Testing Out the Calf

Okay, we're back on our regular training schedule after this past weekend and today, by design, is a light day that consists of only weight training. Troy and I met at the gym at 7:30 this morning to push weights then get on with our day.

Troy had a bit of a mental setback due to his weigh in this morning. He seems to be holding steady at 300 lbs. This was discouraging for him because he hasn't seemed to have lost weight. However, he's losing inches and it's definitely noticeable. That's the most important part because he's gaining muscle mass and muscle is much more dense than fat. At any rate, he's ratcheting up his diet even more and going to really focus in on his food intake because we know it's not something he's not doing on the training side of things.

Me on the other hand, . . . I actually had a crazy "food filled" night last night with Shelby. We decided to pig out on junk food and watch movies. We had a good time eating pizza, garlic bread sticks, and Coke. I know that's not good for me, but I realize that I can splurge once in a while and it not bother me. However, I'm back on track for this week.

Lastly, the video is of me testing out running on my calf. It seems to be much better with very little soreness. But, I'm going to continue to take it slow and let it properly heal so as to not re-injure or further injure the muscle.

Happy Monday.

Another Tough Run/Swim Day

At 3:30 this afternoon, I decided to knock out my allotted 45 minutes of running. Up to this point, I hadn't run for that long. With me not "connecting" as well to the distant run discipline, I was dreading it a bit. However, it wasn't as bad as it's been in the past. It must be the fact that I'm getting more used to the distance running, my legs are getting more in endurance shape, and my wind is becoming up to par. Even though it was a relatively slow pace, I ran the entire time minus 3 minutes of brisk walking. I felt pretty good about myself.

Literally 5 minutes after I finished my run, Troy called to say he was coming to pick me up to do our 30 minute swim training. I think if I had known the window between the two would be so small, I probably wouldn't have run at the time I did. It proved to be a good endurance test however as I made it through both with flying colors. I'm sore from the intense workouts, but my body seems to be responding well. It's changing not only physically, but also endurance wise.

Troy ran after we got finished swimming. However, he could only run for 22:30. He's coming along as well. Tomorrow is weight training and weigh in day. Should be interesting.