At lunch, I did something kind of like a blend of uber-noob parkour, play, and dog emulation. I went out on the one-mile loop, and after a two minute warmup run, spotted someone walking their dog without a leash, so I tried to do what the dog did before they went home – bolting, stopping, trotting, and doing a sprinting weave around some decorative palm trees. Once they went home, I continued with these antics – jumping over every fire hydrant, vaulting onto assorted utility boxes, and leaping to grab tree limbs to do pullups.
Then I came back indoors to sweat a lot. Like you do when it’s 90-something degrees out, muggy, and windless.
After hours, it was time to explore 2RM territory in my one remaining lift, the bench press. Having seen Code Monkey put up a very impressive number on Tuesday, I was resolved to best my own 1RM or get squished trying.
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11 August, 2010
Categories: Competition, Motivations, Personal Training, Workout . Tags: 10RM, 15/9/3, 5/3/1, bodyweight exercises, cardio, crossfit, discipline, endurance, free running, paleo diet, parkour, personal training, self-test, strength training, t-nation, weight training, weightlifting, Workout, wotd . Author: Rafe Brox . Comments: Leave a comment