Sunday, September 14, 2025

Weekly Recap 37 - September 8, 2025

Intentions

8 weeks to build a MONSTER

Reduce sweets and salty snacks [somewhat]

More miles [71.44 mi]

Monday, September 8

Recovery Report

  • HRV: 48
  • Resting HR: 54
  • Sleep score: 79
  • Training readiness: 1
  • Body battery: 70

Weight Goal

173.1 lbs - 312g carbs. 99g protein. 97g fat.

I got a migraine around 2:00 and had a low-grade headache the rest of the day.

Tuesday, September 9

Recovery Report

  • HRV: 54
  • Resting HR: 53
  • Sleep score: 91
  • Training readiness: 31
  • Body battery: 100

Weight Goal

174.3 lbs - 268g carbs. 127g protein. 76g fat.

Pre-Run (10 minutes)

SSE, legs, glutes, abs

Morning Workout

Warm up - jog, leg swings, lunges, plyos

Performance condition +3. Relative effort 42. 4 x 1200m (5:48.9, 5:48.5, 5:46.3, 5:47.6. Avg Pace 7:46. Avg HR 154 bpm.)

Warm down - .61 mi walk

Gym Session (25 minutes)

Squats 1x6 (45) 1x6 (65) 1x6 (85) 1x6 (95) SL Cybex Leg Press 1x6 (70) 1x6 (90) 1 x 6 (110) Hammer Seated calf 3x10 plus isometric (50) Life Fitness Row SA 1x8 (100) 1x8 (115) Hammer Decline 1x15 (45) 2x5 (90) Pull-ups 5

Wednesday, September 10

Recovery Report

  • HRV: 40
  • Resting HR: 55
  • Sleep score: 63
  • Training readiness: 21
  • Body battery: 58

Weight Goal

173.7 lbs - 299g carbs. 113g protein. 109g fat.

Afternoon Ride

Relative effort 19. 15.86 mi. Time 1:01:23. Avg Speed 15.5 mph. Total Ascent 627 ft. Avg HR 128 bpm.

Thursday, September 11

Recovery Report

  • HRV: 50
  • Resting HR: 56
  • Sleep score: 69
  • Training readiness: 56
  • Body battery: 72

Weight Goal

174.5 lbs - 180g carbs. 98g protein. 79g fat.

Pre-Run

Calf and hamstring stretch, squats

Morning Workout

Warm up - jog, leg swings, ankle mobility, plyos

Performance condition +3. Relative effort 47. 5 mi easy. 3 mi tempo (Avg Pace ~8:23. Avg HR 152 bpm.)

Warm down - .55 mi walk. Recover Simple Lower Body Stretch

Home Gym (20 minutes)

Swiss ball curl 2x10, Tippy birds 2x8
Flutter kicks 2x30, Heel touches 2x15, Russian twist 15
KB Curls 2x12 (25), Press 2x15 (25), Upright row 2x15 (25), Teapot 2x10 (25), Tricep 2x20 (25), Alt row 2x20 (25), Kneeling clean > halo 8 (25),
Push-ups 2x15, Pull-ups 2x3

Friday, September 12

Recovery Report

  • HRV: 44
  • Resting HR: 54
  • Sleep score: 76
  • Training readiness: 40
  • Body battery: 59

Weight Goal

173.8 lbs - 320g carbs. 100g protein. 116g fat.

Morning Run - Recovery

Warm up - jog, leg swings, ankle mobility, plyos

Performance condition +3. Relative effort 20. 4.01 mi. Time 38:11. Avg Pace 9:31 /mi. Total Ascent 144 ft. Avg HR 138 bpm.

Warm down - nothing much

Saturday, September 13

Recovery Report

  • HRV: 39
  • Resting HR: 57
  • Sleep score: 70
  • Training readiness: 44
  • Body battery: 61

Weight Goal

173.0 lbs - 292g carbs. 88g protein. 72g fat.

Pre-Run (10 minutes)

Legs, abs, glutes, push-ups, SSE

Morning Long Run

Warm up - jog, leg swings, ankle mobility, plyos

Performance condition +5. Relative effort 120. 14.01 mi. Time 2:07:35. Avg Pace 9:06 /mi. Total Ascent 561 ft. Avg HR 144 bpm.

Warm down - .5 mi walk

This 14 was harder than I thought it would be; then I looked at my Garmin week and the past 7 days I ran 51 miles. I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening on the couch.

Sunday, September 14

Recovery Report

  • HRV: 47
  • Resting HR: 53
  • Sleep score: 71
  • Training readiness: 1
  • Body battery: 74

Weight Goal

No weigh in - 318g carbs. 116g protein. 56g fat.

Gravel Ride

Relative effort 23. 20.88 mi. Time 1:31:15. Avg Speed 13.7 mph. Total Ascent 679 ft. Avg HR 120 bpm.

Gym Session (28 minutes)

Hammer GB Squat 2x6 (90) 2x6 (110)
Hammer Seated calf 3x10 plus isometric (50)
SL Cybex Leg Press 1x10 (70) 1x6 (90) 1 x 6 (110)
Bench 8 (95) 8 (115) 5 (135)
Hammer Iso-lateral Shoulder Press 3x6 (45)
Pull-ups 5
Life Fitness Pulldown 1x8 (85) 1x6 (100) 1x5 (115)