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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs VO2max
« on: October 20, 2022, 04:37:34 am »
19 October

Run 6K @ 34:31 ( 5:45 pace )
Low aerobic HR zone run : 4K @ 32:02 ( 8:00 pace )

Legs still unrecovered from that HM monstrosity and squatting 24 hrs before that run.
Oh well, no reason to push it, i just gave up the planned 10K run at 6th km and completed the rest in super easy mode.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs VO2max
« on: October 19, 2022, 02:50:17 am »
Thanks!!!
So what now? I feel i want to bulk a little. Gym available finally, no race ahead, good timing. Let's say till Xmas, 2 good months of bulk.
I'll keep this cardio after weights though. And try to get my 3 weekly runs in to at least preserve current fitness levels.

18 October

SQUAT:
10 @10kg
10@20kg
10@30kg
10@40kg
10@50kg ( +2 reps )

HORIZONTAL BENCH PRESS MACHINE:
12@45kg ( +2 reps )
12@50kg ( +2 reps )
12@55kg ( +2 reps )
12@55kg
12@55kg

SEATED ROWS:
12@47kg
12@53kg
12@59kg ( +6 kg ) 
12@59kg
12@59kg

SLANT BENCH LEG RAISE: 2x20 @ BW
45° BACK EXTENSION: 2x20 @ BW


STATIONARY BIKE: 30 minutes / 17K

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: New year new me
« on: October 19, 2022, 02:41:21 am »
 :ffffffuuuuuu: :ffffffuuuuuu: :ffffffuuuuuu: :ffffffuuuuuu: :ffffffuuuuuu:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs VO2max
« on: October 17, 2022, 03:36:10 am »
15 October

HALF MARATHON RACE : 1:54:11 electronic  :headbang: :personal-record: :ibrunning: :wowthatwasnutswtf:

Incredible achievement, performance, accomplishment feeling.
Tapering, race effect and a glorious dry chill night kicked in all together. Instead of starting with 5:30 as planned, body insisted going with 5:00.
I regulated it to around 5:15 which felt easy, to not burn out and see how long i can go like that.
It lasted till km 15-16, then i (kinda) hit the wall but gels and electrolytes and some super effort kept me at around 5:30-5:40 till the finish line for an incredible 5:24 average.

1st 10K time : 52:37
2nd 10K time : 55:00 ( so 20K split around 1:47:30 )
Fastest KM : 5:07 (2nd)
Slowest KM : 5:45 (17th)

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs VO2max
« on: October 14, 2022, 06:07:37 am »
13 October

DEADLIFT: Cancelled

SEATED DB OHP: 5x12 @ 15 kg each hand , deload

WIDE GRIP LAT PULL DOWN: 5x12 @ 47 kg , deload

WOOD CHOPPERS: 3x15 each side @ 11kg


STATIONARY BIKE : 25 minutes / 13.25K , taking it extra easy

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs VO2max
« on: October 13, 2022, 04:26:42 am »
12 October

Low aerobic HR zone warm-up 2.5 K
Run 4K @ race pace
Low aerobic HR zone warm-up 2.5 K

Nice and short and easy. Went for 5:30 for the race-pace-4K , got 5:28. Very happy with how efortless it felt.
Also practiced eating an energy gel, not that i needed it, just to see if it will upset my stomach, if/how i can eat it while running etc. All good!
Alright, starting carb loading tonight , 2.5 days left for race start.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs VO2max
« on: October 12, 2022, 04:33:58 am »
11 October

SQUAT: cancelled

HORIZONTAL BENCH PRESS MACHINE: 5x12 @ 45 kg

SEATED ROWS: 5x12 @ 47 kg

SLANT BENCH LEG RAISE: 3x20 @ BW
45° BACK EXTENSION: 3x20 @ BW

STATIONARY BIKE : 40 minutes / 20K

Taking it easy with weights too this taper week , no squats/deadlifts and de-load everything else.


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs VO2max
« on: October 11, 2022, 04:53:52 am »
10 October

Run 8K @ 43:12 ( 5:24 pace )

Buffering distance, not intensity for taper week.
Wow very nice. Not fully recovered from 14K 48hrs ago and coming from a bad/short night sleep, but still very fast (compared to recent levels), rather easy.
Looked back in my log, i haven't done anything under 5:30 since my 10K race back in April, that's awesome.
Also, predicted HM race time in my watch is now under 2 hours, also for the first time since April. That's awesome too.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs VO2max
« on: October 10, 2022, 04:54:01 am »
7 October

DEADLIFT:
12@30 kg
10@50 kg
8@70 kg
5@80 kg
3@90 kg

SEATED DB OHP:
12@15 kg each hand ( +2.5 kg per hand )
12@15 kg each hand
12@15 kg each hand
12@17.5 kg each hand
12@17.5 kg each hand

WIDE GRIP LAT PULL DOWN:
12@47 kg  ( +6 kg )
12@53 kg  ( +6 kg )
12@53 kg
12@59 kg
12@59 kg 

WOOD CHOPPERS: 3x15 each side @ 11kg


STATIONARY BIKE : 30 minutes / 17.5K



Entering final (taper) week before the HM

8 October

"Race emulation run"

Low aerobic HR zone warm up2K
Sprint 10x800m @ goal race pace / 90'' walking rest
Low aerobic HR zone cool down 2K

Used 5:30 as goal pace. Race plan is to keep that pace until 13K, then do a 6:00 average for the next 7K to reach 20K with about 6.5 minutes margin for the last 1K to break 2h.
Keeping 5:30 was  fairly easy, despite being un-recovered. Body tended to use 5:20 but i regulated. Very nice.
At the last 800 'sprint' (where i was tired, having done about 12K in total already) i pushed to see what i can get in such a state, got 4:50 pace, awesome!

If tapering week goes well i am now optimistic i'll get that sub-2h goal.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs VO2max
« on: October 07, 2022, 07:52:53 am »
6 October

Low aerobic HR zone run 13K @ 1:43:23 ( 7:57 pace )

I would have liked to be a bit faster at this point (or if you prefer, HR to stay lower at slow speeds) but it is what it is.
Had to go back to May 2021 though to find such a long low aerobic run so props!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs VO2max
« on: October 06, 2022, 04:44:40 am »
5 October

SS1a : DIPS: 6 @ BW ( +1 rep per set )
SS1b : CHINUPS: 5 @ BW
SS1 info : 6 rounds
-Finally stronger. Better ROM too. Close to adding chins.

PLANK:
Front 2x45'' , Right 2x30'' , Left 2x30''


STATIONARY BIKE : 30 minutes / 16.5K

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs VO2max
« on: October 05, 2022, 05:57:07 am »
4 October

Run 14K @ 1:22:00 ( 5:51 pace )

Finally , a good run. 2K more than last week, yet 8''/km faster. And i wasn't even fresh, was sore at abs and legs from yesterdays' lifting.
But i was better fed, although not full. I also ate a banana at the 9km mark, i did feel that it kicked in 5-10 mins later.
Last km was sub 6' , i was up for a 15th but i felt i was becoming stiff, was about to hit the wall, so i stopped.

Longest run in 2022 btw, last time i did 14K it was December 2021.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs VO2max
« on: October 04, 2022, 05:06:57 am »
3 October

SQUAT:
10 @10kg
10@20kg
10@30kg
10@40kg
8@50kg ( +5 kg ) , ( -2 reps )

HORIZONTAL BENCH PRESS MACHINE:
12@40kg
12@45kg
12@50kg
12@55kg
12@55kg

SEATED ROWS:
12@47 kg  ( +6 kg )
12@53kg  ( +6 kg )
12@53kg 
12@59kg
12@59kg

SLANT BENCH LEG RAISE: 2x20 @ BW
45° BACK EXTENSION: 2x20 @ BW


TREADMILL : Low aerobic HR zone 30 minutes / 3.4K

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs VO2max
« on: October 03, 2022, 08:26:05 am »
1 October

Tempo run

3K slow warmup ( high 7s pace )
1500m @ 4:49 pace
1500m @ 5:05 pace
1500m @ 4:52 pace
1500m @ 5:10 pace
2K ultra slow cool down (high 9s pace)

Last similar workout was 1 month ago, i did 2 1500s @ 5:30 back then and a max km for finisher @ 5:10.
Now did 4x1500 and the last (exhausted) 1500 was still faster than last time's fresher all out 1K.
Progress is very good, but im out of time, only 2 weeks left for the half marathon. Sub 2-hours gonna be a struggle.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Age vs VO2max
« on: September 30, 2022, 03:45:22 am »
29 September

DEADLIFT:
12@30 kg
10@50 kg
8@70 kg
5@80 kg
3@90 kg

SEATED DB OHP:
12@12.5 kg each
12@15 kg each hand
12@15 kg each hand
12@17.5 kg each hand ( +2.5 kg per hand )
12@17.5 kg each hand

WIDE GRIP LAT PULL DOWN:
12@41 kg
12@47 kg
12@53 kg
12@59 kg ( +2.5 kg per hand )
12@59 kg 

WOOD CHOPPERS: 3x15 each side @ 11kg


STATIONARY BIKE : 40 minutes / 22K

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