Training Log Archive: Forest Demon

To the start with Rona, saw a small boy pooping

CompassSport Cup - Tentsmuir
Bit too far/fast a course than I can hack at the moment. Thought it had gone alright, but I was a long, long way back.

Decided early on just to stick to the paths for the most part, knew I wouldn't be able to manage 90 minutes in terrain given my current fitness. Brain was switched off for most of the course, just running on autopilot as it wasn't too tricky.
Started to struggle on the way to 16, but a pit-stop to answer the call of nature perked me up a bit, until the brief upwards slope to get to 20 caused the bonk. Started to be aware of my hip here, though it was never actually properly *sore*, I could just feel it niggling.
Staggered round the rest, and cut in way too soon on 28 to let Sasha overtake me and speed off. I attempted to catch up, but his easy jog was too much for me.

Watched 2 minutes of the rugby then decided to get out the house.

Feeling pretty buggered on this, chest was pretty tight and the legs weren't too awake. Hip okay

With Rona

Standard warm-up, plus some hip and shoulder mobility

3x5 Pull-ups

Getting a pinching feeling in my left hip at the bottom of the squat, so asides from a couple at 40 decided to skip them out

4x5 Deadlift (70 warm-up, 100, 110, 120, 130kg)
Broke Stephen when he attempted 120x8 while cold. It was a pretty valiant effort though

Seemed a bit windy for a cycle, so I went for a short jog instead.
Big ol' headwind along the back straight, bit grim. Hip felt alright though

Gym with Emily, tired.

Standard warm-up, plus some hip mobility

3x5 Pull-ups

4x5 Fast Deadlift (40, 60 warm-up, 80, 90, 100, 110kg)
5x10 Weighted Hip Thrust (80, 90, 100, 110, 70kg) - Did this between sets of deadlifts, experimented with the weight. Dropped the weight loads on the last set, and realised that around 70/80kg was ideal for isolating the glutes without anything else compensating