Training Log: Entry 3410

AM WORKOUT (0520 wake up via Valkyrie's alarm)

**OPERATION CONAN** Spec Ops Insertion Phase

*Tactical Barbell Mass Protocol* Specialization Bravo, Cycle 1, Week 2, Workout 3

Hill sprints

7 rounds

Notes:

* Still feeling sickish.  Phlegmy cough and mucus generation is biggest issue, which impacts breathing slightly.  Slightly out of my head and fatigued (reference the 1.5 hour nap yesterday).  With all that, along with getting to bed late, I slept in as late as I could, knowing that this was going to be a quick workout.  I cut out my traditional reverse hyper warm-up, and just did a brief walk before getting into the sprints.  Also tried out a different hill.  It's honestly tough to find steep hills here in Nebraska, so these are more like "incline sprints", but I feel like that's a better approach for me compared to a flat surface.  It's good to have the road rise to meet my feet: seems to be a little gentler on my knees.

* Took a few runs to get my distance dialed in.  First 2 sprints were more around the 15 second mark, but the rest of them were right about 18-20 seconds.  Rested strict 2 minutes between rounds.  7 was how much I could get done within the 15 minute time cap.  

* I am really enjoying this protocol.  I feel athletic again getting in these sprints.  It's also very hard to NOT turn these into complete and total burnouts where I blow out my lungs and want to puke, but it's a bit easier when I've turned the keys over to someone else and just trust the process.  Because along with everything else, despite feeling sick, I physically feel the best I have in a LONG time.  Got my hips, back and knees sorted out, very little pain, minimal stiffness, etc.  

* That got to show through at Tang Soo Do last night.  We did a double class, and at the end the Valkyrie and I both got new stripes on our belt.  It's been awesome to be able to get in more jump kicks and other insanity again.