There are many ways to count down time while deployed. The easiest one for here is to count
the incoming rotators. I am
officially one rotator into my deployment. Woot woot! I
know that sounds negative, but in all actuality this has been the greatest professional
experience of my career. The
opportunity to serve Airmen in a deployed environment is truly the pinnacle of
an Air Force career. Yes, I could
have stayed home…no one said I had to go…I wouldn’t trade this for the
world. Penny and I were discussing
this subject earlier this week and we both agreed that soon enough this time
spent away from home will be a distant memory.
My "motivation wall"
This purpose of this particular blog post is to capture this
past week…it is a week in review…of sorts. This past week was really the start of my “get fit” plan and
it has been challenging. The heat
and humidity have proven to be a challenging adversary. I have experimented with workouts,
timing of workouts, daily nutrition and have not been able to establish a
rhythm. The nightly runs around
the camp leave me drained and nauseous.
The early morning workouts sap my afternoon energy. So…today I went back to the drawing
board and massaged this week’s plan to capitalize on more rest and better
timing of the endurance sessions.
Right now it is all about volume and getting used to consistent training
and the heat. I will make a better
effort to stay hydrated, eat cleaner and get more sleep.
Actual triathlon specific training starts 2 Jun for a 9
August race.
The week in review….
-
25.3 miles of Running (All Z1-Z2)
-
2 CrossFit workouts
- 98 pull ups (band assisted)
- 50 push ups
- 50 abmat situps
- 60 mountain climbers
- 50 yards of bear crawls
- 25 burpee broad jumps
- 88 alternating kettlebell snatches
-
1 Gym strength session
-
Avg HR- 53.7
-
Avg HRV- 74.8
-
Time Sleeping- 50.6 hours (Goal is 56 hours)
Goals for next week
-
25 Miles of Running
-
3 Crossfit workouts
-
3 Gym Strength sessions
5 56 Hours of Sleeping
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