My knee ached as I drove to the Metropark for my Survival Workout. I knew I could at least walk to the different stations and do the lifting moves without making it any worse...or so I reasoned.
I started as I always do, dropping to the ground next to the car for the first set of push-ups. When I hit 50 with no slacking in my pace, I knew I had a shot at my pr of 74. I hit that number and continued to squeeze them out, finishing with 78 and beginning to think that I might hit 100 some day. As I hiked between stations, it became apparent that walking was going to be very painful...but doable. In fact, I made through the entire routine hitting excellent numbers and crushing my three set push-up pr with a new total of 216. It continues to motivate me to track these records and have something measurable telling me ‘you’re still making progress’.
I headed to my painting assignment and put in another 4 hours. I was up and down the stairs a number of times and on the ladder quite a bit. Neither was having a positive impact on my knee and by the time I got home, I could hardly walk. Maybe a good night’s rest would help, though I doubted it. I could see sunshine and a warming trend in the forecast and was hoping to get some rides in over the holidays, so it was imperative that I nurse my knee back to health...quickly.
Survival Workout duration: 60 minutes. Painting duration: 4 hours
Training Heart Rate: 100 to 150 bpm.Calories burned during workout: 600 for Survival Workout and 800 painting.
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