Day 32 was a shit show of a day. I started doing upper body foam rolling but felt progressively worse throughout the day. I think I actually had COVID for the first time. I had enough energy at night to do the Lift 4 shoulders workout using VERY light weights and modifying the HIIT moves like crazy (sometimes skipping a set if I needed to).
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Round 2 -Day 31
Day 32 was corrective ankles from 645 and the two recovery workouts from Lift 4. I was not feeling all that well so it was nice to have a slower day.
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Round 2 -Day 30
Day 30 was corrective hips from 645 and week 5's back and biceps workout from Lift 4. The back and biceps workout is a circuit workout, so it does not have any HIIT. But, you are doing two quad blocks, lifting very heavy weight in each block, and doing each of the four exercises back-to-back without any rest and just 30 seconds of rest between sets. So, you really don't need to do any extra cardio. I did have to drop the amount of weight I was using for a couple of the biceps exercises on the second and third sets in the quad blocks, and during the burnout round for the full curls. It was a beast of a workout, but I got through it.
Book Review: Takedown (Scot Harvath Series #5)
Takedown, published in 2006, is the fifth book in the now long-running series of action-adventure thriller novels set around the character of Scot Harvath written by author, Brad Thor. As he has in the prior novels in the series, Thor continues to blend real-world elements with his fictional storylines in this novel. The main storyline in this book involves a terrorist attack on New York City by fictional Al-Qeada members. Harvath essentially becomes trapped in the city and follows a group of terrorists who are hitting what appears to be random targets while seemingly looking for something or someone. The other main storyline in the book involves political fighting and maneuvering and brings the real-world enhanced interrogation technique controversy (which was just coming to light around the time Thor was writing the book) into the story. The book ends on a fairly large cliffhanger that will almost certainly affect one or more subsequent books in the series.
The hardcover version of the book is just under 400 pages. The book has a good blend of action and suspense. There are a couple of side stories here and there, especially early on. But the main storylines are the focus. If you like the first four novels in the series you will probably like this one. If you are a fan of the genre but have not yet read the other books in the series, it is a good idea to start with the first book because the main characters are fairly established by this point and the author only does minimal character development on a couple of characters that are newly introduced in this book. It is absolutely worth the time to read.
Monday, December 25, 2023
Workout Update: Lift-4/645 Corrective and Foam Rolling- Round 2 -Day 29
Day 29 was the start of week 5 in Lift 4, which was chest and triceps 50/50. The lifting portion of the workout was not bad. I did have to drop the amount of weight I was using on the triceps kickbacks in the third block after the first set (I did 25 for the first set, 20 for the second, and 15 for the third), but otherwise I was able to go up in weight and stay with the increased weight for all of the other exercises. The HIIT portion of the workout was tough, and I had to modify and take breaks a lot. This morning, I did corrective shoulders from 645.
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