Treadmill Workout Fatigues Leg Muscles Right Off the Bat!
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(I recommend perusing October 2007 and the following several weeks, as those were especially turbulent times, including major jaw surgery, being wired shut, and losing nearly 20 pounds in 7 days!)
Today’s Workout Log
Speed Camp
Warm-up
- 3 minutes of various jump-roping (two feet, alternating, one foot, etc.)
- 5 minutes of stretching
- 10 Oblique Side-Bends with Barbell
Workout
- 5 10-Second Treadmill Sled sprints (44 yards, 39y, 40y, 35y, 29y)
- Hourglass Fast-Feet Drills (15 seconds, 30s, 45s, 60s)
- 5 Fatigued 40-yard sprints (5.6 seconds, 5.5s, 5.4s, 5.3s, 5.7s)
- 5 5-yard sprints
- 5 10-yard sprints
- 4 40-yard runs (sprint 1st 10 yards, coast 2nd 10 yards, sprint last 20 yards)
- 2 40-yard runs (jog 1st 10 yards, sprint 2nd 10 yards, coast last 20 yards)
- 5 10-Second Treadmill Sled sprints (40 yards, 38y, 35y, 27y, 43y)
Workout Journal Notes
We weren’t playing around today, right to the Treadmill Sled!
I thought that would have made it easier, but it was actually even harder without any real warm-up.
It felt like my legs were already dead before finishing even the first 10 seconds, but, apparently, that was the point, so I would be working in a fatigued state for the rest of the workout.
The following 5 consecutive 40-yard dashes had me bent over like Quasimodo.
After some more footwork drills and a few more sprints, we ended right where we started: The Treadmill Sled of Dread!
All of a sudden, I was losing my new-found love for the machine, and I felt like I wasn’t even in control of my legs on those last few sprints.
Somehow, I managed to end on a high note of 43 yards, but I nearly collapsed when the final beep sounded.
That last one was strictly adrenaline, knowing that I just had to make it through that and I was done!
Next week is my last session with that camp, and I’ll be shooting for my first sub-5-second 40.
Sad, I know, but I’ve never been much of a runner, and considering I started at an embarrassing 5.7, I’d love to get into the respectable 4’s.
My recovery is getting better each week, as I’m not feeling any tightness or soreness from the high intensity work, so I’ll be ready for leg day tomorrow!
Today’s Diet Log
For up-to-the-minute coverage of my world-famous digestive system, check out my very cool and overly-detailed Diet Log.
Current Stats and Measurements (August 17-24, 2008)
Height - 6′3″
Weight - 195.2
Bodyfat - 15.5%
Biceps - 14.4″
Calves - 15.2″
Thighs - 24.75″
Waist - 32.3″
Chest - 43.25″
Current Supplements
BSN CELLMASS (Creatine)
100% Whey Protein - Gold Standard
Life Extension Multivitamins
NOW Foods, Super EPA Double strength - 60 Softgels (Fish Oil Capsules)
Flaxseed Oil 1000mg, 100 softgels
NOW Foods, Glucosamine & Chondroitin plus MSM
Greens+, 9.4 oz powder
Current Workout Routine
Eric Cressey’s Maximum Strength: Get Your Strongest Body in 16 Weeks with the Ultimate Weight-Training Program
Weekly Progress Pics
Before (Mid to Late 2005)
Current (August 24, 2008)
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