27NicolasLungu

Week 1:

Week 2: Fitness appraisal

12 mns run for the test

Week 3:

Home workout

Week 4:

12mns run + home workout (2 sets)

Week 5:

12 mns run

Workout

Week 5:

18 mns run

Workout #1

Workout #2

Week 1 of new workout:

1st bike trip

Workout 1

2nd bike trip

Workout 2

3rd bike trip

Week 2:

Cardio 1

Workout 1

Cardio 2

Workout 2

Cardio 3

Had the opportunity to swim 60 mns @ Olympia. I only did 2/3 of the main set before my time ran out

Week 3:

I’m back in the pool so the cardio sessions are my practices.

Cardio 1 (I am in the distance section and in 90 mns, I was able to get to the overdistance part):

Workout 1:

Cardio 2 (again in the distance section and I got to the beginning of the kick set):

Workout 2:

Cardio 3 (in the sprint/mid section and I finished the lactate production when my time was up):

Week 4:

Cardio 1 (I did the sprint/mid practice. We now have 1h40, so we are able to do most of the practice)

Workout 1:

Cardio 2:

Workout 2:

Cardio 3:

Questions for week 4:

1. The warm up is there to wake up your muscles so that when you exercise, you don’t injure yourself. A good warm up should consist of 5 mns of cardio and 10 mns of exercise where you touch every part necessary for your practice

2. The warm down is to not only help your body to manage the lactate but also to prevent your muscles going in shock after hard work.

3. After your workout, because your muscle are ready and not before because you could rip a muscle that hasn’t been properly warmed up.

4. It improves flexibility, which is good for everyday life and joints, to prevent your muscles to go sore and to have a better recovery.

Week 5:

Cardio 1:

Workout 1:

Cardio 2 (I did the mid/dist practice):

Workout 2:

Cardio 3:

Week 12 questions:

1. Each day, you should eat 7 portions of fruits and vegetables.

2. Fruits and vegetables have vitamins, minerals and fiber. Those components can help you maintain a healthy heart, memory function, and vision. It also lowers your risk of having cancer.

3. Each day, you should drink 8 glasses of water or 2L of water.

4. Yes, I’m getting enough water, I drink 3 times my 1L bottle for training.

Week 13:

Cardio 1 (I did the mid/dist practice)

Workout 1:

Cardio 2 (I did the mid/dist practice):

Workout 2:

Cardio 3 (I did the mid/dist practice):

Week 13 answers of questions:

1. The warm up is there to wake up your muscles so that when you exercise, you don’t injure yourself. A good warm up should consist of 5 mns of cardio and 10 mns of exercise where you touch every part necessary for your practice

2. The warm down is to not only help your body to manage the lactate but also to prevent your muscles going in shock after hard work.

3. After your workout, because your muscle are ready and not before because you could rip a muscle that hasn’t been properly warmed up.

4. It improves flexibility, which is good for everyday life and joints, to prevent your muscles to go sore and to have a better recovery.

Week 14:

Workout 1:

Cardio 1:

Workout 2 (I did the mid/dist practice):

Cardio 2:

Workout 3 (I did the mid/dist practice):

Week 14 answers:

1. I’m already training every day, swimming competitively, so doing exercises for me isn’t a chore, but more of an daily activity
2. Continuing swimming, biking and gym training.
3. A healthier mind, better weight management and a reduced risk of heart problems.
4. An increased risk of heart related problems, obesity and high cholesterol.

Week 15:

12 mns run:

Fitness appraisal film:

Week 15 answers:

1. I slightly increased my muscular strength in my arms, back, shoulders and chest. A better core and didn’t notice change in muscular strength in my legs.
2. My goal was to increase the muscular strength of my upper body and it is achieved. I was able to do more push-ups than at the beginning of this course and beat the goal of pull-ups that I set myself. The benefits achieved was more energy during the day, especially since I was able to train in the water once again.
3. That even in those difficult times, I was motivated to train even if some days were harder than others and was looking forward to train wether it was in the water or at home doing the workout.
4. I enjoyed the freedom given to do our own personal program and that we were not forced to do a pre-given one.