Nine weeks from now I’ll be up in Trinity for the annual hunting trip.

So I’ve got nine weeks to get my heart, lungs, and legs stronger. In years past I didn’t have to do anything out of the ordinary to prepare, I was in good enough shape for hiking.

Despite my weight, I’m still a strong guy in decent shape, heart and lung-wise. I have my youth and genes to thank for that. However, last year I could feel it. Walking around the mountainside my legs were kinda shaky. I hated that.

So this year I got motivated, oh, about a week ago. I’m back in the gym, completely ignoring my upper body for once, and focusing entirely on lower body strength and stamina.

My sister Becky is designing a “functional fitness” routine for me to achieve my goals for hunting. She gave me some new stuff to do this weekend–holy crap my legs are sore. Today my legs burned for an hour.

I know that nine weeks isn’t very long, so I’m taking this very seriously. I’m motivated! And hot damn, I’m really, really excited about this year’s trip!

So how about an “atta kid!” for ol’ Tommy!