That Pain in the Morning

We realize most of the control…

Pushed harder… working faster, forward… accelerating.

And then, we believe, we can find… in a saturated rush…

An awakening awkwardness…

Caused us to grow.

Lunch Workout #2

Goal: Full body fitness with an emphasis on calorie burn for weight loss

Time: One hour

Warm up: 6-minute run on treadmill and light bouldering / hang board

Randomization: Speed sequencing of random weight lifting moves, complimented with boulder problems / climbing specific exercises. The random weight lifting adds full body muscular strength, and is consistent with the unpredictable and infinitely varied muscular utilization involved with Bouldering. It also balances out muscular growth and joint development, for injury prevention and health.

Bouldering: After several warm-up sequences, you progressively increase the difficulty into 2 or 3 more difficult problems. After you achieve your most difficult problem or linkage, methodically work down your difficulty, focusing on good form and a higher number of moves to maximize body pump.

Weight Lifting: In between each bouldering sequence or problem, move to the weight room and randomly select a page from a weight lifting or fitness magazine; completing the exercise with a manageable weight and set volume. Keep the poundages on the lighter side of medium intensity unless you're familiar with the exercise. If possible, warm up into drop sets, which emphasis higher volume, pump and exercise completion speed.

Notes: Lift with your bouldering shoes on. Campusing or hang board exercises can be substituted and/or complimentary to bouldering elements of the routine. I prefer Muscle and Fitness magazine for weight lifting exercises and general psyche. If you cycle the magazines on a monthly basis, you also randomize any particular months lifting bias.

Cool down: