Educating Myself

I have been jumping around to different running blogs and trying to learn better ways of doing things.  Sometimes I feel like I workout hard and so I should have dramatic changes--in speed, muscle, inches, weight, whatever.

The truth is that it is quality of a workout and not quantity.  More is not always better. I tend to go for a long time.  If I lift hard and I run far then that must be a good workout.  I should probably alternate running and lifting if I want to build more muscle.  I need to make sure I refuel immediately after I exercise. I can tell that my body wants to shut down when I don't get enough food or rest. I tried to cut my time at the gym a bit this week. I think it helped me have more energy throughout the day.

This week I have felt some improvement in speed and form and quicker recovery. I am trying to maintain a certain level of fitness and make it easier to do the half marathon in February. Hopefully it all works out.  I'm planning on running the JingleBell 5K next week.



Workout:
35 minutes--AMT
40 minutes--legs/glutes (usually 3 sets of 12)

• squat with neutral shoulder press
• modified hack squat
• sumo squat
• step-up on bench w/ 15 lb. dumbbells
• Bulgarian split squat--no weight
• squat with 20 lb. kettlebell
• shoulder tap planks