Weeks 15–16 Recap | Juggling Work, Sweets, and Training
The past two weeks were a little bit outside my routine with busier work hours than normal, but I still managed to get some good work in for my training. The added work things added a higher than usual amount of sweets in the office that I didn’t hold back from, but as always I drank ketones at least twice a day with my electrolytes and protein.
Monday: rest day
I took a day off to rest and let my muscles recover a little bit
Nutrition: Protein shake with scrambled eggs for lunch, garlic creamy chicken for dinner.
Tuesday: Outdoor run
I decided to do a short run to get my workout in this day, I ran 3 miles and had a 7:22 pace. My legs were feeling a little heavy for some reason, but I got through it.
Nutrition: I had scrambled eggs for lunch again, protein shake in the afternoon with a few cookies in the office. We had hamburgers on the grill for dinner.
Wednesday: Pickup basketball
As usual, I played pickup basketball on Wednesday and noticed that my endurance was feeling really good through it all.
Nutrition: I had a protein shake with pan seared chicken for lunch, a protein bar and banana before playing basketball and then had some eggs with greek yogurt when I got home.
Thursday: Swim workout
I got back in the pool today and did about 40 minutes just focused on my technique. Because of that, I’m not sure how far I went, but it was good to just work on my form.
Nutrition: I had a protein shake and bar around lunch time, but since I swam over lunch it was a little more like late morning. I had brats on the grill for dinner with a later snack of popcorn.
Friday: Strength training
My weight room attendance hasn’t been awesome since the weather turned and I’ve focused more on specific training for my race, but I got back in and did a full body workout.
Nutrition: I had pan seared chicken for lunch before having friends over for dinner where we made homemade pizza, brownies and had a few drinks.
Saturday: Outdoor run
I got back outside on a crazy windy day and got 6.5 miles in at a 7:54 pace, which isn’t as fast as I’d like to be, but I’m happy to still be under 8 minute miles at that distance.
Nutrition: I had a banana and protein bar before my run and then went to the Cubs vs. Brewers game for a work event where we had a private area that was all inclusive. I had a couple brats, burgers, chips and cookies throughout the course of the game.
Sunday: Golf
I got out on the golf course on Sunday and played a full 18. It doesn’t help with my training specifically, but it was nice to be outside and do something a little more casual. For what it’s worth, I didn’t play well.
Nutrition: Maddie and I woke up and decided to make brunch together so we had protein pancakes, greek yogurt with fruit and bacon. After golfing we had hamburgers for dinner.
Week 16:
Monday: Strength training & golf
I got up in the morning and got a quick 30 minute bodyweight HIIT workout done because I knew the first night of my Monday golf league would take up my evening. I did play much better tonight for golf and fired a 38 in our first nine hole league match.
Nutrition: This is where the sweets started for the week and I had cookies and some cake that got brought in to the office.
Tuesday: Rest day (kind of)
I didn’t do any sort of workout, but I helped a friend tear down an old garage that he’s replacing, so it was a manual labor kind of workout.
Nutrition: After tearing down the garage we went out to eat and I had a french dip sandwich with fries. I got home around 4 and showered quickly before heading to an office party where I had a couple drinks and light snacks.
Wednesday: Outdoor run
My normal basketball group couldn’t get enough guys to play so we had to cancel, which resulted in me going for a run instead. I did my 6.5 mile route with a 7:40 pace.
Nutrition: I had a few more of the cookies that were left over from Monday in the middle of the morning before a protein shake at lunch time. I had chicken on a salad for dinner and a later snack of greek yogurt.
Thursday: Strength training
I had another busy day at work so I ended up doing some strength training later at night.
Nutrition: We had a work potluck over the lunch hour so I had lots of meatballs, veggies, and sweets. For dinner I was still hungry from lunch so I just had a protein shake.
Friday: Off day
I had a full day before getting in the car to head home to see my family over Mother’s Day weekend. I decided to use it as a rest day.
Nutrition: Knowing I was going to be getting something on the road for dinner, I had a lighter calorie day before I left with just a protein bar and shake. I stopped for Culver’s on the way back to see my family and then had a couple drinks when I made it there.
Saturday: Run and golfing
I got up and went for a run and as usual, forgot how hilly the area that my parents live is. I only did 3.4 miles but went at a 7:23 pace. If you’re curious, I did not play well on the golf course.
Nutrition: My siblings and I made a brunch of eggs, toast and fruit before going out to the course. When we were done playing we had a couple drinks in the clubhouse and then went to a winery for wood fired pizza as our dinner.
Sunday: Active recovery and stretching
I was feeling a small tweak in my muscles from the day before so I decided to do some walking and stretching to try to loosen it up, and it seems to have helped.
Nutrition: We had mother’s day brunch of pancakes, eggs, bacon and fruit before getting on the road and having grilled chicken on a salad for dinner when we got back home.