Josh L.

Huge turnout! Always great for accountability.

Jess K. Yep, definitely kick on with the strength. Focus on consistency over weight. It'll take a bit to kick in, but it will!

Touch grass! Great for your proprioception.

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They're all pages and notes. Hopefully you get someone to run with or some time in the sun soon.

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06 Aug 01:31

Hey Jess!Loved seeing the photo of you and one of your boys. Solid work on making it half-way through, and even better, for listening to your body.You're doing the right things. Adding in the cross training is great; cycling, elliptical, swimming - wonderful options. For the first time, I battled with knee pain for the majority of last year. This also coincided with me dropping off on my strength work. Building up your quads, calfs, hamstrings - everything below the hip, will help take load off your knees. Also, adding in mobility so you're lengthening out your quads or getting some massage. My quads were terribly tight when my knee pain was at it's worst. The goal is to "bulletproof" everything around your knee, so all the load isn't hitting one spot. Examples of exercises: Standing split squat, "90/90s" for mobility, Sissy-squat for quads, calf raises, single leg glut bridges, and bulgarian split squats... these are all my staples. JL

Strong word, and even more powerful direction. It's a north star that I wish more people lived with. Curiosity opens our hearts and minds. I think it allows us to move through life with more empathy for ourselves and others. Great first step.Cheering for you. 

unbeatable combo 

Yo! How's your toe doing?For the "sessions" / workout days. If you feel protected or better in shoes, you could do the workouts on a bike / spin bike. For all the "ONS" you can do them as intense efforts/bursts on the bike. 

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06 Aug 00:53

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This was after a run in Bondi beach on Monday. Finished my run and the sky turned purple and orange. The clouds opened up, it poured rain, and lightning flashed all around. Nearly everyone on the beach left, but three of us stayed in the water. It was magic.