Goin' On a CRUISE!

Monday, March 21, 2011

In less than 7 days, me, wifey and baby girl will be leaving Miami on a 7 day Caribbean cruise. I've been on many cruises in my life (used to work on a ship back in the 80's) and really consider a cruise to be one of the best vacations that you can possibly have.

If I had any sense, I'd take a week off from my training and give my body a rest, but my next scheduled break isn't due until December 21st 2012, two days before the Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world. I figure a couple days off just before the apocalypse will allow me to be fresh and ready to protect myself from the Zombie Invasion that is sure to follow...but I digress.

They'll be a lot of good food and drink available over that 7 days and I want to be able to play without inflicting too heavy a toll on my body, so a daily CrossFit session will be a daily occurrence to make sure I least have an ab or 2 still visible to the naked eye when I return, which is the point of today's blog: training while on vacation.

While many would find it yet another reason to skip their training and hence their good eating habits, I find it much easier to simply stay the course and not have to deal with the unwanted pounds and psychological drama that would otherwise surely follow. Remember, taking care of yourself shouldn't be something that you try to "fit into your life"...it should be the very center of your universe with everything else built around it.

This lady's got the right idea!

WOD
"A Minute To Win It"
20 Mins, every minute on the minute:
3 Deadlifts 185/115
6 Pushups
9 Box Jumps
Warmup
3 Rounds Monkey Bars / Down-n-back
50 Single Leg Jump Ropes (25 each leg)
10 SLDL (single leg deadlifts -5 each leg)