Always Remember to Wear Protection

No, not that kind of protection...But I did get your attention, didn't I?

This week I actually wanted to bring up the importance of protecting both your hands and wrists from the high impact they're likely to sustain while performing Burpees over an extended period of time. Throughout the past year, this experiment has helped teach me about understanding my body's own limits and when I can and can't push them.

One thing I learned fairly early on was that my wrists and hands were taking a bit of a pounding, and I needed to do something about it in order to continue on without hurting myself. With that being said, I ended up purchasing gloves that act as both wrist and hand protection. Now, obviously you don't have to purchase these exact gloves, but I'd highly recommend them as a way to stabilize your wrists and add extra padding to your palms when doing your workouts. You can find the gloves at the below website:

http://www.wristassuredgloves.com/

As far as my workouts went for this week, there was nothing out of the ordinary to report. My results are listed below:

Date	Workout	Sets	Total Time	Beak Time  Per Set	Total  Burpees
10/15/2012	Broad Jumps	6	6 min 25 sec	30 sec	60
10/16/2012	Ladder	15	13 min 07 sec	30 sec	120
10/17/2012	Pull-up	6	7 min 14 sec	30 sec	60
10/18/2012	REST
10/19/2012	Box Jumps	4	4 min 38 sec	60 sec	40
10/20/2012	Mix	7	9 min 04 sec	40 sec	70
10/21/2012	REST

And this week, I'll leave you with a quote from American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker, Jim Rohn:

"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live."

L&R,

Drew