Monday 6/15 (AM)
Spinning Bike (16 Minutes)
Monday 6/15 (PM)
KB Clean-N-Press 15 x 2 x 88
Tuesday 6/16 (AM)
Spinning Bike (16 Minutes)
Tuesday 6/16 (PM)
KB Clean-N-Press 15 x 2 x 88
Wednesday 6/17 (AM)
Spinning Bike (16 Minutes)
Wednesday 6/17 (PM)
KB Clean-N-Press 15 x 2 x 88
Thursday 6/18 (AM)
Bikram Yoga Class (90 Minutes)
Hello ActivitiesGuy, how do you think Bikram Yoga impacts recovery when lifting heavy? Is it draining or does it have minimal impact if you eat enough for the extra calories expended (like walking)? My fiancee has been wanting me to go with her. I’ve adapted to the hiking/backpacking that we’ve been doing and wondering how Bikram Yoga would fit in. Thanks in advance.
Friday 6/19 (AM)
KB Clean-N-Press 10 x 2 x 88
Lat Pulldowns 10 x 10 x 110
[quote]lift206 wrote:
Hello ActivitiesGuy, how do you think Bikram Yoga impacts recovery when lifting heavy? Is it draining or does it have minimal impact if you eat enough for the extra calories expended (like walking)? My fiancee has been wanting me to go with her. I’ve adapted to the hiking/backpacking that we’ve been doing and wondering how Bikram Yoga would fit in. Thanks in advance.[/quote]
lift026: I am not training as hard-and-heavy as some on these forums, so please keep that in mind. My present strength training is generally a 15-30 minute kettlebell session 5-6 days a week.
With that said…even for hardcore trainees, I do believe that Bikram Yoga can enhance recovery for the strength trainee as long as 1) it is programmed sensibly (i.e. on an OFF day, not “in the morning before heavy squats in the evening”) and 2) nutrition and hydration is properly taken care of.
Strength and endurance are two different beasts, but I have done Bikram Yoga classes the day before half-marathons (and run PR’s the next day). I suspect that I could do a Bikram Yoga class one day and match or better my lifting PR’s the next, as well.
I am not so foolish to suggest going from zero yoga to 5 classes per week without changing your lifting schedule. I think the strength trainee is likely to benefit from 1-2 yoga classes per week, prudently selected to be on a day off from lifting (the day AFTER a heavy squat day or something is probably a good choice). So if you normally lift Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, perhaps try a yoga class on Saturday or Sunday. Use common sense. Also, there can be a big difference between how you feel in the morning and the evening; I usually go to yoga on Saturday or Sunday mornings but occasionally do an evening class after work during the week.
YMMV based on how well you train, eat, sleep, and hydrate.
If you do choose to give it a try, give it an honest shot (at least 3-4 classes). The first class or two can feel very disorienting because you don’t know what’s coming next, how long it lasts, etc. After you’ve done it a few times, you start to get a feel for how it works. Most studios offer some sort of intro special (like $30 for a month unlimited). TAKE IT. Buy the intro package and go at least 3 times. If you do not like it at the end, at least you gave it a fair shot. But some people just go once, decide they hated it and never go back, instead of trying a second or third class when it might have started to “click” for them.
Saturday 6/20
A1. KB Snatches 20x30
A2. Cable Curls 10x50
A3. Cable Rows 10x100
Ten rounds.
Hotel room workout with my travel KB and the universal machine. No dumbbell rack but stil was able to make a nice little circuit out of this.
Sunday 6/21
A1. KB Snatches 20x30
A2. Cable Curls 10x50
A3. Cable Rows 10x100
Ten rounds. Same as yesterday’s workout. Long day in the car ahead.
[quote]ActivitiesGuy wrote:
lift026: I am not training as hard-and-heavy as some on these forums, so please keep that in mind. My present strength training is generally a 15-30 minute kettlebell session 5-6 days a week.
With that said…even for hardcore trainees, I do believe that Bikram Yoga can enhance recovery for the strength trainee as long as 1) it is programmed sensibly (i.e. on an OFF day, not “in the morning before heavy squats in the evening”) and 2) nutrition and hydration is properly taken care of.
Strength and endurance are two different beasts, but I have done Bikram Yoga classes the day before half-marathons (and run PR’s the next day). I suspect that I could do a Bikram Yoga class one day and match or better my lifting PR’s the next, as well.
I am not so foolish to suggest going from zero yoga to 5 classes per week without changing your lifting schedule. I think the strength trainee is likely to benefit from 1-2 yoga classes per week, prudently selected to be on a day off from lifting (the day AFTER a heavy squat day or something is probably a good choice). So if you normally lift Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, perhaps try a yoga class on Saturday or Sunday. Use common sense. Also, there can be a big difference between how you feel in the morning and the evening; I usually go to yoga on Saturday or Sunday mornings but occasionally do an evening class after work during the week.
YMMV based on how well you train, eat, sleep, and hydrate.
If you do choose to give it a try, give it an honest shot (at least 3-4 classes). The first class or two can feel very disorienting because you don’t know what’s coming next, how long it lasts, etc. After you’ve done it a few times, you start to get a feel for how it works. Most studios offer some sort of intro special (like $30 for a month unlimited). TAKE IT. Buy the intro package and go at least 3 times. If you do not like it at the end, at least you gave it a fair shot. But some people just go once, decide they hated it and never go back, instead of trying a second or third class when it might have started to “click” for them.
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Thanks for the info. I would probably go once per week. I’ve helped my fiancee with strength training and she wants me to try something she likes to do. I definitely wouldn’t want it to affect training. Thanks for the heads up on hydration and when to add it to the schedule. I’ll give it a try soon.
Monday 6/22
A1. KB Snatches 20x35
A2. Lat Pulldown 10x110, 120, 130, 140, 150
A3. Chest Press 10x110, 120, 130, 140, 150
Five rounds.
Tuesday 6/23
Bikram Yoga Class (90 Minutes)
Wednesday 6/24
Spinning Bike (18 Minutes)
Thursday 6/25
A1. KB Snatches 20x44
A2. Lat Pulldown 10x110, 120, 130, 140, 150
A3. Chest Press 10x110, 120, 130, 140, 150
Five rounds.
Work has ramped up so I’ve temporarily cut training volume a little bit to one good strong 20-minute session 4-5 mornings/week plus 1-2 yoga classes per week. A session like this morning’s workout still feels like it will keep me fairly fit.
Friday 6/26
A1. Goblet Squat 1x44, 2x44, … , 8x44
A2. KB Snatch 16x44
A3. 40-Yard Hill Sprint
Eight rounds. Not a bad little workout. Really ought to incorporate sprints more.
Saturday 6/27
KB Snatch 5x20x30
KB Snatch 5x20x44
Loaded Carries 10x(40 yards)x44
KB Clean-N-Press 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6x44
Short beach vacation with family, brought along a couple of KB’s.
Sunday 6/28
Loaded Carries 6 sets
KB Snatch 5x20x44
KB Clean-N-Press 1, 2,…,8x44
Loaded Carries 12 sets
Monday 6/29
Waiter Walks 20 sets x (40 yards) x 44
KB Clean-N-Press 1, 2,…,8x44
Tuesday 6/30 (AM)
Spinning Bike (16 Minutes)
Tuesday 6/30 (PM)
KB Clean-N-Press 2x88
Lat Pulldown 10x110, 120, 130, 140, 150
Chest Press 10x110, 120, 130, 140, 150
Five rounds.
where you been, man? Seems like you never post anymore? I was actually going to start a thread about it cos I missed your little face
[quote]Yogi wrote:
where you been, man? Seems like you never post anymore? I was actually going to start a thread about it cos I missed your little face[/quote]
Ha! I have been largely absentee from the forums except for keeping my training log up to date. A few things have conspired to make this so:
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new job that is more engaging/challenging: I was semi-checked-out of my previous job late last year, partly because it was easy and partly because I felt the quality of research was sub-standard. New place that I’m working is higher-impact research with good people.
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complaint about the appearance of the forum: so maybe it’s just me, but I really liked being able to just click on “forums → most popular topics” and see ALL of the latest posts across ALL forums, which does not seem to happen any more (maybe I have not explained this very well, but I swear, it appears differently than it used to). TBH this is probably better because by FORCING people to click into the sub-forums, you make sure that only serious posters about each topic enter each place, so clowns like me don’t post on steroid threads any more.
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absurd travel: you know how there’s always a year or two in your mid-20’s where it seems like a bunch of people get married, stuff happens, and you’re never home? That hit this year for me. I have spent one of the last eight weekends at home, sleeping in my own bed. It is all GOOD stuff - weddings are fun, beach vacations are fun, and even the work-related travel for conferences and the like has been fun - but still, it has seriously cramped the amount of spare time I have.
As I’ve joked before, all of this is good for my life but bad for my forum productivity, lol. In any case…this morning’s workout (which I expect will be popular for those who enjoy Strongman, CrossFit, or any conditioning/strength medley stuff)…
Wednesday 7/1
0.53-Mile Waiter Walk…
I took a 44-pound kettlebell outside and resolved to walk the entire perimeter of my city block (0.53 miles, according to Google Maps) with it fixed overhead in one hand or the other. I tried to make it about 50 steps per “rep” before putting the bell down and switching hands…but towards the end I was only able to make it 25-30 steps at a time because my shoulders were just searing. The entire ordeal took me 13 minutes, 59 seconds. Pretty cool little challenge; sort of a much-lighter-weight-and-longer-distance Strongman event. Any takers in the kettlebell or strongman crowd?
Wednesday 7/1 (PM)
A1. KB Clean-N-Press 2x88
A2. Lat Pulldown 10x110, 120, 130, 140, 150
A3. Chest Press 10x110, 120, 130, 140, 150
Five rounds.
cool man, I was just checking you were still alive! Haha. Keep on keeping on, I’ll stop by here every now and then to shoot the shit