Training Log: Entry 3487

AM WORKOUT (0435 wake up via dog, snoozed until 0510 Valkyrie alarm)

**12 LABORS: STEALING THE CATTLE OF GERYON**

*Tactical Barbell Operator* Cycle 2, Week 4, Workout 2

“OXYGEN DEBT 101”

4 rounds of

* 200m sprint – 30 second rest – 200m sprint – 30 second rest – 200m sprint

* 3 min rest

BREAKFAST

Short walk w/dogs

Notes:

* Really felt “on” today.  The final round had me dragging a little, but aside from that, solid explosiveness, broke my lungs, and got my heart rate up to the 120s.  Focused on midfoot striking, high stepping and getting my arms moving.  This is definitely my preferred HIC workout, I’m glad I’ve settled into a pattern of this.  Also fits well to be the morning after my evening family meal.  Spaghetti with grassfed piedmontese beef sauce, some garlic bread, and 4 of the Valkyrie’s cookies with some local honey and fairlife skim.  I realized it was my first meal with carbs in 2 weeks, and that my physique was also looking pretty flat leading up to that, so something there.  During my 2 week travels through Italy and Greece this summer, I may have to break patter and eat some local carbs, which, given the location, won’t be the worst thing.

* I also got in a 3 mile walk with the family last night, and then got in a round with the sandbag and 5 throws with the throwing bag.  Doing my best to make those daily habits leading up to the competition.  I’m feeling explosive on the throwing bag.

* Tang Soo Do sparring night tonight.  Tomorrow, we’re supposed to have a blizzard, so that most likely scraps more TSD plans.