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13.2 in 96:37 on the treadmill yesterday and 3100 yards in the pool with the masters swim team.

I am still down with lots of hip, knee and joint pain, dr appointment the end of next week.

Lat pull down, rows, Arnold presses, reverse Flys. 20mins on the torture machine (stairmaster)

Yesterday I did dips then pullups. Machine assisted, as I am still a wimp. Then seated cable rows and standing barbell press. Zone 2 on the bike for 45 minutes and 10 minutes of b-ball.

Today was 45 minutes of Zone 2 with the dog.

I think that I finally cleared that cold/flu/crud out of my system. Back up to my best speed on the bike for my target HR.

Yesterday was a light arm/shoulder lift session and then .5mi at a 4min pace, then 30mins on the stationary bike with the last 10mins being sprint intervals

Skied for 6 hours yesterday.

Today 4 miles on snow shoes. Some KB when done

Solid week 35 miles (a little over 7000' of gain)- 330 for the year. Did a couple of loops that are less traveled and was rewarded with some post holing

Got both strength train workouts in; pulled something in my left ham on my heavy set this afternoon- bagged the last set (lighter set) altogether; didn't feel real bad, so hope I can still hit it next week.

Another week with three days as a gym rat, three days outside, and one day off.

Got a Cortisone shot in left ball joint yesterday and am good to go again, I am thankful as at my age a serious injury could alter my live forever. Not being able to hunt would devastate me. 4 miles today 180 for the year, which is not bad as I was not walking much for 3 weeks

Hamstring is not 100%, I could feel it on my heavy set doing squats. I'll deadlift again tomorrow, going to be extra cautious- if I feel anything on the lower weight sets, going to shut it down.

The good news is doesn't bother me much hiking- got 35 miles in this week (365 for the year). 4 miles was x-country skiing yesterday (we got a pretty decent 8-10" dump). A rather arduous 10 mile snowshoe trip today in the Elkhorns with a couple of buddies.

Lower body day with squats (barbell and kettlebell), deadlift, lunges. And 20mins worth of intervals.

Another week with three days as a gym rat, three days outside, and one day off.

Today was my first attempt at split squats and it whooped my legs.

-Split squats
-Kettlebell swings
-Step ups, weighted
-Sled push
-Mountain climbers
-75 minutes of Zone 2

Good week- 35 miles (401 for the year) w/ 4 of the miles x-country skiing; gorgeous weather all week- some clouds, some sun- highs in the mid-30's with nary any wind at all

Strength trained- I've reset my Wendler cycle, left hamstring is still not 100%- I'll have a better idea tomorrow where it stands exactly when I deadlift again

20mins on the stairmaster today and then some intervals on the treadmill.

Started something this year that I've been looking forward to, lifting with my son. The oldest son didn't/doesn't have an interested - no problem. Youngest is 15, 5'-8", 120lbs and wants to get stronger so we both started Starting Strength in Jan. I had done this in 2017 with good results then had some setbacks & life happens stuff. I'm going to run the LP for another month or two then probably stay at those numbers and incorporate more cardio. Going to let him run the LP as long as he wants. I've got a solo DIY archery elk hunt planned for this fall and am doing a drop camp with both boys next fall so there's the goal.

That's awesome!! Enjoy! It'll be fun watching is numbers take the express elevator!

the good- 34 miles (w/ ~ 6000' go gain) for the week- 435 miles for the year; got a couple of shots of snow so most of of the miles in 3-6" of snow; also a few short hikes with grandkids


the bad- on Monday on my second set of deadlifts, my left hamstring got strained again (I had warmed up extensively too)- obviously wasn't fully healed. Friday I was going in to do squats and bench and knew there was a better than fair chance of straining it further with weighted squats, soooo decided to lay off the weights and did a half "Murph" .5 mile run/150 air squats/100 pushups/50 pullups/.5 mile run

my plan going ahead is to stick with bodyweight stuff for a month and then test the waters

fortunately the strain hasn't really impacted my hiking; I've got a week backpacking trip next week in AZ (Mazatzal Wilderness) that will really test that theory

Nice on the Mazatzals!

yeah pretty excited- brand new country for me our weather window at this juncture looks perfect!