Just popping in to add my food for the day really. The cucumbers are all scrubbed and soaking overnight. They’re a little bigger than I’d hoped for so I suspect I won’t get as many in a jar (which means… more work). I don’t think it’s a long task, but we’ll see. If I remember from the past it’s more fussy than anything else. Well worth it in the end. One summer we ran short, tried a couple of different brands, and couldn’t find one that we really liked. (Fussy pair we are.)

Total: 2390 (25% fat, 37% carbs, 32% protein)

Breakfast: two fried eggs, honey oatmeal bread, peach (405)
AM Snack: protein shake with frozen blueberries (253)
Lunch: whole wheat tortillas, eye of round roast, cheese, peach, plum (497)
PM Snack: bean dip, carrots, flatbread, pisco sour (317)
Dinner: roasted tomatoes/onions/cauliflower, whole wheat fusilli, chicken & turkey sausage, salad w/dressing (640)
Late Snack: protein shake, peach, plums (278)

I started with 5-mins on the treadmill and then did:

A: One-armed Dumbbell Snatch - 40e/4, 40e/4, 40e/4, 42e/4
B1: Dumbbell Single-leg Romanian Deadlift - 30e/4, 30e/4, 30e/4, 32e/4
B2: Barbell Bent-over Row - 115t/4, 115t/4, 115t/4, 120t/4
C1: Dumbbell Single-arm Overhead Squat - 35&17.5/4, 35&17.5/4, 35&17.5/4, 40&20/4
C2: Dumbbell Incline Bench Press - 35e/4, 35e/4, 35e/4, 37.5e/4
D1: Plank - 120sec, 120sec, 120sec, 120sec (all 45-degree)
D2: Reverse Wood Chop (on floor) - 405t/4, 40t/4, 40t/4, 42t/4
Bodyweight Matrix (modified): 48 squats, 24 lunges (each leg) - repeated twice

HRM: 90mins, 467 cals, Max: 149 (84%), Avg: 114 (64%)

Great workout this morning, with lots of energy. I’m going to try hard on the A3, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to move up the one-armed dumbbell snatch or the dumbbell incline bench press. I barely made the last rep of each today with the left side. I also pushed up the barbell bent-over row which almost killed me. No, not that 5 pounds, but I started with 10 pounds more than last time. I realised in the B group I was up to 115 with the first exercise so I should be able to start with 115 today. I suspect I might be feeling that one tomorrow.

So, this afternoon I went out with my mother to buy a small amount of cucumbers. I realised when looking at what was left we really didn’t have enough dills to last until next fall. I say fall because these take 6 weeks to mature once they’re canned. I also want to do them myself, so starting with a small amount is probably a good idea. My mother can supervise but I’ll do. So this afternoon/tonight I scrub (they soak overnight), tomorrow I may dills. Yes, another good rest day plan.

Oh, and I just signed up for my fall schedule (did it during rest periods while doing the D exercises, good thing it didn’t time out). I wavered between a couple of different options but ended up picking the one where I only have to be at the college 4 days a week. Much better for gas.

Monday: 9am - 6pm (1/2 hr break at 12pm, 1/2 hr break at 4pm)
Tuesday: 8am - 2pm (1 hr break 10am)
Wednesday: off
Thursday: 11am-5pm (2 hr break at 1pm)
Friday: 10am-5pm (2 hr break at 12pm)

I know me, and there’s no way I’ll get lifting in on Monday. I suspect I’ll do Tues (pm), Thurs (am), and Sat (am) for the lifting and maybe try doing cardio Thurs/Fri at the school during those breaks. That leaves Sun/Mon/Wed to rest or make up any missed cardio.