Background
I'm a manufacturing manager for Boeing. I get to work at 4 am and typically leave at 2 pm. Normally just Monday through Friday. My job is not physically demanding at all and every year it gets harder and harder to stay in shape. After about a 1.25-hour drive home I have Rokslide editing to work on 2-3 days a week depending on how busy we are. On top of that, I'm part owner in a drive-through espresso stand so I spend a varying amount of time managing that or picking up supplies. With all the free time I have left over during the week, I drive my 15 yo daughter to and from her clubs and coach my 12 yo son's basketball or baseball teams.
One area I struggle in is getting enough sleep. I typically get to bed between 9-10 pm and I get up every day at 2:30 am to start over again. At work, we rotate weekend duty between the managers and this weekend is one of mine so it started at 2:30 in the morning like a typical weekday.
Well, I got home from work today and decided there was no reason to delay. I logged into MTNTOUGH and watched the video for day 1 and headed to the gym.
Here are my starting stats: I'm 36 years old, 5'10" tall, weigh 183 lbs, and have about a 32" waist (I wear 32x32 jeans).
I don't remember the last time I worked out so I knew it was going to be tough. I play basketball most Sundays for about two hours and that's the only consistent exercise I get. The warm-up went well and I was feeling pretty good. Then I started today's workout called
The 22's. I made it through the first half mile run at a 14 min/mile pace and then completed the first superset. I was dizzy by the time I finished it. My legs were starting to cramp, and my arms were jello from the push-ups. I did the next half mile run at a 12 min/mile pace and decided I would call that good for the day after the cool-down.
I'm thinking I may have to do the first week twice but we'll see how the next four workouts go.
One more note. I started my day with two scoops of
MtnOps Ignite which is typical for my drive to work. I ate an apricot Clif bar for breakfast and two servings of
MtnOps AMMO blended with almond milk for lunch. I was tired by the time I left at 1 pm so I had two more servings of Ignite on my drive home before I hit the gym.