Finally.
So today's workout wasn't exactly one of my bread and butter workouts. Run 800 meters, do 10 box jumps then 10 push ups and see how many rounds you can hit in 10 minutes.
Push-ups I can do. The other crap not so much.
Plus the back was tight again. DMeyer helped me stretch though and I kinda skipped the deload strength workout.
But hey, you gotta listen to the bod right? Besides, I hate to have seen what would have happened if I hadn't stretched.
So we start off and of course, everybody blows past me. Derek and Bob and Patty and Kats and everyone.
We got to the halfway mark and turned around and as we started running downhill I was like, "Hey, I might be able to catch up to a few people."
So I passed my first victim, she who will not be named but she does cute little cheers during our workouts. Anyway usually she always runs in front of me but when I passed her this time I must have caught her by surprise because I heard her say, "Oh really?" as I ran by.
Then I went past Kats and another guy that just joined. Only Bob, Thumper (no I didn't just develop a lisp, we have a Bumper and a Thumper at our gym now believe it or not), and Derek.
I wasn't going to catch up to them but I did start jumping as soon as I got near my box. Whatever my reasons I even used the taller box than I usually use. I figured I can jump 10 and not kill myself.
Anyway we start jumping and I'm not going slow but I'm not going fast either. Just a steady pace.
Push-ups were tough with that pause at the bottom but I ripped through those as quickly as possible and then it was time for the box jumps again.
Before we knew it the 10 minutes were up and I had pounded out 5 rounds and 4 leftover box jumps.
Not amazing but better than usual. The thing I'm most proud of though is this: I didn't stop.
Yep, that's right. Usually I'd be on the floor DURING the workout, trying to catch my breath. This time though I kept a steady pace, no resting, at least not for more than a second or two.
I don't know, maybe my body was just happy that I only had to run the 800 once. Maybe Bump saying that he didn't want those rebound jumps helped me concentrate on doing good technique and slowing it down enough for me to relax.
Who knows, whatever happened it worked though.
And by the way Erin H, the Pats are going DOWN . . . NEW YORK BABY!!!!
Hoo-RAH!!!
Peace,
Rod
So today's workout wasn't exactly one of my bread and butter workouts. Run 800 meters, do 10 box jumps then 10 push ups and see how many rounds you can hit in 10 minutes.
Push-ups I can do. The other crap not so much.
Plus the back was tight again. DMeyer helped me stretch though and I kinda skipped the deload strength workout.
But hey, you gotta listen to the bod right? Besides, I hate to have seen what would have happened if I hadn't stretched.
So we start off and of course, everybody blows past me. Derek and Bob and Patty and Kats and everyone.
We got to the halfway mark and turned around and as we started running downhill I was like, "Hey, I might be able to catch up to a few people."
So I passed my first victim, she who will not be named but she does cute little cheers during our workouts. Anyway usually she always runs in front of me but when I passed her this time I must have caught her by surprise because I heard her say, "Oh really?" as I ran by.
Then I went past Kats and another guy that just joined. Only Bob, Thumper (no I didn't just develop a lisp, we have a Bumper and a Thumper at our gym now believe it or not), and Derek.
I wasn't going to catch up to them but I did start jumping as soon as I got near my box. Whatever my reasons I even used the taller box than I usually use. I figured I can jump 10 and not kill myself.
Anyway we start jumping and I'm not going slow but I'm not going fast either. Just a steady pace.
Push-ups were tough with that pause at the bottom but I ripped through those as quickly as possible and then it was time for the box jumps again.
Before we knew it the 10 minutes were up and I had pounded out 5 rounds and 4 leftover box jumps.
Not amazing but better than usual. The thing I'm most proud of though is this: I didn't stop.
Yep, that's right. Usually I'd be on the floor DURING the workout, trying to catch my breath. This time though I kept a steady pace, no resting, at least not for more than a second or two.
I don't know, maybe my body was just happy that I only had to run the 800 once. Maybe Bump saying that he didn't want those rebound jumps helped me concentrate on doing good technique and slowing it down enough for me to relax.
Who knows, whatever happened it worked though.
And by the way Erin H, the Pats are going DOWN . . . NEW YORK BABY!!!!
Hoo-RAH!!!
Peace,
Rod
