5:15am, that’s what time I get up to do this now. And doing that on your birthday… well… that shows you’re growing wiser I guess. The workout started out harmless enough, a little under a half mile run that I managed to actually do. I guess I haven’t lost as much of the runner endurance from last Fall that I thought I had lost. When I came back, I was told that we were doing a 10 of 10 of 10 style work out. 10 exercises times 10 reps with Dumb Bells. Deadlifts, Bent Over Rows, Curls, Squats, Shoulder Press, Tricep Extensions, Double Crunches, Push ups, and another 200 yard run. (Well, I guess that makes only 9 exercises). 10 rounds of this, and you were done.
We used to do these at the other camp, and Lord knows I was lucky to get to Round number 5. So, imagine my surprise, when I cleared round 7 and moved into round 8. That was a real break through point for me from a fitness perspective. I’m not as bad off as I thought. Gee, I wonder how far I am from doing and Obstacle Race? Which was funny, because my trainer Doug asked me in the same session if I was considering it again.
This was a challenging work out though. I can feel it today. I’m super sore, but I got to rehydrate and rest up. I hit the gym tomorrow for some power lifting, and I’m looking forward to that. Oh, for you Fitocracy fans out there, I tracked my HIGHEST single day total EVER! 1761 was my point total, besting my previous best score (895) by nearly double. That is pretty incredible for me. Looking forward to next week!