Soldierfit Day 2

It's been a super active week for me following the visiting of my parents. I've been non stop since Tuesday and plan on running 4 miles tomorrow, then taking a rest day. This will probably be the new norm, 1 maybe 2 rest days a week.

I did my second ever Soldierfit class on Thursday. This was led by a different instructor and I found I really liked his style vs the first instructor's. My first class was "do wall balls for 2 minutes straight, do donkey kicks for 2 minutes straight," etc. which caused me to fatigue quickly.

This class was 6 people / 2 squads of 3 and the 5 stations went something like this

5 donkey kicks, run to the middle, then broad jump back (repeat)

10 wall ball squats, then get on the floor and medicine ball pass/chest throw into the wall 10 times (repeat)

Butt scoots to the middle, 20 bicycles, bear crawl back, 20 bicycles (repeat)

With 2 dumbbells get into a plank - push up, renegade row with each arm, then pop up into an overhead press (repeat)

Dead leg slide w/sliders to the middle, 15 crunches, then slide backwards, 15 crunches (repeat)

There were other things thrown into the mix too, which I've forgotten now

But it was far less monotonous... and it was enough to make me work hard, but not exhaust my muscles from repetition. I did well in this class, in the top 1-3 (What, I have to get competitive sometimes!) but everyone worked really hard and we all celebrated with high 5's at the end

I am also experimenting with shoe choices for these classes, as I have an ungodly amount of shoes. These Saucony Kinvara 5's worked very well. They are light, but cushioned just enough for the impact of all the jumping, and they are not constricting in any way.

Other shoes on my list to try are my Under Armor Apollo's and my Brooks Launch 3


Today was lifting (legs, chest/shoulders) and it was one of those days where I lifted more weight than I thought I was lifting - always a good thing. I haven't squatted heavy since my injury yet managed to do 165 for 5 reps, 2 sets. My max is 185 for 2 reps. Also benched with the 40's again, and did some sick farmers walks with 35 in each hand, among other things

And that's about all for today's update. I've been quite tired from all the exertion (but my sleep has been AMAZING!)