Those seated OHP numbers are insane!! Good work!
Thank you! OHP has always been my strong suit. Plus, itâs fun!
Tuesday
25 minute weighted walk
25lb pack
20F this morning. Been a great winter for snow so far, but warm, until this week. Lifting to follow later.
Had a blood pressure check yesterday at the pharmacy. 134/82. Not that it is crazy high, but I am normally a perfect 120/80 or less. So that is new. Might need to start watching the diet harder. Could also have something to do with how I have been feeling at work too. New job is⊠Not great. But, very few are and it pays for my trips.
Tuesday
W3D1
Leg Press
10 x 145
8 x 220
23 x 205
Hamstring Curl (Single Leg)
10 x 30
8 x 40
12 x 30
Calf Raise
20 x 60
12 x 85
12 x 60
Hip Abduction
10 x 65
8 x 115
12 x 85
Chest Press (machine)
10 x 100
6 x 140
10 x 110
Pulldown
10x100
6 x 115
11 x 90
Triceps Pushdown
6 x 30
10 x 20
Incline EZ Bar Curl
15 x 30
6 x 50
15 x 30
Conditioning
8 minutes AMRAP (2x 40lb KBs)
10 Dual KB RDL
100ft Carry
10 KBS
100ft Carry
Made it through 4 rounds
Great night, everything felt good. Added hip abduction on this day, because who doesnât want a more perky butt? Conditioning was hard, only rests were to put the bells down to shake out grip. Iâll keep that one in the rotation.
Saturday
W3D2
RDL
12 x Bar
6 x 95
6 x 145
12 x 115
Hip Thrust
10 x 100
8 x 120
10 x 100 (w/ pause)
Seated Back-Supported OHP
10 x 65
8 x 85
12 x 75
Chest-Supported Row
10 x 75
8 x 120
12 x 75
Lateral Raise
2 x 25 x 5
DB Hammer Curl
17.5 x 17, 15
Hang knee raise
3 x 20
Punching the clock today. Didnât want to go, but got in and knocked it out. My back was really bugging me today (and the last few days). Have doc appointment scheduled for Wednesday (assuming it doesnât get canceled again). My diet has been not great, meals are on point, but many snacks every night. I am also taking a break from tracking. These two things arenât the best combination physically, but mentally, I am loving it.
Tuesday
W4D1
Leg Press
10 x 145
8 x 220
25 x 215
Hamstring Curl (Single Leg)
10 x 30
8 x 40
12 x 30
Calf Raise
20 x 60
12 x 85
12 x 60
Hip Abduction
10 x 65
8 x 115
12 x 85
Bench Press
10 x 95
6 x 135
12 x 95
Pulldown
10x100
6 x 115
11 x 90
Incline EZ Bar Curl
20 x 30
6 x 50
Good day over all. Skipped triceps today. Gym is becoming slightly less of a zoo, but still super busy with lines for everything.
Friday
5 rounds:
20 pushups
20 air squats
Then
100 air squats
Got in a little bodyweight movement today. Skipped the gym last night, no excuse, just didnât want to deal with the crowd.
Finally got in to the doc for a physical. They think my back issue is either:
- a muscle strain gone bad and snowballed into a nerve problem, or
- a herniated disc pinching a nerve
Either way, she recommended 6-8 weeks of physical therapy and then a follow up. PT is suppsed to call me in the next few days to get setup. Should be interesting, I have never done physical therapy before.
It has been two weeks since I last touched red dirt. Which means I am past due to go get my feet on it. Splurged a little with a hotel this time, since we wonât be away from all civilization. Many hikes planned.
I look forward to all the awesome pictures when you get back
I always love seeing your photos. I must say that youâre a little spoiled by that landscape though. Iâm jealous!
Spoiled rotten. Example: Hubby and I have been tossing around the idea of traveling out of the country, it has been almost four years since our last trip across the pond. Looking at photos of Scandinavian countries, and they look amazing. Then I start looking at prices of flights and think: âhuh, I could go on 6-7 local trips for just the prices of flights. I still have so much to see here.â
Itâs a thing. I measure so much in how many trips I could take.
Your workouts are insane! I could only dream of keeping up with you.
And also, Iâm in love with your photography. Seriously! Wow!
That means a lot from you, Thank you!
My photography subject absolutely helps!
Tuesday
Random Swing Day
500 Swings (35lb KB)
100, 100, 100, 50, 50, 50, 50
Done in 15:48
Way better time than I thought I had in me. Gym just didnât happen, might later this week. I do like having a KB at my place for nights like this!
I donât live in an area where impressive nature exists within a reasonable distance, and I donât own a car. So, unlike you, I have to travel if I want to do especially cool hikes or something like that. Honestly though, I find that it is very expensive to travel domestically.
Note that I may be biased because I typically browse deals on flights to Europe more often than on those within the USA. Still, I find it is often cheaper to fly across the ocean (to the places I want to visit, at least) than it is for me to visit, for example, the west coast here. And thatâs just the flight. Car rentals and especially accommodations are ridiculously expensive here in most cases.
But thatâs okay because that means I can go to Europe instead and then âexperienceâ these cool hikes in the USA by living vicariously through you
It is absolutely a matter of perspective. Out west it is almost a requirement to have a car, our public transit is less than ideal. Plus everything is so spread out. I have never not owned a car since 16. Gas (even now) is cheaper than flights.
I completely agree though, flying to Europe is comparitive to flying across the states. The first time I looked at flights to visit the east coast, we ended up buying tickets to Italy for less! Car rentals are crazy expensive. We rented a few vans/Jeeps before we bought the Jeep to see what we wanted to buy for a travel vehicle. Between the rentals and hotels we used to constantly pay for, the Jeep payment is less. Hence why we camp 95% of the time.
That said, I am looking at flights to Norway and Iceland right now⊠Hmm.
Same here, and I still donât own one. I just make do. I often hate it
You save a ton of money though, cars are fantastic⊠Right up until they break