Week three, Workout #9

Friday = Rain!

Every Friday workout thus far has included rainy weather. Not sure why that is. But we are out there regardless. That said I found it interesting that the Leland girls lacrosse team was out there playing and the jv team practicing. Good for them!

Since Wednesday I've been trying to eat more as requested, um, er, ah demanded by Anthony. I ate more for dinner Wednesday and consumed about 500 calories more on Thursday. Today, about the same 500 more. I am still not mentally over it yet, that this is right, but there are people out there that know this stuff and are smarter than me so I am in.

The workout was great, increasingly harder than others and definitely the hardest cardo work I've done to date. It is fun to see the progression I am going too. Adding complexities to fundamental exercises. It is more dynamic, fun, hard.

Anthony brought out two three items to play with today. After the normal warm up or active warm up as he calls it (I get winded doing it...) we worked my hips. As I've stated before, my right hip is weak. No idea why but its good to know and work it. So we strapped on the ankle cuffs connected with a rubber band and we did side steps. 30 yards up and back, up and back, up and back...you get he point. Between those sets we'd do side stride single leg squats. After that work Anthony pulled out the heavy bar; a 5 foot, 20lbs (guessing the weight) bar. With this, I'd hold it over head while doing squats then use a close grip and go right into a standing chest press with the bar vertical then right into a fast paced run. GASSED, we'd go right back into this. For three sets - this kicked my ass - the squats and presses were for time not reps. Last item out of the grab bag of fun was the medicine ball. Yes, that medicine ball, featured here in this forum in Kodachrome color. The work was similar to what you have seen in pictures here and the video on my facebook page but with more dynamic moves. e.g. the close wall throw seen on the video incorporated doing squats at the same time...try that one with your kids four-square ball, never mind the medicine ball.

I came home and ate a good snack right after the workout, soaked in the hot tub, and just finished dinner...I might just be asleep by 9pm.

Have a great weekend, until Monday...

T