Day 3: Tabata the sh*t out of it

The email:

Tabata the sh*t out of it

Yo bud. You have 4 different exercises in which you will preform. I want you to rest for two minutes between each cycle of tabata.

Set the Tabata pro to 20 seconds work 10 seconds rest for 8 rounds (4 complete minutes)

The exercises:

1. Pushups - good solid form as many as you can in the 20 second period.

2. Air Squats - make sure you get you butt nice and low (aim to get it even or below your knees)

3. **Our version of the iron cross - Climb into the center of that tower. Hold on for 20 seconds. nothing else

4. Plank - hands on 2 swing chairs feet on 1 other. pop up into a plank and hold position tight for the full 20.

Rest stretch and recover.... Wednesday's off....AHHHH 


GS


The equipment:

 

So I'm not sure if it was the AHHHH at the end of the email or the thought of Geoff laughing in his sleep the night prior as he visualized all the crazy crap he could plan for me the following day, but last night I had issues with getting to sleep. I think I had a case of restless leg syndrome...or maybe it was my legs warning the rest of my body about this morning's workout, using muscle spasms as Morse Code. Either way, I woke up a bit groggy but excited to not run and do some pushups!


I hit the front door at 7:15 am and headed to the playground. I've found that arriving anytime between 6:30 and 8:00 gives me enough time to get through my workout before any kids come to play; which is crucial in my mind because the first adult that sees me hanging around the playground with little kids all sweaty and out of breath, and I'm getting slapped with a no trespass restraining order and instantly added to the neighborhood watch list.


I also know Sully is excited to have me do this particular workout, because at 7:19 am (in the middle of set 7 of 8 of my pushups I might add) I get a text, "Do it yet?"


My first round was pushups and I completed them quite nicely: 13,6,6,6,2,3,1,1 for the 8 rounds.


Squats the same: 8,7,8,6,7,5,6,7 (I remember this because I had to instantly report to Sgt. Sully via text)


Then we went to the iron cross. First 2 sets, no sweat. 3rd set 15 seconds. My grip was what gave out before anything, mostly because I'm all thrown off from not having a callus on my left hand after losing it on the monkey bars day one. Wanting to finish all sets, I switched the times for the last 5 sets and went 10 seconds on, 20 second rest. The last set may have had a pinky toe of help too, but that's a muscle right? Why should I discriminate? 


Sully- you said "good looks bro, That's why we work all aspects" Guess what, you forgot my pinky toe, but I didn't.


Last exercise was what i was looking forward to, planks on steps hanging on a pole suspended from the ground with enough slack in the chain to keep me focused on not falling.


How hard could this be? Hold still for 20 seconds, rest for 10 and repeat for crying out loud! I did well for the first 6 sets on this one, Set 7 was a bit off because we had an earth quake that made my legs and arms shake so violently I had to reset my position, missed a footing on one of the swings and proceeded to roll off the side like I had been pushed to my death, falling 60 inches to me demise. I was spent and called it a day.

I will say that I can already feel a difference. I walked into work today like I rode a horse there, asked that all my sales meetings be either via phone calls or we meet in my office instead of the board room. More importantly, I feel a strong urge to not ruin my hard work by eating crap. I've begun to explore new foods like beets and swordfish, exchanged rice for the leafy green stuff, salad I think. Added avocados to things I normally wouldn't like chicken (I love me some avocados). 


So its off until Thursday with some light stretching tomorrow in an attempt to turn Jello legs back into something I can walk on. I eagerly await the next email and challenge. Another day to be about it!