2/22 workout

"No one ever drowned in sweat." Dan Gable

DB handstand pushups - 1 set 3, 2 sets of 2, 7 single reps
treadmill 4 miles 31:31

I like the theme of this post: Dan John - Pushing the Limits. It recommends doing crazy athletic feats from time to time just to see what you are made of. This is a great idea.

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The lesson Ted learned is the single greatest lesson an athlete and lifter can ever learn: sometime, somewhere, somehow, you have to toss out science, toss out periodization, toss out logic, and do something that extends you far beyond what you think you can do. One of the great joys of being a parent is to discover that you can go for a week or two without truly sleeping as you care for a sick child, yet continue to work, commute, shop, and survive. Certainly, it is an act of love, but you retain the understanding that “if I have to” I can survive without eight hours of perfect sleep.
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Throughout my life, I have occasionally “raised the bar” for no real good reason. My junior year in college, I decided to see if I could squat bodyweight, Olympic squat style, fifty times. Why? I don’t remember but I kept thinking around rep thirty there had to be a good reason. From forty to fifty, I breathed up to ten times per rep, fighting off back spasms and brain fog. I entered a Triathalon once, too, just to see what would happen. After nearly drowning, I crashed then staggered for ten kilometers. But, I finished.

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