The bench/push-up combo is still something I'm struggling with.I did the 1000m row in 3:47. I powered through the first 500m in about 1:40, then held on for dear life for 300m (repeatedly having to tell myself not to quit), then got it together for the last 200m. It may sound a bit redundant, but whenever you're comparing your time against a fixed distance it absolutely makes sense to go as fast as possible as you get there a lot, lot quicker. However, when the lactic acid build-up is mountain-high and your muscles are screaming bloody murder, it's a lot easier said than done. Once the finish line is in sight, however (i.e., that last 200m), it's amazing what hidden resources you can find to get it over with as rapidly as possible.
3:47, incidentally, is a rubbish time, but it's a significant improvement on where I started the week. This progress trend can't be maintained but if I can get it down to 3:00-3:20 by the end of the 16 weeks I'll be pleased.
Today was the last bout of weight-lifting in the first week of the 16-week plan. The next weights session is Thursday, which is also the first of the 'heavy' weeks (remember it's a week on/week off, easy/heavy rotation.) The first week will be officially over tomorrow when I do the last cardio workout.
Here's what I've eaten today:
It's all good. It's very good, actually - I felt like I ate quite well and all that lot was only 51 grams of fat. I need to get some more vegetables into my diet but otherwise things are going pretty well.
