The Chances

How a 250+ Pound Couch Potato Got Healthy

Thursday, June 07, 2007

I'm still sore from yesterday's sprints! Hopefully that particular soreness will be reduced before next week...

Warmup, 3 sets of 5 w/45lb bar
* Overhead squat
* Squat
* Good morning
* Lunge
* Romanian deadlift
* Bent-over row

Workout, alternating sets
* Neutral-grip incline press, 35lb dumbbells, 1 set of 10, 1 set of 9, 1 set of 4
* Chin-Up, 2 sets of 2, 1 set of 1
* Bent-arm lateral raise & rotation, 10lb dumbbells, 5 sets of 10
* Swiss ball side flexion, 5 sets of 10
5 days 'til Half Dome. Here's an interesting bit of info: 100 Classic Hikes in Northern California calls the Half Dome hike "The Burn".

I went to REI last night and picked up some National Geographic topos for Yosemite SW (which includes HD) and the Tahoe Basin (for the Tahoe Rim Trail). They're pretty nice maps, but cost $10 apiece. They're pretty sturdy and should hold up to repeated abuses on the trail.