up at 4:40am, out the door before 5am. knocked out 3 miles, no problem. it was a little chilly/damp/overcast/dark. for whatever reason, 53 degrees and 92% humidity on a saturday afternoon feels perfect, but on a tuesday morning it is pretty discouraging. but over the last 8 months, if i ran in the snow, and the rain, and the dark, and the fog, and the below freezing, i'm sure as shit not going to let a chilly overcast morning send me back to bed. as much as i would have liked to go back to bed, discipline prevails. felt fine, glad to get this one knocked out. pretty short, but the start of a long week of increased miles.
after work, strength 2. back squats, deadlifts, front rack barbell lunges, toes to bar, pistol progressions. again, i felt like i was moving pretty slow, and the rests seemed to stretch a little longer. but i maintained the same weights from last week, and I felt pretty good. the pistol progressions (one legged squats, touch and go to a 20" box) actually felt easier than last week. i feel stronger with my right leg than my left, which I guess is good enough reason to continue trying. pistols were recommended as a an asymmetric strength exercise to isolate one leg at a time, and i think it is good work. it was cool to stick around at the gym and watch my family work out. it was nice to see both my sons working on progressions to get to toes 2 bar (one is at knees to elbows, the other is at toes to rings). They also both did a fantastic job at their front squats. i'm proud of them both. and T is a monster in the gym, as always.
6/17/14. run. strength 2. coffee. apple. almonds/cashews. pork tenderloin. tomato pie. sugar snap peas. apple. nuts. protein shake. rotisserie chicken. asparagus. salad. peaches/strawberries. chococate chip cookie. lots of water.
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