The last two weeks have been rough here.
We had lots of weird schedule changes and kid events and activities that threw my training routine off.
On top of that Life stuff, I also pulled my right quad really bad so I had to rest and also modify my workouts. I’m not pleased with the setback but setbacks are expected and at least it’s not an injury right before starting on Day One of our hike.
I haven’t had a long hike in two weeks but I am determined to get out there next weekend.
In terms of what I’ve been doing at home, I’ve been keeping up with cardio and also graduated to my 35 lb kettle bell! I am really proud of that. I definitely needed the increased weight for my kettlebell swings and could still use the lighter one for other things including….
The Turkish Getup aka My Personal Hell.
Y’all, this book is wild lol The actual workout instructions are really good. I just have to ignore all the corny, unnecessary fluff around it.
The Turkish getup is a full body workout that is made up of a series of steps to balance a kettlebell and get from the a lying down position to standing up and back down.
I have been working on just the first set of movements with a sit up (up to #4). My plan is to be able to eventually get to the full set and be able to do two sets of these for each side along with my current 100 kettlebell swings and that would be a really good strength session (consolidating all the other targeted exercises).
Wish me a speedy full recovery and to get back in the woods ASAP!