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Take you pulse. You are pushing your max heart rate. Easy�..

Figured Toby need some outside time so got in a 35minute trail jog/walk before the lights started to dim.

Me?? I ain't the one who was doing simultaneous "intervals" with a Russian gymnast........

Those Russian Gymnasts are little bitty young girls. This one is a full grown WOMEN.

Women?? With an "e?"

What's 'at mean, she a double-wide?

Got me on that one�.

No on the double wide. She worked there for years and not much has changed. The girl isn't afraid to pick up iron or the kettle bells.

Run 1600m
50 Knees to Elbows
Run 800M
25 Knees to Elbows
Run 400M
10 Knees to Elbows

24:04

Iron or kettle bells? I'm old school, how is she with wood?

Did lower body/core today.

Chest and core this afternoon at work by my lonesome self. Will decide on what cardio for this evening.

Terra incognita as far as I know. But then again I'm also more than a little old school.

Sounds like Terra Firma.

3 rounds for time:
75# Sumo Deadlift High Pull - 25 reps
Pullups - 13 reps
24" Box Jumps - 7 reps

8:33

Looks like it also.

Spinner: 30 minute warmup

Deltoid and Biceps evolution circuit.

I did upper body today. Trainer gave me some corrective exercises for the shoulder/back and has me taking a month off anything to do with chest.

But she still spent the whole time gaping at my glutes.......

I'd be careful if I was in your position. Possibly the next thing we will be seeing is your ass on the cover of Mens Health or Muscle and Meathead Magazine. Then stardom and all that goes with it. May even be the impetus for a once a year monthly issue, much the same as the SI Swimsuit edition. Women the world over will be waiting with anticipation. Your name will be spoken in the same breath as the other Titans of muscle. Schwarzenegger, Reeves, Smokepole, etc. Although they were mainly famous for the bulging bicep. Hmmmm�.

Fame can be a bitch. No time for hunting, fishing, camping or the fire. Careful�.


Anyway, its been almost 5 months since the Penquin started this adventure. Report card time. Have gained three pounds, but lost a notch on the belt buckle. I never see my ass. Not sure how it is doing. Guess at my age I should be happy it is still there.

That was good Battue, "Schwarzenegger, Reeves, Smokepole......" We have some of those guys at the gym. I was just thinking, at my age, my joints, ligaments, and tendons couldn't withstand the amount and intensity of exercise needed to even approach that level. And that's if I was willing to put in the work, which I'm not. Luckily, I don't have to.

I really like this trainer. When I told her I was training to carry heavy loads in a pack, she focused on core and gave me a bunch of exercises that don't look very impressive and won't have anybody confusing me with Ah--nold, but I can feel a difference when I carry a pack already.

If I could just get her to quit ogling.

As far as report card, I'm not trying to lose weight, just get in shape for fall. Between the core work and the 2-3 X weekly walks with the pack, I'm feeling better and stronger. Two weekends from now I'll put that to the test in the mountains.

You will do just fine. It's not a race, just one step at a time. Rest pauses are allowed until you reach the destination. As long as there is no extreme discomfort the mind is as important as muscle.

Addition: I no longer concern myself with how fast I get there. However taking the trip still burns bright.

Been a great thread. Thanks to all for the inspiration. Wish more of the over the hill gang would have made a commitment. Have a fellow at the gym who had a stroke and now walks kind of odd. But the journey, work and effort he has made to get where he is today
is an amazing story. The guy doesn't know the word quit.

Though I don't post it daily, I'm still interval running and biking 2x+ a week.
Runs still suck but I see improvement mostly in heartrate. Biking - I'm up to an hour on the trainer or over an hour outside.
Strength training is really showing improvements. Number of pullups, dips, hanging leg raises, burpees, curls are all improving. HR is staying fairly low.
Did a little swimming this week too.
Weight isn't going up but I'm not losing either which I take as a good thing with all the calories I'm burning. Docs are real happy with my progress and still cancer free.

Glad to see you are still at it.

+1, keep up the good work. Sounds like great progress.

Did cardio today. Now I'm gonna now the lawn. With a push mower.

It'll be epic.