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TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
MARSHALL ULRICH

For inspiration today, we turn to one of the most accomplished ultra-endurance athletes in history.

One of the most grueling tests of willpower and endurance available to humans is undertaking a race known as the Badwater Ultramarathon. This particular race consists of 135 miles of sweltering elevation gain and elevation loss, a stretch of continuous running that would break almost every human on the planet.

In addition to having held the course record for time of completion, Ulrich is also the only person to ever successfully undertake the “Badwater Quad” – an endeavor that consists of running the full length of the Badwater course (135 miles), then back to the beginning, and then there and back again. The effective result is over 500 miles of continuous running (the length of more than 22 marathons), a distance Ulrich covered in 10 days.

As of 2008, Marshall Ulrich had officially completed the Badwater Ultramarathon a total of 15 times (including 4 victories). His most recent finish, in 2008, was at the age of 57. With his dogged determination, he has established himself as not only a legend of the ultra-endurance field, along with the likes of Dean Karnazes and David Goggins – but also as one of the pioneers of ultramarathons.

Also an avid mountain climber, Ulrich has scaled his way to the tallest peak on each of the seven continents.

In short, if there is a physical challenge or test of will that you can think of, Marshall Ulrich has probably already thought of it and done it.

REBUILDING THE MACHINE…

Okay, on to our more modest exploits. Triceps day. I’ve definitely been toeing the overtraining line with the fairly frequent and heavy two-a-days as of late. Just a plain old triceps day.

TODAY: TRICEPS
…5 COUNT UP, 5 COUNT DOWN

SKULL CRUSHERS (HAMMER GRIP) (5 sets)
45 x 10
65 x 7
65 x 6
65 x 5
85 x 4

KNEELING ROPE-SPREAD CABLE TRICEP PRESSDOWNS (3 sets)
50 x 5
40 x 6
50 x 4

UNDERHAND-GRIP CABLE TRICEP PRESSDOWNS followed by
OVER-HAND GRIP PRESSDOWNS AFTER FAILURE (4 sets)
UH 50 x 5 / OH 50 x 4
UH 30 x 8 / OH 30 x 8
UH 40 x 5 / OH 40 x 4
UH 50 x 4 / OH 50 x 2

SEATED MACHINE TRICEP EXTENSION (3 sets)
40 x 6
40 x 6
50 x 4 / 30 x 5

BACK EXTENSIONS (5 sets)
Torso x 10
Torso+10 x 10
Torso+10 x 9
Torso+25 x 6
Torso+25 x 7 / Torso x 2

TRAINING NOTES

I found myself able to stand on my injured foot a lot better today, so it was barely a factor in any standing exercises. The Wolverine healing powers have kicked in again.

Total Sets (Triceps): 15

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