Commute + Erg + Weights

Distance: 10,000 m
Time: 41:24.1
Avg/500 m: 2:04.2 / 500 m
Weights:

  • Curls (40 lbs x 2 x 5 sets x 8 reps)
  • Military press (40 lbs x 2 x 5 sets x 8 reps)
  • Bench press (165 lbs x 3 sets x 8 reps)
  • Leg extension (138 lbsx 5 sets x 8 reps)



Sunday Ride

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Erg + Weights

Distance: 10,000 m
Time: 39:55.9
Avg/500 m: 1:59.7 / 500 m
Weights:

  • Curls (40 lbs x 2 x 5 sets x 8 reps)
  • Military press (35 lbs x 2 x 5 sets x 8 reps)
  • Bench press (160 lbs x 3 sets x 8 reps)
  • Leg extension (130 lbsx 5 sets x 8 reps)

Presidents Day Ride

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Mid-Winter Ride

Erg + Weights

Distance: 10,000 m
Time: 42:09.6
Avg/500 m: 2:06.4 / 500 m
Weights:

  • Curls (40 lbs x 2 x 5 sets x 8 reps)
  • Military press (35 lbs x 2 x 5 sets x 8 reps)
  • Bench press (160 lbs x 3 sets x 8 reps)
  • Leg extension (130 lbsx 5 sets x 8 reps)

Erg + Weights

Distance: 10,000 m
Time: 42:18.9
Avg/500 m: 2:06.9 / 500 m
Weights:

  • Dips (5 sets x 12 reps)
  • Reverse curls (25 lbs x 2 x 5 sets x 8 reps)
  • Standing fly (25 lbsx 2 x 5 sets x 8 reps)
  • Back Row (25 lbsx 2 x 5 sets x 8 reps)

In-Your-Face Fitness: Dumbbells can make you brainy

Actor Jesse Eisenberg’s character in the movie“Zombieland”extolled the virtues of “cardio” as an apocalyptic survival tool. It probably didn’t cross his mind it was making him a more scrumptious target for the walking dead.

All supposing a better-functioning brain is also a tastier one, that is. A growing body of evidence shows that regular exercise — be it resistance training or aerobic — helps ward off a host of cognitive impairments and enhances brainpower all life long.

In-Your-Face Fitness: Dumbbells can make you brainy.

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Erg + Weights

Distance: 10,000 m
Time: 41:58.4
Avg/500 m: 2:05.9 / 500 m
Weights:

  • Curls (40 lbs x 2 x 5 sets x 8 reps)
  • Military press (35 lbs x 2 x 5 sets x 8 reps)
  • Bench press (145 lbs x 2 sets x 8 reps) + (150 lbs x 3 sets x 8 reps)
  • Leg extension (130 lbsx 5 sets x 8 reps)
  • Crunches (5 sets x 12 reps)

Erg + Weights

Distance: 10,000 m
Time: 38:49.2 (season best time)
Avg/500 m: 1:56.4 / 500 m
Weights:

  • Dips (5 sets x 12 reps)
  • Crunches (5 sets x 12 reps)
  • Reverse curls (25 lbs x 2 x 5 sets x 8 reps)
  • Standing fly (25 lbsx 2 x 5 sets x 8 reps)
  • Back Row (25 lbsx 2 x 5 sets x 8 reps)
  • Cleans (45 lbs x 5 sets x 8 reps)

Cumulative Erg Distance: 11,187,023 m