Phase 2 – Mt. Everest Challenge: Day 25

by Rupe | Apr 26, 2015 | Fitness

Narrative: (Duration – 63:00 mins) →  My Nike Link
Oh boy!  After being hard down with a harsh cold for just under a week, I would be lying if I say it wasn’t a hard workout. So I am behind by 6 days. Specifics: Changed it up a bit but did all my calisthenics movements upfront, as usual.  Like I did the last time, I did most single rep of 40s, but broke up a few into 2x20s.  I then moved to the treadmill after a break to attend the family weekly meeting.  I started at 4.0 @ 8.0° incline and changed every 5 mins  by 1°  to 10°.  I then jumped to 12° for 10 mins to 25mins and finished off at 13°.  I continue to rock RockMyRun for for this entire workout…motivating.  On Everest:  Based on my virtual climb, I am now in Yeti territory.  Some extremely questionable Web sites suggest that 15,000 to 20,000 feet is a good altitude for yeti sightings. The yeti is a rich part of Himalayan folklore; one of Edmund Hillary’s objectives on his Everest expedition was to find evidence of its existence. Hillary didn’t see one, but he did return to England with a “yeti scalp” borrowed from a Sherpa village. Scientists later determined that it was from a serow, an animal similar to a large goat.  The air is getting even thinner up here a bit more.  That’s it for today… Good livin’…just keep on movin’.

Cardio: (Duration – 30:00 min) @ Intensity Level: 6.0✅

Type: Treadmilll (Elliptical, Outside, Treadmill, etc…)
Distance: 2.00
Elevation: 1110 

Goal and Statistics
Total Elevation: 15,420 (14,310 + 1110) feet (Goal 29,029 / 13,609 remains)  ⇒ See where I am on the mountain
Total Distance: 28.87 (26.87 +2.00) miles (Goal 50 / 21.13 remains)
Total Calories: 10,381 (9,631+750) (Goal 23,000/ 12,619 remains)

Phase 2 – Mt. Everest Challenge: Day 17

by Rupe | Apr 18, 2015 | Fitness

Narrative: (Duration – 62:00 mins) →  My Nike Link
Pretty roughish workout today.  Coming down with a cold, feels a bit nauseous, but since I can’t miss a day off during the challenge I had to push through.  Specifics: Did all my calisthenics movements upfront, as usual.  Did most single rep of 40s, but broke up a few into 2x20s. I will probably break them out in the future, as to which ones were 20s and which were 40s but don’t feel up to it right now.  I then moved to the treadmill and started at 4.0 @ 8.0° incline and changed every 5 mins  by 1°  up to 13°.   I felt really crappy to the end, but I pushed through.  The music today was a split between RockMyRun for calisthenics and Workout Madness for the climb.  Might try that a gain, it seemed to be a quite motivating.  On Everest:  Based on my virtual climb, I am now in Yak and snow leopard territory (Yaks thrive at altitude and can climb as high as 20,000 feet, and plenty are still used on Everest as pack animals. Snow leopards will roam as high as 18,000 feet.  The air is getting even thinner up here.  That’s it for today… Good livin’…just keep on movin’.

Cardio: (Duration – 30:00 min) @ Intensity Level: 6.0 ✅

Type: Treadmilll (Elliptical, Outside, Treadmill, etc…)
Distance: 2.00
Elevation: 1096 

Goal and Statistics
Total Elevation: 14,310 (13,214 + 1096) feet (Goal 29,029 / 14,719 remains)  ⇒ See where I am on the mountain
Total Distance: 26.87 (24.87 +2.00) miles (Goal 50 / 23.13 remains)
Total Calories: 9,631 (8,984+647) (Goal 23,000/ 13,369 remains)

Phase 2 – Mt. Everest Challenge: Day 16

by Rupe | Apr 17, 2015 | Fitness

Narrative: (Duration – 62:00 mins) →  My Nike Link
Felt pretty good on this workout.  Moved to double 20s on these 40s.  Specifics: Did all my calisthenics movements upfront, as usual; an then moved to the treadmill.  Changed it up a bit again today.  I started at 4.0 @ 8.5° incline and changed every 5 mins  by 1°.  So it was 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5, 12.5, 13.5 through the 30th min.  No real issues and still rocking – RockMyRun.  Finally got the issue with having to revalidate RockMyRun fixed.   On Everest:  Based on my virtual climb, I have just passed the last tree, just moving above the tree-line at 13,214.   The air is getting thin up here.  That’s it for today… Good livin’…just keep on movin’.

Cardio: (Duration – 30:00 min) @ Intensity Level: 6.5 ✔           
Type: Treadmilll (Elliptical, Outside, Treadmill, etc…)
Distance: 2.02
Elevation: 1162 (WoW…Whadda Burner!)

Goal and Statistics
Total Elevation: 13,214 (12,052 + 1162) feet (Goal 29,029 / 15,815 remains)  ⇒ See where I am on the mountain
Total Distance: 24.87 (22.85 +2.02) miles (Goal 50 / 25.13 remains)
Total Calories: 8,984 (8,234+750) (Goal 23,000/ 14,016 remains)

Phase 2 – Mt. Everest Challenge: Day 14

by Rupe | Apr 14, 2015 | Fitness

Narrative: (Duration – 56:00 mins) →  My Nike Link
Really good and tough workout today.  Specifics: Did all my calisthenics movements upfront, as usual; an then moved to the treadmill.  Changed it up a bit today.  I started at 4.0 @ 8.5°incline and changed every 10mins  by 2°.  So it was 8.5, 10.5, 12.5 through the 30th min.  Not sure if it was just really tough or it was because I ate before I worked out.  It might be that I ate.  Still locked on RockMyRun.  It was a bit annoying because I had to log back in and re-find my music everytime now.  It might be something that I am doing wrong.  The bottomline is it really helps.  That’s it for today… Good livin’…just keep on movin’.

Cardio: (Duration – 30:00 min) @ Intensity Level: 6.5 ✔
Type: Treadmilll (Elliptical, Outside, Treadmill, etc…)
Distance: 2.02
Elevation: 1102

Goal and Statistics
Total Elevation: 12,052 (10,950 + 1102) feet (Goal 29,029 / 16,977 remains)
Total Distance: 22.85 (20.83 +2.02) miles (Goal 50 / 27.15 remains)
Total Calories: 8,234 (7,597+637) (Goal 23,000/ 14,766 remains)

Phase 2 – Mt. Everest Challenge: Day 13

by Rupe | Apr 13, 2015 | Fitness

Narrative: (Duration – 59:00 mins) →  My Nike Link
Just putting in work.  Another great workout day.  Specifics: Did all my calisthenics movements upfront; an then moved to the treadmill.  Did similar to day before yesterday started at 4.0 @ 8°incline and changed every 5min  up to 13° incline through the 30th min.  Kept it locked on RockMyRun., working out to “Super Twerk” – 200bpm; just simply a great track to workout to.  That’s it for today… Good livin’…just keep on movin’.

Cardio: (Duration – 30:00 min) @ Intensity Level: 6.5 ✔
Type: Treadmilll (Elliptical, Outside, Treadmill, etc…)
Distance: 2.00
Elevation: 1101

Goal and Statistics
Total Elevation: 10,950 (9,846 + 1101) feet (Goal 29,029 / 18,079 remains)
Total Distance: 10.83 (18.83 +2.00) miles (Goal 50 / 29.17 remains)
Total Calories: 7,597 (6,815+782) (Goal 23,000/ 15,403 remains)

Phase 2 – Mt. Everest Challenge: Day 12

by Rupe | Apr 13, 2015 | Fitness

Narrative: (Duration – 57:34 mins) →  My Nike Link
Another awesome day.  I think the music mix made it awesome, it was otherwise pretty hard albeit similar to yesterday.  Specifics: Did all my calisthenics movements upfront; an then moved to the treadmill.  Did similar to yesterday but started at 4.1 @ 8°incline instead of 4.0 and changed every 5min and at the 25th I when up to 13° incline for 2.5min to the 27.5min; I then when back to 12° incline through the 30th min.  Switched it up today with a new program I got thru IFIT called RockMyRun.  I worked out to “Super Twerk” – 200bpm; it was off the freaking chain awesome.  They even had a bit of Jason in it…o’yeah!  That’s it for today… Good livin’…just keep on movin’.

Cardio: (Duration – 30:00 min) @ Intensity Level: 6.5 ✔
Type: Treadmilll (Elliptical, Outside, Treadmill, etc…)
Distance: 2.14
Elevation: 1108

Goal and Statistics
Total Elevation: 9,846 (8,738 + 1108) feet (Goal 29,029 / 19,183 remains)
Total Distance: 18.83 (16.69 +2.14) miles (Goal 50 / 31.17 remains)
Total Calories: 6,815 (6,065+750) (Goal 23,000/ 16,185 remains)