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Blatantly stealing bandwidth here. Not an HST or SST thread, but I need a log, I think, to keep myself on track.
So, I am on the quest to participate in triathlons. I did a duathlon, a 5k, a 10k run this past season, plus a 100 mile bike tour, and the competition bug has bitten me. I will be doing 1-2 duathlons, and 2-3 triathlons (sprint distance) next season, and I need to spend all winter preparing.
I am a slow runner, a good cyclist, and a beginner at swimming.
I bulked up to 172 at the end of my last HST cycle, more than a year ago. I sort of fell off of weight training to prepare for the challenge of a spring duathlon (run 2 miles, bike 13 miles, run 5k). I dropped 10 pounds and finished in the top 50% of participants. I was proud, but knew I could do better, and now I'm committed.
I spent the summer running and biking, lifting occasionally. I ate everything I wanted and more, and didn't gain a pound.
Now that the school year has started up I am trying to lose 10 more pounds. I am training less, becouse of my schedule, so that means dieting too. About 2000 calories per day.
I am running around 3x per week, swimming 2x per week, and cycling (indoors on a trainer) about 2x per week. I am also trying to work in lifting 2x per week too.
Coming from HST, I can't wrap my brain around other triathletes' lifting protocols.
I'm doing 15's now, just to get back into it. I think I will do an HST progression, just to get the system used to heavy stuff, and from there, will undulate the weights, switching it up every few sessions.
As far as the log goes, here's my week:
Sun:Cycled 45 minutes.
Mon: Swam 30 laps: 10 warm up, 10 singles (faster), 10 cool down
Tues: Ran 5k
Wed: Swam, 2 sets of 16 laps, slow and easy
Thurs: Ran 5k
So, I am on the quest to participate in triathlons. I did a duathlon, a 5k, a 10k run this past season, plus a 100 mile bike tour, and the competition bug has bitten me. I will be doing 1-2 duathlons, and 2-3 triathlons (sprint distance) next season, and I need to spend all winter preparing.
I am a slow runner, a good cyclist, and a beginner at swimming.
I bulked up to 172 at the end of my last HST cycle, more than a year ago. I sort of fell off of weight training to prepare for the challenge of a spring duathlon (run 2 miles, bike 13 miles, run 5k). I dropped 10 pounds and finished in the top 50% of participants. I was proud, but knew I could do better, and now I'm committed.
I spent the summer running and biking, lifting occasionally. I ate everything I wanted and more, and didn't gain a pound.
Now that the school year has started up I am trying to lose 10 more pounds. I am training less, becouse of my schedule, so that means dieting too. About 2000 calories per day.
I am running around 3x per week, swimming 2x per week, and cycling (indoors on a trainer) about 2x per week. I am also trying to work in lifting 2x per week too.
Coming from HST, I can't wrap my brain around other triathletes' lifting protocols.
I'm doing 15's now, just to get back into it. I think I will do an HST progression, just to get the system used to heavy stuff, and from there, will undulate the weights, switching it up every few sessions.
As far as the log goes, here's my week:
Sun:Cycled 45 minutes.
Mon: Swam 30 laps: 10 warm up, 10 singles (faster), 10 cool down
Tues: Ran 5k
Wed: Swam, 2 sets of 16 laps, slow and easy
Thurs: Ran 5k