Week 2 - Day 4 - Yoga Serves A Purpose

" Yoga is stupid, right, but it serves a higher purpose." - said no one in my house.

While I initially think yoga is a waist of time, it truly stretches me out and really helps my running and rucking. Don't skip the yoga. The Army does it.

Week 2 - Day 3 : Push-Ups Serve A Higher Purpose

" Push-Ups are stupid, right, . . . but they serve a higher purpose." 
 Jason McCarthy
 Founder of GORUCK

This afternoon Joline and I have our push-up and pull-up challenge. We won't be doing them to fail, but we'll pick a number and see if we can maintain that number through each evolution within 30 minutes.

I must admit, the eating has gotten easier, but man I'm jones'n for sweets. I want to just say " I'll be better tomorrow", but I know I'll use that same excuse tomorrow for the next day.

4:30PM - Joline and I did 30 minutes of nothing but push-ups, pull-ups, and military lifts without rest. It felt great . . . at the time.

Week 2 - Day 2 : "Marching Forth" on March 4th.

Starting Weight: 230 / Today's Weight: 226 ( -4 lbs)

7:45 AM - Started the day with cardio and plyo. It was not easy, good, but not easy.

Food has been remarkably easier than I expected. The 21 Day fix plan and containers make it so easy to figure out food.

I have 100 sit-ups to do before lunch, and another 3 mile run in the afternoon.

Week 2 - Day 1 : Being Consistent Is Not Easy

7:45 AM - I admit that I was not thrilled to workout, but it had to be done. P90X decelerator was not easy, but it got done.

1:00 PM - 100 push-ups in 4 sets of 25 with 90 second break in between got done without much trouble.

4:30 PM - 3 mile run was not my best, but it got done in the 15 degree weather.

Do not discount being consistent, even if the workout was not optimal.

BTW, I am really liking the 21 meal program I'm on. It's not a diet. It's 21 days of learning what to eat and how much of it to eat. I'm eating to live, not living to eat. A big paradigm shift for me.

Week 1 - Day 7 : Rest Is Essential And Yoga Can Be Relaxing.

2:55 PM -  Sunday's are a work day for me. As a pastor I'm either preaching or teaching. My day starts at 6:00 AM and ends about 1:00 PM unless I have a meeting. I usually crash afterwards on the couch.  Later tonight Joline and I will do yoga before the Oscars.

The day after the 10 mile ruck I still feel good. My legs feel good and I'm ready for my morning run tomorrow.

GORUCK Selection - Don't question my sanity. It's already in question.

Week 1 / Day 6 - RUCK steady.

5:00 AM - With my amigos, Garry Hall, Denni V, and Jayme Tatko, we set out at 5:00 AM to put in a 10 mile ruck. My pack was at 40 lbs. Our goal was 15 minute miles for 10 miles, 2.5 hours. We hit our goal.

We had substantial elevation changes ( We're in Western, PA), but made up for it by jogging down hill when we could. Gary and Denni set a good pace and became my rabbits. Over the course of the last two miles we would jog two phone polls, then walk two phone polls to make up for the time lost on climbing.

I came away with only one small blister on the ball of my right foot; a major change from longer rucks I've done where I had major foot issues. Martin Williams turned me on to sock liners, which did the trick. Also my Rocky S2Vs are now broken in and feel like slippers as much as combat boots can.

I have some push-ups to do later, but chores are calling my name.

I'm also starting a 21 day meal training program to teach me to eat better sized portions and better food. This is not a diet, it's a training program for better eating. You can't forget about the fuel.