LSD (or volume) Week

This is a week where I abandon the CrossFit Endurance approach and just focus on volume of training and not necessarily quality as prescribed by CFE.  I started with a 50 mile bike/ 4 mile run brick on Sunday.  The weather was great and it was nice to be outside!  However that workout left me drained for days.  My long swim workout a few days later didn’t go very well as I was still fatigued.  I also spent 2 hours on the trainer and scheduled for a 10+ mile run on Saturday.  I can tell my CFE WOD’s are working for endurance training.  I felt very strong on the bike, and I expect to see the same on the run.

Link to training plan

By the way I watched the movie Kick-Ass while on the trainer.  It was surprisingly a very good movie.  Here is a clip from one of my favorite scenes. 

This Is Not A Shortcut!!!

Well I am finishing off my 7^th week of training.  The week included long intervals (long for CFE):

Swim 3x500

Bike 3x10 miles

Run 3x5k

This definitely took a toll on me and looking forward to Sunday, my day off.  On the Crossfit front I PR’ed Fran (21, 15, 9 reps of 95lbs thrusters and pull-ups) with a 5:46 time.    

I have heard and read many endurance athletes say that CFE will not work and there is no shortcut.  I guess because there is less time involved, there is a perception this is a shortcut.  From my experience, completing a Crossfit WOD and a CFE WOD on the same day (which CFE methodology calls for) might consume less time but it is no shortcut.  Two anaerobic high intensity training sessions a day for 3 – 4 times per week is tough as hell, and I am physically wrecked by day’s end.  However since the sessions are shorter, I do recovery quickly.  The fast recoveries are what it is all about. 

Link to training plan and results