Monster Monday

I took full advantage of being off work to get some big sessions in. I did cats and coffee first, being in no hurry since John was out. He is always pushing me to be earlier while he is almost always late. I got to the pool about 10:15. I swam

1,400 25:53 (1:50)
10 X 200 @ 3:49
600 medium paddles
300 small paddles
total: 4,300 yards = 3,930 meters

That was a solid practice. From the start it was different. I was pulling the water better. It felt like I was getting a more vertical forearm, and I could actually feel the water above my hand for about eight inches. Maybe all that rotator cuff work is starting to pay off. Actually, it has already paid off in the form of healthy shoulders. But the water felt different all morning. My easy warm up was at 1:50. When I started the 200s, although I was doing ten and although I had cut a second off the interval, after the first one I said, "Wow," out loud when I looked at my watch. I did the first three at sub 3:00. "That's not so fast," you say. "A couple of weeks ago you hit 2:51." Yeah, 2:51 for one. Try starting out a set of ten that fast feeling like you are only cruising. It was wonderful, a real Randy Beetsdown.

After lunch and rest,  I went out for a gently shuffle. I did 8.41 miles, slow, but a good total. Then at Plate City, I benched

10 X 95
5 X 120
3 X 140
3 X 145
3 X 150
3 X 150
3 X 150
3 X 155
2 X 155
2 X 155
1 X 160
4 X 145

That's Randy Beetsdown benching right there. Then I did a set of overhead dumbbell presses followed by two sets of the log press at 12 X 52 (a new world record) and 8 X 57 (another record).

Poor Randy. He doesn't have a chance. Thank you, Jesus.