This morning I did a death by farmers carry step ups. I used my 25# and a 20″ box. I was able to get through 16 rounds and I almost made it into the 17th round. I finished with 16 rounds and 16 reps. It was supposed to be followed by a mile run, but since I can’t run I did a half mile sandbag carry. It went a little longer than I anticipated so it was a little stressful morning.
I got started on my ruck later than I wanted, but did the loop around the lake. The sunset was really pretty too!
It’s almost spring like. I did my morning workout outside and did the Rogue Excavator workout (unofficially). I added my weight vest to my sandbag, but I’m not sure how much it actually weighed. But I’m sure it’s way under 150 pounds, which was the Rx weight. My time for the 30 sandbags to shoulder was 3:37. That seemed fast, but the winning time was 1:19 with the 150# bag!
That obviously didn’t take much of my 45 minute workout time, even with a warmup! Luckily Go Ruck’s Tribe N Training workout of the week was also a sandbag, so I did it as well! That put me over time! And was a solid workout, the shuffle was a little tricky with ice still in the alley, but I didn’t fall.
We went out for ice cream and I didnt get any, even though the flavors sounded good. It was a small sacrifice to the challenge! Maybe I’ll remember to go back after!
The afternoon I went for a bike ride! I took my commuter and enjoyed the sights along the way! It was such a beautiful afternoon!
Happy Friday!!
The afternoon didn’t go as planned with the kids plans so I went out later than anticipated for my ruck. I took my 20# pack today. We ran into a few dogs so the walk was shorter than normal.
Most of my walks have included walking Daisy with me. Except on some of the really bitter cold days. This week has been really cold again with lows below zero (though no where close to canceling school). These make for long days at work because the windchill has been below zero which means indoor recess. For several days in a row.
But I digress. It has been interesting to me to see how while walking with Daisy how our pace varies not only within the walk but also from day to day. And I guess from route to route. Some days require more bathroom breaks and some have more intriguing smells!
Sometimes the weight I’m carrying impacts the pace too. I’ve been varying from bodyweight, 12# vest to 20# backpack over the last few weeks. I’ve not paid close attention to how the weight impacts my pace. I just know it has.
Today actually ended up being busy and Street Parking through out a rucking challenge so that kind of shifted my plans.
I waited until the temp was above 0f and then did a 2.5 mile ruck with a 20# pack. It was the Street Parking Super Pup Ruck! So I took Daisy too!
Then in the afternoon I went to V3 for some lifting (did the 5/3/1 bench press) and then tried swimming for the first time post-concussion. I ended up doing 400m total, but it was 1 length at a time. And I only did a few of those as front crawl. I think it went okay. So I’ll try to get back again sooner than later to see! I think my chest might be sore though!
