Day 738 Yesterday, I arrived back in Lima after a few days of holiday in Cusco. I was able to see the famed ruins of Machupicchu, which was fantastic! It wasn’t all pleasure though. The high altitude in Cusco (3310 meters) and surrounding sites (from 2200 meters up to 3800 meters) caused me some headaches [...]
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Day 738: Weightless again after being in the clouds
Posted in Pre-Mission 5 on 26 July 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Day 731: Weightless
Posted in Pre-Mission 5 on 19 July 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Day 731 It’s my penultimate day at the client’s office in Lima, and with it, a lot of work that still needs to be done. The day after tomorrow, I am leaving with my colleague for five days in Cusco to see the pre-Columbian ruins in the area, including Machu Picchu. We leave very early [...]
Day 728: A good day of work at the gym
Posted in Pre-Mission 5 on 16 July 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Day 728 I was (and still am) quite a bit sore before I went to the gym today, but decided to push through anyway, making sure to do a good dynamic warm-up routing. I did my exercises a little out of the usual order, as the squat rack (and the space around it) was being [...]
Day 726: Sore but still pushing it
Posted in Pre-Mission 5 on 14 July 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Day 726 Things have been busy, busy, busy at work. It’s my last few days working on the project here in Lima, and there are still quite a few loose ends to tie. Nevertheless, I made sure to get to the gym this evening, and do the following exercises. Hang power cleans Single-leg back extensions [...]
Day 724: Turning Bulgarian
Posted in Pre-Mission 5 on 12 July 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Day 724 Dumbbell snatches Alternating sets of Side-to-side pushups Jackknife pushups Bulgarian split squats Cable push-pull rotations Planks I was on my first set of split squats when I felt that the initial weight I put was too heavy. I thought I was just having a bad day, so I decided not to increase the [...]
Day 721: Chinups first
Posted in Pre-Mission 5 on 9 July 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Day 721 Today’s routine went like this: Chinups Narrow grip hang snatches Romanian deadlifts Two-point Dumbbell rows + twist Kneeling reverse woodchops Two-point planks I went to the gym after work, and as I finished my warmups, I found that the squat cage was being used, and so I couldn’t start my session with the [...]
Day 719: Blowing off some steam at the gym
Posted in Pre-Mission 5 on 7 July 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Day 719 Today I did the following exercises after a hectic day at work. I was glad to blow off some steam there! I was able to beat my set targets on all the exercises except for the last one. The last two exercises should have been swapped in position, but I had to put [...]
Day 717: Keeping stable feet
Posted in Pre-Mission 5 on 5 July 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Day 717 My exercises today, done after work, were the following: Muscle snatches Single-leg Romanian deadlifts Cable face pulls Single-arm pulldowns Russian twists Side planks + Reaches Today, the most challenging exercise (besides the muscle snatches) were the single-leg Romanian deadlifts. It was quite difficult to keep stability on one foot while wearing my running [...]
Day 713: Rest and then shifting gears
Posted in Pre-Mission 5 on 2 July 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Day 713 I am returning from a one-week break from training, as I was at the midpoint of the training program that I have been following (the push-pull general fitness program from Men’s Health Power Training by Robert Dos Remedios). I also felt that it was the perfect time to rest to allow my wrist [...]
