northback’s BodyBlog

Battered, beaten and bruised!  Climbed & skied Mt. Shuksan - one of the most physically demanding climbs I’ve done.  Not as much the glacier & steep snow- but the heinous bushwhacking to get there and back.  We started at 5am and finished at 10pm.  The last hour of climbing back toward the car I completely bonked.  Miserable.  But well worth the effort.

Taking the next day or two off to recover

Did a short chest workout today- was supposed to do shoulders but I hate those before a big hike.  My pack usually kills the shoulders so I swapped days.

 got in some bb bench - 10×205, 7×240 7×245 8×225

incline db 10×80 x 3 sets

decline bb 10×205 x 2 sets

couple rounds of slow flys using 45’s

about 3 hours of sleep, then off to climb & ski 5000 vert on Mt. Shuksan (the big peak next to Mt. Baker).  If I get any summit pics, I’ll see if I can post one up here Sunday night.  Off for a nap now.