Weight lifting, heavy bag work, Burpees, burpees, more burpees, and the stationary bike when getting outside is difficult. In the summer, this counts 
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:Poll: What do you do for cross-training?
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I try to get out for a surf a couple of times a week (more if the waves are good, running can wait). I'm also looking to fit in the odd bit of cycling to break things up.
Weight lifting, heavy bag work, Burpees, burpees, more burpees, and the stationary bike when getting outside is difficult. In the summer, this counts
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In the summer I use one of these, and it is traditionally done barefoot.
Winter, I cross county, downhill, and backcountry ski. Try to hike whenever I can. Elliptical machine in the garage occasionally.
Spring - Fall. Not much cross training. With gardening and farm work (not a good excuse), can barely get my running in. Very occasional bike ride.
Given my current condition (injury), I am reassessing my goals. Dropping my running mileage and increasing cross training and strength training. Very interested in adding yoga. I'll have to self teach, I live in the middle of nowhere. Currently looking for a stationary bike.
Spring - Fall. Not much cross training. With gardening and farm work (not a good excuse), can barely get my running in. Very occasional bike ride.
Given my current condition (injury), I am reassessing my goals. Dropping my running mileage and increasing cross training and strength training. Very interested in adding yoga. I'll have to self teach, I live in the middle of nowhere. Currently looking for a stationary bike.
As much as I like that, my neighbors think that I'm strange enough. However, we can start a barefoot lawn mowing group.
Play basketball once a week or so, ride my long board and bike in the warmer months, mow the lawn, take hikes with the family, yard work during the summer, etc..... And I do a kettlebell circuit workout with a time limit of 30 minutes or less that kicks my you know what.
Ahh a fellow wood burner. I was going to mention that too... actually I'm up on the farm this weekend and will spend this afternoon and tomorrow with a chainsaw in the woods. In the last couple years I've lost more weight from logging in the winter/spring then anything else.
Like happysongbird I count gardening and stuff like that... most of my off days I am going to bed sore worn out and exhausted, so that's good enough for me. I'm always carrying around heavy things, digging with a shovel, swinging a hammer, etc.
I used to bike on opposite days but haven't done that since summer. Lately I have got out on the cross country skis though but since a week ago the snow is gone.
I just got the MacMillan core workout DVD, and I've been reluctantly using it.
Other than that, Nordic Skiing.
I swim as well when I get to feeling "short" and compressed - it makes me feel "longer", and I'm able to run a bit faster for a couple of days after a good swim.
Other than that, Nordic Skiing.
I swim as well when I get to feeling "short" and compressed - it makes me feel "longer", and I'm able to run a bit faster for a couple of days after a good swim.
I've got a dead 80ft tall red oak in my back pasture that is too close to my barn for comfort. Tomorrow I am going to put it on the ground and start cutting it into logs for splitting later this year. I'll have firewood for a few years out of that (if any of it is good).
I brought in two-two acre cuttings of timothy hay this year as well. Harvested both with my scythe. I cut my lawn with the scythe too.
Started swimming last summer, also weights (with some balance exercises like single leg squats on the bosu ball ).
).Well the weekend turned out to be a total burnout workout. Even though I got a late start Saturday, showing up at the camp at ~2PM, spending a couple hours unloading equipment and checking the woods for fallen and dead trees. But got a couple hours of cutting in and then spent the night. Was outside shortly after dawn, and besides a couple 30 minute breaks for breakfast and lunch I worked until after dusk cutting and loading. I was one sore dude!
Here is some photographic evidence...
I mostly cut downed trees but I did fell this dead cherry and a couple dead black locust trees. I know, I know, I'm not barefoot... or minimalist.
Although I've actually removed a bunch of gear already in that pic, I crossed the scales at about 16,000# on the way home. So that should be in the ballpark of 6,000# of wood I picked up at least twice (actually 3 times for most), in addition to the saw and all the other gear and stuff I handled all weekend long. And that nearly 40 yr old cub cadet is still pulling strong!
Here is some photographic evidence...
I mostly cut downed trees but I did fell this dead cherry and a couple dead black locust trees. I know, I know, I'm not barefoot... or minimalist.
Although I've actually removed a bunch of gear already in that pic, I crossed the scales at about 16,000# on the way home. So that should be in the ballpark of 6,000# of wood I picked up at least twice (actually 3 times for most), in addition to the saw and all the other gear and stuff I handled all weekend long. And that nearly 40 yr old cub cadet is still pulling strong!
Pulling Gs.
Lots and lots of Gs.
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Lots and lots of Gs.
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Fixed gear cycling not barefoot.
Martial arts sometimes barefoot sometimes on the beach.
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