Rucking Awesome

May 10, 2013

Day Two of serious training, and I am so sore from yesterday's workout that I am walking like I had a really good time last night, which is sadly not the case. I am elated when I get to the gym and realize it is Friday night. Not only do I have space to park, I will actually be able to workout without being stared at by 200 creatine-feuled men with gelled hair and tribal band tattoos. I dropped my daughter off in the kids room to climb the rock wall and set off to a) find a weight to put in my "ruck" and b) find a trainer to explain how to complete a push press.

The Workout:

Ruck 1-2 miles with 20-30#
Bench Press - 1 min
Squats - 1 min
Step-Ups - 2 min
Jog - 3 min
Military Press - 1 min
Lunges - 1 min/leg
Push-Ups - 1 min
Jog - 3 min
Push Press - 1 min
Burpees - 1 min
Run - 3 min

I took my son's Camelback bag, because it has a built-in water bladder, and put a 10# weight in it. No water, nothing else. Started the treadmill at 5.2 and immediately wondered why I did not think to try this out before signing up to do it for a day, with water and more weight. It sucked. It took me 13:04 to complete a mile, which included several walk breaks.

I completed the remainder of the workout without any real trouble. The only particularly miserable parts were the step-ups and the burpees, both of which are awful. The lunges and squats were no fun either because those muscles already hated me from yesterday.

Oh, yes, not to be forgotten...right before I went to the gym (when I was coaching my daughter's soccer practice) I received an email informing me that the start point on Saturday will be the Rocky steps in Philly. Rucking Awesome.

May 11, 2012

This was supposed to be a rest day,  but my muscles are too tight and decided to go to the gym in hopes of warming and loosening them. I did 30 minutes (2.45 miles) on the elliptical and called it a day.

May 12, 2012

The workout plan was supposed to be 4-400s followed by 8-200s, which is a very difficult workout. It's hard on the lungs, legs, and arms if done properly. I decided that given how sore my legs are, that I am going to have to scale back my training or I will be useless on Saturday - I will have to pick back up after the event. So, today I just did a 4-mile recovery run/walk. It was a beautiful day running through the woods, but my current inability to force my body to perform as I wish is infinitely frustrating.