In addition to a couple of warmup/cooldown walks with the kids and then a couple more with Debra, I also joined Debra for her workout.....while one of us did circuits of pullups, pushups, squats, SB crunches and SB leg curls, the other one hit the heavy bag....then we switched places and did a total of 5 circuits. Afterward, I ran Lower Table Rock. A few household chores helped keep the day an active one.
~Feelin' Alive!~
~Feelin' Alive!~
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Sunday, August 7, 2011
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Walks and Heavy Bag
After a couple of brisk 1/2 mile warmup/cooldown walks with a client, I spent 30 mins on the heavy bag. Unfortunately because of training sessions, paperwork, house work, bills, etc, etc, etc, that's all I was able to make time for today....but, I guess it was time for another light day anyway.
~Feelin' Alive!~
~Feelin' Alive!~
Friday, August 5, 2011
Pushups and a Back Workout
Why, oh why do my clients like to see me hurt so much?
I was challenged once again to a pushup twofer......my client did 65 and for the second time I failed to double him (I only managed 105). Then after a short rest he dropped and did 31 more, to which I responded with 10 one arm pushups (per arm) and 62 shaky standard pushups. I think he was grinning more from seeing me hurt than from setting a new pushup record for himself.
When I got home I did a quick workout of weighted pullups, DB rows, chinups and hanging scapular retraction/depression.
~Feelin' Alive!~
I was challenged once again to a pushup twofer......my client did 65 and for the second time I failed to double him (I only managed 105). Then after a short rest he dropped and did 31 more, to which I responded with 10 one arm pushups (per arm) and 62 shaky standard pushups. I think he was grinning more from seeing me hurt than from setting a new pushup record for himself.
When I got home I did a quick workout of weighted pullups, DB rows, chinups and hanging scapular retraction/depression.
~Feelin' Alive!~
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Upper Table Rock and Chest Workout
I picked up the activity level again today and started off with an Upper Table Rock run, followed by a couple of 1/2 mile warmup/cooldown walks with a client and finishing with a good workout of BB bench presses, DB flye/press supersets and decline pushups.
~Feelin' Alive!~
~Feelin' Alive!~
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Recovery Day
It was time for a recovery day, so I kept things on the light side today. A couple of 1/2 mile warmup/cooldown walks with a client and some yard work was just enough to keep moving but not interfere with recovery.
~Feelin' Alive!~
~Feelin' Alive!~
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Lower Table Rock and a Leg Workout
I hope I can still walk tomorrow......today I did a quick workout of stationary lunges (working my way from 40 lb up to 60 lb dumbbells), single leg stability ball leg curls and single leg calf raises......and that was after a Lower Table Rock run in the morning. A couple of 1/2 mile warmup/cooldown walks with a client and a couple of hours helping Clista move furniture finished off the day nicely.
~Feelin' Alive!~
~Feelin' Alive!~
Monday, August 1, 2011
Circuits and Upper Table Rock
This evening I did a fun Upper Table Rock run/hike in the 95 deg heat.....but since that was after a workout of jump pullups, KB swings and pushups in my 105 deg gym, it didn't seem bad at all.
~Feelin' Alive!~
~Feelin' Alive!~
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- TOPFIT
- Medford, OR, United States
- 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.