Enjoy the Journey

1000M Row on Concept II in the late evening.

AM-Woke up with a bit of a sore back. Nothing major but I want to be really careful with it. Have been doing a couple of minutes of yoga stretches in the back bathroom in between every patient. Hopefully it will feel good enough for me to get in a workout later today.

PM- 25 min walking hill repeats on TM at the gym + 5 min on elliptical

Glad I have my gym membership on days like today. We have forest fires burning on the outskirts of town and the whole town is filled with a light smoke almost like a fog.

At the gym during my lunch break. 20 min of 3:2 intervals on stationary bike. Also lifted weights: Bench, Tricep Pushdown, lat pull downs, straight bar curls, dips and leg press machine.

Had the gym all to myself except for a 17 or 18 year old girl who was lifting weights. She had a one gallon jug (the kind you buy milk in at the grocery store). It that had some kind of liquid in it that was the color of diluted apple juice and was about half full. She took a swig every so often as she was working out. Made me curious as to what new fangled performance enhancer type of thing it might be but I didn't dare ask her as I didn't want her to think I was some kind of creeper.

Hiked to the top of B Creek Mountain this morning at about 9am. Mostly walked but mixed in a few brief runs on the flat areas. Still pretty smoky from the forest fires outside of town. Saw a bunch of search and rescue people from the sherriff's office. They said they were working on a cold case of a lost hiker from a couple of years ago. I didn't say it, but I was thinking maybe their time could be better spent working on the forest fires.

20  min cardio at gym. Bike and elliptical, followed by weights.

1000M Row late at night at the office.

AM-Hiked to the top of BCreek with a few short runs on the flat areas. Near the top a small little dog named Hunter came out and tried to threaten me. I had my full canister of bear spray on my hip so I wasn't very intimidated. I know his name is Hunter because some woman came out of the house and called him off.

PM- 20 min combo of Cross Ramp and Elliptical followed by weights (upper). Late friday night at the gym had the whole place pretty much to myself.

Am- at gym. 20 min on Bike (4:1 intervals 10 + 10 Hard Random). Weights (lower)

Planned day of rest.

10 min Rowing (2100M) 3:1 intervals

Weights: Core. Joe Weider Aerobic 1's and planks