Solid plan and there are some great options in RMNP. Also, maybe just take a quick drive down to Boulder, there is excellent hiking there. Mt Sanitas, South Boulder Peak, Green Mountain, Bear Peak - and if you’re really up for a challenge, do the Skyline Traverse. It hits all of those and tags Flagstaff Mountain in one go. I’ve done it three times in my life and it never fails to be an epic adventure. Lol.
I am so down for that! My best friend lives near Boulder and I’m planning to come back late summer/early fall!
I did this one last fall/late summer, was hot and the stretch before you get out of the trees was pretty tough but it was fun. Think I could manage the Skyline now but will likely build up to it/make sure all parties have sufficient water before departing this time lol.
Nice, there’s a chance i’m out of town but let me know!
Did one 5.5ish mile hike while on vacation and sat in too warm water for awhile, hike had a pretty quick ~750 climb out of the rio grande canyon onto some pretty flat plains then a slow descent back down. Was pretty.
Came down with a cold yesterday as I got back home but it seems to be okay with some dayquil today, hopefully continues progressing.
Slept way too little, two days away from work and we nearly lost a large client because the reorganization of teams was done in a shit fashion. Was fun to come back to that yesterday, almost have my head above water again.
Lungs and heart seemed to be working hard on the stairmaster but given I just had a cold I’m not all that surprised.
Might get some more shoulders in with the kettlebells and dumbbells if I have the energy
Switched between zones 2 and 3, first 20 minutes sucked but felt better in the second half. Legs were unexpectedly sore for this, will likely be expectedly sore for the next one.
Cardio felt better than expected especially since I had nearly caffeinated myself to a heart attack during the day.
Not sure if i’ll just do another peloton today or if I will have time to sneak into the gym.
Have a 4-5 hour a week cardio goal bouncing around my brain.
Basic thought is to count everything but dog walking.
Something like:
3 hours bike/peloton
60 min incline walk/jog
30-60 min stairmaster
Ideally i would hit most of that time outdoors and not do those things, if i don’t drive to some thing with friends 2 states over this weekend i’ll get a hike in around here.
Did a bit under 7 miles of hiking yesterday, on the easier side of moderate but still enough to create some fatigue. Climbed almost 1600’ in total but most of it was pretty gradual.
Legs today:
Abduction: 90 2 x 12
Adduction: same
Ham tractor (single leg): 135, 150, 165 x 10
Hack squat: 90, 180, 270 x 8, 360, 405 x 6, 450 x 10
RDL (pit shark): 90 x 10, 270 2 x 6, 1 x 10
Stairmaster: 60 min, 2236’ climbed
That last hack squat set sucked, hard. Doubt I’ve hit that many reps at that weight, good stuff.
Legs shaking going into RDL, dead after.
Not sure what inspired the masochism of an hour on the stairmaster but it happened. First min at level 5, did the rest at 6. Soaking wet but didn’t push too hard
Shoulders:
Machine lateral (diff machine): 110 3 x 8, 1 x 10
Rear delt fly: 110 3 x 12
Standing db press: 25, 40, 50 x 10
Machine crunch: 110, 125 x 20, 140, 155 x 15
Upright row: 30, 70, 70 x 10
Face pull (SA): ? 2 x 10
Didn’t push anything very hard but don’t have a lot to push hard with at the moment. Will probably take a few walks today but going to give the body a bit of time to recover
Db rows: 70,90 x 8 105 x 12
Hammer curl: 25 3 x 10
Straight arm pulldown: 45 2 x 10, 1 x 15
Cable curl: 45 2 x 8, 30 x 16 (last few weren’t great reps)
Back extension: 10, 15, 15
Neutral pulldown: 140 x 23
My left shoulder is being a bit annoying lately, probably a consequence of the separation in November, will have to focus more on working on that before it gets worse. Overhead back work is currently uncomfortable with a pronated grip, felt it a bit in the incline curls too
Right at the bottom of zone 2, read for the first 50 minutes, paid more attention the last 10
Today:
Chest/tris
Machine fly: 20, 70, 90, 110 x 10
Bb bench: 135, 185, 225 x 10, 275 x 9
Abflexor: 40, 50, 60 x 10
Tri pulldown: 35 2 x 15
Facepulls: same
Tri overhead machine: 105, 135, 165 x 10, 90 x 16
Might’ve been able to eek out a 10th on bench but shoulder was feeling a bit weird and the safeties weren’t in a good spot, played it safe. Last set of triceps was rough.
Not sure I’ll do anything else today besides walk but may ride the bike. Need to get back to taking care of my shoulder, that bench probably wasn’t smart
Making an effort to not binge in the night, been floating around 271 the last week or so, which means I’ve put 5+ back on. Should be able to shed that in a few weeks with a modicum of discipline l
Was harder on the legs than it should’ve been, probably just unrecovered, bought some whey because my diet is chaos right now, can at least push it in the right direction.
Yesterday:
Went to a friends place and worked out at his APT gym (which was reasonably decent), hit some shoulders, traps, abs and did 30ish pullups.
Today:
Played pickleball with the wife for a while, not super active but moving.
Yard work for most of the day and made chicken parm to balance out that caloric burn (modicum of discipline incoming).
15k+ steps the last two days.
See how tired i am tomorrow, might get an easy leg day in.
SL squat pro: 90, 135, 160 x 10
Split squats: 25 2 x 10
Back extension: 2 x 10, 1 x 20
Slow start to the day, didn’t have time for more than this. Planning on getting a leg-flushing peloton done this afternoon. A bit stiff from the yardwork but feeling pretty good
Zone 2 for the whole thing except the warmup, felt decent, think I need to move my seat back
Today:
Back/bis
Incline curl: 25 2 x 6, 1 x 10
Db row: 55,70,85,100 x 8
Back extension (GHR): 3 x 10
Side bends: 60 2 x 10
Hammer curls: 30, 35, 40 x 8
Neutral cable row: 100,160, 180 x 10
Plate loaded preacher: 45 x 25 (17,8)
Incline walk: 25 min
Decent enough workout, felt the back firing well on all movements, left side is a bit stiff and grumpy but trending in the right direction. Feeling good for a push to the finish of the transformation, will be about the only pushing I’ve done for this iteration
Not the most comprehensive leg day but pushed the movements I did somewhat hard. Should be enough for a little growth. Hoping to hike one day this weekend
