While I’m laying around doing nothing, I’m watching a shark week show where some 20-year-old women are free diving and tagging tiger sharks by hand. I’m sure there’s a lesson here, but I’m just amazed.
2 Likes
Shame about the covid, are you still able to get in some training or will you rest it out.
1 Like
I should be allowed back tomorrow with a mask, if I understand the rules. I was definitely on my butt the last couple days. I did get in some super sweet bodybuilding workouts at the hotel last week before I knew I was sick.
3 Likes
Just as a follow-up, folks, I was completely wrong on the local quarantine recommendations. I can get back in the gym tomorrow morning.
In the meantime, I have walked a minimum of 5 miles each of the last 3 days. Monday was actually tough, I still didn’t feel great, but I was fine today. Tomorrow should be a normal day in the gym, although I’m sure I’m rusty.
I’ve got 3 weeks left of this program, which I’m really ready to finish, and then we’ll see what’s next!
6 Likes
What’s next……creeping death 2
You’re welcome.
1 Like
It really might be. I want to lose weight and feel better.
I have a lot of travel coming up, so CD2 might actually work great: 3 of the weekly workouts are hotel gym friendly.
I also bought Alsruhe’s “Every Day Carry” because I like supporting him. It honestly looks interesting, but I have never, ever actually liked running one. It would also force me into 4 workouts a week that have to be done at my hometown gym; that might be tough.
Not to mention, I just never like straying away from the Meadows’ stuff. Is there anything folks want to see? I want to be helpful and live up to this member coach deal if I can
2 Likes
Fwiw, I think you are providing plenty of solid advice to earn that “Member Coach” role without altering anything in your training.
2 Likes
I really appreciate that man! It’s worth a lot to me
1 Like
Yeah, I think the coaching part is separate from your training. Share your wisdom and all that stuff.
2 Likes
Thanks man!
This last week was Covid, my anniversary, wife interviewing for jobs, and my son’s birthday, so life gave us a surprise deload as it often does.
Today was tough!
ME Legs
-
Lying leg curls
40/15
70/12
100/8
130/8 x 3 -
DE Box Squats
45/8
135/6
225/4
315/2
335/3 x 9
2m between
These were actually pretty quick once I got myself together. I noticed I was sucking early because I wasn’t pulling the bar into my back because my shoulder hurt. Once my shoulder numbed up a little, these got a ton better. My first set was actually only 2 reps, but I called myself names, finished out, and did that extra rep on the last set.
-
Smith lunges
Front foot elevated on plate
45/5
65/8 x 4 -
Band GMs
3 x 15 -
BOSU crunches
3 sets -
Standing calf
3 x 8 + 10 partials
7 Likes
Not sure if this is literal or not but it’s always a fun day when the kids have done that 
1 Like
Belated happy anniversary.
Did the kids end up with covid too?
1 Like
100% literal!
Thanks! She’s stuck it out a long time.
Nope. I kept having flights canceled, so by the time I came home I was super tired and nobody was home anyway so I went straight upstairs to shower and sleep. When I woke up, I knew I was sick so I just stayed away from everyone; we knew his birthday was coming up so we were paranoid about me getting them all sick and ruining it - we got lucky timing-wise.
2 Likes
More spin classes! JK, kind of
You’ll probably find some more stuff you enjoy if you try some other training styles, but by no means would this be a requirement to be a good member coach =)
You just do whatever type of training you like man.
1 Like
Thanks man!
At this point, I’ve at least tried everything. My issue is I once moderately athletic, so it calls to me, but then I get frustrated that I suck now, so I do something stupid. We’ll see.
ME Upper
-
DE Bench
45/15
95/10
135/8
185/5
225/3 x 9
2m between sets, 3 different grips.
These were moving really well! -
DB bench
70/6
100/5 - not good!
85/12 + 70/8 -
HS shoulder
Shoulder is still bothering me, so just got a little volume on this
1pps/10, 10, 12, 15 -
Machine side raise
70/20
100/20 x 2 -
Incline DB front raise
10/15 x 3 -
Pronated DB kick back
20/15 x 4 -
JM press
95/8
135/8 x 2
These felt awful and there’s no way I was doing them right, so I hung it up there.
6 Likes
I just started incorporating WODs (or HIIT-style training) into a daily routine… I don’t think there’s any way to do WOD stuff for a long time without becoming at least moderately athletic. May be worth your time to look into this if you want to adjust course without changing your training much.
3 Likes
I’ve been sucked into those in the past but I keep running into the same problem - lots of exercises I can’t/won’t do or equipment restrictions. I’ve also bit off more than I could chew on more than one occasion and been crushed.
Are you using any particular site or WOD generator?
2 Likes
More gun shots. LOL
1 Like