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Friday - yayday 1hr personal training, a kind of hill sprint/fartlek hybrid, including a hill that I call my nemesis. Just over 4 very hard miles. 45min total body conditioning - lots of weighted exercises
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Thursday, the new Monday. Day 4 of my new workout schedule. 30min with trainer, trx and shuttle runs. Exercises included squat jumps, chest press, side lunges, rows, hip drops and single leg burpees. 5/3/1 cycle 4 week 3 squats Followed by a few deadlifts. Started light, 10@40kg 9@42.5kg 8@45kg 7@47.5kg 6@50kg 5@52.5kg…
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I find it stupidly hard to get my hr up and keep it there for anything other than running (and even then its normally around 140-150 which strava says is tempo). My trainer works me like a dog when we do hr training.
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It could be that treadmill running just isn't for you. I've been running for 3 years but it's only been in the last few months that I've managed anything over a mile on the treadmill. When running outside it's so much easier to fall in to your own rhythm, on the treadmill you're forced in to the treadmill's rhythm. Maybe…
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Monday : sprints with trainer Bench (plus accessories) Circuits Tuesday : stair workout with trainer Zumba Shoulders/arms 30-35min run Insanity Boxercise Wednesday : long run PiYo Thursday : 30min with trainer : recovery run : squats : tabata : barbell Friday : 60min with trainer : 30-60min run : total body conditioning…
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Wednesday - renamed long run Wednesday My wednesday routine has changed significantly (a big deal when you're autistic), and I no longer do early morning sprints with my trainer. Instead I'm doing my long runs on Wednesday, today it was 8 easy miles. Love where I live and today I shared the bridle path with a deer, it was…
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Crazy Tuesday - one class.down on usual. 60min stair workout with trainer, absolute leg burner. 5/3/1 cycle 4 week 2 shoulder press plus accessories. Still working on finding the sweet weight for the 15 rep sets. 3x15@15kg clean and press (going to up this again next week) 3x15@15kg bicep curl (not sure if I'm upping this…
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Monday Been a bit of a change around in my training schedule. 30min sprints with trainer, legs were in shock as mondays session used to ease me in to the week and today was mostly hill sprints Gym session 5/3/1 cycle 4 week 2 bench plus accessories still working out weights needed for higher reps 5x15@25kg (going to put…
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I absolutely hate rest days, but I have come to learn that they are important, and help me perform better the rest of the week. I don't sit on my bum all day during a rest day, i do active rest. (I'm doing a running streak so i do run 1-2 miles every day but they are super easy on my rest day), i walk on my rest day (at…
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Sunday. - active rest day. Did a very easy 2 miles to keep my running streak going. I'll get in my 20000 steps during the day? But no more intentional exercise until tomorrow.
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Congratulations to you both. I have aspergers and running is my thing, when I'm at races I can talk to people in a way that I cant in other situations. If he does get in to the exercise and running in a big way then I can say that the majority of people involved are fabulously supportive and welcoming (And they dont care…
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Saturday Around 10 miles altogether riding my bike Bootcamp- urgh lots and lots and lots of burpees, around 100 30min easy paced trail run
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Friday yayday. Suffering from some pretty intense DOMS from yesterdays sumo squats (my trainer is only sad that they're not from her workout), but that doesn't stop me. 30min slam ball workout with trainer. 2 mile (each way) hike with my boys 45min total body conditioning class, it's amazing how many different movements…
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Thursday. 30min stair workout with PT, legs felt like jelly afterwards Short run, did plan on a lovely trail run but realised I'd forgotten my phone and turned back. 5/3/1 cycle 4 week 1 squats, finally squatting heavier than benching. Plus a few accessories (3x15@25kg sumo squats, 3x15@12kg straight leg kb deadlifts,…
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I have a garmin 735xt that then automatically uploads to strava. Appears to be pretty much on point with what I've plotted out on mapmyrun create before I start
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I've always found fitbit overestimates. I did 6miles yesterday, weigh in at 148lb (5'2") and burnt 620 Calories (there was one tough hill otherwise I tend to run at about 100Cal/mile)
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Is there a reason why you are using machines for so much?? Dumbbells and barbells would imo work more muscles at a time including all the little stabiliser muscles Plus I don't see anything for triceps or calves. Personally I would add some close grip to the benching, (plus maybe incline/decline), and skull crushers. Plus…
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Wednesday - Slightly more active than normal, but won't be able to hit the gym Friday so getting my lifting in when /i can Early morning speed work with trainer. 60min, started with beach sprints, then Fartlek then finished off with more beach sprints (2.65miles total) Quick warm up on rower. 5/3/1 Cycle 4 week 1 Shoulder…
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It's all a personal thing but the workouts I find most fun are the ones that leave me drenched in sweat and panting for breath. A current favourite does use a treadmill and rower but.. 1000m run/250m row 750m run/500m row 500m run/750m row 250m run/1000m row all done as fast as possible. I also have a slam ball at home and…
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The craziness that is Tuesday. Sunrise run - too hot to sleep so went for a 20min run 30min PT- stair workout, seriously hot 45min zumba 5/3/1 cycle 4 week 1 bench plus accessories. I've lowered the weight and increased reps for accessories, still working out the optimum weights. Quick cardio finisher of 5x10 box jumps and…
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I find PiYo uses very few Calories. I go to a class and my Garmin generally gives me around 200 for an hour and that includes the power round. I only record it because I record everything, i wouldn't even say calisthenics. It's more about balance, strength, focus and stretch. *that's not to say it isn't hard and you wont…
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I'm a cool weather runner, but I like to run races and they dont cancel them just because its hot/cold/raining Make sure you dress appropriately, for me in this heat that means shorts and crop top with plenty of suncream. Make sure you put something like vaseline or bodyglide anywhere that may chafe (I also carry a little…
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Absolutely it works, just make sure you have a base of being able to walk for 30min at a moderate pace before you start. I started with c25k a couple years ago and am now a multiple marathon runner.
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I have been known to put on as much as 12lb in water weight after a long run, so yep its possible. The good news is it normally drops off pretty fast too
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Bank holiday Monday. 15min easy sunrise run. Other than that I'm taking a rest day, a lot of walking will be involved but no more intentional exercise
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Sunday. Last day of my bootcamp week, no PT or classes just a couple solo workouts. Tried to do a slam ball workout this morning, but it was just too hot. Made up for it this evening with a workout in a nice air conditioned gym. Started with a warm up. 10 min progressive on the treadmill. 10 min easy on the rower 10 min…
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Saturday. Day 6 of my bootcamp week, no PT today but did my last class of the week. 1mile run down to bootcamp to keep.my running streak going. 1hr bootcamp, we did bootcamp on the beach today, the same one I've been occasionally having PT on (including wednesday). Much harder work than normal, and seriously felt it in my…
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Day 5 of my bootcamp week and the last of my 1hr PT sessions. 5 mile cycle ride to and from PT. 1hr PT, along the estuary in an area known as the walls, with some sprints, plus using the benches along the way for various exercises including step ups split squats, press up, tricep dips and more. Walk to and from a class…
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Day 4 of my bootcamp week. And starting to feel it now. Around 5 miles cycling to and from PT Today's hour was on a gym trail in a local woods and included delights such as jumping on a log, burpees, hanging leg raises, attempts at conquering my fear of heights, hill sprints, commando crawls and lots, lots more. Gym…
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Recomping takes a long time to get results. I'm around the same height and weight as you and recomped for the first year of maintenance. Found it was great mentally but it was when I started doing bulk and cut that I really laid on the muscle (I was actually eating at a surplus to aid recovery from long runs in marathon…
