I though it would be good to talk about fitness instead of politics, even though both have me worn out right now. Not really sure what I did to myself, but I feel absolutely shattered today. Yes, wednesday is one of the "harder" days of the week this quarter, and yes, I didn't have a great nights sleep, but it doesn't explain why I feel devoid of energy. I guess I'll just have to go to bed a little earlier tonight. Hills was tough this morning, but not that hard...
So how was February? Lots of good and a little bit of bad. Let's start with the raw numbers shall we:
Weight Results:
- Starting Weight: 235.8
- Ending Weight: 234.8
Exercise Info:
- Number of rides: 94
- Time on exercise: 30:03:18
- Distance on rides: 453.75
- Number of rows: 2
- Time rowing: 1:11:43
- Distance Rowing: 7508m
- Weight Workouts: 2
And in case you forgot, here were my February goals:
- Ride 500 miles
- February Apple Fitness challenge
- Perfect Month in Apple
- Gold in my February challenge
- Continue weekly weight workouts.
- Depending on my knee/hip try to row and possibly walk
- Read at least one book
- Get my weight below 230
I always like to start off with the bad because lets get that out of the way. I missed my mileage target by almost 10%, nor did I get weekly weight training in. However, neither of those were what I was most disappointed about, no that was my weight, which just refuses to go below 230 and stay there. I did flash below 230 before I ballooned back up to over 240 just a few days later. No, I didn't actually gain 11 pounds, but I am frustrated by the seesaw weight gain and loss.
So what actually went well? I knocked everything else out of the park. Despite missing my target, I did take three rest days last month, and I've finally started remembering that I need to take those from time to time. I'm hopeful that I will maintain my pace of taking one a week and doing some weight training and/or something not cardio focused. I also started rowing again. Echelon dropped a 60 minute row class with Michael Brown, which I took and loved, and have started taking that every Sunday as a replacement for Vibes. Thanks to Merinda for that suggestion. Yes, I closed my rings, yes I got gold. No, I didn't do weight training every week, but I've been starting and that's what is important. I've also begun to ramp up the intensity of my workouts. More multi-workout days which I hope will push my weight down. Finally, I read two, yes that's right TWO books on vacation and I'm trying to keep reading.
I've also embraced the Oura ring and it's been very helpful in helping me try and get better sleep. Generally, my sleep scores are good, but more importantly I've eliminated my sleep debt which has made a huge difference in how I feel overall.
Ok, that's old news, what's the plan for this month?
- Ride 500 miles
- March Apple Fitness challenge
- Perfect Month in Apple
- Gold in my March challenge - This will be a challenge because my team only has 2 members.
- Continue weekly weight workouts.
- Continue weekly row.
- Break 14k meters in the 60 min row
- Depending on my knee/hip try to walk
- Get my weight below 230 and stay there.
As I look at this I think the biggest challenge I'm going to have, besides getting my weight where I want it to be, is going to hit 500 miles. If I continue to row on Sunday, and then take rest days, I'll miss 1-2 days per week of cycling, and that's going to mean I need to make up the distance. I might not take every Monday off, but it felt pretty good this week, so I'll see how it goes this month and if need be I'll revisit my monthly goal. I would like to try and walk, but my knee and hip are proving to be awkward, so no promises there.
One last thing I'll have to start soon is my dive certification. I can still get some exercise in on those days, but I suspect swimming will be enough. I'm also planning to get back to swim training when the Long Center reopens, so that will be cross training day. Since I don't see running in any future plans I'm considering just bike/swim and maybe doing the Aquabike instead of the full triathalon later.
Enough chatting, I'm sure we all have other things to do. Hopefully, the world will calm down and we can just stick to fitness... Stay safe folks, have a great month and talk soon.
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