Great!

Great morning!
and a continued blog of yesterday.

"Working out at Home" has it's rewards.

Time.
Concentration. (key)
More Time. (obviously if you get up at 4:00am)
Convenience.
Review, critic, adjust.

Back Squat: 170x3x5 (not a PR)
I was trying to get 3 perfect sets. almost!
Bench: 92x2x3 (not full sets or reps)
But, the 2x3 were good lifts. 3rd set I had to bail.
NO you can't see that video.
Deadlift: 205x1x5 (not a PR)
Felt great. Should have gone up.
NEXT TIME!

Canon and I

Working out at home has it's advantages.
1. You're at home!
2. You have more time to lift. My routine takes 1.5 - 2 hours. A typical strength day starts at 4:00am with God and a cup of green tea. I read scripture, devotionals and then I get a couple of pages from my current book "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle. Want to get out of the past and stop the anxieties of the future? This book is phenomenal.

Then the warm - up: typically 3-5 min jump roping, then a couple rounds of shoulder dislocations, shoulder rolls, situps, samson stretch and pec/shoulder stretches.

My lifts consist of Back Squats, Bench Press or Press, and Deadlifts or cleans. Each movement consisting of 4 to 5 warmup sets and then the working set of 3x5's.
(On weekends when I have even more time I throw in at the end sets of pullups or ring dips.)
3. Having the convenience of the kitchen and bathroom right there.
4. The BEST of all - having Canon with me. I treasure Canon at home with me, showing me what I do wrong, it's like my own personal trainer in my house 24/7.
Unlike Tom whom I traveled with this spring or Woody who watched me outside all summer, Canon is a keeper! A matter of fact if it wasn't for Canon I wouldn't know if I was low enough on my squats (in which I was proven wrong on many many occasions) or if I was pulling too early on my cleans. (another issue I kept thinking I fixed and really hadn't)
This video is me finally getting a long awaited PR of 170x3x5.

Canon and I.

Love

Sunsets....
Water.....

and showing off my home gym

Sleepless Nights

I don't know what it is...
But several nights these past couple of weeks I am up for hours, almost all night.
I have thought if there was a pattern.
Was it days I was fasting.
Days I was having too much tea in the afternoon.
Having a bad day.
Some people would say when you don't sleep is because you're guilty of something.
Thought that one over long and hard. I don't "think" I'm guilty of anything.
Too much on my mind is all I can think.

There's is certainly never a dull moment in my life. Alot of lonely moments but never dull.

Looking forward to a week of sleep"ful" nights.