130402 AM Row Repeats

Sleep ~9:30-4:30
Coached 5:30-7:30a

Sorry I've been away.  It's been a busy 4-6 weeks.  We moved out of the old space.

And into the new. 

The following week OPT came to town with Program Design.  

~ 12oz Coffee with cream 5a-7a
16oz Greens First 6a
7am ~4 oz ham, 1 small banana

7:30-9a computer work
9:30 MT
10:30 Training
Ate ~1/4 of another banana just before starting. Forgot BCAAs at home and felt like I needed a little lift beforehand.

Row 400m @1:59/500 m pace
rest 2 min
x5
rest 6 min
x3

1:36.0/2:00.0 pace
1:35.8/1:59.7
1:35.9/1:59.8
1:35.9/1:59.8
1:35.8/1:59.7

1:35.6/1:59.5
1:35.9/1:59.8
1:35.9/1:59.8
1:35.6/1:59.7
1:35.6/1:59.7

1:35.9/1:59.8
1:36.0/2:00.0
1:35.9/1:59.8
1:35.8/1:59.7
135.3/1:59.3 

Focused on charging all the way through the line on the last interval vs my habit of coasting into the finish on many of the others.  A few I had to hard charge the finish to get it under 2:00.0 and a couple I wasn't able to get it there.  400m is a lot easier for me to mentally get through.  48 hard pulls vs 60.  I count out the number of pulls during the first 100m and do the math from there normally focusing on 5 pulls at a time but one set near the end of the second set it started to feel tough 30 pulls in so I fragmented the final 18 pulls into 9 sets of 2.  it's easier for me to wrap my mind around getting myself to drive hard for two pulls, but at certain points 18 feels like too many.  
These are some of the random things that go through my head while on the rower.  Anyone else have thoughts to share?  What gets you through tough spots in workouts? 

Noon: 2 scoops Refuel, 1 scoop Dream Protein
1:30 
6oz ModPaleo buffalo chicken lettuce wraps with marinated veggies 
~1.5C B&J's smores/creme brûlée, coffee heath bar