Nov 20-27

 

I'm going to give this week and solid B

Still have something hanging out in my lungs - I cough up some gross goo once or twice a day, but for the most part, I'm sleeping well and getting the days done.

Two swimming sessions and at least one HIIT session this week - along with trying hard not to push into illness.

HIIT session was five rounds of:

2 min elliptical

20 two-handed swings with a 16-kilo bell

10 KB cleans

10 KB presses

10 rows

10 waiter holds with leg raises

5 DB curls with 20 lb DB

1-minute battle ropes.

Man, I wanted to get a pic of the battle ropes after that workout, but I forgot. It was pretty cool to use them in the garage after all this time. 

Swimming sessions both looked like this:

100 m warm-up breaststroke

200 m front crawl - arms only

100 m breaststroke

100m legs only

200 m front crawl

100 m warm down

Not a horrible workout, but again, just trying to get through it without putting too much stress on myself. Need to stay healthy. Need to keep showing up. When I can get through a night's sleep without snoring myself awake I'll push that back over 1000 m. 

Nov 9 to 20

 

This time period has been a tricky one - dealing with the flu and its aftereffects. 

Before the days I missed, I was soldiering on and getting the circles done. During this time - I got to work and suffered through as much as I could and took some time off in order to make sure I didn't kill anyone ... 

the workouts have been HIIT and swimming along with stretching yoga. It's been a mixed bag these days, but I have to keep my body moving with the stretching/yoga. Not sure what else to call it.

Oct 30 to Nov 8

Whoops, missed another week, sort of.

I'm writing this post in front of a few students, just to let them know that this is straightforward and can be done.

Adventures in stretching continue - early morning, just after I wake up 20 minutes of stretching are honestly helping with my legs and hips. I hate getting old, man. Starting off the day with a few minutes of moving help. 

Later in the day, it is bodyweight and kettlebell training. The typical circuit is:

20 two-handed swings

10 kb cleans

10 kb clean and presses

5-8 banded hip extensions

planks for 30 seconds

Do that four or five times as a circuit and it is all good. Doing this every day or every other day is helping. I'm finishing off my circles or whatever they are called on my Apple Watch by 8pm usually. If not, swimming has finished them off. I have a bunch of pics from both the indoor and outdoor pool from this time to confirm. Also ... not drowning is always awesome. 

What else? I did a few hikes and walks here and there, and know that I need to get back to running to make things move in my favour even more quickly. That will happen shortly.