C25K Week 04 Completed

The value of having a blog really came home to me today. I was on the treadmill doing my last run of Week 04 of C25K and I really wanted to give up. But, I just couldn’t face reporting failure to my loyal readers. So I stuck it out and managed to finish. I almost did a Marshmallow and woohooed. Thankfully I resisted the urge.

I think I made a mistake in doing my run after my weights workout today. I did a personal best (and achieved one of my goals) on the squat in that I managed to squat (ass to grass) 100kgs (220 pounds). However, I think this made my legs quite tired so the run was a lot harder than usual. But, having said that, I completed the run so it’s all good.

I also managed to do 20 pushups in a row and then followed it up by doing 30 more (3 sets of 10 not 30 in a row) so I am getting closer to my goal of 25 in a row. Which is great.

Overall, I’m rather happy with my progress. I’m getting fitter and am feeling great. :)

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February 11, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized 

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13 Responses to “C25K Week 04 Completed”

  1. MarshmallowNo Gravatar on February 11th, 2008 10:05 am

    Maaaaaaaaan you totally should’ve woohooed :-P

    Congratulations! Undoubtedly your run would’ve felt way more difficult for doing it after your weights, though I think recent research has proven that it might be more beneficial to do your weights first (build up lactic acid) and then your cardio after (remove the lactic acid). It doesn’t make it easy though, and you are a true champ for chugging on!

  2. AndrewNo Gravatar on February 11th, 2008 10:17 am

    Thanks Marshmallow. I might have to start doing runs in the morning and weights in the afternoon. We will see how the next few runs go.
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  3. TB-MilwaukeeNo Gravatar on February 11th, 2008 10:59 am

    Sure is nice to stay accountable. I hate reporting failures!

  4. AndrewNo Gravatar on February 11th, 2008 11:11 am

    Oh me too!
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  5. SallyNo Gravatar on February 11th, 2008 11:49 am

    Well done :)
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  6. MaryNo Gravatar on February 11th, 2008 5:27 pm

    I will chime in with the rest and say good job. Whatever you do second will always get less of your energy and not be quite as good. Anyway, glad you did well and are feeling good!

  7. AndrewNo Gravatar on February 11th, 2008 7:22 pm

    Thanks Mary. I always love to get encouragement.
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  8. ChamiNo Gravatar on February 11th, 2008 11:25 pm

    Nice work on the squats..

    BTW once u do the 30 pushups I have a fresh challenge for u..

  9. AndrewNo Gravatar on February 12th, 2008 8:33 am

    Ooh, tell me more!
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  10. CynthiaNo Gravatar on February 15th, 2008 9:14 am

    I’ve heard that you can get more fat burning by doing cardio AFTER weights… though I must admit, I’m not sure I could muster up the energy to do that right now. Still, it’s an avenue I may explore.

    Anyway, good going on following through!

  11. MarshmallowNo Gravatar on February 15th, 2008 9:26 am

    Cynthia – I’ve heard the same; I think partially it’s due to some of the lactic acid build up and secondly, because weight training has you burning more calories for longer after your weights workout has completed. (In Body Pump, you can burn only around 200 calories in a class, but continue to burn at a higher rate for 5-6 hours afterwards)

  12. AndrewNo Gravatar on February 15th, 2008 10:14 am

    Hmm…I’ve heard that you should do weights before cardio because otherwise you will have no glycogen left in your muscles if you do cardio first which means you won’t be able to lift the weights. :)

    I just do what I can when I can. :)
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