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Usually I would do my workout in the morning, but I had to push for deadlines. But by afternoon I was too stressed, I just left my work and went for training The hell with clients and their demands. I’ll just give some excuse tomorrow. Anyway today’s workout was fine. Nothing too strenuous, I should be jacking up the intensity by next week … gradually of course
PlyometricsUsually I would need a medicine ball to do my plyometrics. Basically medicine ball is a heavy round ball, that will give resistance when you do your workout. It focuses on your explosiveness and plyometrics But since I’m on a budget, I improvised. Rather than buying a medicine ball, I used a weight plate instead. I can use the weight plate for both my plyometrics and sledge session. A cheaper option that serves its dual purposes For plyometrics today, the plan was two sets of throwing front and back of the weight plate. But before that I did a body workout of using the weight plate. Top crunches, where I held the weight plate up in the air and raise my abs for quick short crunches Then I used the weight plate again for obliques abs workout. I twisted my body with the weight plate in tow. Quick succession of twisting of 20 reps, really burns the abs. Both the above body workout I completed two sets each. Too easy, should increase the reps or sets by next week As for the throwing of weight plate, it will simulate the leg extension and pushoff needed when getting off the starting blocks. Well that’s the general idea behind it Leg StrengthI did the slopes today with caution. My last slopes session was like two months back on March 15th. So the plan I wrote down was of six sets, but I reduced it to half, as I want to get my legs used to the hard impact again The slopes was done at the expatriates housing further up the stadium. Beautiful place and houses, the nice gradient slope that overlooks an open field and nothing in sight to disturb my concentration. No stares and such also I would estimate the slope distance is around 500-600 meters. My personal best was 1:32 minutes and today session, the three sets took 1:39, 1:34: 1:34. Not bad, the first set always the slowest usually, as I get my body acclimatised to the new surroundings The walking back to the start point from the end point took some 5 minutes, quite a distance hur. Luckily its not as steep as NTU slopes, as I usually get calf cramps every time I do a slope session at NTU when walking down back to the start point ThoughtsAs I wrote this, hours after today’s workout, even after the ice-bath, my legs feels ‘tired’. Should be the plyometrics workout kicking in. Some could say the above session could be split into two sessions, morning and afternoon perhaps, as its a different type of workout each Well you could say so, but I’m experimenting whether my body can take it, as I’m short on time and combining such sessions can be fruitful, but not at the expense of my health of course. I’ll still take caution and observe my body reaction. So far, so good from today’s workout It’s not too tiring, I’ve had worst workouts before
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