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 crushe...