Tabatas

I had a lot I wanted to get done today, but I still made time for a quick Tabata workout....BB thrusters, pullups, pushups and SB oblique crunches.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Lower Table Rock Run and the End of the World Workout

This morning I took advantage of some extra time due to a cancellation and did an awesome Lower Table Rock run, and if this is the end of the world, Bring It On!  I had wind, rain and snow pelting me in the face, I got to trudge, slip 'n' slide through snow, ice, slush and mud, and splash though shin deep puddles of water!
It just doesn't get much better than this!
Later in the afternoon I thumbed my nose at the Mayan Apocalypse with a quick end of the world workout.....4 circuits of pullups, pushups, split squats, SB single leg curls, SB crunches and single leg calf raises......the reps on the circuits were 12, 21, 20, 12 (reps were per leg on the split squats, leg curls and calf raises).

~Feelin' Alive!~

Rest Day

Other than a couple of brisk 1/2 mile walks with a client this morning, I took the day off from exercise....a rest day was definitely needed.

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~Feelin' Alive!~

Upper Table Rock Run (TR #200)

After taking care of business earlier in the day, I got out for a great Upper Table Rock run this afternoon.......this was my 200th Table Rock run and/or hike of 2012.  I seem to be very susceptible to the sweet song of the Table Rock Sirens.

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~Feelin' Alive!~

Plyometrics and Lower Table Rock Run

I had an early morning cancellation so I too advantage of the time for a workout of my own.....after heating my gym up to a toasty 40 degrees, I did a variety of depth jumps and box jumps with the 18" and 24" plyo boxes, jump squats and a couple of upper body medicine ball plyo exercises.
In the afternoon, I headed out to Lower Table Rock for a fun run in the mud and snow.  Most of the snow had melted off the trail by early afternoon, but there was still plenty on top.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Suspension Trainer Workout and Heavy Bag

I took a break from the trails today and spent some quality time in my gym......it was a bit cold, but as long as I kept moving, it was just warm enough.
I started with a workout using my suspension trainer (ST) for single leg lunges (rear foot in the suspension trainer), supersets of ST pullups and pushups, and supersets of ST tricep extensions and bicep curls.
Later I went back out for a good 30 min heavy bag workout.

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~Feelin' Alive!~

Lower Table Rock

I finished my week of activity with a fun hike and run on Lower Table Rock with a friend....there was even a few traces of snow left on the top.

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~Feelin' Alive!~