Sunday, August 30, 2009

Weak Knees & Love Tunes

Week 1 of the new training program is complete! Good news - I made it. Bad news - lots of pain. My overall goals for this past week were 1) Finish all routines Mon-Sat & 2) Run the lake on Saturday with a maximum of two stops. The routines were completed and my weekly highlight was completing the run of the lake (9.3 miles) without having to stop for a break! Turning that last corner and seeing my car brough a smile to my face. Unfortunately my knees hurt (possibly from my running gate) and my upper thighs are in a little bit of pain. No worries.
Kelly also hit the road hard this week. Not only did she accomplish all her training goals at the gym, but she ran everyday with Tucker. She's one tough 6-month pregnant lady.
On another note - last night we drove out to Arlington to see our friend David Thies play a gig at the Shepherd's Cafe. His performances are always eye opening. David is a true instrument of the Lord and a testament to a love of faith that we should all aspire to attain.
Until we have more...

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Training

The Deal:

Training work out - everyday, different routines.

Monday - Cardio Class (1.5hr)
Tuesday - Program 1 (2hr)
Wednesday - Program 2 (2hr)
Thursday - Cardio Class (45 min)
Friday - Program 3 (2hr)
Saturday - Long distance run (White Rock Lake Trail 9.2 miles)
Sunday - Off day (Chik-Fil-A and I are keeping it real!)

A sampling of the Programs:
- One Arm dumbbell row 4x20
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Flat dumbbell press 4x20

- Hammer slight incline chest press 4x20
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Standing dumbbell curls same time 4x20

- Drop everything go run a 1 mile...

There are 8-9 separate routines (all are (ss)supersets; meaning there is no break in-between) with most workouts ending with some combination of 3ooxAbs work-outs (300 crunches legs up, opp elbow to opp knee 300x, etc)

Today is Wednesday; I'll be doing Program #2. Kelly also has her First Time Mom Program with Joe (our trainer). So far there is some muscle pain, but I expect it to subside after a couple of weeks! BTW - all of this goes down at my favorite training spot: Trophy Fitness Club (it's a smaller local gym).



A personal goal will be to run in the White Rock Lake Marathon.


DTB,

FGD