training round-up, week ending 1-13-07

man, i'm fat. and i'm eating a ton.

normally i go home for break and end up losing weight because my parents just aren't that big on food. but this past visit ended up being quite a bit more calorically heavy than i thought, because i can see the weight in the mirror...and the mirror never lies.

i'm guessing i put on about 5 pounds over the break. doesn't sound like a lot. but it is considering that's 5 pounds of useless weight i get to carry around during 2-5 hour workouts. and any time exercise starts getting above 60 minutes you'll start to feel the extra weight. every ounce of it.

i've been back on the training program for about 10 days now, and i'm still not seeing the weight go off. but i can't cut back too much on calories because i'm in build phase right now and i need all the nutrition i can get.

losing the weight without hurting the training may be a little tricky. but it's important to dump this fat. because otherwise i'm going to be hating life even more than i usually do in the workouts. that, and i'm just not that sexy with love handles hanging.

this sucks.

sunday, jan. 7

rest day

monday, jan. 8

morning

• swim (build & technique), 3200 yards, aerobic conditioning (zone 3 & zone 4), macdonald's stadium, start time 6am
• weight training (chest, back, abs), 45 minutes, immediately following
  

tuesday, jan. 9

morning

• stationary bike (build ride), 75 minutes, muscular endurance (zone 3 & zone 4), lyons center, start time 6am
• weight training (lower back), 15 minutes, immediately following

evening

• kung fu (recovery), 60 minutes, loker track stadium, start time 5pm
  

wednesday, jan. 10

morning

• swim (build & technique), 2100 yards, aerobic conditioning (zone 3 & zone 4), macdonald's swim stadium, start time 6am
• weight training (abs), 30 minutes, immediately following
  

evening

• trail run (weekly long run), 8 miles, aerobic & anaerobic conditioning (zone 3 & zone 4), Rose Bowl Arroyo Trail, start time 3:30pm
  

thursday, jan. 11

rest day

friday, jan. 12

morning

• swim (build, 8x200), 2600 yards, aerobic & anaerobic conditioning (zone 3 & zone 4), lyons center, start time 6am
• weight training (chest, shoulders, abs), 30 minutes, immediately following

evening

• kung fu (active rest), 60 minutes, loker track stadium, start time 5:30pm

saturday, jan. 13

morning

• kung fu (active rest), casuda canyon park, start time 10:30 am