Training Log: Entry 3384

AM WORKOUT (0400 wake up via alarm)

Roll out on LAX ball

85x320 reverse hyper

3.5 mile/60 minute walk on treadmill at 5.5 incline

2:48 hang from bar, pull up every 30 seconds (18 second PR)

Notes:

* No walk with dogs: schedule is still compressed this week.

* Hips were a little stiff this morning, but the hypers and walk seemed to sort it out.  

* Upped the incline on the walk.  Still trying to not become a walking champion here, but I feel like the incline actually helps the hips.  On that note, I decided that, while I still have pain, I’m not going to try to pursue weighted walking.  This is ultimately going to be a recover operation vs increase my conditioning.  Funny enough, I actually have Tang Soo Do to accomplish the latter these days.  Which, on that note, it’s sparring week, so I’m pretty amped.  We have that on top of physical testing requirements, and we’re actually going to go 4 days this week, because we’re doing a special Halloween class on Saturday.  I’ll be dressed up as Scorpion from Mortal Kombat.

* That hang from bar PR was unexpected and awesome.  Hands were sweaty to start, so I was in a good way.  I really wonder if those little 30 second holds on my squat day are actually contributing to this.

* Oh my goodness the gods of gaining have smiled upon me: I was just notified that I won a free steak dinner a month for a year at my local Texas Roadhouse from a contest I entered earlier in the month.

It's a good birth month for me.