10k and weights
Posted by thepeteplan on March 6, 2008
A steady distance day on the Pete Plan today. At the moment I’m still doing 10k only for these so I have time to do a short weights session also within my lunch hour.
Training:
10k = 36:57.4 / 1:50.8 / 24
2k splits = 1:51.7, 1:51.1, 1:51.0, 1:50.7, 1:49.8 (all 24spm)
Weights:
Cleans = 45kg, 3 sets of 10
Squats = 45kg, 3 sets of 10
Bicep curls = 16kg dumbbells, 3 sets of 8
Tricep pulldowns = 13.75kg, 3 sets of 10
I’m starting to see and feel a benefit from the weights, even with the limited amount I’m doing. I think the cleans are a great explosive exercise hitting a lot of muscle groups. I went 5kg higher than Tuesday today to just do cleans, rather than clean and press. I will alternate between the two each session I think.
George said
Pete, what is the objective of the weights? Are they something ‘of themselves’ or are they designed to compliment your erging?
thepeteplan said
George – the main objectives of the weights are for balance to hit the muscle groups not used in erging, to build some lean muscle to aid in dropping some body fat, and for general conditioning. Not really any erg specific aims from them.