mbishoff’s BodyBlog

Did my long run today with sean.  We did 12.75 miles in 2hours and 4 minutes. We used the 8/1 jog/walk method.  We took 2 stops at his house to go to bathroom.  We tried to make up some of the time by doing a 10 minute jog on our way out of the last leg.  We broke it into 3 4+ mile tracks.  Our pace was 9:45 as compared to 11:05 last saturday (17 miles).  I was struggling with my cardio and it felt like the hills were mountains.  My joiints held up and seem to be ok.  I took 4 ibu before the run.

I went out on a run tuesday this week and didnt feel too good.  my knees hurt right off the gun.  THey settled a little and i was able to get 3 miles in about a half hour.  not good.  Will rest knees and not do squats til marathon.  no runs until saturday long run of 12 miles

We did a long run of 17.04 miles.  we did the 8 min run 1 min walk.  our pace was 1104.  I was not tired afterward and knees were ok.  Wore a brace for 5 miles then took it off.  took 4 packs of goo throughout.  Stopped to piss 3 times.

THursday i did a crossfit workout with jason.  we did 4 rounds of 2oo meter run… 100 rope skips, 15 jump jump ups, and 10 squat thrusts with 20 lb dumbells.  The squat thrusts are not the best thing for my knees while training for a marathon. 

 Friday i did my back adn bi workout.

did the boord 5k in 25 min and 45 seconds.  No  joint pain at all which was good. 

audid 12 miles in 2 hours and 30 minutes with sean on last saturday. Knees were sore 4 miles into run and then got better at around 7miles.  My knees and calves were sore for about 3 more days.  i could barely walk all day.  I ended up taking the week off of all training. We did the walk run and finished with a better time than the last 12 miles.  We did the run in 2hours and 5 minutes.

Today i ran 5.5 miles.  I did the walk run.  8 minutes run, 1 minute walk.  I did the run in 1 hour.  My legs were a bit sore from doing squats the day before but my joints were actually good.  I did get tired very early though.  Im not sure if it was because of my legs being worn out or my nose being stuffed up.  ANyway you look at it i struggled with it.  Going to do a crossfit workout tonight. 

 I went to vitamin shop and bought 2 boxes of protein bars and a case of ready to drink protein with 50 grams of protein and only 4 carbs.

After a week off of running and training i would have to say that i look flatter.  My weight is around 169-170.  People always say you get stronger and you grow when you take a week off.  That never happens to me.  I feel like ive lost muscle, especially in my chest.  Stopping my creatine could be the reason for my chest  not looking full.  My arms are the same. 

Today, i will start cutting.  My workout will change around a bit.  Im going to up my reps and decrease my rest time.  I still want to throw in some heavy sets to keep my strength up. I may throw in some crossfit like workouts and also do more supersets.   I will go back to my low carb protein drink.  The one i was taking on my bulk was 100 carbs and 50 protein (about 1000 calories when combined with milk).  IM not going to drastically change my diet right away so as to not lose too much muscle.  Im going to cut carbs a bit and eat a little cleaner.  I definately have to keep my protein up, eat more chicken and tuna, and other lean meats.  I need to make sure i get a minimum of 20 grams of protein each meal, preferably 30-40.  That means not frozen bannas at night as a snack.  I should also go back on creatine after a week to give me a mental boost.  I have a feeling that im going to have a harm time seing myself get smaller.  Hopefully i drop bodyfat and not muscle.  I wont count my calories as i can gauge in my head pretty well.  If i feel im not getting the right results, i may have to record my calories.  The most important thing is definately keeping my protein intake steady and not skipping meals/protein.  I need to keep my kitchen stocked with protein bars when im on the run or dont feel like cooking.