Rest Day

With my new training being added in for the marathon, my Fridays will be my weekly rest day from exercise. Tomorrow I will be back at the gym with Olympic lifting.

Have a Great Day!!

And So it Begins....

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." - Lao Tzu

I went on my first run to begin training for the Chattanooga Marathon. It was only 30 minutes but I felt like I got hit by a truck. I will be running twice a week (Thursdays and Sundays) and need to get to where I can run for an hour and a half non-stop to kick off the training in earnest. Thursdays will progress and be my long run day and Sundays will mostly remain runs of an hour and a half in length. Whew.

Workout:
Run, 30 minutes
Mobility:
Quadriceps Stretch
Hamstring Stretch
Relaxing Stretches for the Back
Foam Roller Work

Have a Great Day!!

Workout Post and a Plan for the Chattanooga Marathon

So, I decided today that I am going to train for the Chattanooga Marathon that is on March 5, 2017. I ran the B&A Trail Marathon in Maryland when I was 30 years old. I am hoping that an extra two months to get ready will make up for the 17 years since then. We will see.

Warm-Up:
Row, 500m
PVC Passthrough, 10 repetitions
PVC Wraparound, 10 repetitions
Banded Zots Press, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Weight Training:
No Foot Snatch from the Knee, 5 sets of 3 repetitions
Super Set: Perform each exercise in order to complete a set. No rest between exercises. 15 sets total.
Weighted Vertical
Snatch
Super Set: Perform each exercise in order to complete a set. No rest between exercises. 5 sets total.
Snatch Grip Deadlift to the Knee, 2 repetitions
Snatch Grip Deadlift
5 Second Negative
Snatch Grip Deadlift
Barbell Reverse Lunge, 4 sets of 8 repetitions
Mobility:
Banded Shoulder Stretch
Hamstring Stretch
Quadriceps Stretch

Have a Great Day!!

Labor Day, Rowing and Stretching

It has been great to have Labor Day off. I am still taking it easy and stretching my back to get ready for work early tomorrow morning. The next couple of days will be working, rowing and stretching. My next weight training day and post will be after my evening workout on Wednesday.

Workout:
Row, 20 minutes
Mobility:
Relaxation Stretches for the Back
Hamstring Stretch
Quadriceps Stretch

Have a Great Couple of Days!!

Rest Day and Stretching for the Back!

Taking a rest day today. I woke up a little stiff from yesterday's workout and when I do I have a secret weapon. I have been using the "Relaxing Stretches for the Back" for years from Stretching by Bob and Jean Anderson. When my old back is feeling a little off I will do this routine a few times a day and then I am back and ready to go! If you suffer from muscular soreness in your back from lifting or physical labor at work, give it a try!

Have a Great Day!!

Veteran for Kaepernick and the Workout

I will never know what it means to be Colin Kaepernick. Now he is making millions of dollars but he is also bi-racial and adopted. At first I did not like the way that Kaepernick protested the national anthem and the flag, But now he has said that he is going to donate $1 million to those disadvantaged people that he is protesting for. Kaepernick has also decided to take a knee facing the flag rather than sit to show respect for the military folks who are often the ones presenting the flag as part of a color guard. One by one Kaepernick is knocking down the arguments of those who have attacked him for his protest. Soon people will have nothing left to address except the real issues of racial inequality and police brutality that Kaepernick is actually protesting.

Warm-Up:
Row, 500m
Banded Overhead Squat, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
GHD Leg Extensions, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Weight Training:
Super Set: Perform each exercise in order to complete a set, Five sets total with no rest between exercises.
Overhead Barbell Lunge, 6 repetitions per leg
Trap Bar Deadlift, 6 repetitions
Power Snatch, 7 sets of 3 repetitions
Behind the Neck Push Press, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Mobility:
Banded Shoulder Girdle Stretch
Hamstring Stretch
Quadriceps Stretch

Have a Great Day!!

Yesterday's and Today's Workout Posts

Yesterday was the first time in a long time that as a family we got to actually spend an evening together. We had dinner together, hung out for a while and walked the dogs in the evening. It was really nice but I did not get around to posting. Two workouts posted today.

Yesterday's Workout:
Row, 20 minutes
Mobility:
Banded Shoulder Girdle Stretch
Hamstring Stretch
Quadriceps Stretch

Today's Workout:
Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 50 repetitions
PVC Passthrough, 10 repetitions
PVC Wraparound, 10 repetitions
Hand Release Push-Up, 10 repetitions
Weight Training:
Bench Press, 3 sets of 8-10 repetitions
Back Squat, 3 sets of 8 repetitions
Strict Standing Shoulder Press, 3 sets of 6-8 repetitions
Captains of Crush Grip Trainers, 15 repetitions with each hand after each of the above sets
Mobility:
Banded Shoulder Girdle Stretch
Hamstring Stretch
Quadriceps Stretch

Have a Great Day!!