After looking at my blog postings for the last few days I have decided to not be so damn heavy. Enough worrying about crazy politicians, religion and guns. It is the holiday season and I am excited to be back east among family, friends and great dogs!! For the remainder of this week at least I will refrain from too many heavy subjects!!
Warm-Up:
Dog Walk, 30 minutes
Turkish Get-Up, 3 minutes continuous
Workout:
For Time:
Air Squat, 80-60-40-20 Repetitions
AbMat Sit-Up, 40-30-20-10 Repetitions
Hand Release Push-Up, 20-15-10-5 Repetitions
Mobility:
Quadriceps and Shoulder Stretches
Have a Great Day!!
I spent the night at a friend's house on Saturday and while sleeping I often listen to the local public radio station. I woke early on Sunday morning to listen to NPR's Interfaith Voices and they were having a discussion regarding Islamophobia and and How ISIS Distorts the Quran. It was so nice to listen to real religious scholars soberly discuss these issues. I highly recommend anyone, who like me do not have a real grasp of the Quran or if all you know about it is from some political talking head or from searching Google.... I highly recommend you listen to the full radio show linked above. Very, very enlightening.
Workout of the Day:
Warm-Up:
Steady Pace Run, 3 miles
Workout:
5 Rounds for Time:
Alternating Overhead Plate Lunge (35lbs.), 10 repetitions per leg
Hand Release Push-Up, 10 repetitions
AbMat Sit-Up, 15 repetitions
Have a Great Day!!
Today is a day of rest from exercise. It was excellent just to hang out with friends and then watch the Redskins pull off an ugly road win. Though it was ugly, it was their first road win of the year and improved them to six wins this season which I did not predict would happen at the beginning of the year.
Back at the workouts tomorrow!
Have a Great Day!!
When President Obama said in his recent speech that many of our country's athletic champions are members of the Islamic faith, Donald Trump again showed his impressive ignorance by tweeting "Who? Is Obama profiling?" I think I am starting to realize that perhaps Donald cannot be held responsible for a lot of his bigoted comments because he doesn't know what profiling is?!
So for Trump's benefit, just off the top of my head... lets see... Muhammad Ali? Bernard Hopkins? Shaquille O'Neal? Hakeem Olajuwon? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? Mike Tyson? Aqib Talib?
Workout of the Day:
Warm-Up:
Jumping Jack, 30 repetitions
Suicide Sprints, 5 sets
Workout:
12 minutes AMRAP:
Hand Release Push-Up, 10 repetitions
Squat Jumps, 10 repetitions
Hanging Knee to Chest, 10 repetitions
Have a Great Day!!
It is shocking the crazy rhetoric that is out there regarding Muslims in America. The idea that we would even consider banning people from entering this country based on their religion is insane. There was a great article in the Washington Post today about Muslims that serve in the U.S. military. The idea that because there are crazy people in this world that commit crimes in the name of religion (not just ISIS... some nut job shot up the Planned Parenthood office in Colorado Springs?!) that we would condemn everyone of that faith is just... well... un-American.
Warm-Up:
Dog Walk, 3 miles
PVC Wraparound, 10 repetitions
PVC Passthrough, 10 repetitions
Workout:
AMRAP in 15 minutes:
Burpees, 5 repetitions
Box Jumps, 10 repetitions
AbMat Sit-Ups, 15 repetitions
Cool-Down and Mobility:
Dog Walk, 1/3 mile
Quadriceps Stretching
Have a Great Day!!
We made our way across the country from Tucson to Abilene, Abilene to Chattanooga. Fortunately we got a full day in Chattanooga. Rebecca had a residency interview at a hospital there and that gave Ocho and I time to get out of the car and go for a nice walk around the town, Once the interview was done, we finished our trip to Bethesda, Maryland. It was great to get home and get the hell out of the car.
I brought a couple of things home with me to help keep in shape while we travel: a foam pad, an AbMat and a set of select-tech dumbbells that range from 5-52.5 lbs. I imagine there will be running and some exercises each day throughout the holidays to help battle all of the calories I am about to consume.
Warm-Up:
Jumping Jack, 30 repetitions
Steady Pace Run, 30 minutes
Workout:
10 Rounds For Time:
Hand Release Push-Up, 10 repetitions
AbMat Sit-Up, 10 repetitions
Goblet Squat, 10 repetitions
Have a Great Day!!
All of the news is wrapped up in another mass shooting in California (Don't get me started on this...) and rightfully so. Until these things end they should be front and center.
However, if that were not the headline we would be hearing more about the incredible news that Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter has opened up all military combat positions to qualified women. This is ground breaking but the reality is that in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (and most likely Syria here soon...) women have been in combat for over a decade. Its about time this happened formally. It took courage on Secretary Carter's part and I applaud him for that.
Today I am wrapping up work. After that I am packing the car and tomorrow morning we, as a little family begin the drive that will eventually land us in the DC area for the holidays. I will post workouts from the road though they will be pretty mundane just to keep me from losing my mind and curling up into a painful ball of knotted muscles from an old car seat! Once in DC, I will be more regular in my postings as we again discuss working out over the holidays and while traveling!
Have a Great Day!!
After looking at my blog postings for the last few days I have decided to not be so damn heavy. Enough worrying about crazy politicians, religion and guns. It is the holiday season and I am excited to be back east among family, friends and great dogs!! For the remainder of this week at least I will refrain from too many heavy subjects!!
