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Monday, August 16, 2010

Tabatas

I got my morning off to a good start with a workout of Tabata chinups, Tabata ring pushups, Tabata crunches and Tabata squats with 5 mins of heavy bag at the beginning, end and between each exercise. I got out in the heat of the afternoon to mow the lawn and along with lots of other VRAs I had a pretty active day.

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Sunday, August 15, 2010

The Punisher

I awoke to the call of the Sirens again this morning. This time they lured me to the Punisher where they had their way with me for over ½ hour and left me as carrion for the buzzards at the top.

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

Heavy Bag, Intervals and Chores

After taking yesterday off for a recovery day, I got today started early with 30 mins on the heavy bag in the morning and later in the afternoon spent another 30 mins doing intervals of handstand pushups, pullups, ring pushups, kettlebell swings and crunches.....it was over 100 deg in my gym so I had to keep the intensity moderate, but it was still a good workout. Then I spent a couple of hours catching up on chores inside where it was a nice, cool 80 degrees.

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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Table Rocks and a Long Walk

The Table Rocks were calling me again today......I power hiked up and ran down both of them plus ran the LTR plateau. In the evening, we went on a long brisk walk, plus lots of VRAs made it into a fairly active day.

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Heavy Bag and Bike

I kept things a little lighter today to recover from yesterday's high level of activity......in the morning I spent 1/2 hour on the heavy bag, in the afternoon I made time to wash the Chemult pumice dust off my car and in the evening Clista and I went on a great bike ride to Bear Creek Park and listened to a little of the concert.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

105 Pushups, Table Rocks, and Lots More

I got my day started by hitting my 104 non-stop rep pushup goal ahead of schedule and actually did an extra to make it 105. Then, after having Becki and her son Tyler do a quick upper body workout, we all went on a 3+ mile brisk walk ending in a backwards walk up the Beast. After that I did both Table Rocks again (80% running). A couple of laps of Elmo and lots of VRAs completed the day.

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Monday, August 9, 2010

Bench Presses, Pullups and Heavy Bag

After yesterday's six and a half hour calorie burn activity fest, I slowed it down a little today and just spent 30 mins doing bench presses and weighted pullups in the afternoon and 20 mins on the heavy bag in the evening.....just right for a little active recovery.

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Fitness Training and Education on the Trails of Southern Oregon
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Hi! I'm Patrick Frey, your in-home, online and on-the-trail Personal Trainer, Fitness Educator, and Strength & Conditioning Specialist. With over 35 years of fitness experience, and certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the International Sports Sciences Association, and the American Council on Exercise, I have the knowledge and experience you need to reach your health and fitness goals. My interests over the years have included running, bicycling, cross-country skiing, hiking, backpacking, bodybuilding, powerlifting, olympic lifting, volleyball, and general health, fitness and nutrition. I've trained hundreds of people of all ages and abilities from elite athletes to sedentary couch potatoes, in everything from well equipped gyms to un-equipped homes, online, in the park and on the trails. To me, there's nothing more exciting than helping people improve their health, look better, feel better, or improve their sports performance.