Beginning the Paleo Challenge and Getting Back to Working Out

Last week was a good rest week. I just felt really run down. I'm glad I rested up a bit for this weekend. We spent almost 5 hours working out. Shihan Swain is an incredible teacher. His knowledge is incredible!


After the workouts on Saturday, I took it easy on Sunday. We have a new dog, so I took her and one of our other dogs on some easy, short training runs. She's still a puppy, so she's learning. I think she'll do pretty well when she gets into the swing of things at the house.

Monday was also the first day of my Paleo challenge! Several guys at work have decided to give the diet a try. I also wanted to see what would happen if I went totally paleo. I expect to lose a little weight, which is not really what I'm after. However, I also expect to see some performance gains. This includes better endurance and more strength.

Right now, my weight is 196lbs. That's a little lower than I would like. To measure performance, I did a 'benchmark' WOD:

AMRAP in 10 minutes -

10 Push Ups
10 Sit Ups
10 Air Squats

I managed to get 7 rounds (+7 push ups) in the 10 minute time frame. I think I can do better next time. Theoretically, I can get almost 20 rounds (30 seconds for each round). We'll see what happens, though, and how much I really improve.

While doing the challenge, I will continue to train normally. This means my normal M-T-W, F-Sat workouts. I may add an additional weight workout Tuesday morning as a way to increase my overall strength and maintain weight. We'll have to see, though.

I planned to get up on time this morning and try the new time, but was sabotaged by the new dog causing a ruckus last night. I was up probably three different times because of her shenanigans. Guess we just need her to settle in first.

Also, if you have any recommendations for Paleo recipes, leave a comment.