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Training journal while learning to unicycle
I set several personal bests this morning :-) The most important one was swimming 3000 meters (500 more than previosuly), but also nonstop (500 more than previously) and not only that, but all of it was crawl! Previously I had to switch to breast stroke after just 200 meters in order to "breathe", but now I managed to pace myself and breathe on every third stroke, taking a deep gulp of air to really fill my lungs, and even more importantly, breathe out completely and not just partially each time. That is the secret I think - in order to get as much oxygen as you can. After about 2200 meters I was even able to start breathing for every fourth stroke and the last 50 meters I did a sprint, breathing for every fifth stroke, really feeling the urge for air as my blood levels of carbon dioxide rose quickly. On top of this, I managed to jog slowly both ways, not only from home to the pool, but also all the way back afterwards, cutting the time for 5 km from about 45 minutes to about half an hour - and that while eating an apple on the way home! All in all, I pushed my limits way beyond what I thought was possible at this time in my progress towards getting in better shape. I think that's just excellent with regard to being able to mentally overcome my difficulties in unicycling right now, where I need to "lean forward and ride" as I've read several places as the key to move from standstill to movement. It's all in your brain (when your muscles have adapted to the balance thing, anyway). I'll list my training efforts since 1 May here, to document the progress: 7 May: 2000 meters swimming in 50 minutes - indoor 25m pool 12 May: 10 km running in 67 minutes 22 May: 2500 meters swimming in 51 minutes (2300 nonstop) - indoor 25m pool 23 May: 2 hours walking 27 May: 10 km running in 63 minutes 29 May: 15 minutes swimming - Oslo fjord - about 15 degrees 31 May: 50 minutes walking 2 June: 2500 minutes swimming in 67 minutes - outdoor 50m pool + 5 km jog/walk in 45 minutes + Day 1 unicycling - 3 hours 7 June: 4 hours biking 13 June: 2500 meters nonstop swimming in 55 minutes - outdoor 50m pool (drove the car there) 14 June: Day 2 unicycling - 1,5 hours 17 June: Day 3 unicycling - 2 hours 20 June: Day 4 unicycling - 3 hours (hurt my knee) 24 June: 2000 meters swimming in 47 minutes - outdoor 50m pool + 5 km jog/walk in 45 minutes 26 June: 3000 meters nonstop crawl swimming in 57 minutes - outdoor 50m pool + 5 km jog in 30 minutes This in addition to the regular morning exercise of 50 push-ups and 600 abs crunches. My weight has gone down from 97 kgs on 10 May to 88 kgs today, with minima at 83 kgs on 3 June (which was the equivalent of 87 kgs since I had no food inside) and 84 kgs on 21 June (probably also on a rather empty stomach). So I really feel like I am making progress. I can't really remember being this fit for more than 10 years :-) Considering that I've been running 10 km in an hour, I might even consider that my shape is as good or even better than when I did 30 minute runs of about 5-6 km back in 1995-1998 as a student, and if so then I have to go back to when I was 17-18 to beat my current fitness level. And I ain't gonna stop here :-) :-) :-) -- lillestrøm_uni My 'training journal' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/sho...php?p=1025788). My todo list (augustdreamt™): -Assisted mount-ride-idle- / *Ride */ PD / Turn / Idle / Hops / Curbs / Uneven ground / 'Mount / Rolling mount / Jump mount' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRW7ePkZ_8E) / Side mount / Kick-up mount ------------------------------------------------------------------------ lillestrøm_uni's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17152 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/69883 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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