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Tuesday 26 May 2009

Week 15

Monday 25 May
Climbing @ Pleasley Vale 2-3 hours

3 sets of 5 bicep curls 16kg
3 sets of shoulder presses 16 kg
2 sets of 10 fit ball dorsal raises, 1 set of 15
3 sets of 10 fit ball crunches
3 sets of 20 crunch twists
3 sets of 10 press ups (on knees)
2 sets of resistance leg raises, to fatigue
(Lie on your back with your partner stood at your shoulders. Holding onto your partners ankles lift you legs striahgt into the air, keeping them straight. Your partner then firmly pushes your legs back down to the ground, to the side etc, in a random pattern)
10 side leg raises
(Lie on your back with your arms out to the side like a cross. Lift your legs into the air keeping them straight. Lower your legs to the left, keeping them at right angles to your body, keeping your shoulders on the floor. Raise, Repeat on the right. Repeat.)
2 fingertip pull ups on the Beastmaker

*chest cramp*


Tuesday 26 May
bleep test (level 8.4)
run - 3 miles
pull ups


Wednesday 27 May
weights and core


Thursday 28 May
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Friday 29 May
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Saturday 30 May
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Sunday 31 May
3 mile run, max speed uphill. Internvals between lamposts for 1+ mile (jog/sprint)

Monday 18 May 2009

Week 14

Monday 18 May
Climbing @ the wall. Routes. Led 5b (English)

Tuesday 19 May
Circuits class, hard this week! Last one til September :(

Wednesday 20 May
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Thursday 21 May
Run 3.5 miles.

Friday 22 May
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Saturday 23 May
Wii Fit :)

Sunday 24 May
Bleep test - level 8
Run afterwards, 3 ish miles?

Tuesday 12 May 2009

Week 13

Monday 11 May
Climbing @ the wall, about 8 problems flashed, another 4-5 tried so not exactly maximum effort! Felt quite tired and arms getting pumped fairly easily.

Also did some pull ups on the rings (again arms felt beasted) and 20 crunches, 20 dorsal raises over the block.


Tuesday 12 May
35 sit ups before breakfast.
Circuits class @ lunchtime, approx 30 mins? Loved it. Wasted me.


Wednesday 13 May
Still wasted from circuits. That really was maximum effort. Will be back next week.


Thursday 14 May
Run 3 miles.
Weights, 16kg (8kg each arm) 5 reps of 5 curls and shoulder presses.
Pull ups, 2 at a time, 3 reps.


Friday 15 May
Run 4/4.5 miles
Weights, 16kg (8kg each arm) 5 reps of 5 curls and shoulder presses.
Pull ups, 2 at a time, 3 reps.

Saturday 16 May
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Sunday 17 May
Two routes at Stanage, in the rain. Scary & soaking.

Tuesday 5 May 2009

Week 12

Monday 4 May
Driving back from Northumberland.


Tuesday 5 May
Climbing wall 2+ hours.


Wednesday 6 May
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Thursday 7 May
Run 4.5 miles
Press ups (training! since I'm categorically hopeless at these)
Weights (8kg, 5 reps of 5 bicep curls and shoulder presses, per arm)


Friday 8 May
Driving down to Cornwall


Saturday 9 May
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Sunday 10 May
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