Surfing + Resting

There hasn't been much to update. I've been surfing a bunch, but not doing much else. Occasionally playing basketball, but that's about it. My ankle is fully healed which is nice.

My plan is to ride out October with only surfing and sports. I might head to Equinox a couple of times just so that it's not a total waste. That gym is the best and it seems a shame not to pay a visit here and there even on a down cycle.

Paddle Board to Catalina

Now that I'm a stand up paddle boarding expert (see video below), I'm thinking of doing another one of those stupid things I like to do. A stand up paddle board trip to Catalina seems to be the next logical step. I'm pretty sure I want to do it sooner than later since the waves and water will be getting more intense. I think it will be really hard, probably harder than the knee paddle boarding that people have races to Catalina. I haven't heard of anyone doing the trek over on a stand up. There are lots of logistics to figure out, like practicing and having an escort, etc. Those will come later.

And still taking it easy on the workouts. Just surfed yesterday and today.

Surfing

I think I might be taking it easy with the workouts for a little bit. Probably going to ramp back up in November with some craziness. At least that is the plan right now. And in the mean time, I plan to do a whole bunch of surfing. I want to get out just about every day.

Stand Up Paddle Boarding

Since my dad is in town, we decided to try out the latest craze of stand up paddle boarding. My dad, Chris and I rented 3 boards and went out for a while. It was pretty awesome. Great workout and even better comedy. Chris and I were falling all over the place., and we probably fell over the most when trying to make the other person fall.

Here is one of the boards we rented. The Laird 12'1 monster. It was pretty stable and the easiest to stand on (please keep in mind the relativity of that statement).


And this is pretty much what we looked like by the end:

Surfing

Stayed up a little last night and had some shit to do this morning, so no super double workout today. Just a good dose of salt water. But it's been getting better lately. Started the session real strong. Depending on certain developments in other arenas I may slow down on the workouts and try to make sure I get to surf every day. I'm really enjoying being out there.

Oh yeah, and this is what it looks like when you tape up your own ankle and do a shit job of it. This shot is over a week after, so some healing has already taken place:

Recovery + Surfing

Today's workout:

Ab Ripper
Kenpo X
Surfing

Possibly best surf session yet. Starting to figure some shit out, and I'm also just much more comfortable out there.

3/8 Yoga and Super Fun Surfing

I didn't get going this morning too good. I pushed through the first half of Yoga (but barely pushed), then did some Yoga Belly 7 and the last part which is super relaxing. Skipped all that good for you stretching stuff.

Then went surfing which was awesome. Waves were pretty small and rolly and I figured some shit out. Got some good rides. Might have turned a corner.

Yoga
Surfing

More of the Same

Some P90X and surfing. Surfing session was pretty rough. It was a bit windy and choppy. And it's not like I would know the difference much except that it was much harder to get out. Legs & Back was also especially hard. I had some awesome numbers in the Back portion, but I was struggling with Legs.

Ab Ripper
Legs & Back
Surfing

Sports Day

Today was a day full of good stuff:

Yoga X
Surfing
Basketball

P90X + Surfing

Enough about the damn Sandwich already. At least that's what I keep thinking when I read how many times I've mentioned it in the last couple of weeks. So today was a regular old P90X workout followed by some Surfing.

Ab Ripper
Back & Bis
Surfing

Slow Monday

Today didn't work out exactly the way I had hoped. At least I got some surfing in.

Weak Sauce Sandwich

Today was the first time I did some P90X Legs & Back in over a month. Because of my sprained ankle I've been taking it easy on the lower half. But I'm at about 80-90% in terms of strength (though still pretty swollen), so I figured it was time to bring it back in to the mix. I forgot how hard I find that workout. The Ab Ripper Sandwich was tougher than ever. I would barely even call the 2nd one a full one. I half assed a few of the exercises.

Ab Ripper
Legs & Back
Ab Ripper

Oh yeah, and after all that, some surfing

Surf + Ride

I was going to do Yoga X, but had to do some shit in the morning. Plus we were trying to get our surf on a bit earlier. So did the surfing thing then the biking thing.

7.40 mile ride :: 28:39 :: 15.5 mi/hr
7.40 mile ride :: 29:27 :: 15.0 mi/hr

Not all Ab Rippers are Created Equal

Today was going to be a huge day and it got off to a great start. Unfortunately car issues caused a bit of a slow down, but not enough to make a fuss about. Woke up at 4a and did some work. Followed it up with another sandwich:
Ab Ripper
Back & Bis
Ab Ripper

I rocked the first Ab Ripper. Did more reps than I might have ever done (I do extras in just about every move), and all real solid too. The Back & Bis was good too, but I had very little energy to do the 2nd Ab Ripper. I still got through it, but stopped short a couple of times.

And when that was all done I had to take my car in to get fixed which made the Surfing start a little later than anticipated. And that caused no biking to work. It would have been a sick day to do all of that, but surfing and P90X is pretty solid (especially with a sandwich).

Just Surfing?

Yep. So far today, only surfing. There's an outside chance I might end up going to Equinox, but I'm probably going to choose sleep instead. Sticking to the schedule and getting sleep seems more important than a single workout. I can make up for a missed workout by pushing it tomorrow, but not sleeping will really screw things up.

Surfing + Sandwich

After a much needed rest day on Sunday, I'm back at it. Went surfing this morning, then a P90X workout:
Ab Ripper
Chest & Tris
Ab Ripper

Surfing++

So far today, only surfing for about an hour and a half. But I'm planing to do a workout at Equinox before heading home. Again the ridiculous working hurts. I had to have my sis drive me to my car last night instead of bike. It was late, I didn't have a light and my wife was a little uneasy about the biking. Excuses, excuses - I hate them.

Great Monday

I was going to do another Ab Ripper Sandwich, but opted for some surfing instead of the 2nd Ab Ripper due to time. If I had enough time, I think I would workout about half the day away. So it ended up being:
Ab Ripper
Back & Biceps
Surfing