Since we’re out of town on vacation, I don’t have access to my usual workout gear. Thus, I have to make do with what’s available. In this case, I have the floor and the great outdoors.
I started out by flopping down and doing the next workout in the One Hundred Pushups training program. The numbers for Week 1, Day 3 were 10-8-8-5-Max (at least 10). I did this much earlier in the day than normal, and wasn’t really in the groove. Nonetheless, I powered through (including 12 in the “max” round vs. the required 10) for a grand total of 43 pushups.
For the week, I did 110 pushups and completed all three workouts without any problems. My back is definitely feeling better, so… Given these results, it looks like I’ll be advancing to Week 2 come Monday.
Next up, cardio. Like I said, I pretty much have just the floor and the great outdoors at my disposal right now. Unfortunately, I hate running (that’s a topic for another day) but I wanted to do something more intensive than walking. Thus, I opted for running hills. Yes, it’s running, but it’s a lot more challenging than plain old running, so I can get a more intense workout in less time. Plus, the increased challenge makes it more mentally tolerable.
There’s a reasonably steep (albeit not terribly long) hill near here, so I headed over and proceeded to run up it (and walk back down) sixteen times. I didn’t push it too hard, as it’s been a long time since I’ve run hills, and I didn’t want to hurt myself. That said, I succeeded in getting my heart pumping and my legs burning.
That’s it for now. I’ll press on with the pushups in the coming week and will squeeze in whatever else I can. Since we’re on vacation, posting will probably be a bit sporadic until the end of June.
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