I've been having trouble sleeping tonight. I always get this way right before leaving for a vacation, wondering what I've forgotten. I did get a reprieve, though, because my cell phone rang and someone from work needed help. Normally I'd shove it onto someone else, but this was a guy who's in the Phillipines on a family emergency. His problem, come to find out, was that he had changed the time on his computer but not the timezone. Yay! Greg saves the day!

Pastor Rob put a little bug in my ear about wanting a shakedown hike on Tuesday and hiking to Half Dome on Wednesday. I still want to go on Tuesday, but if Bob agrees with Rob, we'll go ahead and wait until Wednesday. Not that it would be the end of the world, but this has been a long time coming. I'm itching to go up!

Either way, I'm excited. Excited and nervous; I know I can make it to the top and back, but I'm still nervous about how my poor body will feel before it's over. I suppose that's normal.

So those are my thoughts at 11:30 the night before heading to Yosemite. When I get back, I should have a picture like this of myself... see that little cave below where the person's standing? People actually hang out there. I won't be that daring. Cheers.

Last workout before our trip. Sunday's the Men's Breakfast so Rob and I get to whine to everyone, while sounding excited all the same. Here we go:

Warmup, 30 seconds of each in a circuit, 3 sets
* Jumping jack
* Split jack
* Prisoner squat
* Alternating lunge
* Mountain climber

Workout, alternating sets
* Deadlift, 125lbs, 3 sets of 5
* Single leg swiss ball hip extension, 3 sets of 6
* Close grip bench press, 1 set of 3 @ 115lbs, 3 sets of 5 @ 105lbs
* Hammer curl, 1 set of 5 @ 30lbs, 2 sets of 5 @ 35lbs

4 days and counting, Half Dome here we come. Check out the cables.



Here's another picture looking up towards them, for scope.



Keep in mind that the picture you're looking at was shot from the shoulder, which is 8 miles in. It's gonna be a blast!

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