October 12
I ran 1 mile at 4.0 mph on the treadmill and walked 1/2 a mile.
October 10
I ran 1.25 miles at 5.5 mph on the treadmill.
October 6
I ran outside on the track for 1 mile and walked 1 mile.
October 5
I rode a stationary bike until I burned 300 calories.
October 4
I ran 1 mile on the treadmill at 6.0 mph.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
I hate CARDIO.
October 2
Today I worked out my legs and did a cardio workout on the bike. I had a major break through in weights for my legs.....when I first started I couldn't even do 100 pounds and now I am up to 265 pounds. I think motivation and being mentally prepared are the hardest processes of running to me. I lack personal motivation in this department. Originally finding time to workout was the biggest problem for me. Because I really want to meet my final goal, I quit one of my jobs to free up my afternoons to workout. After I got this free time, I also found out that no matter how much I planned or penciled in running or working out I never followed through. This led me to hiring a personal training that could hold me accountable. Now I have to meet him so he doesn't let me slack off or skip the gym. Now that I am in the door and working out and doing cardio, I need mental preparation for leg workouts or cardio days. He now knows me well enough to shoot me a text about what we will be doing that day or let me know the day before. It helps having someone to push me while my husband is away and not here to do it.
I think the overall process of running is harder and going to take me longer than I expected. I cannot just go out and be a superstar runner. Many factors play into running. For instance, weight training, breathing, pain, motivation, mental preparation, energy, form etc. all have an effect on running.
October 1
Today I worked out my biceps, triceps, and abdominals. Again, I used the hanging abdominal straps. Since my short term goal was the work on my one mile time, I ran one mile on the treadmill at 6.0 mph. Not only did I decide I REALLY HATE cardio but I started to wonder why I even want to run a marathon. I have one mile down and SOOOO many more to go.
September 28
Today I worked out my biceps, triceps, shoulders and abdominals. Since I added an extra muscle group today I did not do any cardio. Although I try and do abdominals at least 3 times a week some days are not as intense. Since I haven't been pushing myself with my abdominal workouts this week I did an intense ab workout today. Instead of doing sit ups and various types of crunches or planks, I used a hanging abdominal strap. Out of all the abdominal workouts I have done, I can feel IMMEDIATE pain when doing this. I believe it is because I am working a different area of abdominal muscles. Although it really hurts, I really like it because to me if feels like it is working effectively.
September 27
Today I worked out my legs and abdominals. Since I am finding that my leg workout days are pretty intense for me, I decided to walk on the treadmill at an incline at 3.8 mph. This was NOT fun....this might have been the moment when I decided I HATE CARDIO.
September 26
Today I worked out my shoulders and chest. Today I did something different on the treadmill. I ran at 6.0 mph for one minute, jogged for 5 seconds and kept doing this six times. After that, I ran for another 12 minutes at 5.0 mph.
September 25
Today I worked out my biceps, triceps, and abdominals. For cardio I did intervals on the bike. Through reading my Runner's World magazine, I am finding that various types of cardio are still good to implement sometimes instead of running.
Today I worked out my legs and did a cardio workout on the bike. I had a major break through in weights for my legs.....when I first started I couldn't even do 100 pounds and now I am up to 265 pounds. I think motivation and being mentally prepared are the hardest processes of running to me. I lack personal motivation in this department. Originally finding time to workout was the biggest problem for me. Because I really want to meet my final goal, I quit one of my jobs to free up my afternoons to workout. After I got this free time, I also found out that no matter how much I planned or penciled in running or working out I never followed through. This led me to hiring a personal training that could hold me accountable. Now I have to meet him so he doesn't let me slack off or skip the gym. Now that I am in the door and working out and doing cardio, I need mental preparation for leg workouts or cardio days. He now knows me well enough to shoot me a text about what we will be doing that day or let me know the day before. It helps having someone to push me while my husband is away and not here to do it.
I think the overall process of running is harder and going to take me longer than I expected. I cannot just go out and be a superstar runner. Many factors play into running. For instance, weight training, breathing, pain, motivation, mental preparation, energy, form etc. all have an effect on running.
October 1
Today I worked out my biceps, triceps, and abdominals. Again, I used the hanging abdominal straps. Since my short term goal was the work on my one mile time, I ran one mile on the treadmill at 6.0 mph. Not only did I decide I REALLY HATE cardio but I started to wonder why I even want to run a marathon. I have one mile down and SOOOO many more to go.
September 28
Today I worked out my biceps, triceps, shoulders and abdominals. Since I added an extra muscle group today I did not do any cardio. Although I try and do abdominals at least 3 times a week some days are not as intense. Since I haven't been pushing myself with my abdominal workouts this week I did an intense ab workout today. Instead of doing sit ups and various types of crunches or planks, I used a hanging abdominal strap. Out of all the abdominal workouts I have done, I can feel IMMEDIATE pain when doing this. I believe it is because I am working a different area of abdominal muscles. Although it really hurts, I really like it because to me if feels like it is working effectively.
September 27
Today I worked out my legs and abdominals. Since I am finding that my leg workout days are pretty intense for me, I decided to walk on the treadmill at an incline at 3.8 mph. This was NOT fun....this might have been the moment when I decided I HATE CARDIO.
September 26
Today I worked out my shoulders and chest. Today I did something different on the treadmill. I ran at 6.0 mph for one minute, jogged for 5 seconds and kept doing this six times. After that, I ran for another 12 minutes at 5.0 mph.
September 25
Today I worked out my biceps, triceps, and abdominals. For cardio I did intervals on the bike. Through reading my Runner's World magazine, I am finding that various types of cardio are still good to implement sometimes instead of running.
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