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10516
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Triathlon sprint prep
« on: September 25, 2016, 09:16:25 am »
Just applied for a nuke plant job, crossing my fingers, 25hr starting out!!!!!!!! I hope I get it since I have 5 years of experience lol

sounds scary af though..

watch, a few months after working there you'll be swole-as-fuck and absolutely shredded... plutonium.

10517
800m+ Running and/or Conditioning / Re: Misc Running Videos
« on: September 25, 2016, 09:03:33 am »
21:xx is awesome.. really cool scenery, looks futuristic.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqFbI4XDUnQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqFbI4XDUnQ</a>

10519
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: September 24, 2016, 05:12:45 pm »
note to self:
- updating through the day.
- consistency consistency .. consistency.
- stop being a pussy.



09/24/2016

goals:

- wakeup @ 6 AM
- improve:
-- 100m
-- 200m
-- 400m
-- 1 KM
-- 12 minute test
-- 5 KM
-- L-SLRVJ
-- half squat, half RDL, calf raises, BW upper

potential run protocols:
- always warmup great
- light stretching after
- paced runs: pick a pace and hold it 100%
- hold-on-for-dear-life: pick a pace, try and maintain pace for as long as possible -> measure distance maintained
- 12-minute test
- 200, 400m, 1km, 1 mile repeats
- from salazar workouts slide:
-- 6 x mile repeats with 400m jog recovery
-- 20 x 200m, with or without jog recovery

future contests:

- 10/09/2016: would need to run ~18:30 5k to win
- 11/24/2016: would need to run ~16:30 5k to win
- 12/14/2016: would need to run ~4:40 mile (holiday 1-mile race) to win







Bio: Morning

last night's sleep: ~8.5 hours
last night fell asleep: ~12 AM
wakeup = 8:30 AM
bw = 149 lb.
morning resting heart rate = didn't measure
soreness = calves slightly (left more-so), hamstrings slightly (left more-so)
aches = right hip flexor slightly (nooo!!!)
injuries = left index finger swolen slightly (odd), left old in-grown toenail injury slightly (maybe)
- still................ wtf?
standing desk (when on computer): not much
feel = good
water = alot
mosquito bites: 0



Food

6 AM

- beet juice
- banana
- 3 oz coffee concentrate



Session: Morning

7 AM

run:
- 3.14 mi in 20:14
- 5k: 20:05
- splits: 6:13, 6:33, 6:43, ..
- felt pretty good, thought it was quicker than that though
- my best run according to strava on this 5k loop, apparently
- didn't look at watch, just tried to run decent



decent graph




Food

8 AM

- 2% milk
- green tea
- banana



Food

3 PM

- 1/2 of a turkey & brie sandwich
- beet + tart cherry juice
- a few banana bites
- 2% milk
- stacy's pita chips



Food

5 PM

- 2% milk
- almond joy
- propel
- a few banana bites



Session: Evening

6:30 PM

warmup:
- various light runs

~500m intervals:
- with ~500m jog recovery
- 4x
- the fastest was the one i ran mostly forefoot on
- everything was 5:25-5:40 pace
- these felt pretty good!

~100m repeats:
- with ~100m jog back recovery
- 4x
- 4:25-4:35 pace

cooldown:
- 0.7 mi



Food

8 PM

- 2% milk



Food

9:30 PM

- 2% milk
- propel
- banana
- mixed nuts
- stacy's pita chips
- tomato & mozzarella sandwich



Stretching

10 PM

- hamstrings/quads




left big toenail hurting but.. not like it did with the ingrown toenail.. seems like i might have an abrasion on the left side, near that area.. it's "whiter". shit is bugging me though. feh!!



didn't look at my pace (on my watch) at all today.. feels great. :D

 :ibrunning: :wowthatwasnutswtf:



pc!

10520
These are the shoes I am thinking of buying but will have to save up. Are these shoes good. When I am presented with options, my overanalysis ocd kicks in and it makes it hard to chose, as I try to look for the best even though I just need a light shoe.

Adidas adizero feather

Puma faas 100 R v 1.5

Saucony shay look good but impossible to get from the UK.

new balance 1400 too expensive

i personally don't like any of those tbh.. i'd search for "spikeless track flats".

I also don't like the idea of re-engineering an existing shoe by removing pieces of it etc.. their are shoes built specifically for sprinting, middle distance runs, etc.

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=spikeless+track+flats&tbm=shop

you see the difference in those shoes, compared to what you listed? Not sure if you see the same shoes as me but, you should see much lighter & cheaper shoes, also with no heels.. you definitely don't want a shoe with heel padding. You are doing short sprints, not long runs.. If you were training for long runs (half marathon, marathon etc) then heel padding is common-place, but not for 60m-800m, and even 1500-1600m.

these are the shoes I have experience with:

saucony shay xc4:

pictured elsewhere.. my personal preference.



new balance xc900v2:



if you can find these, it's a good option.. they are also extremely comfortable.



brooks mach 17:





I personally would get something cheap, spikeless ... but which also has a variation with spikes - so in the future/competitions you're basically wearing the same shoe, except one has spikes. Saucony shay xc4's have spikes, so if I wanted to get some of those to run on a proper track, i'd probably feel really comfortable in them.



It's obviously a hard decision picking shoes, but, you just need to search for "flats", "track flats", "spikeless track flats" etc... You can find them really cheap, much cheaper than most shoes.. So if you're unsure, just buy one of the cheapest pairs of flats you can find, just to see how they feel.. Eventually you could purchase some higher-end spikeless flats if you love em`. FWIW, i've loved every track flat i've ever worn, except for my NB xc700v3's -> they are way too thick in the sole.

10521
800m+ Running and/or Conditioning / Re: Various Running Articles
« on: September 24, 2016, 12:02:29 pm »

10522
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: September 24, 2016, 06:02:41 am »
BS 6x5x127.5 (PR)

BW: 80.8kg / 178.1lb

Notes:
Yup thats a lifetime PR at 127.5kg. I've done 5x5x127.5kg before (with old bar so slightly under that load irl) when i weighed around 92-95kg at the time and im not 100% (tried to look it up in the logs) but i may have used a (velcro) belt for some of those latter sets. Anyway, i smashed it by doing 1 more set, all rawdog. So i can start to write PR instead of LPR now. Fuck ya. vids up on my insta if you're interested.

sick!!

i don't see teh vids? link em` !!

10523
Been a bit over a week since my last post, been really focused on work and training has taken a backseat for a while. For the next 11 days, I've planned out a brief experimental workout phase focused on rehab. Every day I'm going to be doing 3-4 brief 15-25 minute sessions. If I don't complete this phase exactly as scheduled, I will permanently leave this forum.

BLOCK 0 x daily
--Gliding Ham curls
--Adductor Band Pulls

BLOCK 1 x 4/week: 20-25 mins
-Superset x5
--Paloff Press (or anti rotation alternative)
--Side Plank (or oblique alternative)
--Hip Thrust

BLOCK 2 x 4/week: 10-15 mins
-Run with dog: 4x 20-40m Sprints, 4x 20-40m Alt. leg bounds

BLOCK 3 x 3/week: 18-21 mins
-Superset x 5
--Leg Raises
--RDL

BLOCK 4 x 3/week 19-22 mins
--Light stretches x 10 mins
--Light Plyos x 10 mins

BLOCK 5 x 2/week: 15-20 mins
-Superset x 4
--Squats
--Pullups
--Banded Clams

BLOCK 6 x 2/week: 13-16 mins
--BB calf raises
--DB flys
--DB OHP

so complete it exactly as scheduled, at least....  :ninja:

i've done stuff like that before.. usually happens when we are completely fed up with ourselves - a lack of commitment. we can become really hard on ourselves, sometimes rightfully so.

i remember distinctly saying i would quit vert training if i couldnt hit ~45" RVJ by some summer - which was a very unrealistic goal in an unrealistic timeline.. it drove me hard, but i also failed that goal.. and it depressed me quite a bit, EVEN THOUGH i knew it was unrealistic. so that was definitely unhealthy..

yours is far more achievable.. THOUGH, I still think you (we) diminish some of our power when we hold some manufactured axe over our heads.. I think if you stuck to that routine without an axe over your head, it would result in an even MORE POWERFUL response.. because it is your will & dedication to consistency that caused you to achieve it.

my 2 cents.

get it!!

pc!!

10524
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 23, 2016, 09:51:45 pm »
i like to follow up and ask why i wasn't hired, but i've never gotten a response yet ha

can i ask how you're asking the question? as a hiring manager i try to respond to people when they ask, if they're polite and open about it. if someone just writes "why wasn't i hired?" i might just think "cause you weren't good enough, dumbass" and delete the email. but if they write to say, "disappointed that i didn't get the job, but good luck with whomever you did hire. could you tell me what, if anything, i could do better in my next interview?" then i don't mind taking a few minutes to give feedback.

nice. i've also responded in similar situations.. because man it does suck to be on the other end of that and never get a response.. can feel like a void (which is just much better filled - even if just a little). I remember one time absolutely killing an interview (they were already prepping me for the next interview) and never hearing back .. to this day I still think they found a youtube video of mine and thought I was insane. That's my only explanation - lmao.

10525
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: September 23, 2016, 09:45:16 pm »
had my physical this morning. verdict: i have really low vitamin D, slightly elevated protein, slightly elevated blood pressure, and herpes, and otherwise am in perfect health. got a script for the vitamin D -- apparently the OTC stuff is not activated so you still need sun exposure to make it work. duly noted. the Rx stuff is already activated and you just take one pill (50,000 IU) a week. also got a script for the HSV that i'm to take only if i ever start to develop symptoms.

nice about the vitamin D.

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One study, published in February 2009 in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, concludes that adolescents with higher levels of vitamin D can jump higher, quicker, and with greater power than those with lower vitamin D levels.

lool.  :ibjumping:



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also i had to speak on a panel tonight about northern pakistan. got my visa this week. leaving the country soon now. matter of weeks. wow.

crazy man.. a new 104 week life-macrocycle is about to begin.

10526
800m+ Running and/or Conditioning / Re: Misc Running Videos
« on: September 23, 2016, 09:25:16 pm »
wow ,wtf that guy is a sore loser. what happened to him, did he get a warning or ban.

dno.. i did see a comment saying they are good friends though. not sure.

ya definitely a bitch move.

10527
Boxing / Re: Misc Boxing News
« on: September 23, 2016, 09:23:24 pm »
October fight tyson fury vs klitschko is called off again.  :uhhhfacepalm:

This is the second time its been called off. this time because fury according to his team is medically unfit to fight. wtf why is he delaying so much and he criticised haye for postponing their fight twice.

he's scared

fury should be scared... klitchko is a smart guy .. im sure he'll come back and fight 10000x better.

that first fight was such crap.. still hoping klitchko can redeem himself against Fury. I REALLY dislike Fury... if he doesn't, I hope Wilder can KTFO him.

10528
800m+ Running and/or Conditioning / Re: Misc Running Videos
« on: September 23, 2016, 03:30:20 pm »
so dirty

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V56O0C8k7GM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V56O0C8k7GM</a>

10529
Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: September 23, 2016, 03:12:49 pm »
REST DAY.



note to self:
- updating through the day.
- consistency consistency .. consistency.
- stop being a pussy.



09/23/2016

goals:

- wakeup @ 6 AM
- improve:
-- 100m
-- 200m
-- 400m
-- 1 KM
-- 12 minute test
-- 5 KM
-- L-SLRVJ
-- half squat, half RDL, calf raises, BW upper

potential run protocols:
- always warmup great
- light stretching after
- paced runs: pick a pace and hold it 100%
- hold-on-for-dear-life: pick a pace, try and maintain pace for as long as possible -> measure distance maintained
- 12-minute test
- 200, 400m, 1km, 1 mile repeats
- from salazar workouts slide:
-- 6 x mile repeats with 400m jog recovery
-- 20 x 200m, with or without jog recovery

future contests:

- 10/09/2016: would need to run ~18:30 5k to win
- 11/24/2016: would need to run ~16:30 5k to win
- 12/14/2016: would need to run ~4:40 mile (holiday 1-mile race) to win







Bio: Morning

last night's sleep: ~8.5 hours
last night fell asleep: ~12 AM
wakeup = 8:30 AM
bw = 149 lb.
morning resting heart rate = didn't measure
soreness = calves slightly (left more-so), hamstrings slightly (left more-so)
aches = right hip flexor slightly (nooo!!!)
injuries = left index finger swolen slightly (odd), left old in-grown toenail injury slightly (maybe)
- still................ wtf?
standing desk (when on computer): not much
feel = good
water = alot
mosquito bites: 0



Food

8:30 AM

- 2% milk
- banana
- small piece of dark chocolate (sea salt - love this one)



Session: Stretching

11 AM

- lots of quad/hamstring stretching
- really good



Food

1 PM

- 5 x eggs
- small salad: spinach, greens, garlic, goat cheese, olive oil, balsamic, carrots
- green tea
- dark chocolate





Food

8 PM

- banana
- beet + tart cherry juice
- tomato / mozzarella sandwich
- chips & salsa
- a bunch of banana bites



Session: Stretching

10 PM - 11 PM

- lots of hamstring/quad stretching
- really good .. legs feel light/loose
- also some upper



Food

11:20 PM
- hungry

- banana
- 2% milk




my left hamstring & calf are pretty sore.................. fml.


my new brooks, lol:





someone linked me some running shorts.. then i saw some other stuff they have.. i've been wanting to get a new jersey, might get an ethiopean or kenyan one lmfao!!



http://www.boausa.com/mens-active-wear/mens-ethiopian-flag-styles.html





http://www.boausa.com/mens-active-wear/mens-kenyan-flag-styles.html

10530
Shoes / Brooks Mach 17
« on: September 23, 2016, 02:56:54 pm »
dno if i like these more than my saucony shay xc4's .. so far not too impressed with them.

they are about as cheap and ~1 oz lighter.






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