4.7 miles this morning. If I can run a little more after work, I’ll beat my highest month total for the year, which was last month. And I have 1 less day this month. 62% of the way across Tennessee.
This summer I’ve been starting my morning runs or walks at 6:15 or so - I usually see a few people on our local trail but oodles of space and just enough people out that I feel safe in the “old days” term - meaning safe in that there are at least a couple of people around to be a woman running alone! An hour later at 7:30 the # of people triples.
Our gym still has not opened. I think it is suppose to be sometime in August. That’s when my membership is usually renewed. I think they are going to somehow “credit” us for services unavailable March - whenever they open. Honestly at this point I would like to see them just extend our current membership because I don’t know that I will bother to dump any more $ into this entity when I don’t know what the next several months will bring - and I know that I can usually get outside pretty easily until December or so. It’s a gym at the university I work for so also students who may or may not be using precautions?? No thanks.
“… No separate core section today. Between the toes to bar and the rope climbs, where at the top of the 15’ rope, I lift my legs up and go inverted, using my legs to “ring the bell”, ala the Spartan Race technique…”
I’m sorry. What did you say?!
Upside down 15’ above ground?
If you have time to link to a video of this maneuver, I’d like to see it and have my jaw go slack.
@sushiritto I looked up that thingamabob for kicks. Considering a $20 purchase is big purchase for me, I doubt I’ll be getting one anytime soon! Planet Fitness wouldn’t have it either. But I used to love toes to the bar! It was one of the things I could do pretty well on the Xfit exercise list (compared to the many that I couldn’t).
I think this week will be an active recovery week. Just walk/yoga (or lifting furniture and apartment stuff ) If it’s still bothersome next week, I’ll go into Planet Fitness for the stair climber/bike and then lift at home.
Yes. And a few years ago, Spartan Race banned “kicking the bell” because it was too dangerous, even though you were climbing over fairly deep water. I was actually going truly inverted, but this video is about all I can find that’s close enough. The rope in this video is not 15’ in length. It’s shorter.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
So, now I’m feeling really guilty here and I’ll be stopping. 
You’re right. It’s not a smart move.
Hitting the bell with your hand was just boring and lifting your legs up to the bell was working your core more like a toes to bar.
@ClassicMom98 Ya, that’s the reason I’m not buying one.
Just made my 4+ mile walk.
I started my day with a very cranky e-mail from my boss, and it didn’t get any better before I left on the late side.
I was seriously not wanting to walk, but I decided I better get myself out there.
Now that I’ll be working probably full-time plus, I’m changing my goals from trying to get at least an hour 6-7 days a week, to shooting for 4, and I will be happy with 3 days/4 or more hours a week.
I need help from you guys. If I don’t post for several days in a row, feel free to “nag” me… I know I’m pretty boring and lightweight, but posting here has helped me some days when I’m really not energized, and I know I will only get worse as the heat and the work pile up. Thanks in advance!
@1214mom you are not alone in much of what you posted. I think slowly, more of us are going back to work - away from WFH - and time will become more premium. Summer helps because longer days, but summer also brings HEAT!
Please don’t hesitate to post your ups and downs. Even post on your days off! Tell us what you do instead!
Also don’t forget this is “Fitness, Nutrition and Health” - maybe we all could do better to include the latter two in our postings and tips and questions!
3 mile run this morning- and more tonight only because I’m finishing out a 6 month goal which I’ll double check and tally tomorrow! HOT.
Yep. If I’m successful getting a new job and need to work 9-5 in an office? It’s really going to throw my training routine out of whack.
One day at a time!
Ran to my friend’s neighborhood (1.5 miles away), we met up for a 3 mile social distancing run around the circle there, then ran home for a total of 6 miles. Somehow the miles go by so much faster when I run with others.
Not looking forward to going back in the office at all. At this time they say they are easing in some folks on a voluntary basis over the next few weeks. I am trying to stay home as much as possible for multiple reasons. Of course one of those reasons is more time for running. I won’t mention that.
BUT, if you sweet talk the gym owners into BUILDING A POOL under the rope, you are good to go. 
Be safe, Mister!
4.2 rushed miles this morning- beat the rain but it was really humid. I had to go to a “live” work meeting, so actually had to get dressed in real clothes.
3.5+ miles and then a short core workout with the kids. I didn’t want to run today, so it was a good reminder to just take the first step and go from there (because it was fine and I enjoyed myself once I got going).
Or a big foam pit! Like the ones that they had under the ropes/uneven bars at the gymnastics place when I was a kid. SO MUCH FUN!!! Though I suppose in the era of the virus a pool would be more sanitary…
More active recovery. I’m not sure how much the calf is improving, but the rest of my aches and pains are fading away. The time off is good for me. Today, I just walked and did some core (10 min), range & repair (20 min), and then some yoga on my own. I have been playing with new and old arm balance progressions. The new one was going from Eka Pada Koundinyasana II (my front leg isn’t very straight though) and “floating” back to chaturanga. I was able to go back today, but my float is more like a hurl. And then an old one is going from crow to headstand back to crow to chaturanga. I used to be able to do it decently, but I haven’t done it in awhile. I can do it, but it takes me a few tries/rolls to pop back up. The complete sequence should start from plank and jumping into crow, but I’ve always been too chicken. I drag my toes.
You’ve been hitting it hard @ClassicMom98 and deserve a recovery week (or more!).
Heavy Press? I was aiming for 74# for 2 triples. It did not go. 2+F / 2+F / 2+F
Back-off sets at 70# for 3 triples felt good.
But! Traps & delts are looking like someone uses them. 
Volume Bench & LTEs were good.
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Heavy Squats today? I was nervous. I don’t know why I get nervous about heavy sets. Not wanting to miss? Fear of failure? Fear of injury? IDK. Messes with my head.
Repeat of the week before my de-load. 170# for 2 triples, then back-offs (-5%) for 3 triples. Felt so heavy, had to work to get thru the sticking point, but no misses.
Volume Deads I adjusted down to (-15%). 191# for three sets of five. No problem.
Glad to be done with half of the week!
Tallied up my first 1/2 of the year numbers. Took RIGHT to the last day June 30 to get there but for the first time since 2013 when I started making 6 month goals I met or exceeded all of mine. THANK YOU COVID! (would probably not have met these without the extra time).
832 miles completed. 405 purposeful walking miles, 225 running miles and 202 cycling miles. (goals were 200, then 200 again walking, 225 running, 150 +52 miles cycling). With 181 days, that is 4.6 miles/per day average.
This really became a mission the last month or so. I don’t ever care to be a many miles runner - honestly, I like it enough, but not enough to increase more. I need the variety.
I also don’t think I missed a day of at least a mile of something since January 4 when I started my 1 SECOND EVERYDAY app. To celebrate, I’ll watch my nearly 6 month 1 second everyday video!
New goals are set. Today I’ll have 5 miles walking in as long as I get my legs out for my 2nd walk of the day this evening!
Terrific accomplishment @abasket !
You know, I never really gave it much thought, until you mentioned it to me. You’re right.
Yesterday I worked essentially 3 stations 10 sets/rounds: deadlifts, handstand pushups and GHD sit-ups. A 3x10 of glute ham raises and I finished with several (6) sets of ring dips. I’m missing something in there, but oh well.
Today, I opened with a 2-mile run and then I worked on a 8-10 set combo of power and hang cleans and muscleups. I finished with sled pushes in between two 5-min rounds on the air bike.
@abasket - you ROCK!! ?