Where Is My Mind

I am still trying to get my mind right. Today was tough. The workouts help, but I am still not my normal self. I really have had to force myself to workout. We will see how things play out over the next week.

Today was another triathlon specific workout.


AM Workout

This morning’s workout was a nice and easy 5k. I kept it at an 8 minute mile pace. My legs felt a little heavy, but not as bad as I was suspecting. I thing the added carbs are helping in my muscle recovery.


PM Workout

For the bike, I went with a Spinervals workout. Good old Sweating Buckets was my choice. It is about an hour of high quality spinning. I worked my butt off on this one. I cranked up the tension on the trainer and had at it. My cadence on several of the intervals was over 140.

I might have to do this one again next week!


Diet

I am really pushing the carbs. I will keep an eye on my weight to make sure I am not doing too much damage.

Calories – 2900

Carbs – 369g (60%)
Protein – 177g (29%)
Fat – 67g (11%)


In good health,
Joe
www.eeathlete.com
joe@eeathlete.com

A Bummed Plyo

After a solid day of nothing, it was time to get my mind back on track. I had some personal issue, but I knew I couldn’t let myself get into a funk. I did not get up in the morning to do my normal routine. When I got home from work, I had to force myself to get my workout in. Hopefully this does not continue.


Workout

Today was Plyo Legs from Tony’s 1-on-1 series. Like last week, I did not do my usual added pull-ups. I just stuck with the leg routine.

I would give myself a slightly above average rating on this workout. Some exercises I pushed more than others, but I just wasn’t there mentally. I still worked up a good sweat. It might have been a blessing in disguise. I feel that my legs are in need of a little extra rest.


Diet

I am going to start taking in more carbs. With all the extra mileage coming into play, I do not want to start losing a lot of weight.

Calories – 2500

Carbs – 265g (55%)
Protein – 142g (30%)
Fat – 75g (15%)


In good health,
Joe
http://www.eeathlete.com/
joe@eeathlete.com

Rest

Finally, I have a rest day. Typically, I do the X Stretch from the P90X series. I had to go to a coaches meeting for my daughters t-ball league. That coupled with working late did not allow me to get my stretch in.

I am exactly 2 months from my first triathlon. I am getting a little excited.

Here is my next week of workouts:

Tuesday – Plyo Legs

Wednesday – 3 mile run and bike 60 minutes

Thursday – Kettlebell workout/Ab Ripper X

Friday – Fountain of Youth Yoga

Saturday – 10 mile run, hills

Sunday – 45 mile bike and Kettlebell workout/Ab Ripper X

Monday – X Stretch


In good health,
Joe
www.eeathlete.com
joe@eeathlete.com

Legs = Gone

I am sore and I feel like I can sleep all day. I have a couple of tough workouts today. My legs are pretty sore. Tomorrow is a rest/stretch day, so I will need to push through. Thing 1 has been getting up way too early as of late. We need to stop this insanity.


AM Workout

20 miles on the bike. I basically wanted to get in some sprints, standing climbs, etc. My pace was good (21mph), as was my cadence (90+). The weather was terrible. It was very windy and I got caught in the rain a couple of times. After that, I really had to be careful on my turns. The streets were very slippery. My neck area was really sore from spending the majority of my time in the aero position on Friday.

My bike is coming a long good. Normally when I train for triathlon, I only bike one day a week due to my schedule. This year I promised myself I would do my best to get in the saddle at least twice a week.


PM Workout

This was another Kettlebell/Ab Ripper X day. I was beat by the time this workout came around. I really just wanted to take a nap.

The squats and lunges were really tough today. My quads were telling me to stop, but I wanted to get these sets in. I know in a few weeks that my training is going to change and my strength training workouts will not be this intense. Knowing this change is on the horizon helps to get thru these workouts.


Diet

Calories – 1700

Carbs – 170g (50%)
Protein – 105g (31%)
Fat – 63g (19%)


In good health,
Joe
www.eeathlete.com
joe@eeathlete.com

A Tough One

I am really giving my legs a beating this weekend. I didn’t really get a good night sleep. Thing 2 gave us a 5:45 am wake up call. This meant I wasn’t in the mood to go out and run. After a little procrastination, I packed up the truck and head out to the trail. The weather was looking like it was going to pour at any minute. It didn’t matter. I was already committed.


Workout

9 miles of hills.

I have yet to download the data to my computer, but I know I finished at a 7:53 pace. Total time for the run was 1:10. I am guessing I climbed about 1700 ft and descended about the same.

The run started out great. At the halfway point, my pace was 7:34. At about 5 miles, I really started feeling it. By mile 7 mile legs felt like lead. I knew the 40 mile bike ride the day before was going to play a factor in my run.

To be honest, I would have been happy with an 8:15/8:30 pace.

Even though it wasn’t one of my best runs, I felt I still came out ahead.


Diet

Some of these calories were beer and Jack Daniels. I celebrated a tough couple of days hanging out with a friend and checking out some live music.

Calories – 2600

Carbs – 227g (%)
Protein – 139g (%)
Fat – 47g (%)


In good health,
Joe
www.eeathlete.com
joe@eeathlete.com

Swim/Bike

A great workout day. All triathlon specific training. I need to post quickly because I am heading out to a concert tonight. The wife gave me a get out of jail free card.


AM Workout

The morning was a dip in the pool. 45 minutes of drills. I felt great. Some of the drills I hit were hand paddles/pull buoy kick drills, 1-arm, fist speed. Everything went smooth.


PM Workout

40 miles on the bike.

I was hauling in the beginning. My speeds were hitting 24-25 miles per hour consistently. Coming back the wind shifted and the temp dropped, typical Chicago. I peddled right into the wind for 15 miles. I still averaged over 20 mph, which was great.


Diet

Calories – 3000

Carbs – 375g (%)
Carbs – 163g (%)
Carbs – 92g (%)


In good health,
Joe
www.eeathlete.com
joe@eeathlete.com

KB's

This week I had to switch things around a little bit due to my wife’s work schedule. Things are going to get interesting once I start coaching my daughter’s t-ball team next week. I can’t wait for tomorrow. A true triathlon specific workout and the temperature is suppose to reach 80.


Workout

Today was another kettlebell routine followed by Ab Ripper X from the P90X routine. Total workout time of about an hour and a half. This was a tough workout. I never realized how moves that look so easy could be such a pain in the ass. Two hand swings, kettlebell press and the worst, full Turkish get-ups. My heart rate was pretty high during some of the moves.

After the kettlebell routine, I jumped right into Ab Ripper X.

I WILL master the kettlebell!!!


Diet

Calories – 2300
Carbs – 217g (48%)
Protein – 166g (37%)
Fat – 71g (15%)


In good health,
Joe
http://www.eeathlete.com/
joe@eeathlete.com