Upper Table Rock and Heavy Bag

Today, I hiked/ran Upper Table Rock with Clista and Alek (her son)......the weather was fantastic, although the trail was pretty muddy is spots.
Later I spent 1/2 hr on the heavy bag.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Bodyweight Circuits

I kept today a little on the light side with a couple of bodyweight circuits. First, several circuits of handstand pushups, lunges and crunches. Second, several circuits of pullups, ring pushups and squats.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Upper Table Rock

I stayed fairly busy most of the day but did make time to hike Upper Table Rock with Clista this evening. Mt. McLaughlin was lit up beautifully and the sunset was great.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Lower Table Rock (TR #100) and a Day of 100s

Today was a day of 100s. I did my 100th Table Rock run/hike since 1/1/10 and to celebrate that accomplishment, I did 100 pullups, 100 pushups, 100 crunches and 100 squats.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Just a Little Heavy Bag

I kinda took it easy today and the only real activity I got was 1/2 hr on the heavy bag.

~Feelin' Alive!~

TRs and a Light Workout

I got the day off to a good start by runnng/hiking both Table Rocks....it's definitely the start of the cold, wet, muddy season. Later I spent about 1/2 hr doing BB overhead squats, BB thrusters, pullups and ring pushups.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Heavy Bag and X-Trainer

Today was a good day to stay inside and spend some time on the heavy bag and x-trainer. Unfortunately, I did have to go out in the rain and clear some clogged and overflowing gutters and downspouts.

~Feelin' Alive!~

More BTI and Where The Hell Are We?

Spent several hours today with Clista exploring many trails in the hills above Ashland. Turned out to be absolutely perfect weather for it. It was fun to see where some trails went that we have been curious about, and find that so many connect to familiar places. Many mysteries solved, but so many more to explore!

~Feelin' Alive!~

The Beast, Heavy Bag, Abs and a Photoshoot

I started my day by walking the Beast with Becki followed by a good workout of heavy bag and ab work (SB oblique crunches and hanging reverse crunches/curl ups). In the afternoon I did a photoshoot with Clista in my gym which turned into a killer 2 hr full body workout of box jumps, snatches, clean & jerks, deadlifts (standard and sumo), BB bench presses, pullups, chinups, ring pushups, KB swings, DB curls, DB french presses, ring dips and a few other various odd lifts and exercises.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Upper Table Rock and Full Body Weight Training

This morning I ran/hiked Upper Table Rock followed by a great workout of front squats, bench presses and weighted pullups. In the evening I did a few short brisk walks which included some walking lunges with a client.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Lower Table Rock With Friends

This morning I hiked/ran Lower Table Rock with Clista and a group of other friends. Clista and I ran all out on the plateau and we both set PRs.....just under 7 mins for Clista and just under 6 mins for me on the way back.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Making Up For Being So Lazy This Weekend

Thinking it was going to be a really busy day, I squeezed in 1/2 hr of snatches, power snatches and clean & jerks this morning. Then a client had to cancel at the last minute and it opened up a chunk of time…..so, I ran the J-ville trails for about 1.5 hrs. This time when I did Liz’s Trail, when I got to the Loop I did both the “guaranteed burn” direction and the “optional hurl” direction. Then, since I still had some time left, I spent more time doing yard work. In the evening, I wound down with a few rounds on the heavy bag.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Another Light Day

The day was so full of household chores, files and paperwork, lawn and garden chores, etc, etc, etc, I didn't get to a workout, but I did tackle the yard work kinda hard, so I guess that counts.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Light Day

The day was pretty full of work related activities and home related chores, but I did spend 1/2 hr on the heavy bag, took a brisk 1+ mile walk with Clista and spent a few hours playing with Hailey. A good, well-rounded day of light activity.

~Feelin' Alive!~

BTI and Where The Hell Are We?

This evening Clista and I ran/hiked the BTI trail and a few un-named trails in the same area that we had no idea where they went. We pushed our luck a bit and got back to the car just before it was completely dark.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Bike, Bench and Rows

Still breaking out of slacker mode today........I walked the Beast twice, went on an hour long bike ride and spent about 1/2 hr supersetting BB bench presses and DB rows.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Jacksonville Trails and Deadlifts

Today, I ran the Jacksonville trails for about 1.5 hrs and after that spent about 1/2 hr doing deadlifts (standard and sumo). Also did several short but brisk walks with a client in the evening.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Table Rocks and Lots of Walking

Still kind of in recovery mode today, so instead of running both TRs, I just hiked them with a couple of friends. A couple of walks with clients and friends, in addition to lots of VRAs filled out the day nicely.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Recovery

After all the activity last week, I thought I'd kinda take it easy today......so all I've done is go on a nice hour long bike ride and wash my car. Still feel like I have more energy, but I know I need to let my body recover.

~Feelin' Alive!~

White Rabbit, Uhtoff, Caterpillar, Toothpick............

Clista's and my plan was for a moderate length, moderate intensity hike along the White Rabbit and Uhtoff trails. The reality was around 10 miles of White Rabbit, Uhtoff, Caterpillar and Toothpick trails and a long walk down Tollman Cr. Rd. and back up Park St.
That's still considered a "light" day.

~Feelin' Alive!~

A Lighter Day

Today I kept things a little lighter. A friend came over for a workout and in addition to our wamrup (1+ mile) and cooldown (1/2 mile) brisk walks, we did 5 circuits of pullups x 15, pushups x 15, lunges x 10/leg, SB leg curls x 15 and SB crunches x 20.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Sharing The Pain and the Jacksonville Trails

Sharing The Pain
As you all know, I like to share the pain with my clients and today a client turned the tables on me…….

I have a client (60 yr old man) who a couple of months ago could barely do 5 standard pushups and it was a major strain to do even that. Today, I had him do 5 circuits that included 15 reps of pushups on each circuit. At the end of it I told him if he did 30 more pushups he would beat his previous record of 101 during a workout. To up the ante a bit, I told him that whatever he did non-stop, I’d double it myself…..he countered with having me triple it……so, figuring he would be lucky to do 15 or 20 reps non-stop, I took him up on it…….seemed like a good idea at the time. Well, he did 30…..I was worried, but I got down and did 91….barely. Then he challenged me again to the same deal…..of course, I figured that he would be tired by that point and be lucky to do 15-20….but noooooooo…….he did 31. OH, CRAP!!! Now I had to do 93 to triple him…….I did it…..in fact I did 95......barely, and I was shaking like crazy.

He took great joy in my pain.

In the evening, Clista and I hiked and ran the J-ville trails.

~Feelin' Alive!~

The Punisher x 2 -- Damn You Todd

A few weeks ago Todd (the guy who first showed me the Punisher) did it twice back-to-back. Well, as soon as he told me, I knew I had to do it too. Today was the epic day......damn you Todd for throwing down the double-Punisher gauntlet. I may not have set any records (close on the first circuit), but I did it!!

~Feelin' Alive!~

Heavy Bag and Bike

Today was kind of a light day.......an early start with 1/2 hr on the heavy bag and a 1 hr bike ride squeezed in between sessions this afternoon......pretty much an active recovery day.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Lower Table Rock and Oly Lifts

I got today’s activities kicked off with a hike up Lower Table Rock with Becki and then a good workout of snatches, power snatches, cleans and power cleans.
In the evening I walked Elmo twice. Not a bad day of activity.

~Feelin’ Alive!~

Heavy Bag, Table Rocks and More Heavy Bag

I got my day off to an early start with 30 mins on the heavy bag and after client sessions and taking care of business, I ran/hiked (mostly ran) both Table Rocks…..I even tied my record time going up LTR (19:41). Later I spent another 30 mins on the heavy bag.

~Feelin’ Alive!~

Grizzly Peak

Clista and I ran/hiked Grizzly Peak again today......this was followed by a fantastic dinner of grilled steak, stir fried chard and cornbread.....it doesn't get much better than this!!

~Feelin' Alive!~

Lower Table Rock

After being closed for maintenance for a week, the Lower Table Rock trail is open again.....so, Clista and I ran/hiked it this evening. The trail looks good, although I will kinda miss the obstacle course of rocks and ruts in places...LOL.

~Feelin' Alive!~