Sweaty ... 20r20 HRR 70%

So up again this morning - dogs walked and then out to the shed on the model B upping it to 20 minutes and try to control the HR - all went well apart from the sweat - wow - it was bad - quite humid here at the moment though 

Stuggling = return to basics = meters. So 75r20 plus 40r20 70% HRR

Weekend of no rowing (picked up new car though) and lack of sleep meant Monday and Tuesday where troubled and broken rowing sessions - so today was back to basics - meters - stuck on a film on my phone and had that on top the monitor and dialled in 75 minutes before work r20 HRR 70%

The same at lunchtime but only 40 minutes - job done - feel better already

60r20 HRR 70%

Man that felt slow - not sure why - maybe a hangover from the head cold or yesterdays row - really want the blinking HR to get back to where it was lol

Struggling? maybe. Quitting? never. 18 million lifetime meters

so needed 11,342m to hit 18 million lifetime meters - guess what I rowed at lunch - yup 11,342m r20 70% HRR of course  :-D

40r20 70% HRR

Sometimes a few days off feels like months - so just a gentle session to get me old bones moving

Garmin HR Detail

30r20 70% HRR - sick boy again!

Well picked up a throat infection somewhere - appeared Saturday morning and so left training alone for the weekend hoping to shift it - still here this morning so will keep the training light for a few days - getting fed up of missing days at the moment - so 30r20 70% HRR (143) this morning -

Garmin HR Details

30r20 HRR 70% - pre court

Been called to jury service this morning - so just a quick 30 r 20 this morning before with HRR 70% - upper back a little tender from the weekends exertions

40min r18 70% HRR - 11,013m

enjoyed that - sub 1:49 pace for 40min r18 - whats not to like - really found a sweet rhythm in the last split  

And at 48ml/kg and a TE of 2.3 no real cost to the system

Back from holiday - 30r18 HRR 70%

Well got back from vacation last night - midnight by the time we hit the house - 1amby the time I hit the pillow - will fill in the vacation training on another blog.

 

So today I'm back in work and tired so just wanted to crack through the 30r18 hrr 70% and see what the body was like - turns out the body held up well - seems the holiday training did it's bit

 

8262m @18 - 1:48.9

30r18 recovery row HRR 70%

New Q-Power training schedule out and it calls for a 30min TT today - so with it being a 30min race night series on Rowpro tonight I signed up for it - should be fun with new Q-Power team member Dave signed up and Lewin :-D good mix of nationalities on there also http://therowingcompany.com/rns/entries So as I had a lunchtime to kill I just went through a 30r18 "recovery row" at HRR 70% - although I did go slightly over in places by a few beats - this was mainly due to thinking about racing though :lol: happy enough with the row - but the right thigh/groin/knee still having niggles so I may only hit 95% tonight and aim around 1:41 - we'll see how I feel later.

30r20 HRR 70% - continued post 100k recovery

Keeping on the recovery trail for the moment - giving the body time to regroup - aside from the minor skin loss and slight groin strain I've now broken out in a heat rash which I've experienced before after the endurance sessions - ow well there's always a price to pay - still the row went well. Slightly faster than yesterday with a reduction in stroke rate for the same HR :-)

30r20 HRR 70% recovery row

Well seems like I didn't quite get away with yesterday's 50k "bum grate" free - although I still managed today's row - in the shower after it was evident there was a distinct loss of skin - ouch - still it's only skin it'll grow back.

Kind of enjoyed today's row - normally I do this @18 on a similar pace - my poor body 

30r18 HRR 70% Post Marathon

System testing myself today to see what damage if any I did yesterday, not too bad, knee still causing slight discomfort, just need to keep an eye on it. Strangely the place most sore is the ab area, they must have had a good work out yesterday, that combined with me dropping below 110kg for the first time since my 20's probably, could mean by holidays in October I could have a "beach bod" :lol:

Oh dear, I cocked up, I just did 30r18 based on last weeks workouts, but last week I did 30r20's at 70% HRR. OK in that case system test concludes that my body is fine, the brain is fried, still sub 1:50 pace for 70% HRR 30min on r18 I'll take it, Q will be pleased  ;-)

30r20 70% HRR on a still grated butt

Fitting in what I can with work and grazing meant returning to the 30r20 with HRR 70% (ish) - had to move into the gym today as the massage lady is in my usual room - did go slightly over at the end but nothing drastic - had a few folk walk in and start chit chatting around me so it got me slightly distracted - good workout though and 1:49.5 split again. Butt not doing too bad - although as there was someone in the loo when I sprayed on the "spray plaster" my expletives remained silent - I'm sure it hurt more because of that

 

30r20 HRR 70% (146) more butt grating

On the way home from work last night on a member of the C2’s forum I tried to get some Germolyne "New Skin" - they don't sell it in Ireland - so I got “spray plaster” instead

You'll be pleased to know they sting as much as "new skin" the Mrs took pleasure in administering two lots of it - I'm sure I only needed one - but she assured me two was needed  :shock:

So today i did consider not erg'ing as I packed my bag with my Godfrey Q-Power padded shorts - ye like I'm going to not erg for the want of a mere skin graft

The plan I decided was to stick with the 30r20 HRR 70% - knowing that the pain from these "injuries" tends to wear off after a few minutes - towel on seat off I set - 30 minutes late it still friggin stung on every back swing! Of course I then took the towel off for the cool down and not an ounce of pain – stupid feckin towel

Still Meters in the bank and tomorrow I will see how I get on without the towel with the Godfrey shorts – oh yes – I decided to administer the spray myself after my shower – the reaction was pretty comical as I launched the can across the changing rooms with an expletive every second – luckily no one was there to see my tears  :lol: