July 23, 24, 2022

Weekends are for recovery for me.

Extra sleep and extra stretching and recovery

Joe Hippensteel is my stretching coach and his program Ultimate Human Performance has been more impactful to my progress over the last year than anything else. Yep…more impactful than the weights, than the rowing, running, swimming, ski erg, bike…you name it.

It is due to this program that I have been able to double down in other areas and increase my durability to train harder than ever. It is literally the fountain of youth.

I did a full session of 2 minutes on/2 minutes off through the entire program. This is about a 2 hour session. On regular weekdays I will go through the entire program daily but I can spend more time on it on the weekends and spend more time in each position. The result is feeling like a million bucks.

I follow this with a few sessions of Fire and Ice which is where I will sit in the ice for

10 minutes then go directly to a 200+ degree sauna for 20 min

5 min/15 min

1 min/ 10 min

This is one of my favorite things to do but it takes time that I may not have during the week.

Ill make sure to follow my nutrition plan as well with no cheat days since March. This has me in a place that I am very happy with. 170 lbs, knees feeling great, sleep is on point, supplements seem to be helping in many areas. My performance in the gym is outstanding and Im still setting PRs at 53 years old in strength, stamina, speed and gymnastics.