There hasn't been much posting here lately because I didn't do much paddling last week. From Thursday through yesterday I was involved in an annual crafts fair where I demonstrate wooden bowl carving.
Last Tuesday I embarked on a loop of the harbor with Joe, only to have it cut short by a storm with much thunder and lightning. Wednesday was a nicer day and I was back in the boat doing the closest thing to a real workout for the week: four sets of (3 minutes at 64 strokes per minute/1 min. at 80 spm/2 min. at spm/2 min. rest), followed by six times (1 min. on/1 min. off) at 84 spm. This was a largely technical exercise done near anaerobic threshold.
By this morning my biceps and forearms were quite sore from all the bowl carving. Monday is usually a day off for me, but Maks gave me an assignment to ease myself back into paddling: four sets of (5 min. at 60 spm/3 min. at 64 spm/2 min. at 68 spm), with a minute rest between pieces and two minutes between sets. He told me to start slow and concentrate primarily on stroke mechanics and posture. The session relaxed my body nicely.
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