Wednesday, April 05, 2006

So far....

Today

20 Mins "interval" on elliptical - reps of 2 mins sprint w/one min walk followed by 1:30 sprint/ 1:30 walk followed by 5 mins steady
10 mins stairclimber
4X 15 pushups/situps
3X3 pullups

Yesterday
run for ~25 mins, ~2.76 miles

Day before
2 min sprint/1 min walk elliptical for 20 mins
3X 20 pushups/1X15 pushups
3X 20 situps/1X15 situps

All situps are without a toe bar or support (no cheating!) and pushups are 'PUSH' 'UPS.'

I feel like such a sissy! Where are the days I could do 60 one handed swings straight? 100 of everything in less an hour? Not that that's so great anyway, but goals are goals. It was certainly the best I've been up to at this point. I felt like doing more cals today but decided not to in the interest of following the plan.

Oh, Steve & Dolly, I forgot to reply to your comments. I did start doing the elliptical/stairclimber and cut down on the pounding, but it seems like the only way I can get better at running is to, well, run. It was that way before and is that way now. My diet is certainly changing though.
Can't wait to see my AFPT scores! I'm going to ask if I can do it again in another month or so because I don't want that score in my file.

2 comments:

Dan said...

Oh, and I forgot to say -
Faster and shorter runs don't necessarily make things better. I've tried it and depending on the day, it actually aggravates things worse. I figure it's either the increased pounding (read that in The Book on Running) or malnourishment (not enough iron? potassium maybe?). Don't know the scientific answer.

Dr. Dolly (@drdolly) said...

Danny, I'll let Steve respond to your running woes. But, the main thing is to run on the elliptical or even a very padded dreadmill in order to relieve the impact on your knee joints.

E-mail me your current diet plan. I want to know anything and everything that you drink or consume, and be descriptive: whole wheat pasta vs. semolina pasta. I want to know what type of oil you use to cook your foods. Send me what you have, and I'll ask questions to fill in the details. If we de-flame your diet, it'll make a huge difference!!