Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Technically this post applies to Monday, but I'm posting it late.

Here's what I did:

50 dumbell curls (25 per arm, 35 pound dumbell)
50 overhead thrusters (25 per arm, 35 pound dumbell)
22 minutes stationary bike, with high-intensity intervals (pedal at brisk pace with moderate resistance for 3 minutes, then increase resistance 50 percent and pedal as fast as you can for one minute. Reduce to 70 percent of maximun output for 3 minutes - repeat 3 times and cool-down for several minutes.)
Ran 400 meters
Did lots of stretching

The high-intensity interval stuff is suppposed to increase endurance and VO2 maximum faster than steadily paced aerobic exercise. Endurance is where I fall short more than anywhere else, fitness-wise. I have pretty decent all-around strength, but I get winded pretty quickly.

High-intensity interval training is also supposed to increase standing metabolic rate faster than "traditional" aerobic training, and generally takes less time than a regular aerobic workout -- of course, less time does not mean it's easier...

Here's a brief, but good article about it: HIIT

I bought some gorgeous blueberries from Costco. Fat, ripe and juicy-looking. Unfortunatly, they have little to no flavor. What a bummer. When they have no flavor, it makes you feel like they have no nutrients. Blaah.

1 comment:

Kathleen said...

I am exhausted after reading your routine. I think I'll go lie down somewhere...