November 4, 2009

Treadmill Intervals, 6.5mph work speed, 3.5mph rest speed, 15 minutes, 1.23 miles

push up burpee with a pull up, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
hyper-extensions, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

4 way neck machine, 150#, 3x20
Standing Cable crunches, 150#, 3x20
Good mornings, 25#, 3x20
Cable Push Pull, 60#, 3x20

Treadmill Intervals, 6.0mph work speed, 3.0mph rest speed, 15 minutes, 1.00 miles

November 3, 2009

Yoga. 17 or so people. Same as ever, just about ready to jump screaming out of my skin for the first 15 minutes, and by the time we end with nap pose I'm all blissed out. Whatever. The balance pose was a challenge for my left side today -- didn't exactly fall down, but....

Tennyson's Ulysses

Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho' We are not now that strength which in the old days Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; One equal-temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

Catching up

I've been working out, though, a little less regularly. Life is demanding a lot of my attention and so blogging is falling in priority.

I will admit to some soul searching, logged earlier, in a post about goals. There I noted that with my waning interest in martial sports, I was looking for other motivations for on going fitness activities. Recently I stumbled across a couple of book titles that caught my attention.

The Outdoor Athlete by Courtenay Schurman

Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness by David Musnick

I am pleasantly surprised by both books. The layout and production values of the first are better then the second. But, the information in the second has more re-read value. Both will take the interested and self-motivated person away from what they learned in High School Physical Education, or on the Body Building websites and towards a more functional fitness. I like very much that these books are not blinded by the notion of "sport specific" fitness and instead are looking for functional and adaptable fitness. That said both have detailed information for folks who engage in specific outdoor activities, and at various levels of intensity. Both are worth an inter-library loan, and the second, to my mind is worth the cost of a used copy to have around for reference.

October 20, 2009

Yoga. Again, probably 16 people or so.

October 19, 2009

Work out group, 13-15 of us, in the field house and weight room.
Weighted vest,

Medicine Ball Warmup
Dynamic mobility

Work

6x5
weighted push ups, 45#
dead lift, 225#
pull ups, vest
front squat, 185#

3x10
reverse hyper-extensions
hanging knee raises

Simple but good.