Well I competed in my 7th SEAL Museum 5K. I came in second in my age group, 23rd overall with a time of 25:51. While it was ok I should have done better. There are things like hip mobility & v02 max to work on.
I did however set new personal bests in 2 other areas. After the awards ceremony I went to the beach and did my 100 burpees for the day non stop, then a new record for pull ups, 15, & 6 one leg squats on my right leg, 7 on my left leg! Was this tough? Need you ask?! And I won't lie, there were pauses ( but I never jumped off the pull up bar or put the opposite leg down).
Continuing with new challenges/accomplishments, today in honor of Veterans Day, I did the Murph Challenge. It's named in honor of the late SEAL Lt. & Medal of Honor winner Michael Murphy. It's a workout he did before deploying to Afghanistan. Run 1 mile, then do 100 pull ups, 200 push ups, & 300 squats, & run 1 more mile! Yes, you read that right. And he did this all while wearing a 40 lbs vest & boots!
I modified it a little to put it mildly. I wore sneakers on the run, no weighted vest or any shoes on the exercises, and I did them in 20 sets of 5 pull ups, 10 push ups, & 15 squats. It me 59:04. The first mile was 8:55, the second 8:16. It was certainly an "interesting" way to start the week!
While such challenges aren't for beginners they are something to work towards. Always stay motivated, work hard but smart & practical. That's how you make progress.
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