It was a big week, one of my largest ever in terms of swimming. Monday I shuffled 4.26 miles and swam 9,000 yards straight. Tuesday I shuffled 1.77 miles, swam 5,375 yards, and lifted weights.
Wednesday I ran 2.12 miles, swam a good 5,250 yards, and lifted at the best backyard gym in America. Thursday, I ran my longest since I re-injured my knee. I went for 5.21 miles, swam for 5,77.5 yards, and did a light lifting session.
Friday I took it easy swimming 5,625 yards but not running or lifting. Saturday, I did all three but not in large numbers. I shuffle 1.81 miles, swam a mere 2,525 yards, and lifted weights.
For the week, I
ran 15.17 miles,
lifted weight four times, and
swam 30,705 meters.
That's good training. Thank you, Jesus, for time, health, energy, and desire.
Monday, April 6, 2020
Sunday, April 5, 2020
Wee Three
I got three Saturday but none of them were epic. Shuffling came first, late morning, a mere 1.81 miles. After lunch I went to the pool where my only plan was to do a little bit of everything. I swam
1,200 23:13
3 X 25 (setting up for the kick brick set that followed)
brick kick
300 small paddles 5:48
brick kick
300 medium paddles 5:37
brick kick
300 large paddles 5:28
100 back
played with mono fin
2 X 25 dive start
200 kick with fins
200 swim with fins
total: 2,525 yards = 2,307 meters
That was a pretty good practice. I think that is the first time this year I have swum six times in one week. It was light, but I did some stuff I needed to do. Also, I wracked up the most distance I have for a week this year.
At Plate City, I did a bit of everything, benches, Swim Pulls, lat pull downs, facepulls, squats. On the bench, I pressed
10 X 95
10 X 100
10 X 105
10 X 110
10 X 115
10 X 120
I really bumped up the Swim Pull to
8 X 47
13 X 50
11 X 52.5
10 X 55
8 X 56.5
8 X 58
All in all, it was a nice day of quarantine. I got some solid work done but not enough to wipe me out. Thank you, Jesus.
1,200 23:13
3 X 25 (setting up for the kick brick set that followed)
brick kick
300 small paddles 5:48
brick kick
300 medium paddles 5:37
brick kick
300 large paddles 5:28
100 back
played with mono fin
2 X 25 dive start
200 kick with fins
200 swim with fins
total: 2,525 yards = 2,307 meters
That was a pretty good practice. I think that is the first time this year I have swum six times in one week. It was light, but I did some stuff I needed to do. Also, I wracked up the most distance I have for a week this year.
At Plate City, I did a bit of everything, benches, Swim Pulls, lat pull downs, facepulls, squats. On the bench, I pressed
10 X 95
10 X 100
10 X 105
10 X 110
10 X 115
10 X 120
I really bumped up the Swim Pull to
8 X 47
13 X 50
11 X 52.5
10 X 55
8 X 56.5
8 X 58
All in all, it was a nice day of quarantine. I got some solid work done but not enough to wipe me out. Thank you, Jesus.
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Lazy Friday
I gave in to laziness Friday. Besides sleeping late, I made a conscious decision not to run. I had some yard mowing to do, and I accomplished that by lunch time. Right after lunch I hit the pool and swam
5,000 1:35:44
350 tt 5:51
150 medium paddles 2:54
brick kick (a little short)
125 easy 2:32
total: 5,625 yards = 5,141 meters
After I came home from the pool, I relaxed with River on the couch and that is where I stayed. I kept thinking about working out at the gym, but it didn't happen. Sometimes slowing down a bit is a good thing. That's my story at least, and I'm sticking to it.
Thank you, Jesus, for an easy, relaxing day.
5,000 1:35:44
350 tt 5:51
150 medium paddles 2:54
brick kick (a little short)
125 easy 2:32
total: 5,625 yards = 5,141 meters
After I came home from the pool, I relaxed with River on the couch and that is where I stayed. I kept thinking about working out at the gym, but it didn't happen. Sometimes slowing down a bit is a good thing. That's my story at least, and I'm sticking to it.
Thank you, Jesus, for an easy, relaxing day.
Friday, April 3, 2020
Charges Fly in Lehrton
Charges Fly in Lehrton
By Jay Unver
(Lehrton, Mississippi) The locked doors of the Big ASS Training Center and Headquarters in Lehrton, Mississippi were opened today. Zane Hodge, the association's star swimmer and strongman, was called there by Dr. Nomann himself. Randy Beets, who earlier accused Hodge of staging the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, officially accused Hodge of having Beet's pool closed for another month thus giving the Mississippi-based athlete a competitive advantage.
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| The doors opened and the fireworks were ignited. |
A furious Hodge stormed through the front doors like he was looking for a fight. He was. He made formal counter charges against Beets. He accused the tall man of slander, improper insinuation, and extreme stupidity.
"He accused me of being a communist," a red faced Hodge yelled at Nomann. "He accused me of being an invader. He accused me of questionable morals. He accused me of having a state park in North Carolina closed. He needs a beating, a choke out, a kick to the side of the head!"
Nomann opened a formal investigation into both men's allegations, then closed the meeting and the building. Later that day, the Lehrton Sheriff's Department picked up Hodge on charges of shooting a road sign. The sheriff's department would offer no details on the shooting.
Thorsday
I put the hammer down again Thorsday. I shuffled in the morning, maybe a little too far for right now. I did 5.21 miles. Latter in the day, both knees felt a little gimpy. At the pool, I continued to swim like Randy Beets was racing me. While he sat in that horse trough, I swam
2,700 53:20
4 X 300 @ 5:30
4:58
4:59
4:55
4:55
600 medium paddles 11:05
25
brick kick (I was ten feet short)
600 small paddles
650 free/back 22:14
total: 5,775 yards = 5,278 meters
That was an excellent practice. It had volume, quality, strength, and stroke work. Sometimes you do a set and you know it is a good one. The 300s were like that. Those are long enough to keep the heart rate up a while and to make to muscles burn. But they are not so long, however, that I dread them. That swim put me at over 23,000 meters for the week, and I still have two days to go. This is a real Randy Beetsdown work.
Since I did not lift Monday, Tuesday I did both pushes and legs. Wednesday I did pulls. That left me with nothing for Thursday. I did lift, however, working on rotator cuffs and facepulls. So it was another three major workouts compared to the tall guy sitting in cold water. I wonder who is getting a better training effect?
Thank you, Jesus, for helping my life stay somewhat normal in these different times. Help Your church to pray. Help me to pray. Forgive us of our sins,help us to turn from them, and heal our land.
2,700 53:20
4 X 300 @ 5:30
4:58
4:59
4:55
4:55
600 medium paddles 11:05
25
brick kick (I was ten feet short)
600 small paddles
650 free/back 22:14
total: 5,775 yards = 5,278 meters
That was an excellent practice. It had volume, quality, strength, and stroke work. Sometimes you do a set and you know it is a good one. The 300s were like that. Those are long enough to keep the heart rate up a while and to make to muscles burn. But they are not so long, however, that I dread them. That swim put me at over 23,000 meters for the week, and I still have two days to go. This is a real Randy Beetsdown work.
Since I did not lift Monday, Tuesday I did both pushes and legs. Wednesday I did pulls. That left me with nothing for Thursday. I did lift, however, working on rotator cuffs and facepulls. So it was another three major workouts compared to the tall guy sitting in cold water. I wonder who is getting a better training effect?
Thank you, Jesus, for helping my life stay somewhat normal in these different times. Help Your church to pray. Help me to pray. Forgive us of our sins,help us to turn from them, and heal our land.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Hump Day
I guess Wednesday is hump day now. When we meet classes, Tuesday afternoon is hump day. Well, I humped it on hump day. I started with a shuffle. Proud of me? I remembered. I did a mere 2.12. The knee is still getting one percent better per day. Another eighty days and it will be just like new.
At the pool, I swam
2,600 51:02
250 @ 4:35 4:02
250 @ 4:35 4:03
250 @ 4:35 3:59
650 small paddles 12:45
1,250 25/25 free/back 27:09
total: 5,250 yards = 4,798 meters
That brings me to 17,981 for the week, over eleven miles. Not bad for half the week. Now if I can just keep it up.
At Plate City, I went hard on the pulls. On the one-armed bent rows, I pulled
20 X 40
14 X 50
9 X 60
4 X 65
4 X 65
4 X 65
I remember when I acquired the 60s and 65s. I wondered how long it would be before I was strong enough to use them. Now I need to keep my eyes out for some 70s. Before long, I will need at least a single dumbbell that heavy.
Swim Pull
37 X 35
23 X 40
15 X 45
10 X 46.5
On the facepulls, I did
23 X 15
18 X 20
15 X 25
12 X 26
So that was a pretty full day. That's Randy Beetsdown training. Thank you, Jesus.
At the pool, I swam
2,600 51:02
250 @ 4:35 4:02
250 @ 4:35 4:03
250 @ 4:35 3:59
650 small paddles 12:45
1,250 25/25 free/back 27:09
total: 5,250 yards = 4,798 meters
That brings me to 17,981 for the week, over eleven miles. Not bad for half the week. Now if I can just keep it up.
At Plate City, I went hard on the pulls. On the one-armed bent rows, I pulled
20 X 40
14 X 50
9 X 60
4 X 65
4 X 65
4 X 65
I remember when I acquired the 60s and 65s. I wondered how long it would be before I was strong enough to use them. Now I need to keep my eyes out for some 70s. Before long, I will need at least a single dumbbell that heavy.
Swim Pull
37 X 35
23 X 40
15 X 45
10 X 46.5
On the facepulls, I did
23 X 15
18 X 20
15 X 25
12 X 26
So that was a pretty full day. That's Randy Beetsdown training. Thank you, Jesus.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Tuesday Train Train
The train train was back on track and running Tuesday. Pun intended. I did all three and not in a small way. Of course, I did not swim as long or as far as Monday. But I did a solid practice that I have distances for but not times. Why no times? My watch did a strange thing. It wasn't zeroing out when I lapped it so I reset it after each lap. Then I did not know how to retrieve the history. I swam
2,150
250 r:30
250 r:30 (the 250s were fast)
350 small paddles
1,500 back (my longest ever)
500 medium paddles
brick kick
375
total: 5,375 yards = 4,912 meters
That, coming back to back with Monday's 9,000, gives me 13,183 meters for two days, over eight miles.
I forgot again. I shuffle first. With John out, I have been swimming after lunch. I only did 1.77 because I am still trying to get my knee well. It gets a bit better daily. I'm attempting to ease the distance up to get back into half marathon shape. The legs can do it, but I fear a flareup of the knee if I push too hard.
It was clear, the weather, imagine that. At least it was clear by the time Penny got off work and came home. Actually I shuffle in a light rain. So I hit Plate City like I was mad at it. I benched
15 X 95
8 X 120
6 X 140
6 X 140
6 X 140
6 X 140
8 X 120
I did two set of log pressing and some cable work. I also did some squats. I performed my usual high rep first set of squats and then did something I had never done before: Zercher squats. That is where you lift the bar in the cuff of you elbows. You have to go very low and the weight is out in front of you. So if feels like a box squat on the bottom and a front squat half way up. That will not be the last time I do those because while I only did two light sets, my posterior chain was screaming at me and my quads were blown out.
It was as good, solid day. Thank you, Jesus.
2,150
250 r:30
250 r:30 (the 250s were fast)
350 small paddles
1,500 back (my longest ever)
500 medium paddles
brick kick
375
total: 5,375 yards = 4,912 meters
That, coming back to back with Monday's 9,000, gives me 13,183 meters for two days, over eight miles.
I forgot again. I shuffle first. With John out, I have been swimming after lunch. I only did 1.77 because I am still trying to get my knee well. It gets a bit better daily. I'm attempting to ease the distance up to get back into half marathon shape. The legs can do it, but I fear a flareup of the knee if I push too hard.
It was clear, the weather, imagine that. At least it was clear by the time Penny got off work and came home. Actually I shuffle in a light rain. So I hit Plate City like I was mad at it. I benched
15 X 95
8 X 120
6 X 140
6 X 140
6 X 140
6 X 140
8 X 120
I did two set of log pressing and some cable work. I also did some squats. I performed my usual high rep first set of squats and then did something I had never done before: Zercher squats. That is where you lift the bar in the cuff of you elbows. You have to go very low and the weight is out in front of you. So if feels like a box squat on the bottom and a front squat half way up. That will not be the last time I do those because while I only did two light sets, my posterior chain was screaming at me and my quads were blown out.
It was as good, solid day. Thank you, Jesus.
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