40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

I got not one but two “whoooos” tonight from Coach. When I asked if my clean&jerk was okay, he said of course yeah, we don’t give out those very often. Lol

Seriously though no idea what I’m doing when it comes to the Olympic lifts. I don’t care. I have fun.

We are in the middle of a deep freeze here with temps of -40 and colder. As a result, I haven't done much and I can feel it, and the scales are showing it. Really need to get myself moving.

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Go Hawks!

YES!!!

"Body Beast Bulk: Legs"=Done!

Good morning! I've officially survived the holiday madness without gaining any weight! Woohoo! Okay, it actually wasn't that hard. I spend so much time baking the goodies that I'm pretty much over it by the time it comes to eating them, lol.

I have big goals for 2018, including surviving my daughter's wedding, growing my Etsy business, completing at last one race a month, writing a book, and moving to another state. Exercise, nutrition, and time management are going to be very important this year. No more Candy Crush for me! But I'm not giving up Pokemon. I have way too much fun with my kids with that game. Besides everyone needs at least one vice.

Happy New Year, everyone! Be safe, make good choices, and don't forget to tip your servers and bartenders!

Back from our post-christmas mountain resort visit. Wayyyy too cold for my liking.

Cardio day at the warm gym, to morrow.

Question for @gam3rguy : I want to do the Spartan Trifecta in 2018; however, the first Florida sprint of the year is in February in Miami. Money will still be tight since this is right after my daughter's wedding, it's difficult to take time off of work in February because we're still in our busy season. That leaves me doing the sprint and super in April. The super is on Saturday and the sprint is on Sunday. How doable is this? Keep in mind that I don't feel awful after the shorter OCRs. In fact, after the last one, I came home, showered, and went to work, and I was fine. I was a little tender the next day, especially my ankle, but nothing bad.

I just don't know how much harder a Spartan race is compared to the other races I've done.

500km on the bike in december, last time i would have done that would have been 41years ago

BettyM1017 wrote: »

Question for @gam3rguy : I want to do the Spartan Trifecta in 2018; however, the first Florida sprint of the year is in February in Miami. Money will still be tight since this is right after my daughter's wedding, it's difficult to take time off of work in February because we're still in our busy season. That leaves me doing the sprint and super in April. The super is on Saturday and the sprint is on Sunday. How doable is this? Keep in mind that I don't feel awful after the shorter OCRs. In fact, after the last one, I came home, showered, and went to work, and I was fine. I was a little tender the next day, especially my ankle, but nothing bad.

I just don't know how much harder a Spartan race is compared to the other races I've done.

it's "doable". it all depends on the terrain, how strong you feel(you need more strength than you would a Warrior Dash)...that ankle. you could treat the sprint as a recovery from the super. there are people in my Facebook groups who double up on the same day! do you have mountains in Florida? leg strength...lots of it. there are also heavy carries...log, sandbag...Atlas stone...farmers carry...BUCKET BRIGADE! upper strength like uneven monkey bars, twister, Herc hoist, sled pull, multi-rig.

Goals for 2018:

Improve my cardio endurance. This should be easy because right now I have none. Lol

Increase my deadlift to 300 lbs from current 270
Improve my clean/jerk to 50 kg

Actually be able to do a snatch. 25kg would be great there.

Lose more fat, keep adding muscle. Get into to 72kg weight class.

Do one dang pull-up.

Finish putting together my garage gym. I’d like some jerk blocks, a plate rack, and a dumbbell stand.

Happy and Healthy New Year to you all!

BettyM1017 wrote: »

gam3rguy wrote: »

BettyM1017 wrote: »

Question for @gam3rguy : I want to do the Spartan Trifecta in 2018; however, the first Florida sprint of the year is in February in Miami. Money will still be tight since this is right after my daughter's wedding, it's difficult to take time off of work in February because we're still in our busy season. That leaves me doing the sprint and super in April. The super is on Saturday and the sprint is on Sunday. How doable is this? Keep in mind that I don't feel awful after the shorter OCRs. In fact, after the last one, I came home, showered, and went to work, and I was fine. I was a little tender the next day, especially my ankle, but nothing bad.

I just don't know how much harder a Spartan race is compared to the other races I've done.

it's "doable". it all depends on the terrain, how strong you feel(you need more strength than you would a Warrior Dash)...that ankle. you could treat the sprint as a recovery from the super. there are people in my Facebook groups who double up on the same day! do you have mountains in Florida? leg strength...lots of it. there are also heavy carries...log, sandbag...Atlas stone...farmers carry...BUCKET BRIGADE! upper strength like uneven monkey bars, twister, Herc hoist, sled pull, multi-rig.

That is exactly what I needed to know!

Any hills here are manmade. I'll keep working my hill sprints on a nearby bridge but increase the number over the next few months. Our terrain is sandy...everywhere. I've been wanting to add some beach runs into the routine anyway, this will just be a good excuse.

My overall strength is good right now, but I know it's time to increase the weights.

On the plus side, I still have 4 months to train, Spartan has a ton of really good training videos available, and I'm going on vacation after the races, lol!

Last but not least, please tell me you've seen older women doing this crazy stuff!! I'd hate to think I'm the only one!

LOL! "older" is just a number, but I see all ages. I saw a woman on Facebook, I think 64...completed a BEAST! and why not be the only one? why not be the one to inspire others? lets go show them young'uns up!

if it makes you feel any better...I just signed up for the BONEFROG Tier-1 challenge. it's like a Spartan Sprint and Super back to back!!! 9+ miles...50+ obstacles!

"Body Beast Bulk: Shoulders"=Done!

“Body Beast: Bulk Rest”=Done!