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Thursday, April 28, 2011

My Baptisim

So yesterday was the day from hell.... Woke up with a soar throat, and I was very frustrated with the fact I could feel my body getting sick and breaking down.  I really dont have time for that, espeically not now!  I decided to try and tough it out and went to the gym regardless of what my body had to say about it.  After about 30 minutes of not being able to breath, no power, no strength, I just decided that was it.  I have never really given up in a gym workout so the frustration within grew.  I threw my rope and headed to the sauna.  I spent about 20 minutes just mostly stretching and was really upset with myself. 
I headed to the shower and in all my pouting rushed home to try and get some rest.  Thank god for Ms. P.A. who catered to my tantrum.  Homemade chicken noodle soup, some rest, lots of vitamins and orange juice, and some T.L.C..... 
I wake up the next morning and despite the fact that I now have a cold taking over and I am having a hard time breathing decide to pack my things and at least get in a short 1-2 hour run after work.  As I get my gear together I realize I left my running shoes, Ipod, running sock, and baseball at the gym!  I must have thrown the biggest fit ever.... I really got upset with myself.  What was god telling me?  To slow down?  Quit?  I just felt overwhelmed...everything that is going on, all my training, finances, fundraising, sacrifice, time, why was my body breaking down and my armor lost?  My Ipod and Shoes are my current heartbeat, and I felt tired of all the money, and emotions being spent.....
So Ms. P.A. gave me just the right combination of kick in the ass and compassion.  But I realized at that moment that this is what the Death Race is all about.  What are you going to do when life is not fair.  When things don't go your way.  Quit?  Cry?  Give up?  Or are you going to pick yourself up and march on.  I always prided myself on being a guy who broke through the wall and here I was crying over a cold, ipod, and my shoes...... 
So I realized what God is trying to tell me.  First Balance.  Its just a race.  Its doesn't define me, but it can be a huge part of my personality moving forward.  Its very much like wrestling...people wont understand what I am doing or why, but in the end this is about yourself, pushing through your limits, and finding yourself.  For me this race is about so much more than a finish line.  Finish or not I am going to that farm and I am going to leave everything I have there.  I will leave with no Regrets, and it will all be left at the Amnee Farm.  This is a funeral of sorts.  I am leaving behind everything I never finished and I am coming home a different person.  This is about a wrestling career left unfulfilled, a failed marriage, a wasted youth, any missed opportunity, I am going there on my 38th birthday and coming home finished with any regrets and ready to move on to the next chapter of my life.  There is so much to look forward to.  I am marching up there to stare regret, defeat, and self doubt in the face and give it my everything.  Whatever that is I know I will be at peace...this is my baptism and I am ready......

So a few days off, Rest, and I am going to hit May with everything I got.  Watch out death race...here I come
"The Funeral"

I'm coming up only to hold you under
I'm coming up only to show you wrong
And to know you is hard; we wonder
To know you all wrong; we were.

Really too late to call,
So we wait for morning to wake you
That's all we got
to know me as hardly golden
Is to know me all wrong, they were.

At every occasion I'll be ready for the funeral
Every occasion, once more, it's called the funeral
Every occasion, know I'm ready for the funeral
At every occasion, oh, one billion day funeral

I'm coming up only to show you down,
For I'm coming up only to show you wrong.

To the outside: the dead leaves, they're on the lawn
Before they died, had trees to hang their hope

And every occasion
I'll be ready for the funeral
And every occasion once more
It's called the funeral
And every occasion
Oh, I'm ready for the funeral
Every occasion
Of one billion day funeral

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Ummmm....for some reason i have a soar throat.  I cannot and will not get sick.  I feel ok, but this begs the question.....do I dare take some days off this close to the race and just rest?  I really don't feel like my 3-4-5 days a week is enough as is.  Yuck, no getting sick. 
Very light day..... was planning on finishing out at Boot Camp, but everyone seemed non-boootcamp-motivated.  I hope we keep it going for the next few weeks...I know Yesel and I can certainly use the work and the suppport!!!

Took the day and had Madison :)  She always breathes new and refereshing life into me.....


Starting to talk to other death racers, and its really enjoying to talk to other crazies..... not too many people can understand why we do what we do, why we push our limits...i think some are just born a little crazy.... I told Yesel, and I believe this to be true....being this type of athlete can be very lonley...I think I adjust well because it is very similar to be a wrestler....

Every time I turn around seems Cross Fit Endurance is brought up....I feel like I am missing out.  However I am pretty sure what I am doing breaks what they do.  I want to go sign up for a month, but I am afraid it wont be enough.  What should I do, Tom?

Oh and special thanks to Ms. P.A for keeping me in check!

DB Incline Rows, Good Morning, BB Curls, Iso DB Curls, TBar, Power Crunch, Jump Rope
3x
7 Min Elliptiacal 15 Behind the neck pull ups
2x
Rear Deltoid, Iso Preacher, 2 Arm Preacher, Rear delt row, 1 arm 1 leg curl, Butt Blaster, Stair Jump (every 4th stair)
3x
15 Min Bike Random Hills level 9

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Doctor Visit

So I am begging to feel like I have more to give in every workout...that's a little scary because I have really stepped things up.  My circuits are way beyond what I thought I could do.  Hope I don't peak to early.  The plan has always been to peak out in May, taper off in June....

Now it comes down to planning and hoping to be as prepared as possible.  I enjoy talking to other racers to try and get their thoughts, suggestions, and ideas.  Yesterday I went and got a physical and my doctor is going to send me to a sport specialist which I am very excited about.  I'm tired of the shin splints, etc...its time to get my mechanics worked on by a professional.  I do worry at times that I push it a bit to far.  I can feel my body at times agreeing with concerned people....at the same time I am in the best shape of my life (very thin and lean at 157.  Trying to get used to this thin body).

Yesterday target was Chest and Tricep
DB Bench, Skull Crushers, DB Fly, DB kickback, Dips, Power Crunch, Jump Rope
3x
7 Min Elliptical, alligator Push Ups, Dips
2x
Pec Fly, Chest Press, Tri Push Down, Iso Tri Ext., Burpies w/PushUps, Tri Extenstion
3x
3 Stairs, 3 Laps, 15 Pull Ups
3x
Iso Lat Decline Press, Iso Lat Behind the neck Press, DB Pushups, DB Tri Ex. Overhead, Iso Lateral Incline Press, DB Jumps
3x
Sauna 47 Minutes Hard!!!!

Take that Death Race!!  I'm reaching a new level....

"When you exist in the great state of gratitude, you become a person who only wants to give. You become so grateful that it takes over your life, and you can't find enough opportunities in a day to give. You give joy, you give love, you give money, you give appreciation, you give compliments, and you give kindness. You give the best of yourself in your job, in your relationships, and to strangers.
You will know when you have really found true gratitude, because you will become a giver. One who is truly grateful cannot be anything else"

Monday, April 25, 2011

I wont quit

So this past weekend brought a lot of self thought which is always a good thing....  I had a great workout on Friday (see below), rested Saturday, and Sunday evening did the "Rose Bowl Hill Runs" that Tom turned me onto. 

I realized that I am too much of a reactionary.  This race is all about teaching yourself to get through adversity no matter what.  I tend to perform and do my best when my surroundings are doing well.  And I get frustrated when things are not.  So this race has been perfect at helping me to try and understand balance.  That's one of the things I love about Tom....no matter what is going on, he keeps his cool.  True leaders have that quality and I am doing much better at it.  This race has opened my eyes to that. 

Had a great Easter with a nice mass on Thursday, Easter Egg Hunt with Madison on Saturday, and Sunday Mass with Madi.  Did some shopping, had a nice dinner on Friday, so all is going well.  Taking it all in one step at a time and reminding myself life is a marathon not a sprint!

One thing that keeps me going is the fact that this race wants to break you.  There is certainly an element of us (racers) vs. them (race directors/promoters).  I find myself when I begin to get tired to hear Andy and Joe telling me to quit.  I actually play them saying "quit, quit, go home".  It pushes me knowing there is this big great white out there that wants to break me.  I typically don't perform well under that type of negativity, but I think i understand what it is all about....this race is my Can Tran, my fight with Booze, my struggle with anything.  The question is what are you going to do when life tells you to quit?  Give up and go home, or push through..... I am going to do my best on this thing.  I actually find myself saying out loud when I am tired "to hell with you Andy and Joe".  "Take this Death Race".  This race is about so much more than a finish line.....  I am thankful to be a part of it all....

Friday
Target - Legs (calf and quad) - Biceps
I am amazed how far along I am....I can feel my body and endurance level changing...
Split Stance Squat, Iso Preacher Curl, Butt Blaster, Curls, Med Ball Squat Jumps, Med Ball Abs, Jump Rope         
3x
13 Min Stair Master (1.4 Miles, 70 floors), 2 Shuffle Steps around the track    
2x
Cable Cross Over Curls, DB Lunges, Power Crunches, Jump over DB, Pull Ups, Cable Curls, Seated Calf   3x
6.5 Min Elliptical, Alligator Push Ups, Dips
2x
Incline DB Curls, Incline Squats, Wrist Curls, Power Cleans, Med Ball Lunges, 1 Lap with Med Ball over head
3x
Sauna Stretch
35 Min Sauna Cardio work...(17 exercises)

Sunday
Rose Bowl Hills (I have learned to pace myself....problem is I always feel like I can do so much more)
2 hours - not sure of distance figured about 12 miles or so.  I don't count miles anymore its all about the quality and time of workout....this run I one time around the Rose Bowl, hitting all the hills.  I didn't like just doing the hills so each hill I made myself do something extra at the top.
Hill 1 - Step Jumps (every 4th or 5th step), Box Jumps 2x
Hill 2 - Same
Hill 3 - Rock over head
Hill 4 - Dips
Hill 5 - Shuffle Steps up, Push Ups
Hill 6 - Squats
Hill 7 - Rock over head
Hill 8 - Box Jumps
Hill 9 - Side Steps Up, Burpie Push Ups
Hill 10 - Bicycle Abs
10 50 Yard Sprints
High Knees
Lunges
Shuffle Steps
Hill 11 - Jumping Jacks
Hill 12 - Mountain Climbers

Thursday, April 21, 2011

energized

I seem to be gaining positive energy by the day..which is great timing!!  I am so happy that everything is falling into place now, as we hit this final and most intense push..... there was a period where personal life, training, and even our own group seemed to be fraying.  But things for everyone seem to be really headed in the right direction..... That is the push I needed and probably Yesel needed.... small things like stress, sleep, diet are what will separate the finishers from quitters. 

So I truly feel much more energized.  I now look forward to going back to the gym, and training in general.  Everything just feels right....the big balancing act now is time with Madison and work.  I truly feel like I could be doing a lot more in my training, but I am not a professional athlete so I have to do what I can when I can.  I am happy that I have found a sense of balance in my life which I previously lacked. 

Things look great, and even my personal life for the first time in a while has taken a great turn.  I feel supported and that is a huge difference.  I am truly lucky to have what I have and I am ready to kill this damn race....

Note to self...does that mean I am a narcissist when I put myself on a tshirt?  Ok...no one answer that...
Wed workout....
Target Hamstrings and Shoulders

Leg Curl, Leg Extension, Shoulder Raise, Freemnont Shoulder Press, Jump Rope      3x
3 Stairs, 3 Laps, 12 Pull Ups Ran last lap with 25 lb. weight overhead     3x
Linear Hack Press, BB Shoulder Raise, DB Shrug, DB Lat Lung, BB Shrug, Power Crunch     3x
Elliptical 6.5 Min., 50 Push Ups, 2 Sets of stair Squats       2x
Seated Leg Press, Fly, Shoulder Press, Seated Leg Curl, 2 Sets of Stair Jumps       3x

Sauna Stretch
Sauna work - 30 Min - Non Stop, cardio busting action!

On to my evening with the most beautiful girl I know...Madison! 

Life is good :)

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Vision Quest sit ups are back!

Yesterday had to get in a quicky at the gym, then ran up to boot camp.  Boot camp was fun as Yesel and I ran it for the first time.  I think (hope) they enjoyed some of the things we did.... The Vision Quest sit ups are always a winner!

I would do more, but really appreciate Tom running it for us.  I am looking forward to next year when we are back at Annunciation and Tom, Yesel, and I can really utilize the website, promote, use the campus, and have fun!

I feel very very motivated...actually I truly feel like I am not doing enough.  Perhaps I need to start 2 a days?  Some people tell me to slow down....but should I?  Am I doing enough?  Too much?  Its hard to plan for something you have no idea what is in store! Some people are doing, more, less, all I know is I am not injured right now and that is the most important thing. 

Looking forward to some serious training....  I have Madison this weekend but I am thinking of doing a rose bowl run Sunday Night.  Tom, you want to hit the Rose Bowl hills Sunday night? 

Here was yesterday....

Target... Biceps/Back
Curls, Pull Down, Iso Curl, Low Back, Jump Rope      3x
Elliptical 7 Min. Behind the Back Pull Ups, Regular Pull Ups    2x
DB Curls, BB Row, DB Hammer Curls, Good Morning, 60 Mountain Climbers     3x
15 Bike - Random Hills
2 Arm Preacher Curls, Low Row, 1 Arm 1 Leg Iso Curl, Pull Down, 30 J.Jack, 30 Lat Jacks    3x

Boot Camp
Bungee Runs
Shuffle Runs Bungee

Circuit 30/each - Partner Drills
Vision Quest Sit Ups
One man in push up other person jump over
Med Ball Hand Off
Leg Push Downs
Jump Over Partner in Base

5 Min Stairs every other Up Jump Stairs
7 Min Stairs - bottom set leg climb - Push Up up the stairs - or Leg Squats Up - Dips or leg lifts at top

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

tshirts and another step....

Ready to pick up the workouts just a bit even though I'm getting the "slow down" speech!  I have started as of this week getting my diet more under control, so I am really hoping to peak out in May.  I really want to hit hard this last month.  I need to get in not only the best shape of my life but go to a place that most cant or wont..... I have to remind myself to respect this race and the fact that it is one of the toughest in the world.  This is NOT the muddy Buddy we are getting ready for!  This is the Death Race!!!  So I am going to kill it, and I love getting in my zone....when I get to the gym, its like I turn into someone else..... right as I walk in the door to the time I break out my baseball and do my warm up stretches....i go to another place.  When my IPod kicks in, that's it...I'm gone.  I am going to appreciate every day of this training as you never know if you will ever do anything like this again (although I am already planning my next big adventure to drag everyone into ;) )...

So I have decided to kick my gym circuit workouts up to sets of 5....I remember starting at 2 and thinking that was a lot.  I hit 4 different exercise, then one cardio 3 to 4 times...then cardio then repeat 3-4 times....trying to move fast.  Muscle confusion, speed, endurance...... and damn i feel motivated these days!  So many things to be excited about....the future is looking good....

Oh and I got some great shirts done!!!!

Target - Chest and Tri

Incline Bench, DB Kickbacks, DB Fly, Tri Overhead, Jump Rope 4x
Elliptical 7 Min, Reverse Pull Ups, 40 Push Ups     2x
Incline DB Bench, DB Overhead, Skull Crushers, Dips, 4 Sets of Stair Jumps      3x
15 Bike - Random Hills
Freemont Fly, 1 Arm 1 Leg Tri Push Down, Freemont Chest Press, 2 Arm Tri Ext Overhead, 12 Burpies with Push Ups     3x
38 Min Sauna work and dang was it hot!!!  That was awful.
12 Min Steam Room (I got angry at myself for not being able to handle the Sauna, so I went in the steam room)


Monday, April 18, 2011

Shots Rang Loud....

Life is really good right now....I have so much to be thankful for.  I feel fresh and ready to take on the final 10 weeks of training.  We finished our Yard Sale, and so far have raised $1700 for this trip!  It feels good to get all that behind us, and start to just focus on training and having fun!  My new home turf is through the Monrovia Mountains....I love that i live so close.  This past weekend I went all they way up the trail to Deer Park Trails and found Ben Overturffs abandoned Cabin.  That was truly amazing.  The trail was hot and I felt great.  I am feeling very comfortable through those trails...probably to comfortable.  I should really have someone with me when I travel that far.  I did almost step on a huge ass snake, and I ran past the huge signs that said "Trails closed due to police training"....so  I kept on running through until I found myself 50 yards away from their firing range!!!  All around me shots rang out loud.  I thought about what to do....so I just quietly turned around, ran fast back the direction I came from, and prayed a stray bullet didn't hit me!!  That was a little intimidating to say the least!  On my way down, I stopped and talked to some of the cops out there..they had no idea how close I was in the woods to them.....

Personally, Spiritually, I feel very excited about the future and where all this is headed..... Its giving me the boost to really take on everything. 

Ready for the world!!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

uplift mofo plan....

Had a bit of a hurry up workout yesterday, but I still got through it.  I am very concerned that I am spending too much time in the gym and not enough time out on runs, splitting wood, log squats, "mauler beatings" and things like that.  So I will be going out Saturday morning and see what kind of trouble I can get into.   Not sure where i am headed, but me and my hydro pack, ipod, and power bar are going to do some serious damage......

Looking forward to dinner with friends and a good uplift mofo plan as the chilli pepers once said....

I think yesterdays workout was something like....

Iso Curl, low back, JumpRope, Machine Curl, Low Lat Row      4x
6 Min Elliptical, 25 Pull Ups      2x
BB Curls, 50 Incline Sit Ups, DB Hammer Curls, DB Rows     3x
15 Min Bike - Random Hills
100 Jumping Jacks, Cable Push Down, Cable Iso Curl, Cable Curl, Cable bicep, Pull Down     4x
38 Minutes Sauna work - And it was hot!!!!!  Felt very dizzy and actually had to sit down to collect myself a few times....but I did like the guy who asked what i was training for and when I told him what I was doing and my age, he proceeding to tell me he thought I was a college kid training for my wrestling team :)


Had a good talk with my partner Craig this morning...as an athlete and someone who has similar background with me (although much more decorated) he always sets me straight.....  I needed some good motivation and a slap from a person who understands this type of adventure..... this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I am excited!!!

Today is Rest In Peace........ 

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

“Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone;
and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come.
Live in the present, and make it beautiful that it will be worth
remembering.” ~Ida Scott Taylor
It was good to get back to boot camp, and see everyone.  Great bootcamp, with more people showing up!  Tom and Yesel did a kick ass 14-15 mile hike that morning, and yet Yesel was still out there running the bleachers with everyone.

I reminded myself yesterday of what this is and what it is all about...This journey is very much like that of a wrestlers which is why I think i relate so well and why I can challenge myself in ways most wont....its just my background, my training, my programing.  But what I reminded myself of is that it is very lonley being a wrestler, or extreme athlete.....most everyone will not nor does not understand what you are doing, what it means to you, and why you push yourself over the top.  Family, friends, support, work, most everyone will not understand and that at times can make you question what you are doing.  The trick is to rememeber that what you are doing is extrodinary, and they wont understand so you have to be strong, stick to the journey, and not let anything stand in your way.  This thing is getting so close, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel....so I may go into my own private little world if necessary....but so much has happened and I have to remind myself why I am doing this, the personal reward, and the fact that the finish line is near. 

That said, Tom asked me what my piece is that I am missing to this training....and the truth is while I kill it in the gym, the main thing is keeping stress level down, and long endurance training on the weekend.  I am hoping to get back to it with Tom and Yesel, but if time wont allow, I am going to have to figure out how to push myself.  I may do a long run this saturday morning through the mountains.  I should go to REI and pick up some things to get me through those types of runs.... I watched an episode the other night of "I shouldnt be alive" where this guy gets lost in the mountains as he went on a hike by himself. 

SO.......

Yesterday I didnt keep record of my gym workout, but it was something like....
seated Calf Raise, JumpRope, Shoulder Raise, Butt Blaster, Squats      3x
Elliptical 6 Minutes, 50 Push Ups     2x
Reverse Squats, BB Military Press, DB Shrugs, Arm Raise, 1 lap with 10 lb weight, 10 pull ups   3x
Bike Hills for 15 Min
DB Military Press, Seated Calf Raise, Plate Rotators, Plate Shurgs, Lunges, 100 Jumping Jacks

I know I am leaving something out.....but then some stretching in the sauna and boot camp.

The Bleacher Push Ups was a  new one!!! 

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

April 11
I am able to get in 4-5 reps into each set which is good....means my cardio is picking up.  I was actually surprised this morning to realize my belts don't fit me anymore!  I have really leaned up, and once I improve my diet I fully expect to lose a few more pounds.  But its new and I am enjoying it for now and I can certainly feel the difference as an athlete.  I feel fast, strong, and ready to turn up the dial......  Plus I have new found motivation at the gym.....

Yesterday....
Chest and Triceps
Chest Press, 2 Arm Overhead Extension, Pec Fly, 1 Arm 1 Leg Tricep push down, Jump Rope      3x
Elliptical 6 Minutes, 20 Dips      2x
DB Flies, Iso Lat Behind the Neck Press, DB Kickbacks, Seated Dips, 12 Burpies with PushUps     3x
StairMaster 1 Mile, 50 Pushups
Cable Cross Over, Cable Push Down, Reverse Pull Ups, Behind the neck pull ups, 20 Box Jumps     3x

Tried to do the foam roller until a new trainer kicked me out, which screwed up my workout....

30 Minutes Sauna - 22 different Exercises
20 Minutes Steam Room - Stretch and 9 Exercises

Feel great, its taking more and more to keep my body going...superpump, vitamins, fish oil, ice, shin braces, ben gay, ibuprofen..... But I will be ready!  No Regrets!

Monday, April 11, 2011

Got 4 days in the gym this week and a good run up Canyon Park on Saturday.  I am hoping to hit 4 days a week in the gym, 3 is the minimum.  Things are getting close so the workouts have to pick up.  Time, stress, whatever cannot get in the way.  If you want something bad enough you can make anything happen...my years as a coach taught me that.  It can all be balanced, and I feel good about my current balance of life, work, family, training, and church.  I would like to do more workouts with my partners in crime, Tom and Yesel, but either way...... its getting close and the time is here to pick it up.  We need to peak in May and taper off in June. 

I have begun to purchase some things we may need for the race.  My plan is to run the entire thing with Yesel as the most successful ones seem to be in pairs.  I think if you have support and someone to lean on that's what really helps the most.  Its not about winning, its about finishing...i plan to finish with my friend.

I am very happy to live up near Canyon Park :)  How lucky am I to live so close to the mountains?  Its great, and love the area.  This weekend I did an early run through the Ben Overturff Trails up to Deer Park about 2800' elevation.  Its a great loop with a ton of hills....I'm actually still soar :)

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

artwork!

Finally got the artwork for the tshirts, and I am very happy with them...hopefully we get a few shirts printed up and we can look official!

Yesterday got a quickie in the gym before boot camp.  Had Madison at work and that is always good to keep me fresh  and re-focused!  April is tough, because Madison has the entire month off and Its up to me to fill in the days....but I am lucky to have friends and family who can help out.  Last 2 weeks I have been lucky enough to get in 4 days at the gym..... 3 is the minimum, and if I get 4 that's great.  I don't have time to do anything else, between work, Madison, and Training....but that's what this journey is all about :)

Focused on my shins...the baseball helps.  Braces, stretching, icing, tape, and feeling stronger!!

Iso Bicep Curl, Low Back Row, Row, JRope     4x
6 Min. Elliptical   50 PushUps     2x
2 arm preacher curls, Lat Pull Down, 1 arm-1eg standing curl, 12 burpies w/p-ups      4x
15 Min Stair Master - 50 Push Ups
Back Rows, One arm cable curl, DB Hammer Curls, 50 Mountain Climbers      4x
Sauna Stretch
40 Minutes Sauna work - focus on shins....about 18 exercises (sauna was not hot enough!)

Hustle up to Boot Camp

Tom kicked our ass again..... The stair squats are what get me!  Glad to see John and Maya out there.  Boot Camp is always great and a fun change of pace for me.  I am going to start working more with everyone while also getting my workout on....

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

going to get past the shins...

Was able to get back to the gym....shins feeling a little stronger.... all the help from Spencer, Rick, and general advice has been helping.  Its a lot of work to baby these things, but I need to get to the race, healthy.  Using the baseball has been a lot of help.  I think people think I'm a little nuts with my baseball in the sauna, but I think the people at Ballys found me nuts long ago......

Started with all my stretching.....
Decline Bench, Overhead Tricep, Reverse Pull Ups on Tri, Jump Rope (actually got back to the rope!)     4x
Elliptical 12 Min.    50 Pushups, 10 side side push ups
Tri Push Down, 15 Burpies with Pup, chest press, tri ext    4x
15 Min Bike hill, 3 sets of stair jumps, 3 sets of stair squats
DB Bench, Skull Crushers, Overhead DB, Run one lap with weight over head    4x
Sauna Stretch
40 min in sauna with all my shin exercise, bicycle kicks, situps, pushups, etc.....




The things that come most quickly into your life are the things that you BELIEVE in the most. You can only bring to you what you BELIEVE, so you must BELIEVE to receive what you want.

Monday, April 4, 2011

back on the bike.....

Last week I was able to get in 4 days at the gym, which was great.  3 days is my minimum and I would love 4 days if possible.  On Sunday I decided to break back out the bike.  I did 30 miles at just 17mph to the rose bowl, a few laps around there, then through the hills of altadena.  I didnt think it was enough so as soon as I got home, I did 100 strikes, 100 push ups, 100 situps, 100 dips...still didn't think it was enough...until this morning!!! 
This thing is getting closer....so I need to fundraise for the rest, and train, train, train.  There is so much going on in everyones life right now....its easy to get caught up in it all.  But that's what this race is all about.  Finding yourself and overcoming all adversity.  Next month I have to peak out, so my plan is to hit 2 major weekends(my off weekends with Madison).  I'm hoping to get Tom and Spencer or anyone else out to help.  I am thinking of a early gym workout, church, cycling, lunch, run, food, and a follow up workout....I want to do like a 8-10 hour workout to better prepare.  Then let Tom or Spencer get creative for the last major workout.  June will be all about coming down, rest, and getting ready.

My shins feel better, thanks to Spencer's advice, rest, and doing all I can to baby them!  I am going to have to spend a lot of time babying these things.... my plan is 2 weeks off running, 2 weeks on.....