Before some wine tasting we did a long slope hike through some small redwoods on a stream. Baby’s first day-hike!

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I’m doing Pushtober again with some friends, where we do 100 pushups each day in October. I had some catching up to do, so just focused on that today.

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My forearms were completely shot after this.

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I took targeted triceps work off the table today as they both still have a twinge in them. I’m still really sore from all the pull-ups earlier in the week, but I gotta burn off some stream.

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I did more pull-ups than I have in a long time and I’m sure that’s going to be sore in the morning.

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After taking a break for a couple days, my elbow is feeling better. But I still laid off the heavy triceps work.

As I was on the ab machine an older gent came up to me and gave me a high five.

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I turned down the usual leg and chest days to prevent further pain in my Achilles and my right elbow/triceps.

Instead I did a pull and core day and I felt pretty good. Going to take it easy for a bit to see the injuries away from my door.

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My right triceps insertion on my elbow was hurting at the start but after warming up it felt good. The rest was unremarkable.

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The rows and lat pulls felt particularly good today. The hammer curls kinda make my elbows hurt. I feel like I can always do more on the dumbbell row.

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I did more than the bot put into the plan.

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It was hot but I got through it. Running once a week means each one is hard.

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The first superset was enough to drain me for the rest of the workout. And this got cut short. So I don’t feel great about it but it’s making me stronger.

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This was a short session so we could take the baby to taco Tuesday but still it’s good get a sweat worked up.

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I’m out of shape after not running for weeks and my Achilles was hurting a bit when I woke up this morning but it’s a holiday and it’s too damn beautiful outside to not run.

Chicago, Illinois, United States (Halsted to Larabee)

I can always do more with my legs than the app coach expects. I outlifted each of its estimates today. I think my legs muscles are the ones on my body that feel less pain. It just feels good to overclock them. Maybe that’s how I injured my Achilles last year. But today I feel great and bear no pain and I just want to keep going in the rack. The legs feel strong.

Listening to TURNSTILE helped.

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I only got like 2/3 of the way through the planned workout but still I was sweating up a storm. The dumbbell bench was harder at the end, I think because my triceps were tired. But I was surprised with how much I could push through the front raises.

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This was tough but I can feel my arms getting stronger. I put on my favorites playlist and found some old friends.

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I pushed hard through the front squats. And the lunges had me breathing hard. I’ll feel these tomorrow evening.

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I think I might need to back off a bit. My right shoulder is slightly hurting like it did in the fall when I went too hard and had to have my scapula dry-needles to release the pent up lactic acid.

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Listening to Turnstile and that helped keep me moving through these lifts to failure.

Mondays are the worst at the gym because of so many people being there.

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I got slowed down by just the most beautiful farmers market with people in the lawn on blankets in the sunshine. I love seeing everyone out and enjoying the parks.

I think I need to focus on running lighter. I think it would be easier on my body.

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All the squat racks were taken when I arrived so instead I stepped up to some heavy lunges. Mostly that just tired my forearms. It felt good to deadlift at the end, though. Hadn’t done that in a while.

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My shoulders are always stronger than the app trainer expects and my biceps are always weaker. But I’ll try as hard as I can all the same.

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I think I need to lighten up in the triceps. Or strengthen them. The planning app thinks I can do more weight than I actually can.

But the bench press I can do.

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These runs to get my Achilles back in form are not easy but they don’t hurt. I’m not going very fast but I’m getting back into stride.

Chicago, Illinois, United States (Southbound Larrabee St Sprint)