Donnerschweer: Lifting, MTBing and rehabing

Friday

upper body work out and stupid crazy down poor, like well over 6 inches in a few hours.
And at 6 pm our sump pump just quit. So we have a back up but that was not enough, so we use the big utility pump from the barn but that thing does not have a shut off switch. So while I manually operate the pump, PB ran to the store to get a float shut off.

We are very lucky so many people got badly flooded. On the other hand, I am always impressed at how unprepared people are. They call for massive rain fall days ahead.

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Ugh! That sucks!

Iā€™m glad you didnā€™t get ā€œwashed outā€ though!!

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Monday,

Weight down to 150lb. My pants feel the same but my face and boobs are gone. The goal is still 140-145lb.

I went to the bike park this morning, Some trails were super greasy but there was a good section to ride. My cardio is better but I still hate the climb.

I did a nice little work out. The weights are stills very low but my shoulder find it ok. I am increasing the reps before the weights.

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Wednesday,

Bike night, short 2 run. Technic is getting better, so faster corner and more jumps/drops

The major flood madness of Friday night massive down poor as eased. We got about 185mm in just a few hours, that is more then what we normally get for the month.
So many got flooded. We are sold out of sump pump, fans, dehumidifier, plumbing fixtures, mold sprays, moving boxes, plastic boxes and many other small stuff at work.
You canā€™t even rent a container to dump what ever need to come out of your house. It is pretty much a 2 hours drive radius around Montreal that good hit very hard.

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Thursday, one more light upper body push work out.

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Friday

Canning tomatoes

I have almost enough hot peppers to do a batch of those too.

Evening bike ride at 30oC and heavy humidity.
We did 2 full run, 2 of the short flow trail and 2 run in a tech section that just reopen.

My lovely PB decided that on the second run to the top that after to easy loop he wanted to sprint to the top by the fire road.
At least there are benches at the top to sit and chill. There was absolutely no breeze to cool off but some rest did help.
I am still getting better cardio, I am also getting faster going down.

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Sunday,

Yesterday, we did some pump track laps.

And today was a solid rest day.
I did a batch of pickled hot peppers and a batch of cowboy candy.
And because the tomatoes are going crazy, we have 5 more jars and a large load to ripen inside.

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What does this all include? Iā€™ve never heard of it!

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Mostly jalapenos and other hot pepper, vinegar, a lot of sugar and a bit of spices.
So it is basically candied hot peppers.

This year I got jalapenos, cherry bomb, yellow chilly and armageddon peppers in the mix.
Very tasty on pizza or in burger.

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Tuesday,

My Lucifer was not going well during the night so we brought him to the vet thinking he may had a bloat. Turned out it is congestive heart failure. He only has a few days left without medication and about 6 months max with medication. I decided to give him the med but have him PTS at home in a few weeks. So we can spoil him. And if the meds donā€™t help the vet know that we can move faster if needed.

So sorry to hear this.:sob:
We had to put Punkin down last year because of a heart murmur. Hope the meds help your sweet baby.

Thursday

Lucifer showed us that he was ready to this morning.
He still go excited to chase his ball but was out of breath just walking around. So he did play one last time, the vet came home and now he is resting pain free.


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Sunday,

Things are getting back to normal.
My super senior barn cat as decided the play part time house panther.

Ozzy must be about 16yo purring and cuddle machine.


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Monday,

Nice sunny day for a late day bike ride. It was still hot and muggy. We did some nice runs, getting faster and started to ride the baby drop in the parks. That felt very smooth on my shoulder.

Ozzy is now spending more time in the house, so I got him a litter box and some better food for an old skinny cat. He also adopted Lucifer largest bed.

Cat are funny, they are very silent and then to re appear in your legs at the most unsuspected time.

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Friday, start of a 4 days week end

Today, we went for a MTB lesson. 3 hours of fun tech stuff.

Ozzy is now even sleeping in the house most nights and he hangs out on the deck.

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Monday, labour day,

Finally starting to ride lke I use too. Enough that PB almost got bucked following me.
Better turning, absorbong some roller better and jumping tables and drops with more confidance.

Ozzy is becoming a house cat very fast.

And I want a SL mtb because I canā€™t keep up with PB going up. He is just chilling wnd I am dying trying to keep up to him.

Still doing light workout but focusing mostly on biking for the summer.

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Iā€™m so sorry to hear about your dog. From your posts and pics, he was a wonderful pet and family member. On a happier note, Ozzy looks like a very amusing cat to have around the house!

I made it down to 145lb !!!

Going for a bike ride tonight.

Today, I am making hot sauce because we have so many and chilling with Ozzy




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Sunday,

Bike ride, first off Thursday. One of my brake pad broke and well brakes are nice to have.

Today was cold and windy and mildly muddy, still my legs were toast after 3 full runs.

Still working on light gym stuff. My shoulder seem more solid but not much strength.

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So, it seem like fall is coming as it get dark earlier and the bike park now close at 7pm. :cry:
Well, I guess the gym part of this log will get a bit more structure in the next few weeks, at least during the week nights.

We still have the 2 first weeks of October off and plan to do a lot of different parks.

Ozzy, seem to prefer to spend the day in side to sleep and bum out over night for now. The temperature is still very nice.

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