Warrior Dash Training - Take 1

I got up super early this morning to attempt my first official (by my standards) Warrior Dash training. Since the race is on July 30th, I figured I better get my butt into gear and get out and train. So I did. 45 minutes later, I came back to the house dripping in sweat, exhausted, but feeling fulfilled. Here is what I did.

• 2 mile warm up run


• 3 - 50 yard sprints


• 4 times "walking"  from one end of a soccer goal to another while hanging from hands


• 2 - 25 picnic table bench jumps


• 1 mile run home

There you have it.  My first official Warrior Dash training is in the books. What did you think?

Intense Cardio Workout

Lately I really despise cardio machines. I would almost rather not do cardio at all than spend an hour on an elliptical. I was faced with that decision tonight. Go to the gym and be a rat on a treadmill or brave the weather and head out into the rain for some good old fashioned sprints. I chose option number 2. I headed over to my local park and proceeded to do the following sprints:

• 5x25 yard sprints


• 5x50 yard sprints

I followed that up with some picnic table jumps.  I was a little hesitant at first so I begin with only jumping up onto the seat. I did that 20 times. I then grew some courage and made the leap up onto the table. I was amazed that  I could actually do it! I followed that jump with 29 more! I then took off for home and did a few core exercises with my homemade suspension trainer followed by a session of P90x Ab RipperX.

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When all the cardio was said and done, I cooked up a meal of ground beef, red pepper, white onion and tomato paste.  Mixed it into a bowl and scarfed it down.  And that was the end of that. Day 2 of the Primal September Challenge complete.