Ran a round of sledging today; trying to get back up to 3x a week. Warmed up with 3 1-minute planks (front, left, right) then 50 jumping jacks and 15 burpees. I actually had my heart rate above 150 before … Continue reading
PAX 2009 Day 2: Playday
Since we were to fly out a day early (Sunday) we had to make the most of our Saturday, and since we’d gotten a very good overview of how this worked, we set about playing as many games as possible.
Mon… Tuesday Sledging (With Planks)
Got back on the horse to do another round of sledging. 32:20 for the full set, HRM say 140bpm average, 160 max. Right on the money. Gotta keep on track.
PAX 2009 Day 1: Patience is a Virtue
Saw a lot of cool stuff and did some fantastic things on Friday, but it all required a lot of standing in lines. Luckily in a setting like PAX, even that was fun.
PAX 2009 Day 0: Welcome to Seattle!
Thursday we left our mundane lives and traveled to the gamer-mecca of the Penny Arcade eXpo (PAX). Since it started on Friday we had to leave Thursday to beat the rush and we got into town with an open afternoon … Continue reading
Back to Sledging Thursday
Been a while since I worked out specifically. I was away at PAX last weekend and yesterday Beatles Rock Band came out. I did a lot of walking and standing at PAX getting around Seattle, etc., and 4 hours of … Continue reading
Mon…Tuesday Sledging and Oh Shoot.
Did a good set on Tuesday (supposed to be Monday) in 32 minutes with good numbers, 141bpm average and 165 max. Especially since the max of the penultimate interval (155) was the average of the final interval. Crazy. Of course … Continue reading
Wednes… Thursday Sledging (with Planks)
Yep, a day late, but right on the money. Warmup of planks and jumping jacks then hammers 6, 8, 10 lb with ascending set 10-15 reps. Completed in 32:34. HRM says average was 140bpm with a max of 164. I … Continue reading