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“Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, 'Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapeños.'"
I was supposed to go to the gym tonight, but I had some things to do after work and didn't quite make it. I have a feeling this is only the beginning of evening walks with my wife this spring.
Hey jruck, I only just noticed your signature change for the month (yeah, we're a bit slow down under ).
What is it with Team 2 and their signatures (Dave was dissin' us team one'ers too)? Maybe Team 1 smells like feet because we spent all month running (actually, I was the team 1 member with the biggest shortfall for the month, so everyone was running bar one skinny Aussie).
Good to see you back for the April Challenge - Good luck.
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"Maybe you're not as fast as the person in front of you, but certainly faster than the person who never started" - John Collins, creator of Ironman.
I've had that in my sig all month and you were the 1st person to say anything! I figured someone would make the "that's because we've been running" analogy a lot sooner.
I had hoped to run farther, but I painted part of the baby's room after work, which took me almost until sundown. I was glad to get this one in, though.
I've got 1 more workout to do in Strength 1 and I'm not sure what to do next. I've got 4 weeks until I run the Indy Mini-Marathon and I'm thinking about doing some sort of maintenance work and picking back up with NROL in May. If anyone has any suggestions, I am all ears...
Congrats on the PR Jamie - a PR coming towards the end of a Strength phase is perfect.
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"Maybe you're not as fast as the person in front of you, but certainly faster than the person who never started" - John Collins, creator of Ironman.
As far as NROL -- I think it depends on how much running you plan to do. If you are going to ramp it up to a lot more than you are used to doing, then you may want to just go on maintenance. If not a major increase in running, then you may be able to move on to Phase 2 with no problem and take advantage of having the next phase follow up on the strength gains you've made.
Is Baby Jruck arriving before you could finish Phase 2?? Because I would definitely plan on going on the "I'm getting no sleep" maintenance routine for awhile!
Dave- I haven't even had a chance to look at what I want to do next yet. I don't think I'm going to make it to the gym more than twice a week for the next month, so I might look on some running websites for a 4-6 week maintenance lifting plan.
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Strength I: 6 Mile Run 4/8/07
Distance: 6.18 Miles Time: 1:01:48 Pace: 9:59/Mile
Notes:
This was originally planned to be 9 miles, but after being out of town for the holiday weekend, I was not feeling the idea of such a long run. I'll try to make up for it tomorrow.
I actually split this run into 3 parts. After 3 miles, my shin was bugging me. So, I stopped to stretch for about 5 minutes.
I took a detour to my house so that I could stop to use the bathroom at the 4.6 mile mark. I also stretched some more.
The company that I went to work for in January apparently wasn't as well-off financially as they led me to believe. So, they terminated 3 positions last Wednesday, including mine. The job hunt has been resumed. I've been working on a few fairly promising leads, but I really don't enjoy job seraches. Hopefully, something will come to fruition this week.
Front Squat: 95x[12, 12, 12] Wide-Grip Cable Seated Row: 87.5x12, 100x[12, 12] Supine Hip Extension with Leg Curl: BWx[12, 12, 12] Barbell Push Press: 80x[12, 12, 9] Dynamic Lunge (Barbell): 80x[12, 12, 9] (each leg) Upper Body Russian Twist: BWx[12, 12, 12]
Notes:
I decided to do FL-II because FL-I is so similar to the break-in program... and I hate doing 15 rep sets.
This workout is supposed to consist of 3 supersets, but everything is so spread out in my gym that I broke them down into 6 individual exercises.
I haven't done front squats in a long, long time. I did the 1st 2 sets with the traditional grip...
... but it made my wrists really sore (wimp). So, I switched to crossing my arms over, as I had done in the past. I might try the pictured grip again next time.
The front squat weight felt a little light. I guessed a little more accurately on the other exercises.
Distance: 4.02 Miles Time: 39:58 Pace: 9:59/Mile (again)
Notes:
I think I'm going to set a record for most consecutive runs at the same exact pace. The problem is that my pace isn't really consistent. I actually am all over the map throughout the course of my run. It always evens out, though. Weird.
Greg-
I've got a couple of decent leads and an interview scheduled for tomorrow. It's pretty frustrating just sitting at home all day. Hopefully, I'll finalize something next week.
(actually, I was the team 1 member with the biggest shortfall for the month, so everyone was running bar one skinny Aussie). 
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