Sleds Don't Need Snow

I've been feeling kinda "meh" about life lately. That's not a good place to be, mentally speaking. I was chatting with some people in the fitness group that I'm in on facebook and I had determined that I needed to work out today to try and break out of this quagmire rut that I'm in. The weather is beautiful this week so I had the perfect opportunity for some outdoor training and the perfect time to use the damn sled that's been sitting in my basement.

Maiden voyage for the sled

I looked up some workouts to do with the sled because I've never utilized it much even at the gym. I did some drags with it, but not much else. I found two videos that cam in quite handy. This one from Wenning Strength and this one from Dave Tate . I didn't do everything that was in the videos because, well honestly, I forgot what the hell I was suppose to do. But the next sled workout will be much more structured. Today ended up being a test just to see what weights felt good, what was too light, what was too heavy, etc. 

I had my mini me at home with me today so she helped me out. I had to bring her to a doctor's appointment and I know she weighs 104lbs. She didn't mind going for a few sled rides!

It's always good when your

weight can cheer you on!

Also, I have no idea really how far each trip was. I just kept walking to the second guide wire. I tried counting steps, but that's too "loosey-goosey" for me. 

The blue dots were my

turning point.

So without further ado, here's what I got done today:

WARM UP:

Carry equipment up 14 steps, through house, down 7 steps, approximately 50' out to field

I did that with 2, 45lb plates; 2, 25lb plates; 2, 10lb plates; 20lb sled.

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**I counted one rep as one trip to the dots. So going to the dots and back was 2 reps

FORWARD DRAG:

124lbs x2

160lb x2

BACKWARD DRAGS:

160lb x4

SIDE DRAGS:

65lb x2 (each side)

**For the upper body work, reps were counted by each movement performed, not distance covered.

SINGLE ARM ROWS:

65lb x20 (each arm)

FACE PULLS:

65lb x24

100lb x12

CHEST PULLS:

100lb x17

FRONT PRESS:

100lb x33

**For the following drags, I went to the gravel road and back; no stopping just went in a loop.

FORWARD DRAG:

124lb x1

BACKWARD DRAG:

124lb x1

**For the Farmer's carries, I went to the gravel road and back; no stopping just went in a loop.

FARMER'S CARRIES:

45lb per hand x1

25lb per hand x1

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FINISHERS:

Completed the warm up, but in reverse.

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Not a bad little work out. Yes, I count moving my equipment as part of my workout. That's a good amount of weight coupled with a good amount of stairs.The field is relatively flat, but there is a slight incline/decline and some little bumps here and there. I probably could have done it out on the street, but I didn't want to be out in the spotlight so to speak. As it was, I'm sure the neighbor's looked out back and thought I'd lost my mind. Oh well. I suppose there are worse things. There was also a cute baby bunny that was hanging out with us. We have quite the rabbit population out back and this little guy (or gal) likes to hang out in our yard and doesn't seem to be all that scared of us. We've named him Mustachio Pistachio. 

Mustachio Pistachio

As usual, I'm glad I got off my ass and did something. I'm already feeling it in my legs and butt. I'm also feeling it in my thumbs - they're stiffening up already. But what am I going to do? I've accepted that pain will be my companion. The least I can do, is show it a good time.