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Goal: Complete a Murph Challenge in 2022
Tag: Physical Fitness
Project Get Fit 2022: Week 23
I only made it to the gym once this week; this morning.
I have been focusing on walking a lot more and have walked at least a mile everyday this week.
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Goal: Complete a Murph Challenge in 2022
Project Get Fit 2022: Week 22
Today, I stretched and went for a 1.5 mile walk. That was it for the week.
I spent most the week dealing with a nasty stomach bug. It was Wednesday evening before I could hold down food. Nausea and lack of food doesn’t make for optimal workout conditions, so…
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Goal: Complete a Murph Challenge in 2022
Project Get Fit 2022: Week 21
Started the week strong after being lazy last week and only working out once. I made it to the gym and then went for a one mile walk.
Tuesday I walked a mile twice. Once on my own and once with Wonderful Wife.
Wednesday I made it to the gym and walked a mile.
Thursday I took a longer route on my walk and made it 1.5 miles. That’s the longest walk I’ve been able to complete since my hip injury.
Friday, I skipped the walk but made it to the gym.
I didn’t work out Saturday but did attend a tactical rifle class. In the Texas heat that was a pretty good workout.
All in all, a pretty good week.
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Goal: Complete a Murph Challenge in 2022
Project Get Fit 2022: Week 20
This was not a good week for exercise. I was able to hit the gym on Tuesday but missed my midweek workout due to an unexpected business trip. I skipped the gym on Friday as well. Instead of the gym I worked in the yard on Saturday morning. Between the heat and the yard work I’m counting it as a workout.
Also, on Saturday I reviewed my exercise list and I plan to re-swizzle it again. I am decreasing the exercises I do in the gym and adding them to my walks.
Every day (might skip gym days) I will walk/ruck but I will work 2 sets of lunges and and burpees into the walk (at least initially). I will also try and stretch everyday. For the gym I will limit it to chin assists, seated rows, incline sit-ups, lat pull downs, squats, and calf raises. Streamlining my gym time will help keep me motivated and moving some of the exercises into a daily routine will be good for me…
….I hope.
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God bless.
Goal: Complete a Murph Challenge in 2022
Sri Lanka, A Glimpse At The Future?
Increases in the cost of food, fuel and medicine kicked off protests that turned into riots and is now bordering on civil war. Over 200 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in fighting between opposing political factions. Government and private property, including busses, homes, shops, and buildings have been burned. The homes of politicians have also been torched. The police and military are trying to restore order and have been given orders to shoot rioters and protesters.
The parliament of the country has resigned and to make matters worse the country is bankrupt and unable to pay its international loans.
Medications are rapidly running out and since the country is in default on its debts they cannot be resupplied. Fuel is in critically short supply with only one full days worth of fuel left to generate electricity. To conserve fuel the island nation of 22 million people will only have electricity 9 hours per day until more fuel can be purchased. Again, they are bankrupt so no one will sell them fuel and they have no money to pay for it if they would.
To pay police, military and other government employees they are printing money. Which increases inflation, making food, fuel and medicines even more expensive.
No one can really say what the future holds for this country. Other countries that defaulted on their debts (or came close) like Greece, Cypress, and Argentina were able to get bail outs from International sources to restore a functioning economy. With the current state of the world economy and the focus on the Russo-Ukrainian war there doesn’t seem to be much help on the way…
With the current direction of the US economy as well as the other major world economies, could this be a glimpse into our own future? I pray it is not.
If you are not already, Pray up, Stock up, Train up, Team up. You’ll have a much better chance of surviving what’s on the way.
God bless.
Project Get Fit 2022: Week 19
I made it to the gym three times this week and did a little walking. So, from that perspective things went well. The problem being that my shoulder is hurt again and has steadily gotten worse this week.
I have dropped exercises that could aggravate it and I’m trying to PT it myself from the last time. If that doesn’t work it will be back to the doctor for another shot…
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God bless.
Goal: Complete a Murph Challenge in 2022
Project Get Fit 2022: Week 18
I swapped the day to go to the gym because I have a class on Wednesday night. Tuesday was tough. I was tired and really didn’t want to go but I did it. I skipped one of the exercises because my shoulder is hurting but I increased the reps on several others. All in all, I was worn out and it was a struggle to get through but I did and I am proud of that.
Thursday was an even rougher day but I made it through and increased reps on two exercises. One of which I am now exceeded where I was before COVID/injury. Since my should has been hurting I skipped pushups. I’ll do that for the rest of the week and see if they pain goes away or if I need to schedule another doctor’s appointment.
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God bless.
Goal: Complete a Murph Challenge in 2022
Project Get Fit 2022: Week 17
Had a great and tough workout on Monday after a good walk on Sunday.
Tuesday was a bust for walking due to my work schedule and a family birthday celebration.
Wednesday was another tough but good workout. Increased the weight on the seated row but, for the most part, I’m trying to keep it consistent for a bit. The shoulder is twinging a little and I felt I was pushing a little too hard on Monday.
No walking on Thursday or Friday but I did make it to the gym. I was able to add some repetitions to the calf raises and I am back where I was before COVID on that exercise. Although I had planned to keep things very stable for the week I did end up increasing the reps on several exercises although I am still taking it easy on any involving my shoulder.
By the time this is posted I will be attending a training session on small unit tactics. It will be a workout because I plan to do it wearing body armor.
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God bless.
Goal: Complete a Murph Challenge in 2022
Project Get Fit 2022: Week 16
Made it to the gym on Monday and had a good workout. Decreased the weight for my assisted pull ups again. I was also able to increase the weights and reps on several more. In fact, for the Seated Row I exceeded my previous best from pre-COVID/injury.
After the gym I went for a walk and made it just under a mile. So far, no hip or shoulder pain.
Wednesday was a travel day for me and I was running too late in the morning and was too tired in the evening to workout. I did what I could on Thursday morning but I was still worn out so it wasn’t much of a workout.
Friday was another travel day and I didn’t workout.
I am not on the road next week so I should be able to do better.
Stay alert, stay prepared and stay safe.
God bless.
Goal: Complete a Murph Challenge in 2022
Welcome To The Resistance! 