Take That, You Jerk!

In my quest for lean superhero-ness, Dave and I are hitting the craptastic gym in our Converse to lift heavy stuff and work on skills a few times a week. I’m currently following a training program put together by Mark Schneider of The Movement Minneapolis, and I’m loving the new moves.

(If you’re new to strength training, here’s a great overview of what all the lingo below means.)

Yeah, Jerk!

I’m off the Diflucan and slowly beginning to feel a little bit peppier. In fact, I went on a brilliant walk/run both Saturday and yesterday and still had the energy to hit the gym this morning for some important bonding with the barbells. This is a trend I like!

My workout today included barbell jerks which I haven’t done in… oh, I don’t know… two or three years?! It was super fun and challenging. Some dude (JERK!) was using the lifting cage but he kept meandering away and la-la-la-ing around with the water fountain and the pull up bar. Dude Jerk! You are not the only one who needs to lift some heavy sh*t today.

I did what any reasonable badass would do: I started each set of barbell jerks with a clean to get the bar into rack position, instead of conveniently starting in the racked position from a rack. But YAY!: bonus cleans!

WARMUP
5:00 treadmill at 3.8 mph
arm circles, straight-leg march, air squats

WORKOUT
a.
4 rounds:
1-arm outside swing: 15# kettlebell, 15 reps per side each round
straight-leg drops: 13 reps per round
time: 8:30

b.
4 rounds:
suitcase deadlift: 75#, 7 reps per round (alternating sides)
bench dips: 11 per round
time: 6:54

c.
4 rounds:
barbell jerk: 75#, 3 reps per round
plank (arms extended like pushup position): :45, :30, :35, :35
time: 8:11

CASHOUT
:30 handstand against the wall

Santa Likes To Get Upside Down, Too

I’m pretty sure this is the perfect mug to see me through the holiday season. This is a real conversation between Dave and me — in which we’re both right.

Me: See? Santa’s reminding us that sometimes you need to change your perspective and just look at things a different way.

Dave: No. He’s having fun. It’s just fun!