Workout: Club Fitness
(80#DBInc)8,8,70x8
(Pullups)3x10
(60#Inc)3x8
(InvertRow)3x10
(80#OHTri)10,9
(35#Curl)10,Hx10
(Band)3x12
(25#Crunch)3x12
42 + 6 = 48 mins
Evening WO after work. Wasn't planning on going heavy on incline, but the 70#DB's were taken and I figured if I was going to do 75's, I might as well do 80's because 75's are not light enough to be a true "easy" lift for me. So, anyway, I did 2 heavy sets of 8 reps and then a set with 70's (they became available), supersetted with 3 sets of 10 pull-ups. Then I raised the angle of incline and did 3 sets with 3 sets of inverted rows.
Then I did overhead triceps extensions and curls. Finished up with band pulls and weighted crunches. Pretty good workout.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 174.0 this morning.
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Sat 4/21 - Hiking on Mountains to Sea trail in Linville Gorge
We got up early and drove to Linville Gorge and hike about 4.5 hours on the Mountains to Sea trail. It wasn't super hot, but no shade and a sunny day took a toll on Salem. Last 2 miles is a tough uphill climb and she was spent. We ended up stopping a few times to give her water and she'd lay right down on the trail. We took her pack off and strapped it to the top of mine and finished the hike.
We'd set up our tent near the parking lot at a nice overlook campsite, but Sarah wasn't feeling well with really bad allergies and Salem was done, so we packed up and headed home. Probably the best decision. And, we ended up getting a lot of yard work done on Sunday that was long overdue.
About 4.5 hours hiking, 9 miles.
We'd set up our tent near the parking lot at a nice overlook campsite, but Sarah wasn't feeling well with really bad allergies and Salem was done, so we packed up and headed home. Probably the best decision. And, we ended up getting a lot of yard work done on Sunday that was long overdue.
About 4.5 hours hiking, 9 miles.
Friday, April 20, 2018
Fri 4/20 - Upper
Workout: Snap Fitness
(80#DBInc)8,8,70x8,7
(Pullups)2x10,160x8,8
(60#Inc)8,7
(InvertRow)2x10
(205#Fly)8,175x8,8
(30#Crunch)3x10
(Band)3x12
(35#Curl)10
(80#OHTri)11
36 + 6 = 42 mins
Woke up at 4am and decided to go to the gym early instead of after work, and because we may go backpacking this weekend. I've gone fairly heavy the last 3 WO's and was considering doing a light WO today, but incline has been going well so I decided to do 80#DB's again. I got 2 good sets of 8 reps and then dropped weight. I supersetted with 2 sets of pull-ups and 2 sets of close grip pulldowns.
Next I raised the angle of incline and did 2 sets incline with inverted rows, reducing rest time between sets. Then I did a triple-set of chest fly, band pulls and weighted crunches. Finished up with a set of curls and overhead triceps extensions. Good way to start a Friday. Ready for the weekend...work has been a bear!
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 173.6 this morning.
(80#DBInc)8,8,70x8,7
(Pullups)2x10,160x8,8
(60#Inc)8,7
(InvertRow)2x10
(205#Fly)8,175x8,8
(30#Crunch)3x10
(Band)3x12
(35#Curl)10
(80#OHTri)11
36 + 6 = 42 mins
Woke up at 4am and decided to go to the gym early instead of after work, and because we may go backpacking this weekend. I've gone fairly heavy the last 3 WO's and was considering doing a light WO today, but incline has been going well so I decided to do 80#DB's again. I got 2 good sets of 8 reps and then dropped weight. I supersetted with 2 sets of pull-ups and 2 sets of close grip pulldowns.
Next I raised the angle of incline and did 2 sets incline with inverted rows, reducing rest time between sets. Then I did a triple-set of chest fly, band pulls and weighted crunches. Finished up with a set of curls and overhead triceps extensions. Good way to start a Friday. Ready for the weekend...work has been a bear!
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 173.6 this morning.
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Wed 4/18 - Upper
Workout: Club Fitness
(80#DBInc)8,8,7
(160#PullDn)3x8
(60#Inc)8,8,7
(75#DBRow)3x8
(80#OHTri)10,9
(35#Curl)10,Hx10
(Band)3x12
(CaptChair)3x10
44 + 6 = 50 mins
Felt good during warmup so I decided to go heavy for 3rd WO in a row. Started with DB incline and pulldown superset. Incline went really well with sets of 8,8,7. The last set I was SO close to getting 8 reps. Got the left side up but couldn't quite lock out my right arm, so it goes in the logs as a 7. Pulldowns were fine. Then I raised the angle of incline a bit steeper than usual and did 3 sets, supersetted with DB rows. Next I did overhead triceps extensions and curls. Finished up with band pulls and leg raises. Very good mid-week workout.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 172.4 this morning.
(80#DBInc)8,8,7
(160#PullDn)3x8
(60#Inc)8,8,7
(75#DBRow)3x8
(80#OHTri)10,9
(35#Curl)10,Hx10
(Band)3x12
(CaptChair)3x10
44 + 6 = 50 mins
Felt good during warmup so I decided to go heavy for 3rd WO in a row. Started with DB incline and pulldown superset. Incline went really well with sets of 8,8,7. The last set I was SO close to getting 8 reps. Got the left side up but couldn't quite lock out my right arm, so it goes in the logs as a 7. Pulldowns were fine. Then I raised the angle of incline a bit steeper than usual and did 3 sets, supersetted with DB rows. Next I did overhead triceps extensions and curls. Finished up with band pulls and leg raises. Very good mid-week workout.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 172.4 this morning.
Monday, April 16, 2018
Sun 4/15 - Upper
Workout: Snap Fitness
(80#DBInc)8,7,7,6
(Pullups)4x8
(65#DBInc)8,7,7+40x9
(InvertRow)3x10
(35#Curl)10,Hx10,25x10
(80#Skulls)11,8+40x11
(205#Fly)10,6,175x8
(Crunch)3x15
(145#RDelt)2x12
(Abs)2x10
66 + 7 = 73 mins
Backpacking in Grayson Highlands today. We'd planned on camping out but ended up coming home late Saturday night so this was a bit of an unexpected WO. Despite hiking for 7+ hours yesterday, I felt pretty good during warmups so went heavy again today on push. Started with incline and pull-up combination. I was pleased with incline, pull-ups were controlled, concentrating on coming down controlled and exploding up as much as possible. Next we raised the angle of incline for 3 sets and a drop set supersetted with inverted rows. Incline was good and the drop set was brutally hard.
Then we did 2 sets curls, plus a drop set supersetted with 2 sets heavy skull crushes, plus a drop set. Next we did chest fly with crunches. I bumped the weight on fly's and first set was good. Died on the 2nd set, so I decided to drop weight and do a 3rd set. Kind of died on that set too. I'm done at this point. Finished up with some rear delt fly's and more abs. Very good workout.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 179.0 this morning. Drove home from Grayson Highlands and stopped for a late all you can eat sushi dinner. Quite bloated this morning.
(80#DBInc)8,7,7,6
(Pullups)4x8
(65#DBInc)8,7,7+40x9
(InvertRow)3x10
(35#Curl)10,Hx10,25x10
(80#Skulls)11,8+40x11
(205#Fly)10,6,175x8
(Crunch)3x15
(145#RDelt)2x12
(Abs)2x10
66 + 7 = 73 mins
Backpacking in Grayson Highlands today. We'd planned on camping out but ended up coming home late Saturday night so this was a bit of an unexpected WO. Despite hiking for 7+ hours yesterday, I felt pretty good during warmups so went heavy again today on push. Started with incline and pull-up combination. I was pleased with incline, pull-ups were controlled, concentrating on coming down controlled and exploding up as much as possible. Next we raised the angle of incline for 3 sets and a drop set supersetted with inverted rows. Incline was good and the drop set was brutally hard.
Then we did 2 sets curls, plus a drop set supersetted with 2 sets heavy skull crushes, plus a drop set. Next we did chest fly with crunches. I bumped the weight on fly's and first set was good. Died on the 2nd set, so I decided to drop weight and do a 3rd set. Kind of died on that set too. I'm done at this point. Finished up with some rear delt fly's and more abs. Very good workout.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 179.0 this morning. Drove home from Grayson Highlands and stopped for a late all you can eat sushi dinner. Quite bloated this morning.
Sat 4/14 - Grayson Highlands Backpacking - 7 hours, 14 miles
We woke up early and drove to Grayson Highlands to backpack and camp out. We had a great hike, about 7 hours and 14 miles. We got to see the ponies and they've recently had babies so we saw some tiny baby ponies too. Salem was really interested in them at first. I was afraid she was going to get kicked.
So, we'd planned on hiking all day and then camping at an area that's down off the mountain a bit and sheltered from the harshest winds and weather. Thunderstorms were forecast for early Sunday morning. I hadn't been feeling great, fairly congested and coughing the last couple of days. Our camp spot was about 1 mile from the car. So we ended up cancelling the overnight campout and hiking the extra mile back to the car so we wouldn't have to do it in the rain Sunday morning. Drove home and stopped for sushi on the way. Great day!
So, we'd planned on hiking all day and then camping at an area that's down off the mountain a bit and sheltered from the harshest winds and weather. Thunderstorms were forecast for early Sunday morning. I hadn't been feeling great, fairly congested and coughing the last couple of days. Our camp spot was about 1 mile from the car. So we ended up cancelling the overnight campout and hiking the extra mile back to the car so we wouldn't have to do it in the rain Sunday morning. Drove home and stopped for sushi on the way. Great day!
Friday, April 13, 2018
Fri 4/13 - Upper
Workout: Club Fitness
(80#DBInc)8,7,7
(Pullups)3x10
(90#Shldr)8,7
(140#SeatRow)2x8
(35#Curl)10,Hx10
(80#OHTri)11,9
(Band)2x15
(30#Crunch)2x10
35 + 5 = 40 mins
Another quick WO over lunch. I should've gone a little lighter on incline Wednesday and wasn't sure how I'd feel today, but warmups felt good and since I will probably be hiking this weekend and won't be able to go to the gym, I wanted to get a WO in today and decided it go heavy. Incline was good. I've been getting (sometimes with an assist from Sarah) 8,7,6 reps with 80#DB's lately. Today I got 8,7,7 w/o an assist, so I was pleased with that. I supersetted with pull-ups and that was 3x10 controlled w/o much problem. Didn't want to go to failure because elbows have been a little tender.
Then I did shoulder press with seated rows. Bumped up the weight on shoulder press from 80 to 90 pounds. Then I did curls and overhead triceps extensions. Good reps on both exercises. Finished up with weighted crunches and band pulls. Good work in short time.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 171.2 this morning. Feeling good.
(80#DBInc)8,7,7
(Pullups)3x10
(90#Shldr)8,7
(140#SeatRow)2x8
(35#Curl)10,Hx10
(80#OHTri)11,9
(Band)2x15
(30#Crunch)2x10
35 + 5 = 40 mins
Another quick WO over lunch. I should've gone a little lighter on incline Wednesday and wasn't sure how I'd feel today, but warmups felt good and since I will probably be hiking this weekend and won't be able to go to the gym, I wanted to get a WO in today and decided it go heavy. Incline was good. I've been getting (sometimes with an assist from Sarah) 8,7,6 reps with 80#DB's lately. Today I got 8,7,7 w/o an assist, so I was pleased with that. I supersetted with pull-ups and that was 3x10 controlled w/o much problem. Didn't want to go to failure because elbows have been a little tender.
Then I did shoulder press with seated rows. Bumped up the weight on shoulder press from 80 to 90 pounds. Then I did curls and overhead triceps extensions. Good reps on both exercises. Finished up with weighted crunches and band pulls. Good work in short time.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 171.2 this morning. Feeling good.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Wed 4/11 - Upper
Workout: Club Fitness
(75#DBInc)8,8,7
(135#BOR)3x10
(60#DBInc)2x8
(140#PullDn)2x8
(35#HCurl)10,Reg10
(130#Rope)2x10
(Abs)3x15
(10#RDelt)2x12
32 + 5 = 37 mins
Quick WO over lunch today. Started with incline and bent over row superset. I probably should've gone a little lighter on incline because I don't think I was really recovered from all the volume on Sunday. Rows were OK, but my right index and middle knuckles have been really sore and this really bothered them today. I raised the angle of incline and did 2 more sets with pulldowns. Then I did curls (1 set hammer curl, 1 set regular alternating arms) with rope extensions. Finished up with 3 sets abs with 2 sets rear delt. Decent WO.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 173.6 this morning. Eating a bit more this week, mainly just by adding some cereal in the evening. Those late night carbs are keeping my weight up a bit.
(75#DBInc)8,8,7
(135#BOR)3x10
(60#DBInc)2x8
(140#PullDn)2x8
(35#HCurl)10,Reg10
(130#Rope)2x10
(Abs)3x15
(10#RDelt)2x12
32 + 5 = 37 mins
Quick WO over lunch today. Started with incline and bent over row superset. I probably should've gone a little lighter on incline because I don't think I was really recovered from all the volume on Sunday. Rows were OK, but my right index and middle knuckles have been really sore and this really bothered them today. I raised the angle of incline and did 2 more sets with pulldowns. Then I did curls (1 set hammer curl, 1 set regular alternating arms) with rope extensions. Finished up with 3 sets abs with 2 sets rear delt. Decent WO.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 173.6 this morning. Eating a bit more this week, mainly just by adding some cereal in the evening. Those late night carbs are keeping my weight up a bit.
Monday, April 9, 2018
Sun 4/8 - Push Day (heavy and high volume)
Workout: Snap Fitness
(80#DBInc)8,7,6,5
(65#DBInc)8,6,6+45x8,11,9
(120#Shldr)6,100x8,8
(Crunch)3x15
(190#FLy)10,7,175x8
(CaptChair)3x10
(80#Skulls)9,6+40x10
62 + 8 = 70 mins
Push day today. Started with DB incline and it was OK. Worked hard, but not as good as Wednesday's workout, but added a 4th heavy set. Needed an assist on last reps of sets 3-4. Then we raised angle of incline and did 3 sets, plus 3 drop sets where Sarah and I just took turns with short rest. Next we did shoulder press with crunches. First set of shoulders was too heavy after all the incline pressing, so I dropped weight for last 2 sets. Then we did chest fly for 3 sets with leg raises in the captain's chair. Finished up with skull crushers. 2 heavy sets (died on the 2nd) and a drop set. A lot more volume than we normally do. Good push day.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 176.6 this morning. Eight pounds heavier than yesterday because of the massive sushi meal. Ugh.
(80#DBInc)8,7,6,5
(65#DBInc)8,6,6+45x8,11,9
(120#Shldr)6,100x8,8
(Crunch)3x15
(190#FLy)10,7,175x8
(CaptChair)3x10
(80#Skulls)9,6+40x10
62 + 8 = 70 mins
Push day today. Started with DB incline and it was OK. Worked hard, but not as good as Wednesday's workout, but added a 4th heavy set. Needed an assist on last reps of sets 3-4. Then we raised angle of incline and did 3 sets, plus 3 drop sets where Sarah and I just took turns with short rest. Next we did shoulder press with crunches. First set of shoulders was too heavy after all the incline pressing, so I dropped weight for last 2 sets. Then we did chest fly for 3 sets with leg raises in the captain's chair. Finished up with skull crushers. 2 heavy sets (died on the 2nd) and a drop set. A lot more volume than we normally do. Good push day.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 176.6 this morning. Eight pounds heavier than yesterday because of the massive sushi meal. Ugh.
Sat 4/7 - Pull Day
Workout: Snap Fitness
(140#BOR)4x10
(Pullups)10,10,9,8
(145#RDelt)8,130x10,10
(Abs)3x15
(35#Curl)Hx10,10
(Crunch)2x12
(60#SLDL)3x10
50 + 5 = 55 mins
Saturday morning pull workout. Started with bent over rows for 4 good sets. Then we did 4 sets body weight pull-ups. Felt good about pull-up reps after BOR. Then we did rear delt fly's with abs. Then curls with crunches. Curls were a set of hammer curls, a set of regular curls. Finished up with some SLDL with dumbbells. Good pull WO. All the work was really done in the first 2 movements.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 168.4 this morning. Feeling good. Time for a refeed. All you can eat sushi Saturday night. I was in pain after the meal. Really uncomfortable. It stopped being enjoyable after a while. I really shouldn't have eaten so much.
(140#BOR)4x10
(Pullups)10,10,9,8
(145#RDelt)8,130x10,10
(Abs)3x15
(35#Curl)Hx10,10
(Crunch)2x12
(60#SLDL)3x10
50 + 5 = 55 mins
Saturday morning pull workout. Started with bent over rows for 4 good sets. Then we did 4 sets body weight pull-ups. Felt good about pull-up reps after BOR. Then we did rear delt fly's with abs. Then curls with crunches. Curls were a set of hammer curls, a set of regular curls. Finished up with some SLDL with dumbbells. Good pull WO. All the work was really done in the first 2 movements.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 168.4 this morning. Feeling good. Time for a refeed. All you can eat sushi Saturday night. I was in pain after the meal. Really uncomfortable. It stopped being enjoyable after a while. I really shouldn't have eaten so much.
Friday, April 6, 2018
Wed 4/4 - Upper
Workout: Club Fitness
(80#DBInc)8,7,6
(30#Pullup)8,8,7
(60#DBInc)9,8
(135#BOR)2x8
(80#OHTri)11,8
(35#Curl)Hx11,10
(10#RDelt)2x12
(CaptChair)2x12
43 + 7 = 50 mins
Evening WO after work at Club Fitness. Felt good during warmup so I decided to go fairly heavy tonight. Started with incline and weighted pull-ups. Incline was good, I bumped up weighted pull-ups by 5#'s to 30# was pleased with 8,8,7 for reps. Then I raised angle of incline and did 2 sets, paired with bent over rows. Rows felt fairly heavy after pull-ups. Next I did overhead triceps extensions with curls. I did 1 set hammer curls, 1 set regular. Finished up with rear delt and leg raises. I'd already done crunches in the morning. Very nice WO.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 171.4 this morning. Feeling good.
(80#DBInc)8,7,6
(30#Pullup)8,8,7
(60#DBInc)9,8
(135#BOR)2x8
(80#OHTri)11,8
(35#Curl)Hx11,10
(10#RDelt)2x12
(CaptChair)2x12
43 + 7 = 50 mins
Evening WO after work at Club Fitness. Felt good during warmup so I decided to go fairly heavy tonight. Started with incline and weighted pull-ups. Incline was good, I bumped up weighted pull-ups by 5#'s to 30# was pleased with 8,8,7 for reps. Then I raised angle of incline and did 2 sets, paired with bent over rows. Rows felt fairly heavy after pull-ups. Next I did overhead triceps extensions with curls. I did 1 set hammer curls, 1 set regular. Finished up with rear delt and leg raises. I'd already done crunches in the morning. Very nice WO.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 171.4 this morning. Feeling good.
Monday, April 2, 2018
Mon 4/2 - Biggest Loser Contest
My company had a biggest loser contest and I decided to join for the fun of it and because I'm new at the company and thought it would be good to participate in a group activity. My competitive nature kicked in and I decided I might as well give it a good run. This also coincides nicely with the end of my winter bulk time and transitioning into leaning out for Spring. I do this every year...
So, the contest was 8 weeks long, first weigh in was the Monday after the Super Bowl. Rules were you had to weigh in every Monday between 9am-noon. You could miss 1 weigh in. There's a raffle and prizes I think, but mainly just for fun and to enhance corporate culture.
I ate a lot over Super Bowl weekend, we made chili. I had a lot of carbs and a lot of liquid Sunday and Monday morning. I was fairly bloated over "normal" walk around weight. We weigh in with clothes on, so no stripping down or anything.
Here are my weekly weigh-ins and % body weight drop:
Week0 194.0
Week1 190.0 2.06%
Week2 188.2 2.99%
Week3 186.4 3.92%
Week4 185.0 4.64%
Week5 183.4 5.46%
Week6 181.6 6.39%
Week7 174.6 10.0%
Week8 170.6 12.06%
23.4 Pounds down. At week 7 I'd jumped into 3rd place with my big drop. At my weigh in time this morning I jumped into the lead. Not sure if it will hold, but I gave it a pretty good run over 8 weeks.
I figure I probably dropped 8-10 pounds of fat and 14-16 pounds of water. Strength has been maintained well in the gym, so there may have been a little muscle loss too, but nothing significant based on gym performance. Some lifts actually went up slightly.
So, the contest was 8 weeks long, first weigh in was the Monday after the Super Bowl. Rules were you had to weigh in every Monday between 9am-noon. You could miss 1 weigh in. There's a raffle and prizes I think, but mainly just for fun and to enhance corporate culture.
I ate a lot over Super Bowl weekend, we made chili. I had a lot of carbs and a lot of liquid Sunday and Monday morning. I was fairly bloated over "normal" walk around weight. We weigh in with clothes on, so no stripping down or anything.
Here are my weekly weigh-ins and % body weight drop:
Week0 194.0
Week1 190.0 2.06%
Week2 188.2 2.99%
Week3 186.4 3.92%
Week4 185.0 4.64%
Week5 183.4 5.46%
Week6 181.6 6.39%
Week7 174.6 10.0%
Week8 170.6 12.06%
23.4 Pounds down. At week 7 I'd jumped into 3rd place with my big drop. At my weigh in time this morning I jumped into the lead. Not sure if it will hold, but I gave it a pretty good run over 8 weeks.
I figure I probably dropped 8-10 pounds of fat and 14-16 pounds of water. Strength has been maintained well in the gym, so there may have been a little muscle loss too, but nothing significant based on gym performance. Some lifts actually went up slightly.
Sun 4/1 - Upper
Workout: Snap Fitness
(75#DBInc)3x8
(Pullups)3x8
(60#DBInc)2x8
(InvertRow)2x10
(190#Fly)10,8
(130#Rope)12,10
(35#Curl)2x10
(Crunch)2x12
(145#RDelt)12,10
(Crunch)2x12
40 + 8 = 48 mins
Long hike and 6 hours of driving yesterday left me tight, especially my lower back. Wanted to go ahead and get a WO in today. Sarah did a pull day and I did upper.
Started with Incline and pull-ups. Incline felt pretty good, real controlled reps. Needed an assist on last rep last set. Pullups were wide grip, controlled, wasn't trying to big numbers here since my back was tight. Then I raised angle of incline and did 2 sets with inverted rows. I dropped the weight on steep incline from what I normally do, and it still felt really heavy.
Then I did chest fly and rope extensions. Then curls and crunches. For curls, I did 1 set hammer curls and 1 set regular DB curls, alternating arms (as opposed to both at the same time). These felt really good and will have to do them more frequently. Finished up with rear delt fly's and more crunches. Decent WO. Good WO for after big hiking day yesterday.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 174.0 this morning. Hiked 7.5 hours, about 14 miles, in the Roan Highlands yesterday and had to eat a fair amount last night so my weight spiked. Have to be very carb restrictive today in order to hit my final weigh in on Monday for the biggest loser contest.
(75#DBInc)3x8
(Pullups)3x8
(60#DBInc)2x8
(InvertRow)2x10
(190#Fly)10,8
(130#Rope)12,10
(35#Curl)2x10
(Crunch)2x12
(145#RDelt)12,10
(Crunch)2x12
40 + 8 = 48 mins
Long hike and 6 hours of driving yesterday left me tight, especially my lower back. Wanted to go ahead and get a WO in today. Sarah did a pull day and I did upper.
Started with Incline and pull-ups. Incline felt pretty good, real controlled reps. Needed an assist on last rep last set. Pullups were wide grip, controlled, wasn't trying to big numbers here since my back was tight. Then I raised angle of incline and did 2 sets with inverted rows. I dropped the weight on steep incline from what I normally do, and it still felt really heavy.
Then I did chest fly and rope extensions. Then curls and crunches. For curls, I did 1 set hammer curls and 1 set regular DB curls, alternating arms (as opposed to both at the same time). These felt really good and will have to do them more frequently. Finished up with rear delt fly's and more crunches. Decent WO. Good WO for after big hiking day yesterday.
Nutrition/Weight:
I weighed 174.0 this morning. Hiked 7.5 hours, about 14 miles, in the Roan Highlands yesterday and had to eat a fair amount last night so my weight spiked. Have to be very carb restrictive today in order to hit my final weigh in on Monday for the biggest loser contest.
Sat 3/31 - Hiking in Roan Highlands
Sarah had to work, so I got up early (2:30am) and got on the road at 4:30am for the trip to Roan Mountain. Carvers Gap to be specific. It was 29 degrees at the start, frost all over the trees at elevation. Frost/snow line seemed to be about 5,500 feet. Highest point of the hike was about 6,200 feet. It was windy on the balds, but absolutely beautiful.
I'd planned to hike out to Hump Mountain and camp at Bradley's Gap. Wind was 30MPH with gust projected in 50-60 mile range. So instead of camping an overnight, I decided to to an out and back and drive home same day.
Decision to head home was partly weather and larger part because I wanted to spend Easter day with Sarah.
Great hike, definitely one of my favorite places on the AT that I've done.
7.5 hours hike time. About 14 miles.
I'd planned to hike out to Hump Mountain and camp at Bradley's Gap. Wind was 30MPH with gust projected in 50-60 mile range. So instead of camping an overnight, I decided to to an out and back and drive home same day.
Decision to head home was partly weather and larger part because I wanted to spend Easter day with Sarah.
Great hike, definitely one of my favorite places on the AT that I've done.
7.5 hours hike time. About 14 miles.
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