Awful Candy Bar

Awful Candy Bar
or – Bad Day at the Orifice

Swami talked me into getting some energy bars. Ish. I should have known better.

Energy bars are just more crap that desperate people think will cure their problem and make them bigger and stronger – well they’re half right. There’s more fat and sugar in these bars then any real nutrition. I should have used my better judgment. When I was in seventh grade track I had a candy bar before every practice. It didn’t do me any good. It didn’t help my performance then and now I’m putting up with crummy taste too. I can remember in the late 70’s reading an article in my Dad’s Runner’s World about the cons of sugar before a workout. What was I thinking?

Instead, I bought something that looks and tastes like it came from the business end of Jabba the Hutt. “Come over to the dark side, Luke,” and look what I stepped into. I must not be as bright as Cheech and Chong, I not only stepped in it I bought 24 of them.

Well the proof is in the pudding (pun intended). I had a crappy workout. I just couldn’t perform. Next they’ll be making saltpeter bars……I better go check the ingredients on that bar.


Workout:

Clean and Press Ladders

Svetlana; 16 kg:

4 x 1/1, 2/2, 3/3

One handed Swings with Medusa and Svetlana:

24kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 133 bpm
24kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 143 bpm
24kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 149 bpm
24kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 152 bpm
24kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 153 bpm
16kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 156 bpm
16kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 159 bpm
16kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 156 bpm
16kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 157 bpm
16kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 156 bpm
16kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 157 bpm
16kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 156 bpm
16kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 156 bpm
16kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 155 bpm
16kg; 10/10; 20 seconds rest; 156 bpm

Cycle for 30 minutes

The workout was for 46.23 minutes.

I burned 594 calories (40% fat).

My max heart rate was 158 bpm (90% of max), and the average was 135 bpm (77% of max) (I did not included C&P’s for the HM measurements on this workout). I spent 13.54 minutes in the target zone (144-158 bpm).