Training Log: Entry 3566

AM WORKOUT (0510 wake up via Valkyrie’s alarm)

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

“CHARON’S TRINITY”

5 rounds of

* 1 minute row

* 1 minute 24kg KB swings

* 1 minute burpee

* 1 minute rest

Notes:

* This continues to be a really awesome conditioning workout.  I appreciate how full body it is.  Between all 3 movements I’ve got everything covered.

* I made a point to focus on making that 1 minute rest a workout in and of itself.  Specifically, the goal was to get my breathing and heart rate back to normal.  “Active resting”: instead of just dying for a minute, specifically focused on trying to slow down my breathing and calm myself.  It’s a valuable skill in competition. 

* On that note, my resting heart rate has returned to 38, according to my watch, and I even had a few days at 36 last week.  I’m sure this vacation time was good on my recovery.  I’ve been able to sleep in 5 days in a row now, which is pretty awesome.

* Yesterday was physically exhausting.  After the workout, I ended up doing lawn work for around 2 hours in the sun during the hottest point of the day.  Today we’ll be doing some Tang Soo Do.

* Did some quick calculations today and figured out I shaved off about 500 calories from my breakfast by switching from leg of lamb to piedmontese steak tips.  Funny how that works out.