For the last 8 or so weeks since I found out that I might be going onto the dive course I've changed up my workout routine to try and prepare myself. Usually all I do is lift weights; I'm not in bad shape and I eat well, but I'm not a great runner or swimmer and since the physical portion of the course is largely a series of long runs and long swims, I've had to adjust my training accordingly-and I haven't had much time to do it.
Basically, I've been doing 5km runs 4-5 days a week, 750 meter swims 2-3 times a week at the pool (6 laps done without fins and 24 done with fins- most of the swimming on the course is with fins), and the workout of the day on crossfit.com 4-5 times a week. Also, I start every other workout with my max situps, pushups, and either chinups or pullups.
This was my workout for today:
1) 75 pushups, 41 situps, and 21 Chinups.
2) Weightlifting (shoulders) for 10 sets.
3) Ran 2.4 km on the treadmill in 14:50 (I know that time sucks but I'm working on it).
4) Crossfit WOD:
135# squat clean x 15 reps, 30 toes to bar, 30 box jumps, 15 pullups, 40# dumbbell push press x 30 reps, 30 knees to elbows, 135# thruster x 15 reps, 30 pullups, 30 burpees, and 300 foot lunge with 45# dumbbell overhead (on treadmill) in 49:32.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Introduction
Ship's Team Diver is a qualification in the Canadian Navy that makes a member a part of his ship's dive team. At the beginning of the month I was finally told that I would be loaded onto the Ship's Team Diver course that starts March 1.
The purpose of this blog is to give those people who are considering taking the course a basic layout of its day-to-day structure so that they can better prepare themselves, mentally and physically, for its challenges.
Over the next couple of weeks leading up to the course start date, I'll be going over what I've been doing, and will be doing, to prepare myself; after which, I'll be giving as much info as I can about what happens during the course (cardio, classes, tests, diving procedures, etc) five days a week, for the full six weeks.
The purpose of this blog is to give those people who are considering taking the course a basic layout of its day-to-day structure so that they can better prepare themselves, mentally and physically, for its challenges.
Over the next couple of weeks leading up to the course start date, I'll be going over what I've been doing, and will be doing, to prepare myself; after which, I'll be giving as much info as I can about what happens during the course (cardio, classes, tests, diving procedures, etc) five days a week, for the full six weeks.
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