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jbb · 02-07-2009, 11:17 AM

Wednesday
Swam 1000 yds and stretched in the jacuzzi. This was my first time in the pool in months, and I could sure tell.

NROL Breake-in workout B:
I substituted chin-ups for the cable pulls, using a chair to help get get the full 15 reps.
For the step-ups, I have an aerobic step with a couple of lift blocks, but it still wasn't really high enough. So I used extra heavy dumbbells, and the limiting factor was my grip strength rather than the step-ups themselves. Still was a good workout, though.

Thursday
Went to a conference all day, and took this as a rest day.

Friday
Went snowboarding today. I do alpine carving, which uses hardboots on a narrow board and the goal is to do fully carved turns without skidding. The deep carves are like doing squats all day, so it was a good workout.

02-07-2009, 11:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
jbb Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 169	Wednesday Swam 1000 yds and stretched in the jacuzzi. This was my first time in the pool in months, and I could sure tell. NROL Breake-in workout B: I substituted chin-ups for the cable pulls, using a chair to help get get the full 15 reps. For the step-ups, I have an aerobic step with a couple of lift blocks, but it still wasn't really high enough. So I used extra heavy dumbbells, and the limiting factor was my grip strength rather than the step-ups themselves. Still was a good workout, though. Thursday Went to a conference all day, and took this as a rest day. Friday Went snowboarding today. I do alpine carving, which uses hardboots on a narrow board and the goal is to do fully carved turns without skidding. The deep carves are like doing squats all day, so it was a good workout.