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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Punisher and Deadlifts

Once again I did succumb to the song of the Punisher Sirens, and once again they had their way with me and left me spent in a puddle of sweat.
To Todd.….I both thank you and damn you for introducing me to these mischievous nymphs 3 years ago to whom I find myself yielding so willingly.
And this is called adding insult to injury...as if doing the Punisher this morning wasn’t enough, this evening I did 4 brisk ½ mile walks with clients and a workout that is sure to leave a mark ---Deadlifts with Debra--- we each did 13 total sets of deads alternating between standard and sumo.
Good job Debra!

~Feelin’ Alive!~

Monday, January 30, 2012

Heavy Bag

It was a fairly full day, but in addition to a couple of brisk 1/2 mile walks with a client, I still made time for a 30 minute heavy bag workout.

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Lower Table Rock

What an fantastic end to the week!
After a couple of active hours with Hailey, I had an awesome, relaxing hike on Lower Table Rock.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Tabatas and a Busy Day

My day got started with several brisk 1/2 mile warmup/cooldown walks with clients and a killer Tabata workout with the last client.....working out with my client gave us both a little extra push and I'm sure we'll be feeling it tomorrow.
But, that ended up being the lighter part of my day. The rest of the day was filled with business paperwork, laundry, dishes, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, etc, etc, etc....all of the things I put off for far too long.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Friday, January 27, 2012

Heavy Bag

Since it was a busy day and I have had several high volume and/or intensity days in a row, I only made time for a 30 minute heavy bag workout today.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Upper Table Rock and a Push/Pull Workout

FROGS!! This morning I did a great Upper Table Rock run and I got soaked! It seems the frogs like this weather too. Both yesterday on LTR and today on UTR, the frogs were out in force. There was an almost deafening cacophony of croaking on the plateaus…..very surreal…..like some sort of Hitchcock movie.
And then, there's nothing like a good push-pull workout to compliment a TR run.....in the afternoon I did a quick, moderately heavy workout of bench press and deadlift supersets.

~Feelin' Alive!~

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Lower Table Rock

This afternoon I was going to squeeze in a quick deadlift workout between sessions, but goddammit, the Table Rock sirens started singing their sweet, sweet song and calling my name again! So I ran Lower Table Rock and let them have their way with me. Maybe I'll get to the deadlifts tomorrow.
Afterward I did a couple of brisk 1/2 mile warmup/cooldown walks with a client.

~Feelin' Alive!~

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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.