Always Nice to End with a Strong Leg Day!!

Tomorrow I go on contract to work the river section of the NOLS Spring Semester in the Southwest. So, once again I will be out of contact for a few weeks, back at the workouts starting on March 7th. We did wrap up these past few months with a really strong leg day!!

Workout:
Warm-Up: Perform each exercise in order for one minute each to complete a set. Two sets total. No rest between sets.
Squat Jump
Barbell Good Morning
AbMat Sit-Up
Weight Training:
Back Squat, 5 sets of 4-6 repetitions
Metabolic Conditioning: Perform each exercise in order to complete a set. No rest between exercises. Five sets total.
24" Box Jump, 20 repetitions
Kettlebell Goblet Squat, 15 repetitions
GHD, 15 repetitions
Bodyweight Calf Raise, 50 repetitions
Sandbag Weighted Lunge, 10 repetitions per leg

Have a Great Couple of Weeks!!

New Semester Students and a Tough Leg Day

Our NOLS Southwest Spring Semester students have begun their Wilderness First Aid certification and on Thursday they will begin getting ready for their first backcountry section.... the first section of their three month journey in the wilderness of the southwestern United States.

Workout:
Warm-Up: Perform each exercise in order for one minute to complete a set. Three sets total. No rest between sets.
Jump Rope
AbMat Sit-Up
Box Jump

Weight Training:
50m Weighted Sled Drag, 3
GHD, 3 sets 15 repetitions
Standing Weighted Calf Raise, 3 sets 15 repetitions

Super Set: Perform each exercise in order with no break between exercises to complete a set. 5 sets total.
25m Overhead Plate Walking Lunge
Kettlebell Goblet Squat, 15 repetitions
AbMat Sit-Up, 25 repetitions

Have a Great Day!!

Getting Excited for the Field, Chest and Biceps

I am continuing to move toward getting ready to go into the field as part of the river instructor team for the Spring Semester in the Southwest. I am trying to wrap up all of my in-town work in preparation for the three week field contract. Having a job that is mostly in-town and part-time field instructor is a nice balance. Right now I am excited to go to the field again.

Today there were three of us for the evening workout, so we did a heavy lifting session for the chest, biceps and forearms. There were not a lot of exercises, but they were each pretty strenuous.

Today's quote is from Cate Blanchett:

"If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state."

Workout: Chest and Biceps
Warm-Up: Perform each exercise for one minute each.
Jump Rope
Trunk Twist
Abdominal Crunches
Weight Training:
Bench Press, 5 sets of 1-10 repetitions, ending with a one repetition maximum press
(Primary muscles worked: Pectoralis major, anterior deltoids, triceps brachii)
Weighted Dip (Bodyweight +up to 85lbs.), 5 sets maximum repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Anterior deltoids, pectoralis major and minor, triceps brachii)
Dumbbell Fly, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Pectoralis major and minor)
Super Set:
Axle Bar Biceps Curl, 3 sets of 10-15 repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Biceps brachii, flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris)
Wrist Roll Up, 3 sets to failure
(Primary muscles worked: Flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris)

Have a Great Day!