Triathletes will be familiar with the term a "brick session". It's usually when you complete a bike session then pull on your running shoes and head off for a run. This is to get you used to the "disco leg" feeling that occurs and your brain shouting "wow - what's going on? This doesn't make sense!" So last night I had a different type of brick session which came about because our usual training pool wasn't open.
Four of us went to a 20 metre pool for a workout. The problem with a pool that size is you don't get a good rhythm as you are constantly turning and pushing off from the wall. But as this was my first swim in over 3 weeks I was actually pleased as a 50 metre pool would have killed me. I'd had an "amber warning" on my HRV monitor in the morning so I only completed 1,500m as I was doing a back to back training (brick) session and didn't want to over do it.
We followed the swim with a yoga class - that's a first for me. Sweating chlorine is not something I am used to and instead of disco legs I had disco arms! Being a teanager when Saturday Night Fever was the rage meant I was used to wobbly arms but it was a very different experience. This was also only my 2nd group yoga class as normally I practice on my own or with my teacher. It was a great workout and although you are not meant to be competitive, everyone is having a quick look to see how they are doing compared to others in the class. The relaxation at the end was bliss.
So home for a wonderful deep sleep and my HRV reading this morning was back to green. Life is good.
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
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