The Fat Loss Times

My Barbaro Moment

We are going to see how our hero (me) can handle adversity.

Yesterdays workout was the sprint 8 program. I warmed up, I stretched, and I walked at a good pace for 5 minutes. About 2 strides into my first sprint, I came up lame like Barbaro did in the Preakness.

Thank God I didn't break my ankle but I did pull my left groin. It hurt really bad yesterday but it is just sore today. I will take that for improvement. So what should I do now? Do I try to work around this injury or do I stay away from everything for a week and just concentrate on my fat loss diet?

Anyone have any ideas?

Fat Loss Workout Log 5/15/06

I had my first good workout yesterday in over a month. Here are the lurid details....

• Overhead Squats. 45x8, 65x8, 65x8
• Standing presses 65x8, 65x8, 65x8
• Seated Cable rows. 90X8, 90x8, 90x8
• Treadmill set on hills for 30 minutes. I perceived the exertion as 6 out of scale of 1-10. It was uncomfortable at times but not difficult. I'm not a big believer in heart rate training. I walked of course.

Overall, the workout was brief and not very difficult. That was what I was shooting for because I don't want to burn myself out the first day. I have a habit of using way to much volume early in the training cycle and frying myself in the process. I chose overhead squats because they are difficult and you cant use much weight. My calories from my Fat Loss Diet will be much too low to have alot of volume over the next 2 weeks.

I love the overhead squat. I will post more on that later.

I plan to do 45 minutes on the treadmill today. If the weather stays nice I may try to do something outside too. Maybe some 50 yard sprints? I will have to think about how much training volume I can stand. Too much, too soon is a recipe for disaster.

I am pleased with yesterday. Let's hope I can build on this trend.