*** Monkey Business!? ***

[The Monkey Man]

07JL070500

PACK HIKE

Squaw Peak

supposed to meet Johnny Bravo at the base of the mountain @ 0-dark50
we missed each other, but we met at the top after my 1st ascent.

Hiked it down to the 1st bench and saddle, parted ways, and I headed back up for a 2nd lap.

Humidity was brutal on lap1... lap2 brought a slight breeze...
I only had 32oz of water, did fine, but needed cold gatorade afterward...
Some cellmass may have been a good alternate ticket post this hike as well.

The whole thing under two hours, I was done before 0700
I estimate start up 1st lap at 0515, not too bad, considering how long it has been since I hiked up here w/ a pack...

Don't know my pack weight... To keep myself in check, I am going to buy a bathroom scale today and will post the pack weight.

I need to start gradually increasig both the weight and the difficulty of these hikes.

My Hopes of summiting Rainier in late AUG have been dashed by a corporate group who filled all the reservations with the guide company I had chosen... You snooze, You Lose!

I have one more hope of getting some glacial extraction training this year.
(unless someone bails out of the good course I wanted)

This other course isn't rainier, but its cheaper and teaches the same fundamentals. (I dont know about the REP of the guides here though)

It usually doesn't matter, I can squeeze info from even a bad guide.

Summation of this morning:
aprox 1833 vert feet ascent, 1833 descent
1hr 45min
Pack weight = ?

It was cake though, I can push harder

 

[The Monkey Man]

Ha... What a joke...

Pack only weighs 23lb...

I on the other hand, I am down to 191lb...
I think its time for a steak!

 

[The Monkey Man]

Mnnnnn

That was good!

 

[The Monkey Man]

07JL071400

STDG MLTY PRS
65x15
85x12
105x10, 10

CBL X LATL RAISE
20x15, 15, 15, 15
15xburn
10xburn

TRI ROPE PRSDWN + SNGL DB LATL RAISE
45?x15 + 15x12
45?x15 + 15x12
45?x15 + 15x12
45?x15 + 15x12

NAPPY BY THE POOULE 1.25hr

FULL BODY MASSAGE 1hr (nice)

 

[P-funk]

did you go to the massage lady I told you about?

 

[The Monkey Man]

did you go to the massage lady I told you about?

No, LTF...

I was in dire need... I got a free 15min from this young swedish boy yesterday... So I made an APPT to get an hour w/him 2day...

This kid is mega strong and really worked me over
Just what I needed

(on short, in fact immediate, notice)

 

[The Monkey Man]

09JL070410

RUN

Well, this wasn't much of a run...

I walked to the park because my joints feel so stiff,
then I started to jog out, thinking this would be a short day

I went about 1.25mi total

My joints were so sore didn't want to push it at all..

Really weird, it feels as if I cant bend my elbows and knees -

came back home, inverted 10-15min

Im wondering if I my massage Saturday flushed loose some stuff that collected in my joints??? Like I didn't hydrate enough afterward?

 

[The Monkey Man]

09JL071515

SWIM

Actually before I hit the pool, I soaked in the spa for a few...

My left knee has a weird stiffness in it where I can't bend it to the point of its normal range of flexibility...
Also, after work, I visually thought I noticed swelling to the point where it was larger than the right knee...

I tried to show this to LJfit this evening (post swim) but it seemed to have equalled out...



SWIM

2lengths kichboard
4lengths warmup
30lengths freestyle

I felt awesome when I left

 

[Jodi]

Good to see someone else swimming

Are you swimming for any particular reason?

 

[The Monkey Man]

Good to see someone else swimming

Are you swimming for any particular reason?

Ummm, just for more endurance if I go canyoneering, deep water soloing, or hopefully get onto a tall sail crew...

But the ultimate reason would be the hope of free diving in Honduras soon?!?

Other than that it is a form of cardio that doesn't hurt my joints -


Side note:
Coming out your way this Saturday!
I think we are climbing at Atlantis

 

[The Monkey Man]

10JL070345

PACK HIKE

Met LJfit at the trailhead
Hoofed to her trail (still unnamed)


one lap, no time LJfit went ahead of me as she was packless,
but didn't get far bck down her 2nd lap before running back into me

tells me I was moving OK, not super fast/strong, but OK

Saw a small rattlesnake on the way down...
He saw and let us know long before we saw him

Good mild training hike
Left knee still feeling stiff (worry)

 

[P-funk]

are you even allowed to have any more knee problems? fuck!

 

[Jodi]

Saw a small rattlesnake on the way down...
He saw and let us know long before we saw him

Oh HELL no! This is why I refuse to hike this time of year! No f'in way!

 

[The Monkey Man]

are you even allowed to have any more knee problems? fuck!

I know... GHEY... I hate it
Sux getting old... Youll be here someday too -

Good News:
Even though it was stiff...
I climbed fine and I hiked fine
No Pain

stiffness is not pain

 

[The Monkey Man]

10JL071700

CLIMBING, PRG

Met up w/JoeyG (finally), who is a lighter, stronger climber than I.
We were supposed to partner-up weeks ago, but both refused to change our schedules...
I took the hit today... It was well worth it

Good climbs, I'll see if I can recall the levels in order... I need to bring/start an actual journal again...

warmup
5.7
5.8
5.9 (overhung, failing climb last session)... Cleaned it after a short hang
5.7
5.8
5.10- (hung twice, then just figured it out somehow... uh-duh)
5.8 (palm holds, very confusing, flailed badly)
5.6 (leg run)
5.7 (same rope, leg run)
5.8 (arete based start... Cleaned!, last run with authority)

Arms still got pumped from the stupid palm route (I shall conquer)

GREAT WORKOUT!!! this will help me

 

[The Monkey Man]

11JL071715

LAFITNESS (whatever)

Did overall upperbody WO
not too heavy, not to light

too much stuff to remember

 

[P-funk]

LA Fitness?

I thought you were training at Life Time?

 

[The Monkey Man]

LA Fitness?

I thought you were training at Life Time?

LJ trains at LAfitness...

I go there for free once in a while
she comes to LTF once in a while

Or we train on the mountain, or @ PRG, or go elsewhere -

I just go with the flow bro-dad

 

[The Monkey Man]

12JL070345

HIKE/RUN

Telegraph Pass...

Met LJfit at the trailhead
Started the run up, but LJ was afraid of falling on loose stone... (Note this is 0345 in the morning)
So we hiked all the way up...
The plan was to run Kiwanas, but that is treacherous in the light

We ended hiking up National to the rock house and stopped there
to... ahhh... watch the sun come up..

Then we ran all the way down
which was a nice run and pace

3.5 miles total = easy cheesey

 

[The Monkey Man]

12JL071630

LTF

SWIM

2 lengths warmup
24 lengths freestyle


DONE!

 

[P-funk]

were you the son of a bitch that stole my flippers and kick board?

 

[Jodi]

12JL071630

LTF

SWIM

2 lengths warmup
24 lengths freestyle


DONE!

Nice! Good job!

 

[The Monkey Man]

were you the son of a bitch that stole my flippers and kick board?

These aren't the droids you are looking for.
You want to go climbing

 

[The Monkey Man]

13JL070330

RUN

Short run
I was half asleep
legs were stiff, didn't want to open into a nice stride

like 3.8miles or something, laborious

 

[The Monkey Man]

13JL071500

LTF

Met LJfit

LEG PRESS MACH
100x12
200x12
300x12
400x12

SETD HAM
130x12
150x12, 12, 12

HNG PWR SNATCH
45x5
75x5
95x5
115x3
135x3
155x1

Did a bunch of swiss ball planking glute/back/ham/ab type motions

HOT TUB!!!

 

[The Monkey Man]

14JL070900

Climbing

ATLANTIS
Outside of Superior

Pumped out on a mis-rated 5.8
5.10
5.9 pumped out (same wall as the 8... This section didn't like me)
5.9
5.8 lead-cleaned (nice) this was a chimney (cake)

Only about a 1/2 day of climbing with a lot of breaks due to the sun position on the walls

I felt great in the moment
Now I am disappointed!
I climb till death TUES night

 

[The Monkey Man]

16JL070350

RUN

Same as end of last week
No time, nice run
little smoother today

Will do again tomorrow (but will add the hill at warpaint)

 

[Little Wing]

the maps are cool. mine would be boring. treadmill on / treadmill off.

 

[The Monkey Man]

the maps are cool. mine would be boring. treadmill on / treadmill off.

Get your butt outside!!...
... And take your kids with you

Its hotter than snot here, so I am going out before work at 3:30-4.
If I can do that, you can go outside

(BTW, its still can be 90-100 degrees, even in the dark AM)

 

[The Monkey Man]

17JL070415

RUN

Late start today...

LJ was supposed to come over and spend the night w/me
I thought she would show in the morning for a run because she
slept all night

I waited around in hopes to see her and dwindled my run time away...

Short run, 2.5ish miles, no time
felt crappy... Haboob came in last night, rained...
Air was thick hot and humid, like a lead blanket

my head was not in the game because of LJ either

Yeah, I know... "Stop Whining"