"He's soft and he's fat and he's wearing my cloths and he was born on my birthday
and he's getting too old and I'm afraid if I stop running, he'll catch up with me."
- Nike motivational poster

FEBRUARY 2024

- 7 hours of some form of exercise every week
- Endurance training for peak climbing
- Core strengthening & conditioning
- Kettelbell workouts
- Slow movement hikes
- Natural movement workouts
- Olympic Lifts (adjust loads as needed)
- Play different sports (cycle, kayak, hike, snowshoe, climb, Fish)

February Workouts

Days This Month: 28
Some form of exercise: 0 of 28 days
Exercise hours: 0.0
Hiking/Climbing miles: 0.0
Paddling miles: 0.0
Cycling miles: 0.0

WORKOUTS AT A GLANCE
4/3 - Clover Springs Training Hike
4/2 - Road Ride/Cloverdale Loop



Febuary Work-Outs

Days This Month: 28 Some form of exercise: 2 of 30 days Exercise hours: 2.0 Hiking/Climbing miles: 3.75 Paddling miles: 0.0 Cycling miles: 6.0 WORKOUTS AT A GLANCE 4/3 - Clover Springs Training Hike 4/2 - Road Ride/Cloverdale Loop

Monday, April 16, 2012

Location: Van Damme Sate Park

Workout: Endurance
Fern Canyon Hike
9.5 mile loop up to the Pigmy Forest and back the fire road.

Time: 04.:33:00
Miles: 9.5








Monday, April 09, 2012

Location: Point Reyes Nation Seashore






Workout: Endurance
Backpack to Wildcat Camp for one night - April 8-9

Total Miles: 14.0







Monday, March 05, 2012

Location: clover Springs / PFC Gym

Workout: Endurance < 90
Clover Springs - Trail run / Creek Trail


Workout: Core Strengthening and conditioning
4 rounds of
20x thkb swing @ 44#
10x abmat sit-ups
10x 10# ball slam
10x push-up
10x ab wheel

Workout: Strength
Stronglifts 5x5
5x 5 squat 2 105#
5x 5 Bench Press 2 110#
5x 5 BB rows @110#

Saturday, March 03, 2012

Location: Northstar at Tahoe

Workout: General
Play different sports
Snowmobiling

Time: 02:00:00

Thursday, March 01, 2012

February Totals

ACTUAL WORKOUT TOTALS

Days this month: 29
Some form of exercise: 18 of 29 days
Approx. exercise hours: 40.0
Approx. hiking/climbing miles: 82.0
Cycling miles: 6.75
Paddling miles: 0.0

FEBRUARY WORKOUTS - At A Glance
2/2 - Clover Springs / PFC Gym
2/4 - Napa-Sonoma Marsh Birding / Natural Movement
2/5 - Lake Sonoma / Bummer Peak Trail Run
2/6 - Clover Springs / PFC Gym
2/7 - PFC Gym / Stronglifts 5x5
2/8 - Clover Springs / Natural Movement walk
2/9 - PFC Gym / Stronglifts 5x5. W/o B - 2
2/11 - Showshoe @ Lassen
2/12 - Upper Bidwell Park, Chico / South Rim
2/14 - Clover Springs / Trail Run
2/15 - Clover Springs / PFC Gym
2/16 - Clov Backroads, PFC Gym
2/17 - PFC Gym / Strength
2/18 - Point Reyes / Muddy Hollow hike
2/19 - Point Reyes Hike / woodward Valley
2/25 - Lunch Creek Snowshoe
2/29 - Clover Springs / PFC Gym

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Location: Clover Springs / PFC Gym

Trail Run

Stronglifts 5x5
squat @ 110#
OHP @ 82.5#
DL @ 155#

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Location: Lunch Creek Rec. Area, Yuba Gap

2/25-26
Snowshoeing

Time: 04:00:00
Miles: 6.0

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Location: Clover Springs/PFC Gym

Workout: Endurance
Clover Springs Hike - South Ridge

Workout: Core Strengthening & Conditioning, Strength
CS&C
3 Rounds of
20x thkb swing @ 44#
15x abmat sit up
15x push up
15x ab wheel

Strength - Stronglifts 5x5
5x 5 squat @ 95#
5x 5 Bench press @105#
5x 5 barbell rows @ 105#

Friday, February 17, 2012

Location: PFC Gym

Workout: Strength
Stronglifts 5x5
- 5x 5 Squat @ 90#
- 5x5 Overhead press @ 90#
- 5x 3 Deadlift # 145#

Thursday, February 16, 2012

LocatioN: Cloverdale Backroads / PFC Gym

Workout: Endurance
Cycling - Preston Loop

Miles: 6.75
Time: 00:26:15

Workout: Core Strength & Conditioning
2 Rounds of
25x THKB Swing @ 35#
15x sit up
15x push up
15x ab wheel

Total Time:00:52:03

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Location: Clover Springs / PFC Gym

Workout: Endurance < 90
Speed Hike - Creek Trail

Workout: Core Strength / Power
3 Rounds of
25x THKB swing @ 35#
15x abmat sit up
15x push up
15x push up
15x ab wheel

Stronglifts 5x5
-5x 5 squat @ 95#
-5x 5 Bench Press @ 100#
-5x 5 barbell row @ 100#

Time: 01:17:32
Miles: 2.0
HR: 133 / 172

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Location: Clover Springs

Workout: Endurance < 90
Trail Run - South Ridge

Time: 00:39:24
Miles: 2.5

Monday, February 13, 2012

Thursday, February 09, 2012

Location: PFC Gym

Workout: Strength
Stronglift 5x5 - W/O B1

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Location: Clover Springs

Workout: Natural Movement Walk
Pre dawn 2 mile walk through Clover Springs with 2x 20 push ups, 2x 20 sit ups.

Miles:2.0
Time: 00:34:00

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Location: PFC Gym

Warm Up: Run in place, Jump Rope
Workout: Power
Tabata Squat Interval
16, 17, 16, 18, 17, 18, 17, 18 - 137 Total

Core Strengthening & Conditioning
3x 25 two handed kettlebell swing @ 35#

Strength
Stronglifts 5x5
- W/O A1
5x5 back squat @ 75#
5x5 bench press @ 95#
5x5 barbell row @ 95#

Total Time: 00:42:42
HR: 122 / 168

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Location: Lake Sonoma

Workout: Endurance < 90
Trail Run - Bummer Peak

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Friday, February 03, 2012

Location: Cloverdale Backroads / PFC Gym

Workout: Endurance, Core Strengthening and Conditioning
Clover Springs
South Ridge Trail Run
Miles:2.5
Time: 00:26:13

PFC Gym - Core Strengthening & Conditioning
3 Rounds of
10x Abmat sit-up w/10# med ball
8x ab wheel roll out
6x back extension - prone push
6x back extension - black cat
16x lateral wood chopper @ 10# med ball (8 each side)
5x deadlift @ 135#

Total Time: 01:04:24
HR: 134 / 171

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

January Workouts

Days this month: 31
Some form of exercise: 21 of 31 days
Approx. exercise hours: 41.5
Approx. hiking/climbing miles: 82.0
Cycling miles: 30.5
Paddling miles: 0.0

JANUARY WORKOUTS - At A Glance
1/1 - Lassen National Park hike
1/3 - Clover Springs speed hike
1/5 - Cycling / Preston Loop
1/6 - Clover Springs / Endurance, Core Strengthening
1/7 - Austin Creek State Rec Area Hike
1/8 - Hiking At Baylands Nature Preserve
1/10 - Clover Springs / Move Naturally (AM)
1/11 - Clover Springs / Pre-dawn walk, PFC Gym / Power
1/12 - Cycling / Preston Loop - Long Version
1/13 - Bike & Hike / Cache Creek Wilderness Area
1/14 - Hiking / Robert Lewis Stevenson State Park
1/17 - Clover Springs / Trail Run
1/19 - Clover Springs / Speed Hike
1/22 - Clover Springs / Natural Movement Hike
1/23 - Clover Springs / Trail Run
1/24 - Clover Springs / Natural Movement Hike
1/25 - Cloverdale Backroads / PFC Gym
1/26 - Clover springs / PFC Gym
1/28 - Lost Coast / Hike
1/29 - Kings Range / Kings Peak Climb
1/31 - Clover Springs / Trail Run

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Location: Kings Range

Kings Peak Hike
Via the Kings Crest Trail from Saddle Mountain TH.

Miles: 11.0
Time: 05:30:00














Saturday, January 28, 2012

Location: Lost Coast

Workout: Endurance > 90, Natural Movement Hike
Lost Coast Trail to first impasse.

Miles: 10.0
Time:4.5























Thursday, January 26, 2012

Location: PFC Gym

Workout: Core Strengthening, Lower Body
Warm up: Clover Springs Walk

PFC Gym
Core
3x 25 KB swing @ 35#

Lower Body
3x 5 Deadlift @ 115#

Total Time: 00:45:45
Miles: 2.0
HR: 111 / 163

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Location: Cloverdale Backroads

Workout: Endurance < 90
Cycling - Road Bike / Preston Loop

Miles: 7.5
Ride Time: 00:30:15

Location: PFC Gym
Workout: Power, Core Strengthening & Conditioning

3x 10 Bench Press @ 95#
3x 10 Bent Standing Row @ 95#

3x 50 count plank
3x 10 abmat Sit up

Total Time: 00:53:38
HR: 141 ave / 179 max

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Location: Clover Springs

Workout: Endurance < 90
Natural Movement Hike - North Ridge/Creek Trail

Time: 00:39:33
Miles: 1.5
HR: 133 ave. / 168 max.





Monday, January 23, 2012

Location: Clover Springs

Workout: Endurance < 90
Trail Run - South Ridge

Miles: 2.5
HR: 136 ave./175 max.

Workout: Power
PFC Gym

3x 10 Bench Press @ 95#

Total Time: 00:56:23

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Location: Clover Springs

Workout: Natural Movement Hike/Forest Bathing
Creek Trail/new Inner Ravine Trail/Main Fire Road

Miles: 2.0
Time: 01:00:50
HR: 120 ave. / 163 max.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Location: Clover Springs

Workout: Endurance < 90
Speed Hike - Creek Trail/Main Fire Road/ Lower Forest

Miles: 2.0
HR: 135/169

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Location: Clover Springs

Workout: Endurance < 90
Trail Run - South Ridge

Time: 00:34:20
Miles: 2.5
HR: ave. 125 / max. 200

Friday, January 13, 2012

Location: Cache Creek Wilderness Area

Workout: Endurance > 90
Bike/Hike - Judge Davis/Redbud trail in Cache Creek wilderness Area

Cycling Miles: 9.4
Hiking Miles: 12.2

From the Redbud Trail Head on Hwy 20, ride 9.4 miles to the Judge Davis Trail Head.
Hike through the Cache Creek Wilderness Area linking up the Judge Davis/Redbud trail.

Total Workout Time: 05:09:00

Riding up Hwy 20.

The Judge Davis trailhead.

On the Judge Davis trail.

Looking down the ridge towards Wilson Valley.

First look into Wilson Valley and Cache Creek.

Wide open Wilson Valley.

Cache Creek in Wilson Valley.

Looking back at Wilson Valley on the climb out.

Further along the Redbud Trail.




The third and final creek crossing.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Location: Clover Springs, PFC Gym

Workout: Natural Movement
Pre-dawn walk in Clover Springs. PFC Gym - Lifting

3x 10 - Bench Press @ 95#

Time: 00:35:00
Miles: 1.5

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Location: Clover Springs, PFC Gym



Workout: Natural Movement
Walk - Early morning walk into the Clover springs area.

Short PFC Gym workout

Time: 00:45:00
Miles: 1.5

Sunday, January 08, 2012

Location: Baylands Nature Preserve

Workout: Slow Movement Hike
Birding - Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, CA.

Time: Count as 02:00:00
Miles: 2.0





Saturday, January 07, 2012

Location: Austin Creek State Recreation Area

Workout: Endurance > 90
Hike - Gilliam Creek Trail at Austin Creek State Rec Area with the North Bay Hikes group.

Miles: 9.4
Time: 04:00:00





Friday, January 06, 2012

Location: Clover Springs

Workout at sunrise.

Workout: Endurance < 90, Core Strengthening and Conditioning
South Ridge to first turn - Short 33# Bulgarian Bag Swings

2 rounds of at 33#
10x Bulgarian Bag cleans
10x BB clean squat
10x BB clock swings

4 Rounds of
20x walking lunge with 33# BB

Time: 00:46:43
Miles: 2.0

Thursday, January 05, 2012

Location: Cloverdale Backroads

Workout: Endurance < 90
Cycling - Preston loop

Time: 00:37:53
Miles: 7.0
HR: (ave./max) 149/174

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Location: Clover Springs

Workout: Endurance < 90
South Ridge route with 10 push ups and 10 sit ups at mid-way and the top.

Time: 00:40:30
Approx. Miles: 2.5
Ave/Max HR: 143/170

Location: PFC Gym
Workout: Power
Tabata Squat Interval
20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest X 8
15, 17, 16, 16, 15, 16, 15, 16 = 126

I wasn't going full bore, but at a fair pace to set a baseline number to work from.

Time: 00:04:29

Sunday, January 01, 2012

Location: New Year Hike - Lassen National Park

Workout: Endurance > 90
Hike Cross country to Chaos Crags and climb to the first step.

Approx. Miles: 5.0
Time: 4.0
DISCLAIMER: I have never had any formal workout or fitness training instruction. Everything I have learned has been self taught, self motivated, learned from trial and error, or picked up from books or the internet. Because of this, some of the words or phrases I use might not be the correct terms used by "professionals".
The logs listed on this site are workouts I have put together for myself. They are not meant as examples to teach others, but only as a way for me to track my own progression.

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