Ooohh presents

I got a big box today - it had protein shake in it - a training gift from afar, and a bottle to make it in, with a dinky little wire ball to shake it with.
I was going to do some weights this evening so I thought I'd try some out, there was no milk in the house so it was water with the vanilla flavour - it's not horrible, but not actually nice either, maybe milk is better (I like the stawberry one I had anyway).
So weights - three sets of the dozens done. I'm going to go for four sets next week and then think about upping the weight. All in all very much like last time, but completed all three sets of weighted lunges, which I was very pleased with - it means my core and my legs are getting stronger, which is what I need to hold my bodge-job of a pair of knees together. Also I realised that when I had been putting my leg up on the bed to do my latius-dorsi exercise I hadn't paid any attention to careful placement of my leg and weight to protect my knee, so it must be feeling stronger.

Today also included a 40 minute cycle ride, so I think I've done ok.

Not displeased with that

This morning managed 25 minutes of proto-run - 2mins run, 3 mins walk. It was surprisingly comfortable - not easy, but I felt better than I thought I would, which is good. I like progress.

Morning sets also done - back on the full program today, with some adjustment to the tricep dips which means I can now only do ten, I've improved my technique so I'm working with more of my body weight - so I don't feel this is a complete level down.

I've started watching the training montage from Rocky IV while doing my morning sets - it's working for me at the moment. :)

Level up

Today was level up day in running - I was going to run later but felt quite good and awake at 0610 this morning so thought I'd go for it.
Today was 4x 2mins run
3mins walk

(I have to say I think I'm running rather than jogging, though I'm not really sure of the difference between slow running and jogging)

I have also completed the extended morning sets (see previous entry as to what all of that entails).

The running is harder than it's meant to be in the book - the book says 50-60% effort and I think I was at 60-70%, up to 80% at the end (based on the 'talk test') which is not very good. I'm also a little down that it seems to take me two weeks to level up when all the programs go weekly. Oh well.