New Hampshire Training

[quote]ecogenx wrote:
All in one set so far George. I will have to split it either tomorrow or the next day. I’ve been doing these at work before I sign in. Good way to wake up.

Skip, I think I’m just way out of shape after a long winter and I had a very unhealthy weekend. After the workout I came indoors and lied down on the floor. I couldn’t close my eyes because the room would spin. My wife and kids asked me if I was having a heart attack. I guess I wasn’t.[/quote]

Sounds like you pushed yourself a bit too hard. It’s never a good idea to lie down straight after intense work because blood can pool in your extremities and can cause dizziness, fainting etc. Always best to stay on your feet and keep moving.

In my opinion though, you have to be in pretty good shape to be able to push yourself that hard.

John,I’m glad it wasn’t a heart attack as well. Would have ruined a perfectly good evening.

Brett,it could be I’m to stupid to start out slow. Back out there tonight. See what happens.

3/28
1a.MP (1st rep cleaned) 205x5x5
1b.chins 7 sets

5 hill sprints

My oldest was benching in my rack so I had to clean the first rep of my MP. Damn kids. The hill sprints are still slow but I’m glad I did them.

3/29
15 chins (5,5,5)
15 pushups
15 lunges

[quote]ecogenx wrote:
All in one set so far George. I will have to split it either tomorrow or the next day. I’ve been doing these at work before I sign in. Good way to wake up.

Skip, I think I’m just way out of shape after a long winter and I had a very unhealthy weekend. After the workout I came indoors and lied down on the floor. I couldn’t close my eyes because the room would spin. My wife and kids asked me if I was having a heart attack. I guess I wasn’t.[/quote]

I’m going to have to starting splitting the chins soon my self. I’m going to try not to split anything else for the entire challenge though.

[quote]JoeGood wrote:

[quote]ecogenx wrote:
All in one set so far George. I will have to split it either tomorrow or the next day. I’ve been doing these at work before I sign in. Good way to wake up.

Skip, I think I’m just way out of shape after a long winter and I had a very unhealthy weekend. After the workout I came indoors and lied down on the floor. I couldn’t close my eyes because the room would spin. My wife and kids asked me if I was having a heart attack. I guess I wasn’t.[/quote]

I’m going to have to starting splitting the chins soon my self. I’m going to try not to split anything else for the entire challenge though.[/quote]
Joe are your lunges as all over the place and ugly as mine? Don’t know if its bad balace or the orthotics in my shoes. And even BW rev lunges make my knees ache.

This 60 day challenge is pretty cool. Youre doing good work, Steve. Congrats late on the son’s tourney win. That is cool

[quote]ecogenx wrote:

[quote]JoeGood wrote:

[quote]ecogenx wrote:
All in one set so far George. I will have to split it either tomorrow or the next day. I’ve been doing these at work before I sign in. Good way to wake up.

Skip, I think I’m just way out of shape after a long winter and I had a very unhealthy weekend. After the workout I came indoors and lied down on the floor. I couldn’t close my eyes because the room would spin. My wife and kids asked me if I was having a heart attack. I guess I wasn’t.[/quote]

I’m going to have to starting splitting the chins soon my self. I’m going to try not to split anything else for the entire challenge though.[/quote]
Joe are your lunges as all over the place and ugly as mine? Don’t know if its bad balace or the orthotics in my shoes. And even BW rev lunges make my knees ache.[/quote]

Thank god, you mentioned that. I was starting to wonder if there was something wrong with me. Mine are as ugly as a busted blister and I keep banging the back knee on the ground to hard.

Thanks Wilson. He and his teammates were excited. They won in the finals against the team who had beat them 8-4 in their first game of the tourament.

Joe,why am I learning all these weaknesses when I’m 41. Been better to fix them when I was 21.

3/30
16 chins (8,5,3)
16 pushups
16 lunges

[quote]ecogenx wrote:
Thanks Wilson. He and his teammates were excited. They won in the finals against the team who had beat them 8-4 in their first game of the tourament.

Joe,why am I learning all these weaknesses when I’m 41. Been better to fix them when I was 21.[/quote]

Same here, I think the problem was that at 21 I only cared about the PT test and chasing girls.

[quote]ecogenx wrote:
Thanks Wilson. He and his teammates were excited. They won in the finals against the team who had beat them 8-4 in their first game of the tournament.
[/quote]

Tournaments were the most fun part of youth hockey. Those are the things my son remembers the most - hanging out in the hotels with your buddies, swimming in the pool - and occasionally, winning the whole thing!

Live and learn Joe.

MFM,the kids do have a blast. Another stay over tournament in Portland, Maine in July.

3/30
deads 135x5,225x3,315x3,405x3,455x3,500x3
powertec squats 8 (total plates) x 5 x 10 reps

5 hill sprints

[quote]ecogenx wrote:

3/30
deads 135x5,225x3,315x3,405x3,455x3,500x3
powertec squats 8 (total plates) x 5 x 10 reps

5 hill sprints[/quote]

My kinda workout, Deads, squats and hill sprints all in the same session.

Great work. I bet your legs were jelly at the end. (or should I say jello? Ha Ha)

Great deads, Steve. For some reason, reading your workouts makes it seem so easy. Reality is not so kind.

Thanks Brett. My legs were jelly after the 5 sets of 10.

Skip,I don’t have the patience for long workouts. The old 80/20 rule.

Snowing again. 6-12 inches. School was cancelled. The kids are pumped but I’ve had enough. Doesn’t Mother Nature know it’s spring.

4/1
17 chins (10,4,3)
17 pushups
17 lunges

Skipped yesterday because everything ached.

Training looks good- really good.
nice work.

Congrats to you son, Im sure they had a blast.
and really WTF with the snow.

we have a weekend place in North East PA
only mild snow this year, but here its snowing today.

I missed what is the 60 day challenge?

Yeah the reverse lunges are still really ugly for me.

[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
Training looks good- really good.
nice work.

Congrats to you son, Im sure they had a blast.
and really WTF with the snow.

we have a weekend place in North East PA
only mild snow this year, but here its snowing today.

I missed what is the 60 day challenge?[/quote]
Thanks Kevin. Here’s the article.

[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Yeah the reverse lunges are still really ugly for me.[/quote]
I suck at single leg exercises. But I’m OK with that. (sob)

I too am horrible with single leg stuff. I have given up.