Training Log: Entry 3455

AM WORKOUT (0500 wake up via alarm)

**12 LABORS: CLEANING THE AUGEAN STABLES** 

*Tactical Barbell Operator* Cycle 1, Week 5, Workout 2

“Oxygen Debt 101”

200m sprint

30 second rest

Repeated 3 times total

Rest 3 minutes

4 rounds of the above

Notes:

* I’ll break out the crayons.  I’d run 200m, rest 30 seconds, run 200m, rest 30 seconds, run 200m.  Then a 3 minute rest.  Then do that whole sequence all over again.  A total distance of 2400m sprinted.  

* I think this is my favorite running workout out of TBII so far.  This is the style of training I resonate with.  The short 30 second rest interval is enough time to regather myself for another effort but not enough time to actually recover, so by the third sprint I’m absolutely gassed, living up to its name.

* I also feel like this suits me because I am so slow twitch that trying to “sprint” further then 200m is a BIG ask for me.  I never feel like I’m pushing hard enough on the 400 and 800m runs, but this was a great distance for me to give out effort.  I’m still using my neighborhood space, so this was 100m, turn around, 100m, but, again: it met intent.  I was gassed.  

* It was 18 degrees at 0500, which made it VERY tempting to sleep in, but I’m glad I didn’t.  Also, I had a boss in the past that used to use the phrase “Oxygen Thieves”, and it kept going through my head for “Oxygen debt”

* I had an incredible carb up meal last night.  The Valkyrie was busy, so it meant I got to dig into my reserves of vacuum sealed leftovers for me and the kiddo.  Kiddo wanted leftover rigatoni casserole, whereas I was feeling tuna casserole, but since my kid isn’t nearly the carnivore I am, they had a bunch of leftover Italian sausage/sauce on their plate when they were done…which I dumped on top of the tuna casserole on my plate and got to have the best of both worlds.  That, alongside 3 sunny side up pastured eggs and then 3.5 of some leftover oatmeal/peanut butter cookie bars topped with some local raw honey.  I actually felt like I was force feeding the desert at one point, since the texture is so thick, but I’m leaning into Jamie Lewis’ suggestion to “rampage” on this meal, as these periods of reduced total intake alongside the .8kg drop lead me to appreciate a higher carb intake on this meal.  Also got in a nice 3+ mile walk afterwards while the kid was at music theater.

* Tang Soo Do tonight.  Should be lower intensity than these past few weeks.