45 Minute Total Body Workout
3 Mile Recovery Run
Today was supposed to be a rest day after all the mileage I put in over the weekend and we were supposed to take a coworker to lunch for her birthday today. However, I decided to pack my workout gear anyways because the ladies in my office are always taking the day off last minute and if lunch was canceled I wanted to have the option to get a workout in. Turns out lunch was canceled because we had people call out of work this morning! Soooo happy I brought my workout gear because I am sure we will go out to lunch another day this week and that would have resulted in missing out on 2 lunch time workouts!
Today's workout was okay. Glad I got 3 miles in on top of the class, even though they were super slow. In the class we did lots of burpees (I lost count but it was at least 25) as well as a ton of squats and lunges! We also focused on abs for awhile do crunches and leg lifts. My abs are my problem area so I appreciate any ab work we get :)
Tuesday, 5/14/13
45 Minute Strength Conditioning Class
1 Mile Warm-up/Cool Down Run
Like I typically do on Tuesdays I took a strength conditioning class during my lunch break. I jogged the half a mile to the fitness center and then jogged back to my building after for a total of 1 mile. I have been starting to do this on the regular - I figure I am getting the most out of my lunch hour. In class we did a lot of cardio and mixed in some arm and ab work. We rarely use kettle bells, but we got to today. I actually like the kettle bells because I think you get more of a total body workout in when you use them. We did a move called around the world, kettle bell swings, and one legged dead-lift type things. I felt like I was my abs and lower body while we used them. For abs we did various plank positions and some crunches. When I was jogging back I took note as to how tired my body feels. I know I need to throw in a rest day at some point I just haven't decided what workout I want to give up yet! Are taking rest days hard for you too? I usually make Sunday a rest day but I didn't this week and I think I might sign up for a trail race this Sunday. I know my body needs rest - so why is this so hard to do?
Wednesday, 5/15/13
Rest-ish Day
So today ended up being the make up birthday lunch day. I was supposed to get 5 miles in today, but I was a little thankful that I was almost being forced to take a rest day. We walked a little over 2 miles to the restaurant and back to our office so at least this was a little something. I thought about trying to get a few extra miles in when I got home, but around noon today I got the worst migraine! I was seeing double and could hardly make it through work! I took some meds and laid down. When I got up I still had a migraine, but I was able to get in my 25 plank push-ups and my 2 side planks for 30 seconds each side for #muscleupmay. I feel very rested, but I still was able to get something active in today!
Thursday, 5/16/13
45 Minute Body Sculpt Class
2 Mile Warm-up/Cool Down Run
I was shopping at MOM's Organic Market and found an end cap display of Vega products. I have been wanting to try their protein powders, but the large canisters are pricey and I don't want to spend that much without trying the product first. It was my lucky to day because they had little sample sizes for Vega Sport products. Score!
I picked up the Vega Sport Pre-Workout Energizer and the Vega Sport Performance Protein powder for recovery. I tried the pre-workout energizer before today's body sculpting class.Today probably wasn't the best day to try it out because nothing about my lunch time workout went as planned! I drank the energizer right before I headed out to workout because the package says drink 20 minutes prior to a workout. I wanted to get a mile in before class and a mile after. I got my mile in and arrived at the fitness center in time for class. As I was walking In I was told by the fitness director that the class had been moved to the fitness center across campus to due one of the instructors being sick. So I ran all the way over to the other fitness center only to be told that they changed their minds and the fitness instructor went back to the other center to teach. WHAT? I was literally just there! So then they called the instructor and told her to come back to the fitness center I was at because a bunch of the other students were there too. We still had to sit around and wait for her to get there. What a pain. Some students were really pissed off, I do wish they were a little more organized but what can you do! Anywhoo, I felt really thirsty the entire workout -- cotton mouth almost. And I felt shaky and just a little weird overall. I am not certain if it was the drink mix or what. I plan to try it again just to see if I get the same results. The workout was good. I was happy we did a lot of ab work since the importance of a strong core was stressed last night in my pre-pregnancy consult. We did 3 sets of 10 push-ups too - with plank holds in between. O M G. That was killer! Also did a lot of arm work. Dead lifts with row and flies etc. Again, I was feeling really weird. Not sure if I didn't eat enough before or what. My arms and legs are still shaking!
Friday, 5/17/13
5 Mile Run
Today is the perfect day to be laying on the beach somewhere. But -- it is a little too hot for a run. In my opinion. Or at least until I get used to the heat. The run didn't feel too bad, but my pace was pretty slow. I ran 5 miles at a 10:30 pace. I keep PRing in races, so a part of me thinks that I should not be so concerned. I haven't done much speed work either, but since I have been running my races faster can I consider them my speed work? I enjoy my speed work on my weekly runs, but at the same time I kind of enjoy just getting out there and plodding along too. Tomorrow we hit the trails for about 14 miles. I am excited for the change of scenery!
Saturday, 5/18/13
11.1 Mile Trail Run
Let me just start of by saying that I have a new found respect for trail runner's. I do not know why, but for some reason I had the totally wrong idea about trail runs. Before Saturday I thought that trail runs were easy because you couldn't go as fast as you do on the road. Slower pace, easier race. Right? Wrong. Completely wrong. My pace was VERY slow for this trail run, but I worked! I was huffing and puffing the entire time and I was sore for the rest of the day. The 50k I have coming up is a trail run which is why we hit the trails today. We need to get some training in on the trails. I unfortunately haven't done much training on the trails and now I am totally nervous for June 1st. What did I get myself into?? Now, the trails we ran today were extremely technical which means that it was extremely rocky. Huge tree roots along the entire trail. Elevation was insane...yeah. It was just crazy. And I only did 11 miles.
I took some pictures when I could. The other ladies I was running with are experienced trail runners so I couldn't stop too many times or I would lose them. I wanted to give an idea of just how rocky these trails were. I didn't get a picture of the rockiest part - but you can still see how rocky it was. I did end up falling and so did at least one of the other women. Luckily no one got hurt and I am truly amazed by that! What an adventure. I just hope I can do this for 20 additional miles on June 1st!
Sunday, 5/19/13
35 Minute Fit Pregnancy Total Body Workout
My fiance and I had a great weekend shopping and completing projects around the house, but it did leave me a little tired. It was gloomy here on Sunday and I just didn't feel like going for a run. Instead when I found some free time (after a nap) I popped in my new DVD. It was a really good workout. It reminds me of the classes I take during lunch at work. It will be nice to have something that I can do at home when I don't feel like running. I plan to use it while I am on maternity leave (whenever that may be) since I wouldn't be able to get out for workout classes whenever I want.
Plus Amanda Tress is so adorable (even in her second trimester) and it she keeps the workout fun and you motivated to keep pushing. throughout the workout. I plan on using this DVD a few times a month (probably on Sundays) when I don't feel like getting out for a run but I do want to get in a nice quick workout that will make me break a sweat!
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