Tabatas redux
this time with a twist
The first (guinea pig) strength class I took at Go Vertical followed a relatively simple formula. Monday's class followed the same:
- warm up
- stretch
- tabatas of pull-ups, sit-ups and push-ups (ex: do as many pull-ups as you can in 20 seconds, rest 10 seconds, repeat 8 times)
- three-high endurance pyramid (up and down once, up and down twice, up and down three times, up and down twice, up and down once)
- 10-minute fingerboard drill
- stretch
It was really neat to repeat the same workout two months after I originally started this series. It gives me a nice marker by which I can grade my progress (I can hang on the finger board drills longer, yay! progress really is the best motivation). Last night's workout had a bit of a twist: I wanted to keep my heart rate under 140. It's harder than you think. I didn't realize how easily I can push myself to get my heart rate up to 150. At a few points during the night I had to really slow down and breath deeply to bring my heart rate back down.
Juergen has a snazzy heartrate monitor that he let me borrow: Garmin Forerunner 305. It has TONS of features, but the one I used last night is that it records your heart rate and allows you to download it to a computer so you can analyze your workout. We didn't think to turn on the recording til I was half-way through the workout (check out the picture down below). Next week we'll be sure to record the whole thing.
This week my homework includes doing another 6-high pyramid. It'll take longer to do seeing as though I'll be keeping my heart-rate under 140. It'll be a long Saturday workout, but I'm looking forward to pushing myself.
Note: I think its gonna hurt to sneeze today. Damn that pollen. My poor abs.
On a more serious note: lots of good wrist-vibes to Samantha. She hurt her wrist and has to take some time off so she can let it heal. <vibe/> <vibe/> <vibe/>
My heart rate while climbing during the second half of last night's Strength class