5kgLifter's Log - Page 16

5kgLifter · 11-02-2009, 03:36 PM

Previously I have been going to the 2 min mark, and only 8 cycles, with my tables and then going all out for a long max hold, so I skipped 3 - 4 increments...so, it's possible that I might progress a bit further and easier than just 3 minutes....a jump of 1 minute can make a difference, so placing the increment steps in between should help me get further too

5kgLifter · 11-08-2009, 07:09 PM

7 November 2009

I figured I'd track some of my dynamic apnea results in this log as well, so that I can see the changes. I have several routes, but the one I use the most is just over a hundred feet in distance and incorporates a stairway (only flat distance, not upward distance , will be taken into the equation) and will be rounded down to 100 ft for convenience. Heart rate will be based on the simple equation, for now, of 226 - age.

Today's walk is purely for a baseline figure, since it can't be considered accurate because I've been enjoying cola which will put the figures out to some degree.

Dynamic apnea:

100 ft at just below 65% MaxHR

I realised when I did this tester walk that my heart rate had not been lowered sufficiently, which is why it may be so high

5kgLifter · 11-08-2009, 07:09 PM

Dynamic apnea routes:

Route A: includes stairs, both ways; approx 100 ft

Route B: along the flat only: x 6 approx 95 ft; x 8 approx 125 ft

Route C: along the flat only: x 6 approx 105 ft; x 8 approx 140 ft

Because one of the routes, Route A, includes moving the body upward which will need more energy, I'll also track heart rates on Route B, since I'm up to 125 ft already anyway...the comparison should also prove helpful for further dynamic sessions.

5kgLifter · 11-08-2009, 07:11 PM

Base comparison of heart rate percentages in static and dynamic apnea training:

15 Feb 2009
Static apnea
Heart rate: 49 (kinda good, but had moved about a bit as well)
= 27% MaxHR

7 November 2009
Dynamic apnea work
= 65% MaxHR

Working on reducing the gap between static and dynamic work heart rates, using the above as the starting figures.

Note: To ensure the measurements can be used as a decent gauge, when doing dynamic apnea readings, the measurement will be taken halfway through the walk at each occasion. Initially, I'll do a base check to see what the variant is at the start, halfway through, and at the end of a dynamic session...since the figure is bound to alter, but only the intermediate figure will be logged and used as a guideline for progression.

5kgLifter · 11-08-2009, 07:12 PM

Did a dynamic apnea session for Route A today and found a drop of 8% in the heart rate figures. No caffeine in the system today and the results just go to show how detrimental the caffeine is to the sessions. Caffeine will be restricted to Sunday where no apnea sessions normally take place since it's the rest day.

7 November 2009
Dynamic apnea Route A
= 65% MaxHR

8 November 2009
Dynamic apnea Route A
= 57% MaxHR

This is a great start, and I'm looking forward to more improvements over the coming months.

Trusylver · 11-08-2009, 10:09 PM

that is a fair drop due to not having the cafeine, most people don't track HR enough to actually notice how much it affects them

5kgLifter · 11-11-2009, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trusylver

that is a fair drop due to not having the cafeine, most people don't track HR enough to actually notice how much it affects them

I know, I was surprised, I've always wondered if caffeine ever inadvertantly affects a workout...whether a person gets a false reading concerning Heart Rate, especially if it has been raised by the caffeine...does that mean that they have to push it 10% higher to reach a true heart rate reading for the zone they are trying to workout in???

It does make me wonder though.

5kgLifter · 11-19-2009, 12:16 PM

Final hopsital appointment out of my way, so I thought, but they want to do a review in 6 months.

Anyway, that's 6 months of freedom from having to see the medical community...and that's gotta be a good thing

Now I can really sink my teeth into my workouts, and it doesn't matter if I have another issue with the current medical problem, besides I need to see how it responds to my full exercise routine...and I'm getting tired of having to ease up on it just because I'm due at hospital and need to be fit enough to travel.

Will be incorporating a new abs section into my current routine, I've tried a bit of the new routine but I'm not going to log what I'm up to on that point until a few months down the line...when I know whether it is having an effect of any noteworthiness, then I'll log it...although having done just 3 reps and no sets as yet, they appear to definitely work, as they should. Eventually looking to work the exercise, abs, from 3 sets of 5 up to 5 sets of 20, which should take a month or two in itself, and will be fun which is important. All will be revealed later on

5kgLifter · 11-19-2009, 12:18 PM

Today, I deliberately gave the whole body a shock workout to wake it up and get it into training mode again, although I did omit sissy squats due to the routine make-up...but somehow I don't think my body is going to like me in the morning. The weight training begins again on Sunday which leaves the body a few days break for recovery after today's shock wake-up call.

Tough! Dom, di Dom, Dom, DOMS

I did my normal abs selection along with the shock routine and did a 3 set trial of the new abs set-up which will in future be done on cardio days only.

PWO insulin spike, a few After Eights.

5kgLifter · 11-19-2009, 12:24 PM

So, this morning I went for a sprint across grass, and passed a guy who was peeling potatoes, of all things...anyway, there was a decent incline in the grassy area so that was cool...then when I hit the road, there was a load of roadworks going on and I figured I was gonna have to slow up, but the traffic moved off which was good....but since they were laying fresh tarmac, I had to slow up when I came to the end of the road, plus the traffic had increased again...then I opened my eyes and woke up

So, does dream exercise count, maybe not

Onto sensible things...Well, I was intending doing cardio today but I have a cluster headache and that probably wouldn't be wise to attempt to exercise through, so cardio will be delayed until tomorrow which should give me time to recover. So, it will be Friday and Saturday cardio.

It seems that it might have been better to include sissy squats yesterday since my quads don't feel worked at all....um