Haven't updated this blog in a while. Going to become more consistent. My plan is to update fitness/health most days of the week, but also to write about things of interest. For now, just a fitness/health update.
Weight down to 255 this morning. Haven't been this low in years. The weight loss is noticeable now, which drives further compliance with proper eating and exercise. I've been eating paleo type meals, with the occasional perfect health diet type day with sweet potato and/or beets. Plenty of cheat days however, which usually encompasses alcohol or lots of sweets. Blood pressure is still elevated and although I want to be brutally strong, I want to live too, so focus is on health.
It has become pretty obvious to me that high intensity workouts and LSD/Rucking tend to lower my blood pressure immediately upon completion of the workout, with HIIT leading to a bigger drop, but LSD/Rucking getting close to 120/80. Today, post workout (HIIT), BP immediately post workout was 116/75 with my pulse still high at 93 bpm (resting pulse is sub-60).
Monday 10/21/19 workout:
mobility
warm up: 4 x 6 BB complex (BOrow, hang power clean, front squat, OHP, good morning) @45, 65, 75, 85
WOD: over head squat @45 lbs, pushups
30-20-10 reps (didn't time it). OHS are a real challenge for me.
Tuesday 10/22/19 workout
row 10 minutes then 40 minute ruck with 20 lbs
Daughter's soccer practice last night (I'm an assistant coach) where coaches joined 30 minute scrimmage, so some sprinting involved.
Wednesday 10/23/19 workout
mobility
2x10 air squat
2x5 GS @ 25
warmup: every 30 seconds 10 minutes (20 total): power clean, front squat, HPC. 5@75 lbs, 15@95 lbs
WOD: 10 pullups (2x5), 20 KBS @53 lbs, 30 prison squat jumps (3x10), 40 pushups (2x20), 50 crunches (20,10,5,5,5,5), 10 burpees 16:40
So out of shape, the WOD is called "those burpees suck", but I didn't finish. Trying to keep HIIT to 30 mins or less.
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