Another pyramid set of pull-ups earlier this evening. This time shortening the rests to 30 seconds to a minute for sets 1-3 and 2 minutes for sets 4-5-4. With one delay rest I was able to get to set 5 without any assistance. Hopefully, I’ll be able to keep this up.
I’ve also added a pyramid of 10 for pushups. Pyramid of 10 gives me a total of 100 pushups. That’s a considerable amount from the 3×15 I did a week ago.
This on top of my Zwift workout this morning:
It’s been 1 year, 9 months 12 days since my last post….
The new year has been busy, the holiday season went by in blur. Things at work are starting to ramp up. Starting to get back into my fitness routine with biking, skating on the weekend and with my core workouts during the week.
I’ll try to post more this year. Starting now
I’ve been doing pull ups and push ups for almost 5 days a week since September. Back in September I could barely do one. Today, I just completed my first pyramid set.
My rep is as follows: 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1. Total of 25
Previous to this I was doing 3 sets of 5 with 2 minutes rest in between in each.
I’m glad I was able to get through the pyramid, but needed assistance in sets 4-5-4-3-1.
Currently at:
162lbs
19.2% body fat
26.5 BMI
Back in the saddle after two days off. Trying to get back into the rhythm of things. Was a little concerned about this being too hard, but that was hardly the case. I was able to hit all my power targets, despite not hitting all the cadence recommendations.
Just another Saturday morning sitting here watching my kids learn to play tennis. It’s an amazing thing to watch. Seeing them enjoying a sport I learned to love in my teen years. So I’m glad that they are learning now.
People always ask if we forced them to play tennis, and most people are surprised that this is something they chose. Although Roslyn took about two years to give it a try, I’m glad she did. Our philosophy is that, left them choose something they want to do and they’ll stick with it. We hope that this turns out well. Either way, we feel that this outs them on a good path.
2017 has been an incredible year for us. Both kids are doing well in school academically, both are playing tennis now, they are now on 2 wheels on their bicycles, we went to Hawaii during their spring break for my cousin’s wedding. I also landed a new job, which I am thankful and grateful for. My wife continues to be passionate at her job over at the ASPCA, coming up on her 9th year. I cannot be more than happy with how 2017 turned out. We did have some rough times, but I think we came out stronger and smarter because of it. I won’t discuss that here, however.
Enjoy the photo album
Good Morning All. Late post here, woke up a bit late but managed to get up to get in a good workout early morning.
This morning’s workout was Ainslie +1, which works on improving VO2Max. It’s started to get a bit tough with the later intervals but managed to keep my cadence up at 90rpms.
Ainslie +1 was ridden by robnapiza on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. Duration 01:00:00 – kJ(Cal) 485 – TSS 68 – NP 162 – IF 0.83 – FTP 196
I’ve been on a health kick lately… food-wise. I’ve reduced the number of times I buy lunch and started cooking more at home and using non-GMO foods when possible. I’ve recently started drinking Hemp Protein, which looks really beneficial on the label. Lots of good information on the nutrition and health benefits, but it just seems a bit to grainy for my taste. So when I finally finished the container, I bought the Vega Essentials Shake, which has 20g of plant based protein, 3 servings of greens, 25% vitamins & minerals, 16% fiber, 1g of Omega-3 and 130 calories. So this seems to hit the sweet spot I was looking for. However, I’d like to compare this with there Vega One product when I’m done with it.
So hopefully, this would help round out my quest to be more healthy. I’m currently taking 2-4 tbls of Apple Cider Vinegar 2x daily. One in the morning and one before bed. Also replaced white rice for black rice. With black rice, there’s lots of things online praising it’s health benefits. An excerpt from https://draxe.com/forbidden-rice/ says the following: “Not only is it the type of rice that is richest in powerful disease-fighting antioxidants, but it also contains dietary fiber, anti-inflammatory properties, and has the ability to help stop the development of diabetes, cancer, heart disease and even weight gain.” As far as I can tell, it keep me regular.
Of course having a healthy lifestyle includes a regular exercise regimen. Which for me is cycling 3-6 times a week. 12-20 miles on the weekday and anywhere from 35-60 on the weekends.
Lots of people, mostly family, say to me “Oh, why are you on a diet?” I reply to them, “This isn’t a diet, this is a lifestyle”. To me, being on a diet means eating bland tasting food and nearly starving yourself. If you make it a lifestyle, you can always have good tasting food that is healthy, healing and tastes great.
I had no idea that this was a thing? Seems like a fun thing to do. So for the remainder of this month, I’ll try to post new content everyday.
These two always have fun with their cousin 🙂
Happy 8th Birthday to my wonderful kids, Roslyn and Liam. Hope you had the best birthday ever! Mommy and I love you very much. We hope that as you enter your 8th year that you stay kind, respectful, responsible and full of joy as you slowly enter your tween years.
Thank you to everyone who came out to make this a happy and memorable birthday party. It wouldn’t have been the same without you.
