Rowing, Strength and All Round Athleticism

1/2/2020

10km outing in the 8

2/2/2020

10km in the 8 high rate

4/2/2020

40 minute bike 202 watts per hour

5/2/2020

5k test 18:09

Just poor today. Head legs just not in it at all

6/2/20

Squats: 60/30, 60/30, 60/30, 100/5, 120/5, 140/5
Seated cable row: 73/6, 86/6, 93/4, 100/4
Bench Press: 60/8, 60/8, 70/8, 70/8
5 minute core circuit

8/2/20
13km in the 8 with 2 x 2.5km race pieces

10km in the 8 with 4 x 1.5ln pieces

Very tough sessions.

Ill over last few days, so Mondays land session was incomplete but got 6 of the 9k down around low 1:50s splits

12/2/20

1km warm up row
6 x 1.5km 2 minute rest averaging 1:48.7 split.

Much better today

13/2/20
AM
60 minute ut2 cycle on spinning bike

PM
Short on time and hips really tight but got some weights in.

Squats: 70/5, 110/5, 110/5, 130/3, 140/3

Superset
Pull Ups: 10, 10, 8, 8
Dips 20, 20, 16, 11

6 minute core circuit

15/02/2020

13km outing with 2 x 2.5km pieces. Fastest pace yet!

8km on coxless 4

16/02/2020

2 x 20 minutes ut2 at 1:58.8 split r20

17/02/2020

2 x 6km at 1:53 1 5 minute rest

18/02/2020

Very short of time today

Deadlift: 60/3, 100/3, 130/3, 160/3
Bench Press: 60/8, 80/8, 90/5, 95/4
Cable row: 73/8, 86/5, 93/5, 100/5

19/02/2020

5 x 1500m 1:51.9 split. Just did not have it today

20/02/2020

Squats: 60/30, 60/30, 60/30, 60/30, 100/5, 120/5 130/5

Giant sets:
Weighted Pull ups: bw/8, 10/5, 15/5 20/5
Weighted Dips: bw/16, 10/10, 15/10, 20/8
Mobility work

So coronavirus has ended rowing season! Weird times, but stay safe everyone.

Quarantine training started properly this week, got my hands on some equipment:

5/4/2020

Squats: 50/20, 50/20, 50/20, 50/20
Tabata push ups: 4 minutes of 20s on 10s rest, totalled 71 push ups which is pretty poor, gotta get on this.
KB Swings: 24/10, 24/10, 24/10, 24/10

6/4/20
3 rounds (24kg kettlebell) of:
10 KB Swings
10 squat jumps
15 KB Swings
10 Squat jumps
20 KB swings
10 Squat jumps
20 KB swings

8/4/20

4.5km run on hilly route 25:19

Training needs to pick up for sure, fitness strength already taken a hit.

10/04/2020

8 hill sprints with 1km warm up run and 1km run/walk back

13/04/2020

4.64km run 24:43 minutes

14/04/2020

Deadlift: 605, 100/5, 130/5, 130/5, 130/5
Pendlay Rows: 60/8, 60/8, 60/8, 60/8

15 minutes Les Mills CRX workout doing the ab and core part

15/04/2020

8 x 100m sprint with 1.1km run each side

16/04/2020

Superset:
Lunges: 60/5, 60/5, 60/5
Squats: 60/5, 60/5, 60/5

15 minutes CRX Les Mills

18/04/2020

Superset:
Squat Jumps: 24/5, 24/5, 24/5
KB Swings: 25/10, 25/10, 25/10

Strict Press: 50/8, 50/8, 50/8, 50/6

20/04/2020

6.88km run in 38:15

Very hilly and a lot of headwind on last 2km

Well training and diet has not been good. I reached 96.2kg and not muscle, looking flabby and unfit at the moment. Good news is I rented a concept2 rower from a local gym and I still have some weights and supermarkets last couple of weeks are much better stocked.

9/5/2020

Complexes 2 sets 20kg 8 reps of
Deadlift
Romanian deadlift
Barbell rows
Cleans
Push press
Squat

Kb swings: 24/10, 24/15, 24/25
Shoulder press: 50/6, 50/6, 50/6, 50/6
Ab wheel rollouts: 10, 10, 12

10/5/20
2km warm up row

10 x 2 minutes sprints on erg averaging 1:45.6 split increasing rate each sprint. 1.45 rest

300m all out sprint to finish

Much better weekend. Long may it continue

11/5/20

500m warm up row

2 x 4km r19 at 1:58.6 split 90s rest

12/5/20

Complexes same as above 2 sets 20kg

Deadlift: 60/5, 100/5, 130/5, 130/5, 130/5
Barbell Rows: 100/4, 100/4, 100/4

Bit of consistency going now

24/6/20

Been back on it rowing wise, really should log more. I have limited weights but should still try make most of what I have

28/7/20

Romanian Deadlifts: 60/5, 60/5, 90/5, 90/5, 90/5
Barbell rows: 60/12, 60/12, 60/12
Kb swings, 24/15, 24/15, 24/15

03/08/20

2 x 20 minute erg 1:59.6 average r19 2 minute rest.

05/08/2020

2 x 22 minute row 2 minutes rest at 1:58.6 split r19

06/08/2020

Squats: 60/15, 60/15, 60/15, 60/15, 100/5, 100/5
Superset:
Lat Pulldown: 73/6, 73/6 73/6, 73/6
Push Ups: 15, 15, 15, 15

How I missed the gym. Didn’t go crazy, ad knew I would suffer killer soreness. Just starting to get an idea of where I am at.

09/08/2020

10km erg at r21 averaging 1:53.6 split.

Things seem to be moving in the right direction

11/08/20

30 minutes on spinning bike at 177 watts per hour

15/08/2020

40 minutes on spinning bike 169 watts per hour

17/08/2020

2 x 22 minute erg 2 minute rest r20 at 2:01.1 split

Not great today but first couple of sessions after only holiday of the year. Looking forward o building on it now

18/08/2020

Quick complexes warn up with bar

Deadlift: 70/5, 110/5, 130/5, 150/5
Barbell Row: 70/8, 70/8, 70/8, 70/8
DB Shoulder Press: 20/8, 20/8, 20/8

Fairly short session, but deadlift is creeping back up 2nd week of weights since lockdown. Hopefully be at 200kg again soon, but just want to build up sensibly.

19/08/2020

3x10 minute erg 3 minute rest, with 2nd one a threshold effort.

1: 1:58.8 split r20
2: 1:50.0 split r20
3: 1:58.9 split r20

20/08/20

Squats: 60/20, 60/20, 60/20, 60/20, 100/5, 120/5, 130/5

Short session today, due to limited time, but got main bit done with squats.

22/08/20

Bench Press: 60/3, 65/3, 70/3, 75/3, 80/3, 60/5

Superset
Pull Ups: 6, 6, 6, 5
Leg Raises: 12, 10, 10

Pull Ups were a struggle, need to work on my strength and cut excess weight, still hovering 10kg above where I need to be

23/08/20

15 x 300m 2 minute rest sprints on the erg. Averaged 1:34.6 split.

24/08/20

2 x 20 minute erg r20 at 1:56.6 split 2 minute rest.

25/08/20

Deadlift: 70/3, 110/3, 140/3, 160/5, 100/3
Cable row: 63/8, 79/8, 79/8, 79/6

26/08/20

2 x 24 minute erg r20 average 1:59.3 split.

29/08/20

9km outing in a double

30/08/20

Squats: 60/5, 100/5, 120/5, 130/5, 140/6
Farmers walks: 17.5/15m, 57.5/15, 77.5/15, 87.5/15m
Sled drag to push for 15m: 100, 100, 125

31/08/20

30 minute erg r19, 2:03 split.

02/08/20

1.5km warm up row
5 x 300m at 1:32.3 split 1:30 rest

03/08/20

Squats: 60/25, 60/25, 60/25, 60/25, 110/5, 130/5, 140/5
Giant sets:
Pull Ups: 7, 7, 7
Dips: 14, 14, 9
Leg Raises: 10, 10, 10

04/08/2020

45 minute bike 179 watts per hour ut2

06/08/2020

2,4,6,8,6,4,2 minute pyramid row with 2 minute rest between each. Averaged 1:49.1 split.

07/08/2020

2 x 5k row 2 minute rest at 1:57.1 split

09/08/2020

1.5km warm up
4 x 1500m r24, r20 alternating 2 minute rest. Averaged 1:49.2 slit