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Simply put, swimming and getting to town did not happen. Twice a week may be it, for now. Technically, if I cut my swimming by 15 minutes, I might be able to eke out another swim period. The problem is that swimming is only a part of the process. Simply showering and dressing (which I did do), then driving into town, is a huge part of the energy outlay. That combination is more energy consuming than the swim, to be honest. The difference between 15 minutes and 30 minutes in the pool is nearly negligible compared to that. I was showered and dressed, then simply lagged. I can't say for sure if the swimming earlier in the week wore me out or if I am just backsliding again, a bit. I simply don't know what causes what, only that I couldn't finish the project. I would still like to get in on Monday and Wednesday, keeping the hope of Friday and a third swim as an option. As with today, however, it isn't always my call. I simply take what I can get.
I am pleased with the week. I did hit it hard. I am feeling much better having gotten back into the pool. I pulled tight again, within my capacity, from muscle to form with the swims. I'm getting some wind back. I seem to be plateaued as to capacity, not quite able to hit my next stride and push beyond my current max. And while I am fine with that, for the moment, I am hoping time back in the pool will help, I simply have no real idea what to expect. I do push, actually, as hard as I can. Perhaps this is as fast as my eight cylinder with only two operational cylinders will kick out. Time will tell.
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Ya' know, it is impressive jes' to git the ole body in gear, some days. The struggle is credit-worthy. Hope next week ya' git in all the swim days ...
ReplyDeleteSo pleased to have ya join the Haiku fun. ( see comment on previous post) doom masters the elements in ten minutes...thas' a good show, sir!
Yep, that ol' engine is something else... both when it's working and when trying to get it lit. I'll keep at it.
ReplyDeleteI hope it pleases. What bugs me is, if I hadn't been in a hurry to, as it turns out, go nowhere, I might have done better. Glad to have had the challenge though, and you are the one who provided it.
I wonder if (conjecture here), the rest of your systems (pulmonary, musculo-skeletal) are coming up to speed after a time of limited use, but the heart muscle is the limiting factor and may take longer to increase its capacity.
ReplyDeleteYou got your docs ok for light weights. I keep a set right at my cubicle door, so when I finally motivate myself, I grab a pair and start some part of some routine. I get a lot more working out done than if I were to try to set myself to a time and place elsewhere from where I am anyway.
Walmart sporting goods section. Best price I've seen, and I only bought a pair or two at a time to spread the cost out over a few months. Although the largest they carry top out at 35 lbs. I have a pair of 60 lb dumbbells in my Amazon.com shopping cart for whenever.
You are probably right, from what I can tell. I mean, what I am doing is actually impressing my docs. Muscle and bone are actually quite good, even before I started swimming. Like I said it's more like I was mothballed, in some ways, than dying or dead. Incredible for a 25 year illness, really.
ReplyDeleteAs for weights, I have the bands. But more, I have 1300 and change in iron, plus barbells, a curl bar, and dumbells. I even have 400 in 100 pound weights... Hmm, forgot about those, so actually I have 1700 in weights, beside the bars and such.
I'll get on the balance ball today, if I can. I will also keep in mind bringing in the dumbells, loading them up light to start. The last time I worked out I was using a couple of 45 kg weights on the dumbells at the end... what, 30 pounds? Still, I probably ought to start a bit lighter. The balance ball I bought is rated at a ton, so I should be good, even with heavier items.