aussieluke
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09-12-20 10:03 PM - Post#902341
I've seen HR monitors become erratic when the battery charge is low.
Yeah according to the polar app it says it was full but I put a new one in last night anyway, and did a reset on it. Will try again and see if it's any better.
Seem to remember this being why I never stuck with MAF running the last two times too :(
Had absolutely no issues with the HRM this morning. Not sure if it was because:
-I wore a cotton tshirt
-new battery and reset of the HRM
-wore the belt tighter - found out you need about 8 inches of stretch in the belt to be optimal
-all of the above
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aussieluke
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09-14-20 11:06 AM - Post#902386
Monday pm
Kid woke up just as I was about to go for a run. So instead I did a simple kb workout later on.
24kg kb:
Swing 3 x 15
Goblet squat 3 x 8
Pushups 3 x 8
Snatch 3 x 8/8
Clean and press 3 x 8/8
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aussieluke
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09-14-20 08:06 PM - Post#902412
Tuesday am
Run MAF-ish 45 mins. Was short on time and went a little far from home so had to rush a little.
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aussieluke
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09-15-20 07:35 PM - Post#902444
Wednesday am
Run 30 mins MAF, barefoot around the park opposite my house.
Had the urge to try this again for a while and just had to do it.
Grass was a bit wet and cold and rough, but it felt great!
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aussieluke
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09-17-20 04:02 AM - Post#902488
Thursday lunchtime
30 min MAF run in Merrell barefoot shoes (cheers Paul!)
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aussieluke
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09-17-20 10:14 AM - Post#902494
Thursday pm
24kg snatch 5 OTM x 20 mins
Dips 3 x 5
Hanging leg raises 3 x 5
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aussieluke
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09-17-20 07:57 PM - Post#902516
Friday am
MAF run 30 mins
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aussieluke
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09-18-20 08:49 AM - Post#902536
Friday lunchtime
30 min trail run
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aussieluke
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09-20-20 09:24 AM - Post#902582
Sunday
Long day pushing Bub in her stroller and carrying a backpack up and down a lot of hilly tracks looking at tulips (for the kids and grandma)
Pm
Quick bodyweight workout, just to do “something” (and things I should probably do more of)
3 x 8/8 reverse lunges
3 x 8 pushups
3 x 8 sit-ups
3 x 15/15 eccentric calf drops
1 min plank
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aussieluke
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09-21-20 01:56 AM - Post#902610
Monday lunchtime
Run 35 mins MAF - best MAF run so far - slow, but stayed consistent and under 141
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aussieluke
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09-22-20 03:20 AM - Post#902655
Tuesday lunchtime
Run 35 mins MAF-ish ...up to 150 as it was warm and humid and I'm not going to stress about it
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BrianBinVA
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09-22-20 08:56 AM - Post#902659
Nice work, mate -- running seems to be going well for you!
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aussieluke
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09-22-20 11:35 AM - Post#902674
Tuesday pm
3 x 8/8 reverse lunges
3 x 8 pushups
3 x 8 sit-ups
1 min plank
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aussieluke
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09-22-20 11:36 AM - Post#902675
Nice work, mate -- running seems to be going well for you!
Running seems to be going ok, it’s the running AND still doing some decent strength work that I suck at. No balance.
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aussieluke
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09-23-20 01:59 AM - Post#902697
Wednesday lunchtime
Run 30 mins. Not watching HR. Barefoot shoes.
Too hot to worry about HR today. Just ran at as comfortable pace as possible on a gravel trail in barefoot merrells - which is not very fast at all.
Avg HR 144 anyway and max 155 on a hill, so really not a hard run.
As expected, MAF is yet again too stressful and sucks the fun out of running entirely. Especially as the weather is getting warmer but also unpredictable at the moment - cold, rainy and windy one day, then warm and no breeze the next.
I think I will continue to run easy and wear the HRM, but not check it until I get home and see how things track.
Will save the strict MAF work until after summer!
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BrianBinVA
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09-23-20 08:21 AM - Post#902709
Nice work, mate -- running seems to be going well for you!
Running seems to be going ok, it’s the running AND still doing some decent strength work that I suck at. No balance.
Yep, that's the struggle, right? I think a few C&Ps with a KB is probably the best bet (2, 3, 5. 2, 3, 5, 2, 3, 5 each arm?), but having said that, I've never done nearly the volume or frequency of running you are doing, so what do I know lol...
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aussieluke
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09-23-20 10:51 AM - Post#902716
Nice work, mate -- running seems to be going well for you!
Running seems to be going ok, it’s the running AND still doing some decent strength work that I suck at. No balance.
Yep, that's the struggle, right? I think a few C&Ps with a KB is probably the best bet (2, 3, 5. 2, 3, 5, 2, 3, 5 each arm?), but having said that, I've never done nearly the volume or frequency of running you are doing, so what do I know lol...
No I think you’re absolutely right on there.
I keep thinking snatches are the answer, and they’re fine and pretty much a ‘full body’ lift, but of course the KB C&P is much more head-to-toe all in one, no fuss, strength building.
A mix of 2-3-5s with the 24 and 1-2-3s with 32 occasionally would probably be more than enough
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aussieluke
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09-23-20 10:54 AM - Post#902717
Wednesday pm
Second run for the day. Only been doing short runs this week so had time to add some more easy mileage
Run 7km
Ran in my regular shoes thinking it would feel super fast and easy compared to the minimal shoes, but it was much harder work on my knees. And after a few days in the merrells and vivos, the cushioning felt ridiculous!
Next I’ll need to see what slightly cushioned, but zero drop shoes feel like. Think it might be the drop difference that is the key.
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BrianBinVA
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09-23-20 03:00 PM - Post#902723
Nice work, mate -- running seems to be going well for you!
Running seems to be going ok, it’s the running AND still doing some decent strength work that I suck at. No balance.
Yep, that's the struggle, right? I think a few C&Ps with a KB is probably the best bet (2, 3, 5. 2, 3, 5, 2, 3, 5 each arm?), but having said that, I've never done nearly the volume or frequency of running you are doing, so what do I know lol...
No I think you’re absolutely right on there.
I keep thinking snatches are the answer, and they’re fine and pretty much a ‘full body’ lift, but of course the KB C&P is much more head-to-toe all in one, no fuss, strength building.
A mix of 2-3-5s with the 24 and 1-2-3s with 32 occasionally would probably be more than enough
Yeah, see, to me, snatches or swings are substitutes for running, rather than something to put on top of it. Even though they are more anaerobic, I just feel like doing all the explosive work when your body is already being asked to do a good bit of running may be too much, unless you can turn back the clock a decade or so...
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aussieluke
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09-24-20 08:55 AM - Post#902734
Thursday pm
Suddenly very warm weather.
Evening 50 min MAF run and longest run in the Merrell gloves just under 7km on roads
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aussieluke
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09-25-20 02:44 AM - Post#902759
Friday lunchtime
easy run 35 mins
slightly abobe MAF but it was hot so didn't worry about it
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aussieluke
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09-27-20 10:50 AM - Post#902838
Sunday pm
Run 9kms 60 mins
Faster than usual run. Main aim was to cover 8kms to total 40 for the week which would be the most in a long time.
Added a mix of easier and harder running which “felt” relatively fast, but the watch said no. I could barely break 6min/km at what felt like 5min/km. I used to run that pace for a normal daily run and 6 would be super easy. I even had to double check on my phone gps incase my watch was reading wrong.
Not sure if all these MAF runs have just made me even slower than before, or if I’m just that unfit these days
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aussieluke
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09-29-20 02:21 AM - Post#902893
Monday - had a headache all day - rest
Tuesday
lunchtime 5km run. Bit faster than usual. Felt good to move properly instead of shuffling.
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aussieluke
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09-30-20 08:50 AM - Post#902944
Wednesday lunchtime
Run 5km in the barefoot merrells - bit faster than last week felt great on the slightly rough trail - actual fun running
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aussieluke
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10-01-20 08:35 AM - Post#902987
Thursday lunchtime
5km trail run
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aussieluke
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10-02-20 08:20 AM - Post#903032
Friday lunchtime
5k trail run
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aussieluke
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10-04-20 12:06 PM - Post#903108
Sunday afternoon
3.5km walk with the family. Kids rode their bikes and I pushed the little one in her trike
Sunday pm
Run 10km 60 mins
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aussieluke
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10-05-20 10:47 AM - Post#903125
Monday pm
24kg clean and press 2,3,5,2,3,5,2,3
Ring pull-up 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1
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aussieluke
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10-06-20 09:51 AM - Post#903159
Tuesday lunchtime
5km trail run
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aussieluke
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10-06-20 07:36 PM - Post#903177
Wednesday morning (finally got up and out early again)
Run 5km
Then a quick stop in the park opposite home
Pull-ups 5 x 2
Pushups 3 x 10
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aussieluke
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10-08-20 10:55 AM - Post#903254
Thursday pm
Run 7km, minimal shoes
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pink.pixie
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 10-08-20 01:48 PM - Post#903263
Great work.
The Sunday you felt you run slowly and then had a headache following Monday....maybe you were just dehydrated.
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aussieluke
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10-10-20 11:31 AM - Post#903334
Saturday
6.5km tempo run 37 mins
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aussieluke
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10-12-20 09:02 AM - Post#903389
Sunday all day at the adventure park carrying backpack and pushing stroller up and down hills while the kids went on a thousand rides for 7 hours
Monday pm
Run 7km with very tired legs
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aussieluke
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10-13-20 09:07 AM - Post#903455
Tuesday pm
Run 5km easy, minimal shoes
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aussieluke
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10-14-20 08:57 AM - Post#903484
Wednesday pm
15 Swings
KB Press Left x 8
15 Swings
KB Press Right x 8
Four Rounds
w/ the 24 K
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aussieluke
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pink.pixie
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10-16-20 05:47 PM - Post#903599
Wednesday pm
15 Swings
KB Press Left x 8
15 Swings
KB Press Right x 8
Four Rounds
w/ the 24 K
Cool. I tried that today. Lower weight though.
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aussieluke
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10-17-20 04:42 AM - Post#903630
Wednesday pm
15 Swings
KB Press Left x 8
15 Swings
KB Press Right x 8
Four Rounds
w/ the 24 K
Cool. I tried that today. Lower weight though.
I was ok with the 24 but it did take me a while! Quite a bit of rest between rounds and nearly stopped at 3 rounds
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aussieluke
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10-17-20 04:43 AM - Post#903631
Saturday am
Run 9km
Then breakfast
Then mowed the front and back lawns for about 3 hours (first mow after winter) plus a load of garden tidying.
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pink.pixie
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I was ok with the 24 but it did take me a while! Quite a bit of rest between rounds and nearly stopped at 3 rounds
 On my first occasion I wanted to stop after 2 rounds. But I didn't because you wrote 4. Thanks! I thought 8kg for swings was embarrassingly little but it all adds. I save the 24 for DLs now.
Continue your good work.
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aussieluke
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10-19-20 09:17 AM - Post#903701
Monday pm
Very easy run 6km
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aussieluke
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10-21-20 02:26 AM - Post#903786
And now for something a little different...
The smallest child thwarted my morning run plan by waking up extremely early. So I took my running kit to work, however by lunchtime it was too warm out.
So I signed up for a free week trial at a local gym. Thought maybe I could do 3 lunchtimes a week over the summer since it will be too hot to do anything else.
Just did a simple delorme-ish session to remind myself of things
leg press
chest press
seated row
dumbbell military press
lat pulldown
all done 10-5-MAX at roughly 50/75/100%
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aussieluke
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aussieluke
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aussieluke
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10-23-20 02:35 AM - Post#903876
Friday lunchtime
Barbell squat 3 x 8, 1 x 3
Trap bar deadlift 3 x 8
Dumbbell bench 3 x 8
Pullup 3 x 3
Dumbbell military press 3 x 8
Seated row machine 3 x 8
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pink.pixie
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10-23-20 04:00 PM - Post#903922
Great!
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aussieluke
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aussieluke
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10-26-20 02:40 AM - Post#903975
Monday lunchtime
Tried a different local gym
bit of a simpler session this time. Still incredibly sore from Friday!
warmup with DB goblet squats and some hanging
DB reverse lunge 20/20kg 5 x 5/5
DB incline bench 25/25kg 5 x 5
pullup 3 x 2
DB bent row 25kg 3 x 5/5
plank 2 x 60s
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aussieluke
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11-05-20 07:11 AM - Post#904285
We had a week away down south. Super busy so no time to train. But plenty of playing with the kids and carrying the not so little one for hours. Including down and back out of a massive cave tour
Thursday am
Run 30 mins
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