I complained about this workout last week. I promise not to complain this time. I'll just say ditto, because I do feel the same way. The funny thing is this workout is exactly what I need for backpacking & hiking! Especially if I'm going to do Mt. Whitney in July/August.

OK, the workout:

Warmup, Circuit of 30 seconds each exercise, 3 sets
* Jumping Jack
* Split Jack
* Prisoner Squat
* Alternating Lunge
* Mountain Climber

Workout, Alternating supersets, 2 exercises each
* High Step-Up, 25lb dumbbells, 2 sets of 11
* Romanian Deadlift, 125lbs, 2 sets of 11
* Off-Set Incline Dumbbell Curl, 20lb dumbbells, 2 sets of 11
* Incline Lower Trap Raise, 15lb dumbbells, 2 sets of 11

So yeah, that was tiring. I didn't want to jog today but I went ahead, it took me 32 minutes to do 2 1/2 miles. Far from 6mph, but hey, I did it! Now I need a nap.

Another week of exercises, week 2 of the new workouts.

Warmup, 45lb bar on shoulders, all exercises as a circuit
* Overhead Squat, 3 sets of 5
* Squat, 3 sets of 5
* Good Morning, 3 sets of 5
* Barbell Lunge, 3 sets of 5
* Romanian Deadlift, 3 sets of 5
* Bent-Over Row, 3 sets of 5

Workout, circuits of 2 exercises, repeat circuits until technical failure
* Incline Dumbbell Press, 3 sets of 6 @ 40lbs
* Neutral Grip Dumbbell Row, 3 sets of 6 @ 40lbs
* Scaption, 4 sets of 6 @ 25lbs
* Incline Trap Raise, 4 sets of 6 @ 15lbs

Afterwards I did a half-hour of cardio, jogged 2 1/2 miles.

Today was my birthday: I'm now 38 years old. I was treated this morning by three kids lying in bed with me for a half-hour, hugging on me, playing with me.

My wife got me a BBQ grill, which was desperately needed. My mother-in-law gave me a battery operated fan that she was hoping I could use while camping, but honestly it's a bit big for that. No big deal, I'm sure we can find a use for it.

My son was cute, he bought me a Bionicle robot, and it was obvious that he wanted it himself. Unfortunately the pieces are so small and the way he plays, they'd be everywhere. I had him "help" put it together but I really would rather him not play with it. We'd never find the pieces until one of his sisters swallowed them!

Finally, in the evening Angela and I went to Red Lobster for dinner. I got the fresh Pacific Snapper, which was tasty and made for an easy choice. My one "splurge" was a cheese biscuit.

All in all a great birthday!

Today's Black Friday, but I've been at work all day. There was no way I was going to line up at a store at 4am for the priveledge of giving them money.

So I worked. And worked out. I'm going to start something different, I'm going to provide links to the exercises I do in my workouts. It won't be ME in the videos, mind you, but it'll give you a good idea of what I did.

So here we go:

Warmup, Circuit of 30 seconds each exercise, 3 sets
* Jumping Jack
* Split Jack
* Prisoner Squat
* Alternating Lunge
* Mountain Climber

Workout, first exercise is standalone, other three are split circuits of 2
* Jump Squats, 95lbs, 2 sets of 3
* Bulgarian Split Squats, 95lbs, 3 sets of 5
* Good Mornings, 95lbs, 3 sets of 5
* Lying Dumbbell Triceps Extension, 25lb dumbbells, 2 sets of 5
* Barbell Rollouts, 2 sets of 5