Day 41: Its looking like the last march of the Ents!

The email:

Here's the following combo. What you new for this is the 30 log, 1 brick and running shoes.

you are going to Run an 880 AFAP (1/2mile) by doing a quarter mile out and back starting from the park. Once you get back immediately do a tabata interval of one of the exercise below. Followed by 6 Turkish getups using the brick. 50 jumping jacks. 10 burpees. Repeat 4 times

1. Iron cross

2. Swing pushups

3. Log thrusters

4. Cycle jumps 

The equipment:

I'm beginning to enjoy having Geoff tell me the equipment I need right in the email. Being as busy as I've become recently, this simple instruction takes the thinking out of it and saves me literally 20 minutes.

Ladies and gentlemen, allergy season is upon us! Nothing better than waking up out of a dead sleep because your snores are rattling the headboard. The workout today had me thinking about family, mostly my cousin Brian...because he dresses like this:


(Tool, EH!)

And while running I also noticed how I am beginning to take the shape of the bark I am carrying throughout my shoulders. I all too often feel like Treebeard from Lord of the Rings.







(This is actually me carrying 2 of my kids to the playground after my workouts)

 Its still good fun too. I've lost that fear of people wondering what I am doing. They don't even pass a second glance at my routines anymore. I'm just the guy that does crazy crap to get into shape. It's relaxing to know I've all but disappeared off their concerning radar.

Today's routine was a badass 45 minutes. I left the playground clutching my sides, then my knees for support. My arms are on restrictive duty; not allowed to pass my belly button for fear of causing trauma to the muscles I've used today.

Treebeard is a perfect analogy for how today has left me. Stiff as wood in the arms and legs. A strong 5 o'clock shadow from an inability to shave today, and slowed EVERYTHING, meticulously planning each breath, step and action today at work. I switched chairs for the day, opting for the broken chair because it not only reclines backward but the stop is missing and it reclines forward as well, which allows for easier standing. Safety handle bars are being installed this afternoon in the bathrooms and my "I've fallen and can't get up" button is being FedEx'd to me as we speak. All bases have been covered for the week.

I'll be stopping by the Ice guy's place on my way home too to make sure I have plenty for the body the evening. I'm truly glad for this business being on my route home.

A workout well delivered and hopefully well enacted.


BOOM!