Ivar’s Lunch with J at Southcenter.
workout 20140325
weighted strict pull-ups 6×3 (7.5# max)
3 rounds for time:
100m farmer’s carry 2×53#
15x DB shoulder-to-overhead 2×35#
15x DB lunges 2×35#
13:22
I have only done single rep weighted pull-ups recently, so the additional poundage was much less that previous efforts due to the 3x reps. I had to wrap my left hand because my palms are still ripped.
The metcon wasn’t that bad; in addition to the cardio, it was more of a forearm workout. The last time I did the farmer’s carry I used 2×70# kettlebells, but BC (RB wasn’t there for some reason) said that we should be able to go the distance without dropping it, so I went with the 53# ones. After the first round I still had to stop because my forearms were burning. In retrospect, I should’ve used 45#-55# on the DB stuff, as they were difficult only because my forearms hurt from the farmer’s carry. I probably would’ve finished those exercises in the same amount of time.
The workout didn’t thrill me all that much, but I definitely sweat a lot and it was apparent my forearms need work.
a rare weekday post
It was 65 degrees today… the hottest it has been in six (or was it eight?) months. Also nice and sunny. Confusing.
The scooter has been at the townhouse all winter. I went over and reinstalled the battery but forgot the keys, so I had to come back later. It would not start via the electric starter, but I was eventually able to kick-start it. I had hoped to ride it back home, but I could not get it started again. Err. I think the ignition and/or the engine kill switch is mucked up. Dunno how we are going to fix this. I suppose we can have someone pick it up eventually.
J told me what she wanted for lunch by bringing an egg from the egg skelter and a frying pan. She was very excited watching me make her scrambled eggs. She also had peas.
Time to go do my 10 minutes of squatting. I have been doing 10-30 minutes of squatting a day since the beginning of the month.
the weekend
2014 MAR 22 : SATURDAY
LK spent the night over his grandmother’s house, so ARK went off in the morning with J for bfast while I slept. ARK was going to workout at 9am, and I was going to go down to the gym as well so we could workout together, but I ended up fixing things on the computer and therefore did not make it in time for class. I walked down to the gym as was surprised it was only a mile. It was also the first time I had ever walked on the section of Rainier Ave between Dawson and Meade.
ARK as a little wasted at the gym, but that was understandable since she hadn’t been in three weeks due to mucking her back up during a deadlift. I did get some squatting in with the 9am class, though.
Afterwards, we retrieved the children and went back home. I went to Olympic Lifting at noon. Afterwards, all of us went to Jefferson Park to let the kiddies run around.
We had a date night later. J spent the night with her grandmother, while LK was watched by S our neighbor. We went to Luc in Madison Valley.
We both got the four course “menu du jour” with wines. My dinner consisted of:
- Lucatini (tasty!)
- baguette topped with some sort of house made cheese and carmelized onions
- smoked salmon and trout, potato salad, salad of pickled veggie things (sparkling rosé)
- pink peppercorn halibut with, um, other stuff (pinot noir)
- apple crisp thing with some sort of creamy stuff infused with basil (port)
Amanda’s dinner:
- same baguette
- arugula + some other green salad with these cool potato “crouton” things
- pasta with mushrooms, squash, plus other stuff
- some chocolaty dessert
I thought the food was good, if not mind-blowing. It was definitely a good deal at $28 for the food. The wines were another $22, which was alright. There was only one set of wines, and since there were a few choices for each course, the wine may not have been ideally matched with the food. My dessert would have been much better with an icewine or a Sauternes or rum, for instance.
Regardless, it was a fun time. We were only gone maybe two-and-a-half hours.
2014 MAR 23 : SUNDAY
The rest of the family went to Geraldine’s while I went off to the gym. Amanda actually dropped LK off at the gym while she and her mother and J went clothes shopping (ARK at least was looking for clothes). After the workout, LK and I had a snack at Tin Umbrella. We then headed off to Lowe’s where I got granite cleaner, a replacement doorbell button for the townhouse, and some hardware to fix the chicken wire around the henhouse. On the way back home we stopped at Safeway because LK really wanted paper clips for his paper airplane kit and I wanted treats.
The afternoon consisted of yard work… cleaning up the backyard… and futzing around with the henhouse. ARK wanted to move the run so that it was flush with the coop which would eliminate 16 square feet of bokbok space. So I did that. I also started tacking down the chicken wire to prevent bokbok escapes. They are casuing too much destruction when they get out and they poo everywhere. I also finally took down the holidays lights we had out front.
We had pizza dinner at AC/MC place. Yummy.
workout 20140322/23
2014 MAR 22 Olympic Lifting
I was feeling kinda weak during Oly Lifting, and my ripped left hand was troublesome. Especially when doing cleans; the rapid rotating of hands on the knurled bar hurt like hell. I did not tape up my hand, but I should have. I noted later they had gobs of athletic tape in the office. I also managed to tweak my right knee. All in all, I should have done the normal workout as it looked fun and exhausting.
2014 MAR 23
EMTOM 15 minutes:
3x overheat squat (85#)
5x box jump 24″
2 minute maxes:
KB swing (91/35#)
slam ball (37/30#)
I wisely stopped by Walgreens to get some tape to tape up my left hand. My tape job worked out better than I thought it would.
I thought I would be able to to 95# on the overhead squats, but I was a little shaky getting them up. That might have been to the lack of real warm up, but I decided to go down since I figured I would start getting really tired after a few rounds. That turned out to be a wise choice. I did manage to get through all 15 minutes on time except for the last minute when I finished the last two box jumps after time ran out.
I tend to go heavy and slow on things, but for the KB swings I decided to go lighter to see how that would go (I was initially inclined to use a 54# or 44# KB). I blasted through the two minutes without dropping the KB and without really slowing down. My total might have been off a bit since my counting tends to fail at high numbers when stressed by exercise. I probably could have also not dropped a heavier KB, but I definitely would not have done as many reps. As for the second max, I’d been using a 40# slam ball during most workouts, but I dropped down because I figured I would be tired (which I was), although now I think that using a 40# ball wouldn’t have affected my final number that much.
A good workout, though. I’m a big fan of EMOTM workouts with a finisher at the end.
