Monday
Cardio
32 minutes, about 2 miles
16 total running, walking the rest
Felt like I was running in jello this morning. Legs are shot from the weekend, leftover fatigue.
Did the gnarliest trail we have done to date in the Jeep. Had to get winched up an obstacle. Took eight hours to go 13 miles. Tons of running up and down the trail to spot, get the Jeep, stack rocks, etc. Met some people that may be new friends though. 6 of 8 hours were fun, then the trail was just annoyingly difficult.
Did the trail running on a doughnut, coffee, and a handful of trail mix. Made it to a lasagna and garlic bread dinner by 7pm then drove home. Overall, great weekend, but I am feeling all 13 miles of bad “road”.
We completely forgot to grab pictures, but new friends sent me a few:
Me blocking the trail, trying to avoid body damage.
Heading up to the winch point:
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Tuesday AM
Cardio
35 minutes, about 2.25 miles
16 total running, walking the rest
Another beautiful morning of 50F and sunny. This is the longest spring I remember in years. May it continue! Feeling better today, legs are more recovered.
I think recovery and general energy levels are what are taking a hit during this cut. Feeling tired. Getting ready to maintain for a few weeks after Memorial Day. I want my energy back.
Weigh in: 148.2, down 0.8lbs.
At least the scale is moving again! Would love to hit 145ish by the end of the T-ransformation.
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Tuesday PM
Conditioning
EMOM, 20 Minutes, Humane Burpee w/ 35lb KB
I was moving so slowly this was almost continuous movement. Feeling drained today.
Schedule went a bit sideways today, so I just did this at home to get something in. Might make it to the gym later this week, but it will depend on if we go on a trip this weekend. Trying to get in as many trips to the desert before it gets super hot. Priorities…
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Wednesday
Cardio
32 minutes, about 2.25 miles
16 total running, walking the rest
All the cardio. Any morning that ends up being open I go enjoy the beautiful weather. So I have a run/walk in the morning, and walk after lunch. Feeling like I may be balancing out how much I sit at work.
Ended up at 16k steps Monday, 13k yesterday. I may not get my 10k steps everyday, but I have been hitting 70k+ weekly totals. Thinking of it that way is way easier for me.
Edit: One of my friends dropped out of the obstacle race I am doing in Colorado Springs in a few weeks. I am a bit bummed, I was looking forward to that. My other buddy and her significant other will still be doing it though. Really just an excuse to go see a friend and visit somewhere I haven’t made it to yet.
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Tuesday Weigh-in
148.2, same as last week.
I came down with something nasty over the weekend. Feeling funny and unusually exhausted Thursday, so I skipped the gym. Friday, a sore throat and more fatigue. Friday night, Saturday and Sunday was sinus pressure and pain, body aches, all the things. I became one with my sofa. I didn’t even feel like going on a trip this weekend. Serious stuff folks.
Diet has been medicore. I didn’t feel like eating, but anytime I went too long without food, I got nauseous. So I had to eat every few hours to avoid one more symptom. I mostly cooked, but the snacks were carb heavy. Pretty much whatever sounded good, I did not care much about anything other than feeling better. All that considered, I am fine with the scale. Diet can continue when my body is not busy fighting something.
Wednesday now and I am at about 60%. Sinus pressure and headaches are gone, but congestion remains. The fatigue is the main factor. Hubby and I have gone on a few short walks to get out of the house. After a block or two I feel like I had been walking for miles. Gym not happening the rest of this week.
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Hope you get better quickly! Did you do a covid test?
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Thank you for the well wishes! I did not, not something I cared to do at this point.
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Monday
Cardio
1:30/run/walk cycles
29 minutes total
~1.75 miles
Finally feeling normal again. Beautiful morning, 60F and sunny. Was able to breathe through my nose on all the running time.
Weekend:
Went to run a trail that we haven’t done in a while in the southern part of the state. A thunderstorm hit about an hour before we got to the trail. Normally, this trail runs through a dry wash for a few miles. The wash was not dry. Flash floods in the desert are serious.
So we turned around and went to higher ground!
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Tuesday
Cardio
2.25 miles total
33 minutes, 20 minutes running
Moving great today. Nothing like being sick for a week to make you appreciate being healthy!
Weigh-in
150.2, up 2lbs
Weird, laying around the house and eating whatever you want for a week isn’t a recipe for weight loss? Blast.
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Tuesday
DB & Prowler Fest W3D1
Floor Dumbbell Press - 3 x 12 x 40
SS
3-Point Dumbbell Row 3 x 12 x 35
Military Dumbbell Press - 3 x 20 x 15
SS
Single KB Sumo DL - 3 x 15 x 80
DB RDL 3 x 15 x 35s
SS
Dumbbell Curl - 15, 12, 10 x 20s
Prowler:
Round = 50ft push, 50ft pull (hip strap)
2 rounds - 90lb + prowler
Everything felt heavy today and more difficult than it should have been. Feeling the last two weeks off physically, but mentally I am ready to get back at it.
I need to go look at some new gyms. The one I am at is fantastically equipped, but it is hard to find floor space for working with dumbbells. I kept thinking it would slow down after February, but I think the zoo is here to stay.
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Thursday
DB & Prowler Fest W3D2 (modified)
Pushups - 3 x 15
SS
3 Point KB Row - 3 x 15 x 35
OH Press - 3 x 15 x 35 (single KB)
SS
Bulgarian Split Squat - 3 x 12(ea side) x 35
Sumo KB RDL - 3 x 20 x 35
SS
KB Pullover - 3 x 10 x 35
Conditioning:
100 KBS
I was feeling exhausted after work and let my laziness win. Modified day 2 to work with a single KB and did this at home. It was nice, still felt like I did something and didn’t have to deal with the hectic gym.
Everything is feeling heavy. Moved slow and was way out of breath. Fatigue is a factor as well, more tired than I normally am. Wondering if I am not fully recovered from whatever I came down with. If so, it is lingering like crazy!
Headed the deepest into the Backcountry I have ever been this weekend. 80 miles off-pavement just to reach to the area we are camping. It is a self-sufficient area that requires permits, which means that even on a holiday weekend, I have about 100k acres of desert to share with a max of 180 people. Yes please.
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Weekend
Hope you all had awesome, long weekends!
Mine was… Full. My body is tired and soul is full.
Ended up going more places than planned… par for the course on our trips. A grand total of 1100 miles were driven. Many on dirt, of course.
Met these two sweethearts at a view area in AZ. On Indian Reservation land, so you can guess where they came from. We were miles from a house or town, so they are out there on their own. Super friendly, they hung out with us while we made dinner and ate. After about 30 minutes one let me rub her belly. We almost brought them home with us, but we can’t have a dog at our place and all I could offer them is 50 hours a week locked in an apartment alone. They are better off roaming free and getting scraps from suckers that stop at the view area. At least, that is what I told myself as I drove away… Man they were cute.
Tuesday
DB & Prowler Fest W4D1
Floor Dumbbell Press - 3 x 12 x 40
SS
3-Point Dumbbell Row 3 x 12 x 45
Military Dumbbell Press - 3 x 20 x 15
SS
Single KB Sumo DL - 3 x 15 x 80
DB RDL 3 x 15 x 40s
SS
Dumbbell Curl - 20, 15, 12 x 15
Prowler:
Round = 50ft push, 50ft pull (hip strap)
3 rounds - 90lb + prowler
Great session, strength is back. Tried upping the weight on rows and it went well.
Wednesday
Cardio
20 minutes running, 10 walking
~2.5 miles total
60F and sunny today. It is still Spring here and I am loving it.
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