Richard Gibney's 365 Days of Fitness: Day 298

Day 298 Yesterday's workout left me with a nice overall soreness today. I wasn't ruined but I could I feel the after effects of my workout pretty much everywhere, a feeling that is always satisfying. My body is working quite well again. I think I've listened to it really well as of late and as a result things are feeling really good. The massage yesterday wasn't super deep but I anything I can do to speed up recovery is helpful.

For today's workout I decided to get a good sweat going today. I hadn't done a good, hard, straight cardio session for awhile, so I felt it was about time I through in. Plus, although yesterday's thrusters weren't very heavy, I did do a lot of reps and probably could have used a break from pushing weights around anyway.

Today's Workout:

Interval Training (Stationary Bike): - After 3 minute light warm-up

Level 18 / 85+ RPM / 1 min Level 5 / 80+ RPM / 2 min

X 9 = 30 minutes total (Including warm-up)

This was quite a tough bike session. I chose level 18 on the bike somewhat randomly, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I was confident in my leg strength but after the 3rd interval at level 18, I knew I was in for a good test. By the time I was done, I was covered in sweat and my quads were ready to explode. As I mentioned earlier, it had been awhile since I'd done a pure cardio focused workout. I don't typically enjoy doing just cardio but this one wasn't too long but it definitely got the job done.

Well two days left until I'll be at day 300. The plan is to do the famous 300 workout from the movie of the same name. I've been looking forward to doing it all year. I've heard it's pretty tough, so I'm going to have a lighter day tomorrow to make sure I've got lots of juice. I guess I'll find out if the 300 spartans would let me join their army.