Training - Blackbirds are Indestructible

Making Shit Happen [Workout Log]

It's been awhile since I've posted any training logs or anything at all having to do with working out, but as I mentioned in the previous post, the first item on my list for 2018 is to actually get rid of this extraneous mass, and since that's something that is

Introspection

Reset.

Once again, I find myself having gone multiple weeks without keeping this thing up to date, and once again, I'm trying to catch up with workout logs and happenings in the life of Raven J. Blackbird. We'll talk about training stuff first. Frankly, the last few weeks have been a

Training

Workout Log: 03 February 2017

Well, we did this two weeks ago, and it sucked, and it wasn't really that much better this time around. Cumulative mile count: 23 Current weight: 236.2 Recovery time: 120h [biometrics] Workout type: lunges Muscle groups: legs, duh. Step-ups (per leg): 0x20, 70x15, 70x15 Walking lunges: 20x300, 0x300, 0x300

Workout logs

Workout Log: 01 February 2017

Life just gets more and more interesting, as if the Good Ship Blackbird hasn't already seen some interesting twists and turns in the last couple of weeks. First, let's get the suffering out of the way. Cumulative mile count: 21 Current weight: 236.2 Workout type: heavy objects Muscle groups:

Workout logs

Workout Log: 31 January 2017

Well, today was an ass-whoopin'. First day back in the gym after my ski week, and I actually didn't make it through the entire workout. One set left, and not only were my arms not cooperating, but the world was getting all sparkly, and I was getting sort of light-headed.

Cardio

Workout Log: 29 January 2017

Last time I went out on a training run, I did one loop of Milagra Ridge, where a loop begins at the trailhead on Sharp Park road, goes all the way down to the other trailhead in Pacifica, then up to the summit, and back to the start. That, plus

Workout logs

Workout Log: 23 - 26 January 2017 [Updated]

Since there's no way to indicate if a post has been updated if I just go back and edit it, now that I'm back from Telluride and have the GPS data from my skiing days, I'm just making a separate post. Day 1: track 1 | track 2 The relevant numbers

Skiing

Workout Log: 23 - 26 January 2017

Three days of skiing in Telluride, which has a base altitude of 8500 feet and a peak of over 12,500 (higher if you do the hike-to terrain at the top of Palmyra Peak). I don't have the GPS data from my watch yet, because the dongle required to get

Skiing

Workout Log: 13 - 22 January 2017

For reasons that will become apparent in a future post, I've lost a bit of focus in the last couple of weeks. I can't remember if I went to the gym on the 13th or not. Here's the rest. 14 January 2017: cardio I did a training run from my

Workout logs

Workout Log: 12 January 2017

A couple weeks back, I had a squat workout which included 8 sets of 3 at 315lbs. It was going fine until set 6, during which I felt some pain in my right knee. I probably should've just bagged it right there, but instead I put on some knee sleeves

Training

Workout Log: 10 January 2017

When I first started training with R, there was one workout where we did crossfit-like activities, which led me to express my general dislike for anything crossfit. R agreed with me, and we didn't do any other crossfit-style workouts in 2016. However, with the focus on preparing for the Atacama

Heavy objects

Workout Log: 06 January 2017

Once again, trying to reconstruct from memory, but I think I've got it right. Workout type: heavy object cardio[1] Muscle groups: upper body mixture Bench press: 45x10, 95x10, 95x9, 95x8, 95x7, 95x6, 95x5, 95x5, 95x4, 95x3, 95x2, 95x1[2] Hanging leg raise: 20, 20, 20, 20 Pushups: 20, 20,

Heavy objects

Workout Log: 04 January 2017

Someone asked me the other day how my training was going, and even though I've been in the gym pretty regularly for the last four months, I couldn't help but think that I'm not training enough, even though the event is still 9 months away. It's just not going to

General bollocks

Welcome to 2017: Workout Log and Other Garb

It's official, 2016 is in the books and 2017 is upon us. I spent the weekend in Phoenix visiting some friends and family, and for the second year in a row I hit up Arizona's NYE electronic music event, Decadence. Also got in my first workout of the year, a

Workout logs

Workout Log: 29 December 2016

The last workout of the year wasn't so much a workout as it was just a test of where my 1RM is at for bench, squat, and deadlift. I was hoping for 1100, but I didn't quite make it. I think I could have gotten a bit closer if we'd

Workout logs

Workout Log: 26 December 2016

I'm kinda taking it easy this week - only going to be in the real gym on Thursday, at which point we'll do final year-end testing of my 1RM for bench, squat, and deadlift. The goal is 1100, which I think is going to be a stretch, but given that

Workout logs

Workout Log (n' stuff): 23-25 December 2016

Some people go home for the holidays, but blackbirds go skiing. As with previous ski trips, I tried to use various mechanisms to capture speed and distance and vertical feet, and once again they all gave substantially different results, although at least I can report that all of the EpicMix

Workout logs

Workout Log: 22 December 2016

Gotta get this in here before I forget about it, and then I'll go back to the second 2016 reflections post. I'm not sure what I was smoking when I thought it would be a good idea to train legs twice in one week, just a couple days apart. R

Workout logs

Workout Log: 21 December 2016

The biggest problem I have with deadlifts isn't picking the weight up, it's holding on to the bar long enough to complete the motion. Once I get up in weight, my grip fails before I can lock the thing out. So, my forearms are sore as fuck, and it's shoulder

Workout logs

Workout Log: 20 December 2016

Workout type:Heavy objects Muscle groups:Leg day! Deadlift: 135x10, 225x5, 315x5, 315x5, 315x5, 315x5, 315x5 Yeah, that's it - all deadlifts, all the time. One other item of note is that we did a body fat measurement today and I came in at 22.9%, which is a little

Workout logs

Getting Back On Track: 26 November 2016 - 19 December 2016

It's been almost a month since I've written anything here, which might lead you to believe that I've either disappeared, given up, or just been a lazy shit who hasn't been training. As it turns out, none of those have been the case. What I have been is ridiculously busy

Training

The Blackbird Training Plan - Revision 01

Given that this is primarily intended to be a training blog, I should probably write something about my training plans, because no sane blackbird would ever just get up one morning and run 250km without some kind of preparation. As I see it, there are four things working in my