165 days. After today, I’ll have worked out 165 days in a row. Last year I put physical fitness on the back burner (I mean, pilot light out, gas line disconnected, but still technically on a burner). So I decided to fill the Activity and Move rings on my Apple Watch the last five months of 2022.
It began slowly, lifting weights in the garage on a beginner linear progression three times a week and taking walks on off days. Things escalated from there. My garage is 2/3rd covered in horse stall mats, with enough equipment to make my partner nervously review our bank statements.
Yesterday was a “rest” day, and I kept it simple, with possibly my favorite short workout to date.
I did a quick warmup with a landmine attachment, running through three sets of goblet squats, overhead presses, oblique twists, Romanian deadlifts, and rows. The goal was to never place the barbell down in the process, so I awkwardly danced around it for each maneuver.
This warmup was followed by a simple as many reps as possible (AMRAP) circuit for 15 minutes. The circuit looked like this:
15-calorie row
10 push-ups
10 sit-ups
5 neutral grip pull-ups
I finished my 5th set with 3-seconds left on the timer. My heart did its best to evacuate my chest. Lungs equally eager to flee. After a few minutes, it felt incredible.
Today, two of my best pals in the world are coming over, predominantly for D&D night with our gaming group but also to work out with me. Today's agenda is heavy lifting, with back squats, bench press, lat pulldowns, and more on the menu.
I look forward to the workout as much as the game. I’m shocked too.
Then on to day 166.