800 Meters of Swimming + Biceps & Triceps
Made it to the gym early this afternoon for both a swim and weight workout. I made it to the gym and started out with working on biceps and triceps. I concentrated on the usual exercises, but started to increase the weight from the past few weeks.
After lifting I headed to the pool for 800 meters of swimming. My goal today was to swim 175 meters without stopping, which I was able to do successfully. The key for me in the coming weeks is to consistently integrate the flip-turn into my swimming. It's been expending too much of my energy to consistently do the flip-turn, which I want to resolve.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
800 Meters of Swimming
800 Meters of Swimming
Got to the gym this morning but was a bit crunched for time. I headed straight out to the pool and proceeded to swim 800 meters. The swim featured 3 different instances of 100 meters without stopping, and the remaining 500 meters was a combination of different strokes and also catching my breath after 50 meters or so. Overall it was a good workout as I try to continue my swimming.
Got to the gym this morning but was a bit crunched for time. I headed straight out to the pool and proceeded to swim 800 meters. The swim featured 3 different instances of 100 meters without stopping, and the remaining 500 meters was a combination of different strokes and also catching my breath after 50 meters or so. Overall it was a good workout as I try to continue my swimming.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
90 Minutes of Morning BBall
90 Minutes of Morning BBall
My coworker recently told me that he plays basketball in the early morning hours on Tuesdays & Thursdays at Boston Sports Club. He said there are usually 10-12 guys looking to play pickup from 6:30-8:00am. I decided to join this morning though I have never played any kind of organized basketball in my life. So, I guess it came as no surprised when I went 0-5 in the first few games, including an airball and a missed layup. It wasn't until the final game that I got open behind the arc and made three 3-pointers. It was good to change things up from lifing for a day to play 90 minutes of basketball
My coworker recently told me that he plays basketball in the early morning hours on Tuesdays & Thursdays at Boston Sports Club. He said there are usually 10-12 guys looking to play pickup from 6:30-8:00am. I decided to join this morning though I have never played any kind of organized basketball in my life. So, I guess it came as no surprised when I went 0-5 in the first few games, including an airball and a missed layup. It wasn't until the final game that I got open behind the arc and made three 3-pointers. It was good to change things up from lifing for a day to play 90 minutes of basketball
Monday, March 24, 2008
Bicep and Tricep Workout
Bicep and Tricep Workout
I got to the gym at lunchtime today with the expectation of working on chest. I started with dumbbell chest press and quickly realized that my pec's are still very sore from yesterday's swimming workout. So, I changed things up and decided to work on Bi's and Tri's. I did standing dumbbell hammer curls, short bar curls on the cable crossover machine, tricep bar pull downs, tricep rope pull downs, and handle bicep curls. Pretty good, but short workout.
I got to the gym at lunchtime today with the expectation of working on chest. I started with dumbbell chest press and quickly realized that my pec's are still very sore from yesterday's swimming workout. So, I changed things up and decided to work on Bi's and Tri's. I did standing dumbbell hammer curls, short bar curls on the cable crossover machine, tricep bar pull downs, tricep rope pull downs, and handle bicep curls. Pretty good, but short workout.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Shoulder Workout + Basketball Shootaround + 800 Meters of Swimming
Shoulder Workout + Basketball Shootaround + 800 Meters of Swimming
Sara and I went to the Boston Sports Club on a fine Easter afternoon for a nice logn workout. While she swam the entire time, I started out by lifting shoulders for about 35 minutes. I did standing dumbbell raises, sitting overhead dumbbell raises, shrugs, straight arm plate lifts, and machine assisted shoulder press. Afterwards I decided to try and keep my coordination with a bit of basketball. My shoulders and arms were fairly tired from lifting, so the shooting was not a pretty sight. I then decided to head to the pool to meet up with Sara.
I ended up swimming at 800 meters, including 2 different instances of swimming 100 meters without stopping (a first for me!). I mostly stuck with freestyle as Sara was teaching me the proper technique for a flipturn, but I also learned quite a bit about the form in backstroke from her as well. After all was said and done I headed back to the locker room for the steam room and shower.
Sara and I went to the Boston Sports Club on a fine Easter afternoon for a nice logn workout. While she swam the entire time, I started out by lifting shoulders for about 35 minutes. I did standing dumbbell raises, sitting overhead dumbbell raises, shrugs, straight arm plate lifts, and machine assisted shoulder press. Afterwards I decided to try and keep my coordination with a bit of basketball. My shoulders and arms were fairly tired from lifting, so the shooting was not a pretty sight. I then decided to head to the pool to meet up with Sara.
I ended up swimming at 800 meters, including 2 different instances of swimming 100 meters without stopping (a first for me!). I mostly stuck with freestyle as Sara was teaching me the proper technique for a flipturn, but I also learned quite a bit about the form in backstroke from her as well. After all was said and done I headed back to the locker room for the steam room and shower.
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