today was a fun one. Schedule conflicts, transportation issues, sore ribs, and elbow pain made it difficult for me to hit the gym this week. Normally, I'd fall into a deep depression from not working out but fortunately the Jiu Jitsu training has done a good job at kicking my butt. I emailed John late yesterday to see if he was going in this morning and told him I thought I was ready to come back and test drive my rib cage after some days off.
I really enjoyed today's workout. The thing I love about the 5am sessions is the same thing I'm enjoying about the Jits. Comradre. There's something special about consistently sharing a discipline with committed people. Its what gets me to the gym at that ridiculous hour and its what keeps me rolling on the mats after all the bruises and sweat. In general people feel good about belonging to something. I think that's why religion works for so many people. My religion involves wrestling with friends, dragging weighted recycling bins across parking lots, and yelling at my friends to row faster. works well for me. I'm one of the happiest people I know.
warmup
row easy 5 minutes
workout
4 rounds of:
Airdyne for 5 minutes (15 seconds hard/15 seconds less hard)
goal 100calories or greater and improve on every round.
5 minutes rest between rounds.
Results
100 felt great but wasn’t sure I'd be able to beat it.
101 shocked as hell that I even made it without puking on the airdyne
93 gave it all I had and the tank was empty
106 dug deep and really emptied the tank. last minute was all hard.
fell off airdyne straight to the floor hoping not to have my heart explode.
tonight: rolling with Nathan and Jeff.
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