I got in some speed play on the treadmill today. After work, I ran 5 miles of half-mile intervals (i.e., the slow halves at 8.5 miles per hour, while the fast halves at 10.5). In addition, I did a 0.3-mile at marathon pace and 1.4 miles at an easy pace (0.4 of this distance in my Nike Frees).
At my work’s gym, I accomplished 80 (40, 30, 16 lbs) curls and 20 (60, 50 lbs) reverse curls before heading home. While watching my Jazz win their ninth consecutive game (Jazz 101, Rockets 94), I completed 410 sit-ups, 10 metronomes, and repeated day five of the push-up challenge. Day five (i.e., week 2, day 2) of the challenge has absolutely been a brutal day for me in that I was for the second week in a row, unable to complete the max-out set minimum of 17 push-ups. I did the require 14, 16, 12, and 12 push-ups for the first four sets, but in the last set I was only able to accomplish 15 push-ups before my arms and chest locked up. As a result, I did a sixth set of 12 push-ups for a total of 81 push-ups on the day. I will see how I do on the repeat of day six before deciding whether to move on to week three or to repeat week 2 again. | 