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Hit the gym this evening, lower body workout.

Elliptical warmup 16 mins total alternating 1 min forward/1 min backward.

Muy Thai bagwork, 3 min rounds/1 min on elliptical between rounds:
2 rounds light warmup
10 rounds work

Will wonders never cease.... just got word Cyn won us an actual full JMT permit! It's a rolling lottery, resets every day for 21 days after the day you first apply. Only downside is it has us starting a week later than her "hacked" permit, and we have a date later in the month we HAVE to be home for, so there's a bit of a risk of a death march now or at least needing to power through big miles even if hurting or something.... but... woot! Upside is not having to ghetto those first 35 miles, plus (and this could be huge) way less chance it'll be really buggy. There's potentially a huge difference between late July and early August in that regard.

Doing the quick math.... 214 mile hike (!) and we have 19 days max to do it equals 11.3 miles a day average for 19 days.... doable, but not a ton of room for error there.

I best get walking.

Here is a 4600mile hike and you don't need a permit....

https://northcountrytrail.org/trail/hike-planning/

Yikes. I think Cyn is actually plotting a section of that- the part near the Great Lakes, unless that's a different trail. We have a place on Lake Michigan (via her family) and it's a pretty cool region for sure. What I don't get about the NCT is that it goes through some legendarily buggy areas and at 8 months long (!) clearly you just power through that?! No thanks.

The only thru-hike of magnitude I'd have any interest in at all is the CDT. And that's only because I'm so intimate with whole parts of it having grown up hiking/backpacking New Mexico and southern CO. I actually backpacked several pieces of what is now the CDT, way back in the day..... But I don't have the thru-hike bug; Cyn does. Her hike of the entire Oregon PCT last year was, to me, pretty a impressive feat for a mid-50's woman solo and I give her props. But it's not my thing.

However the JMT is legendary so I'll make the exception.

No, I have the ocean fishing bug. On that note---- she's finally laying down enough to let sport boats out, and I'm going tomorrow! I have not had my boat in the ocean since late October 2019, and I've been on a hair trigger waiting for conditions, but it's been one stormy-ass mofo of a winter out there on the big pond. But as a refresher this is what happened in late October. I'm PUMPED.

214 in 19 days; yeah you got that easy

I think so too, Mike. My only concern is I've had these usage issues the last few years... IT band, which now I know how to deal with, that thing behind my knee that hurt like [bleep] when we did two 11-mile days around Waldo last summer, which I DON'T know what to do about and seems to kick in around 9-10 miles, the PF, which is now generally manageable I *think* but is cause for concern with 19 straight 11-milers.... the Achilles..... jeez, walking wounded here, grin... it's the "straight" part. No room for a rest day (without kicking the remaining daily average way up).

At my advanced age <g> what I worry about is pushing through an issue and causing permanent harm. Cyn kind of did that last year on the PCT. She was so obsessed with finishing, she started doing 20-mile days. Her feet paid the price. They still aren't right.

But, yeah. Got done with our 7-miler yesterday and I could've started at the beginning and done it again no problem. Should be fine. Should be.

Weights: Legs



Treadmill Intervals:



Assault runner:

4 miles this evening w/ Tiny E- had an interesting graupel squall hit us, fast & hard

Rushed again this morning so another condensed WO.

Circuit - no rest between exercises, 1 min rest between rounds - several warm up rounds then 3 working rounds with real weight:

Hang Snatches - 5x
Front Squats - 10x
DB Incline - 10x
Lat Pulldown - 10x
Rev Hypers - 12x

4 brisk miles on the trails w/ Tiny E this evening

Rower: 30minutes

Today is the same as Tuesday morning except working different combo's....

Elliptical warmup 16 mins total alternating 1 min forward/1 min backward.

Muy Thai bagwork, 3 min rounds/1 min on elliptical between rounds:
2 rounds light warmup
10 rounds work

strength train this morning; end of a cycle- next week squats & deadlifts get bumped 10 lbs, bench & overhead press 5 lbs and start all over again

deadlifts 5/5/5 @ 75% of 1RM
overhead press 5/5/5 @ 75% of 1RM
lunges 3x30 yds
chinups 3x13

You’re my hero overcoming such adversity rolling thunder

First the horrible step ladder incident then the tragic Achilles injury.

Would you speak at my local wounded vets group? These soldiers could use inspiration from a brave soul like you lol

Did cardio at the gym today, 30 minutes of intervals on the stair machine, then 30 at a steady pace on the bike. 700 calories according to the machines, and I'm in good shape for PBF, according to the other machine.

Been hitting the gym, but not posting much. I'm tired of being lapped by the guy from MT with the little doggie.

As usual I'm pretty whipped post-ocean. As pertains to workout, feeling it in my glutes, hips, abs.... wish I was out there again today. The new boat is much more stable in the sense that she doesn't roll side/side in the swells as much as my 16'er. Still a dang physical day out there when said and done.

LMFAO

At age 70 MWF in the gym mostly cable machines,recumbent bike 5mi., Bosu ball for balance/equilibrium. 1mi. walk every day, try to work in a 2-3 mi. walk a couple of days a week. Lost 60# with this routine, 7# so far this year within 10# of my goal weight.

Weights: 1 hour-chest and arms

Treadmill: 30minute hill climb.