Rehab Review - Week 7 - Feb 12 to 18

Another week where I arrive on Monday morning ahead of all of the cumulative targets I have set for the end of the week. That should mean a relatively easy week, but it is also my first week of driving to the office on top of working. I was exhausted by the time I got home from work but I didn't get a chance for a nap before going to training. 

I went to the pool early so that I could do an aqua-jogging session before swimming. 

Tuesday I just went for another steady 20 minute swim. Without the pull buoy and tired from a tough Monday session is slightly slower, but I am still managing a fairly respectable pace despite the one legged turns and the lighter kicks. 

Wednesday I had a long day at work and a trip to the cinema. In training terms it goes down as a rest day but in reality was the most exhausting day of the week. Going back to full time next week is going to be hard work. 

Thursday evening I was exhausted from work but dragged myself to the pool for an aqua-jogging and swim double. Aqua-jogging went well, but I completely ran out of gas and only managed a 10-minute swim. 

Friday was a bit stressful as Mrs M's car failed it's MOT in such a spectacular way that it resulted in a one-way trip to car heaven. That meant another expensive weekend. It also made for a weekend of trudging round car showrooms so I decided to prepare by taking an unbooted half lap of the park to test my ankle. It was a bit stiff and achey, but definite progress and the limp reduced noticeably just within that kilometer of walking. That gives me the option to switch in and out of the boot a bit over the weekend to suit. 

I did my weights and core sessions in the evening, just to try and make the weekend a bit lighter. 

Saturday I did a set of swim reps in the morning before we spent a chunk of the day car shopping. In the afternoon I went back to the pool for 30 minutes of aqua-jogging. To give it a bit of variety I did harder efforts in one direction and slow recovery in the other. The novelty of aqua-jogging is starting to wear off now. 

Sunday I decided on a long steady swim in the morning and after a short refuel at McDonalds, back in for a 20 minute aqua-jog before lunch. 

Coupled to a weekend of car shopping it has been exhausting. 

Another solid week, but a shorter Monday and an almost non-existent Thursday meant that it did take all 5 trips to the pool together my swim miles in. 

53,000 steps this week. That has more than doubled since two weeks ago and 8,000 more than last week


Targets - Swim 3.0 miles, Bike 0 miles, Run 0.2* miles.
Stretching session x0, Core session x2, Weights session x2.

Monday - Aqua-jogging ~300m in 21 mins.
Swim with TPT 1,550m in 48 mins. 

Tuesday - Swim at bucksburn 1,050m in 20 mins. 

Wednesday - Rest Day.

Thursday - Aqua-jogging ~500m in 41 mins.
Swim at bucksburn 500m in 10 mins.

Friday - Weights session.
Core session.

Saturday - Swim at bucksburn 1,200m in 27 mins. 
Aqua-jogging reps ~400m in 30 mins.
Weights session.
Core session.

Sunday - Swim at bucksburn 1,500m in 30 mins. 
Aqua-jogging reps ~240m in 20 mins.


Actuals - Swim 3.6 miles (5,850 m). Bike 0 miles. Run 0.9* miles. 
2 short core, 2 short light weights and 0 stretching / rollering session. 0 mins of yoga.

Cumulative actual, (Cumulative target), [Cumulative Stretch target]
S 13.0, (8.2), [9.0], 
B 0.0, (0.0), [0.0],
R 1.7*, (0.2), [0.2].
Core      - 11, (8)
Weights - 11, (8)
Yoga      - 0, (0)

*Includes aqua-jogging.