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long hiatus.

i took about 2 weeks off. my legs were pretty dead and my drive to push during my workouts was about zero. vacation week was great and i feel ready to get into it full bore.

hoped to get to the gym yesterday, but go into the locker room and realized i didn't have any shorts. bummer.

went this morning instead.

starting a workout plan that i found on tnation. looks like it will be fun and challenging and will be a bit of a change, which is good.

treadmill
dynamic.

each workout consists of two complexes. go through each exercise to complete the complex and then repeat 5 times. keep the rest to 30-90 seconds between exercises.

first complex; overhead press
top half seated press x 3 (135,135,115,115,115)
standing military press x 3 (105,95,95,85,85)
push press x 3 (105,95,95,85,85)
med ball overhead push press x 10 (6lb ball)
feet elevated plyo pushup x 10 (just hands off the ground)

second complex; squat complex
top half squat x 3 (225,245,265,275,275)
front squat x 3 (155,155,155,155,155)
hang clean x 3 (135,115,115,115,115)
jump squat x 10 (35lb db)
squat jump x 10 (bw)

this was a fun workout. hard to push through, but felt energized at the end. some of the weight i used (military press, hang clean, front squat) was lower than what i wanted, but i have to expect a bit of strength drop-off after two weeks without lifting.

this is a plan that lasts 6 weeks and i am going to add some hill work and some field work in there as well.

my goal is to work out in the morning at least 3 times a week. if anyone reads this thing, it would be awesome if you posted comments on days that i chicken out and don't get up in the morning, to help keep me accountable.

yeah zoo.