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Hitting the Restart Button…for the thousandth time. #ProjectHotness2016
If you’ve been following me since I started, you’ve probably have seen this “reset button” I’ve had to hit a few times before. I swear one day it’ll stick in my thick skull that once I stop “stopping”, I will no longer have to restart. As of right now, my muscles are sore, I walked like a fawn for about 4 days after only one leg day (I kid you not). This is the longest amount of time I’ve taken off combination of lifting and running, which in all honesty was too long.
On to the real reason I’m doing this post: to keep me accountable, to workout according to my schedule, and not deter from it. I began working out last week, I went to the gym for lifting weights 3x, ran 4x, and rode the bike at the gym once. I ran 2 miles on Saturday to keep up with my half marathon training that I’ve been majorly slacking on, again. I finally figured out one of my problems with running, I always expect it to be instant gratification. It’s not, nothing worth having can be instant, it will never last if it is, running is no different. Running takes consistency, dedication, time, pain, sweat, suffering, soreness, but the outcome of all that time, will be worth it on race day. I have two race days coming up, October 2nd & 8th, both half marathons, so getting behind on my training isn’t an option.
Here’s the break down of how everything is (hopefully) going to go for the following weeks.
Runs- 4x a week, increasing in mileage on my long runs on either Saturdays or Sundays; max to be is 12 miles
Lifting- 5x a week, 3x a week upper body + abs, 2x lower body until 2 weeks prior to races than goes down to 1x a week leg day. Ab work for core strength 5x a week
Yoga/Stretching- at least 3x a week, help with breathing, core strength, etc.
Foam Rolling- (since I can’t explain it)- here’s the technical is a self-myofascial release (SMR) technique used by athletes and physical therapists to aid in recovery of muscles that are prone to being overactive. Fascia is the soft tissue portion of the connective tissue in the muscle that provides support and protection. This will be done 5x a week after lifting & running, possibly twice a day depending on how my muscles are feeling.
Workout Recap: this week was just to get used to waking up at 4:15 Monday-Friday, as well as running after the gym during the week, and doing other cardio.
I went to the gym:
Tuesday: Upper body day 1; chest workout & abs.
Wednesday: Leg day; Squats, Good Mornings, Sumo Deads, Leg Press, calf raises, & abs.
Thursday: Upper body day 2; some shoulder and back work, abs, and I stretched more.
Went running:
Tuesday: On the treadmill at the gym, I finished my upper body workout early, so I ended up staying at the gym to run.
Wednesday: After leg day, I ran for just over a mile, my legs felt like they had cinderblocks on them and I didn’t want to run to be honest, so running was just hard.
Saturday: Ran 2 miles, on the “hilly” part of my town, running hills are apparently good for the half marathon training.
Rode the bike:
Thursday: this was after leg day, and I wanted to do cardio but my legs were killing me and I just couldn’t run.
It’s not a “great” week but it’s better than doing nothing, plus I realized that yes going to the gym by 4:45 does suck, but I am SO much more productive! I go to the gym, run a mile or 2, and get everything for my work day done way before I’m used to!
Check back in, next Tuesday for this weeks recap!
Get it girl! After a super indulgent weekend, I had to hit the reset button this morning, too!