This email is coming to you from the northern tip of Lake Washington, where it has been constantly stormy for the last 4 days. Can we get a sun break please?! Maybe just an hour…
Anyway, we are up here visiting my parents (which has been great), and getting some Vantastic upgrades, which I’ll make a video on next week.
Here’s what I’ve found fun, interesting, or noteworthy this week…
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LONG mountain bike video –
If you like watching our mountain biking videos… you will either love this one, or think it’s way to long for your attention span ;-).
It’s from our recent trip to Bend, where we rode the (very much recommended) Tyler’s Traverse trail. The ride was super fun, and I even started mixing in some commentary about the ride (which I’m going to do more and more).
A can of coffee that was actually good –
I was in Whole Foods the other day looking for a small cold brew to consume, I would usually get one from the Whole Foods coffee bar but the smallest size they will sell you is 16 ounces, and I did NOT need that much coffee at 2pm.
Anyway, I found this little 8 ounce can of Blue Bottle Bright cold brew, and it was probably the best canned coffee I’ve had.
There was still a bit of the aluminum taste, but it wasn’t overwhelming as they usually are.
Super fun workout –
I didn’t get video of this one to make it the “workout of the week”, but it was so fun that I must share it!
18 min AMRAP of:
10 cal on rower
10 wall balls at 20/14
10 box step overs to 24/20” holding 1×50/35 pound DB at your side
90 double unders
20 cal on rower
20 wall balls
20 box step overs
90 double unders
30 cal on rower
30 wall balls
30 box step overs
90 double unders
40…
You can definitely sub in running for rowing, thrusters for wall balls, and 2-4” hops for double unders, BUT the great thing about this workout was due to the rowing and wall balls, so if you have the ability… keep those in the workout. The movement pattern variance just worked really well.
Thought I’ve been pondering –
You shouldn’t be working at your hardest (at anything) all the time, you need breaks/rest to be at your best, but you NEED to be working at your hardest when you can to get the best results.
In workouts this means pushing into the place that you don’t want to go because it hurts so bad. Not injury hurt, deep muscle or breathing hurt.
In work that means making the extra call, email, or video when you know you should but you don’t feel like it.
Once you push through these barriers a few times it becomes so much easier. You got this!!
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That’s what I have for you this week. If you need anything at all… let me know!
Cheers!
Joe
