Becoming an Athlete

It was nice to hit the trail early and walk before it got too hot.

I went for a 3 mile jog Friday evening.  No reason.  Just did it.

It's only 97 degrees out but that, combined with my conditioning circuits, was enough to crush me.  I feel pretty good about getting 5 days of work this week, even if it was well under my max effort. Mobility warm-up: a. jumping jacks 2 x 25 b. hindu pushups:  2 x 5 c. inch worm + drop splits:  2 x 2ea d. windshield wiper + back bridge:  2 x 5ea Conditioning circuit 1: a. goblet squat:  45 x 15, 15, 15 b. high wide bent row:  95 x 15, 15, 15 c. pushups:  BW x 10, 12, 12 Conditioning circuit 2: a. band assisted pullup:  3bands x 10, 10, 8 b. Push press:  95 x 15, 12, 8 c. KB swing:  80 x 10, 8, 8 skipped arms and traps skipped abs.

20 laps x 50 meters = 1 kilometer It took a while, but my son and his friend got to play at the pool while I did laps.  And I took a few breaks to play Marco Polo with them.  :)

Boy oh boy!  Using light weights for continuous movements is a great way to pump some blood, get your lungs working, and to burn some fat!.  Wednesday's session was great!  It was a challenge, but I'm ready to start adding some load and a 3rd circuit. Mobility warm-up: a. jump rope x 1min b. bear crawl x 10yds c. lateral crawl x 10 yds d. lateral lunge x 5 ea Fat-Loss circuit: a. curl:  45 x 5; 65 x 5 b. bent row:  45 x 5; 65 x 5 c. Romanian deadlift:  45 x 5; 65 x 5 d. high pull:  45 x 5; 65 x 5 e. hang snatch:  45 x 5; 65 x 5 f. thruster:  45 x 5; 65 x 5 g. overhead squat:  45 x 5; 65 x 5 h. overhead shrug:  45 x 5; 65 x 5 i. pushup x 5, 5 j. dynamic side plank x 5, 5 k. seated knee-in x 5, 5 l. mountain climber x 10, 10 m. burpee x 5, 5 (need to take this up to 10 reps)

I was headed to the gym but got on the phone with a good friend whom I hadn't spoken to for a while.  I stayed in my truck with the windows up and the truck turned off for 43 minutes.  I sweated SOOOO much - it was way hotter than the gym sauna. Because time got away from me, I came home and hung out for a bit before going for an hour long bike ride.

Self doubt.  Self loathing.  Feeding myself negative thoughts.  I'll never be good enough.  I don't deserve anything good.  I should be made to suffer more.  I temporarily crushed all that with a solid workout.  I dialed my plan back to a more realistic level and will face each workout as a chance to just sweat and be consistent.  Today's work: Mobility Warm-up: a. Down dog to Cobra:  2 x 5 each b. Inch worm to drop splits (working on ROM):  2 x 2 each c. Windshield wipers:  2 x 5 each 2. Dumbbell windmill:  2 x 5 each with 35lb Strength Circuits: Ladders a. dumbbell clean & press:  55 x 1-2-3/ 1-2-3/ 1-2-3 b. pullups:  bodyweight x 1-2-3/ 1-2-3/ 1-2-3 c. squat:  185 x 1-2-5/ 1-2-5/ 1-2-5 Regular sets a. Dips:  BW x 5, 5, 5 b. 1-arm power row:  80 x 5, 5, 5 c. sumo deadlift:  185 x 5, 5, 5 (felt the stretch, but load was easy) Arms a. hammer curl:  25s x 12, 12, 12 b. skull crusher + close grip bench press: 65 x 12+12, 12+12, 12+12 Core circuit: a. plank x 30s

Man, I've had a rough time in my personal life here for the last couple of months.  On top of that, work is more taxing than it has been in the last couple of years.  Training has come to a stand-still. I need to make the time to train, just as a healthy outlet, and to keep from losing all that I've worked for, physically.