runners" in the other team, but we built up a decent lead early on and maintained it (I expected us to build up a lead and get overtaken in the last 10 - 15 minutes, but it didn't turn out that way). Really threw myself into it, and for the last 10 minutes or so was pretty much playing statues, but at least my shins and knees aren't too bad - no pain in the shins at all, and my knees are just a bit achy. Result all round - at least for the football :s

Wednesday 14th October 2009

20:30 - 21:10 Session at Lanark Gym

Treadmill - 5 mins @ 6.5 km/h+2.0%, 6 mins @ 8.5 km/h, 4 mins @ 8.7 km/h, 1 min @ 6.5 km/h

Stepping machine - 5 mins @ 5 floors/minute

Cross trainer - 3 mins forwards @ level 15, 2 mins backwards @ l 12, 2 mins forwards @ l 12

Treadmill - 3 mins @ 10 km/h

Abbreviated session tonight - too slow getting myself into gear and out for the walk down to the gym (that's an extra 1260 paces each way, down and up hill :) Felt a bit incomplete because I only used 3 machines rather than the usual 4 or more, and I didn't do any weights as my lower back still feels a little twinge-y and I've got football tomorrow. Excuses excuses, eh ?? And that's after eating *four* pieces of chocolate cake today...