Most mornings I do PT. Most PT sessions I sweat. After sweating, I usually shower. After showering, I hang my clothes up in my locker - where they remain, wet, and growing funkier by the hour.
The total lack of air circulation in the locker room is just one wave amid a sea of examples of how shoddy Government construction can be when you’re relying on the lowest bidder.
At any rate, locker room aside, the most secluded room that provided a viable alternative was the kitchen. It’s a room with a fan that never turns off, windows that never get closed, and a sink that has never seen running water. It is, for all intents and purposes, a brand new and wholly abandoned kitchen.
So now when I have finished sweating and have cleaned myself, I take my damp clothes and towel and hang them up in the kitchen. Bummer for me someone decided to lock the kitchen door the other day. I had to go to Staff Duty and explain to them why I needed it unlocked - they were confused, but hey, it’s the Infantry, we’re always confused about something.
I’d like to take a second to recap this week’s PT schedule:
Monday: 1 mile @ 7:00 / mile pace, followed by 30 minutes of CrossFit pull-ups, push-ups, dips, and ankles-to-the-bar, 1 mile cool down
Tuesday: 5.25 miles @ 8:00 / mile
Wednesday: 5.5 miles @ 8:00 / mile
Thursday: 3 miles @ 8:00 / mile, followed by 60 pull-ups (various hand positions), 60 dips
Friday: 9.7 miles @ varying pace - OUCH - the infamous Kolekole run; up AND down
So, 25-ish miles this week. Next week is rumored to be a 30 mile week :\
So.freaking.sore.
One of the nice things about being in the office is the unhindered availability to conduct PT every day. Yes, the Infantry does PT most of the time as well, but between ruck marches, ranges, training, etc., you really just don’t get as much as you’d think.
This week has been excellent so far. Monday was a pretty potent upper-body CrossFit workout, followed by Tuesday’s 5.25 mile run, and today’s 5.5 miler. I’m in pain, but it feels so good.
In addition to the increased PT, I’m making yet another effort to eat a little better and reduce my caffeine intake. If Monster Energy would just stop putting out new Monster Java flavors every week, I’d be in a much better boat on that front!
I’ve swapped my first cup from coffee to Teeccino for the time being. Teeccino is an “herbal coffee” - in the same way herbal tea is not really tea, neither is Teeccino actual coffee. But it tastes excellent and unless you knew, you’d never know.
I really need to get an updated physical exam and some blood work done so I can see where I stand and determine how motivated I need to be to stay on track!
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