Computrainer PIG Week 19 Session 3 Tempo

After a couple glasses of Remy Pannier Vouvray, I decided that this morning's workout should be the long continuous tempo as opposed to session two which is the two shorter, harder tempo intervals. It was a good workout and the wine was even better.

Computrainer PIG Week 19

Most people don't appreciate recovery days in a training plan. The recovery day should really be called an improvement day since it's when your muscles are rebuilding from the hard work and becoming stronger and more efficient.

Computrainer PIG Week 19 Session 1 Intervals

The final interval session and it's not a workout too soon. The recovery interval is down to only two minutes and if you've ever tried to recover in two minutes, you know that's not enough time for anything. I have to not make the mistake and start thinking about how many workouts are left before the final recovery week and last test. If I do that, I think I'll explode on the last sets and not finish as strong as I should.

Focus will be key this last hard week.

Computrainer vs Beer

Fortunately today is  a recovery day so the vanilla porter didn't have an impact on the workout. I don't think I would have too many beers before an interval session, I don't know if beer legs could handle the stress.

Computrainer PIG Week 18 Session 3 Tempo

I know, you're supposed to do session two before session three but with the lingering effects of the half marathon, I thought I would do the longer continuous tempo session before the more intense, shorter two part tempo session. I know session two is tougher than three so this gave me another day to rest and recover.

As it was session three was pretty good. I held a few watts above the target watts and it felt good all the way through.

Computrainer vs Tami

This morning's workout was shorter than planned but that's because of Tami. When the alarm went off, she didn't want me to get up. What's a person supposed to do? Sleep another twenty minutes and shorten the workout by a couple reps. Hopefully tomorrow, she sleeps in when I get up.

Computrainter PIG Week 18 Session 1 Intervals

Whether the quads were ready or not, it was time for the PIG to start back. This morning's session was intervals and during this five week block, the intensity and duration have remanded constant with the recovery interval decreasing. This weeks recovery interval was only 2:20 and it was just long enough to think you had recovered and just short enough to punish you.

The quads are not quite recovered so I'll have to see how the morning goes.