Training Log Archive: kweinmann

Really wasn't feeling it today - short strength workout at the gym:
Calf raises/squats
Bench Press
Incline Press
Lunges w/curl
Tricep bar reverse curls

Felt surprisingly good running considering my legs were sore and I went to the gym earlier. My left thigh (quad possibly?) has still been hurting, especially at the beginning of runs. Usually it goes away after a few minutes, but today I could feel it the whole time, although it was only a 1-2 on a scale of 10 for part of the time. I've also been feeling it walking (not too bad though), and I've failed at self-diagnosing it using the internet. Either way I'm glad I ended up going running today after my lackluster session at the gym.

10 minutes per circuit, as many rounds as possible, with 1 min rest in between

Circuit 1:
10 squat jumps
15 mountain climbers
10 side lunges (per side)
10 push ups
30 sec V-hold

Circuit 2:
10 single leg deadlifts (per leg)
10 reverse lunges (per leg)
10 squats
10 supermans
30 sec plank

This was a struggle run - no question. My legs were sore and fatigued from yesterday, but I made myself go running anyway. My goal here was not speed, but to survive the run which, thankfully, I did. I'm hoping once I start doing strength training more regularly I won't be as sore from it, so running will be better. Only a few more days of freedom though before work and the rest of my classes start, so I'm really going to have to make an effort to make time to work out.

Went to the gym again today for round 2 of strength training after over a week of recovery from the first trip. Today was pretty slow paced, and not too high intensity, which is okay because I'm still getting back into it. I was surprised at how crowded the gym was for it being 'summer' - I expected it to be pretty empty. I did:
Bench press
Squats
Incline press
Curl to overhead press
Triceps Extension
Rows
Deadlifts

Now I just have to prepare myself for round 2 of soreness.

Did a pretty short core session when I got home:
Planks (1:30 center, 45sec per side)
20 lemon squeezers
20 heel touches
20 sit ups
20 russian twists
20 hip raises
10 bent leg hip rolls (each side)
15 supermans

So I bought chocolate covered espresso beans which was about the best/worst decision I've made in a while. They are incredibly delicious and I think I'm already addicted to them. However, when I was eating them I kind of forgot that they have caffeine in them and ate a LOT. Now, normally I don't feel the effects of caffeine, but in such a concentrated dose I definitely felt something out of the ordinary. This prompted me to go on a run at 8:30 PM both because I felt like it, and in an attempt to run off some of the caffeine in the hope I would be able to sleep tonight. It wasn't an incredibly long run or anything, but I was super energized for at least the first half of it. Maybe chocolate covered espresso beans should be my new pre-race/pre-workout snack. If they don't cause me to crash halfway through my workout, that is. Time will only tell.

Ran to Highland Park for the first time today and I have to say I was underimpressed. I think I may have made a poor trail choice because it just stayed next to the road the whole time. Next time I think I will try out some of the other trails to see if they're more, well, trail-ish. On the way back my hip flexors were hurting and I'm not really sure why. Hopefully it was just a one time thing - maybe because I didn't run that much this past week. Either way, I've had a lot of free time this week so I feel like I've been getting a lot accomplished. However, all that free time is going to vanish much too quickly, probably starting next week, so I need to get as much done as I can before then.

Short core session, planks were 1:30 center, 45 seconds per side.