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Day: June 6, 2011

Strength Training – The challenge of the First Step

Strength Training – The challenge of the First Step

Remember my goal as I approach my mid-30?A – for efforts to stick to the plan of strength training.F – for actual execution of the plan. Here’s what I tried, my experience and the one routine I’m going to stick with to move forward.p90x Why should I do it? – Everyone raves about it, it has a wide variety of exercises, it really shows the results in 90 days, etc.  What’s stopping me from doing it? – Way too tough for my fitness…

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The week in numbers

The week in numbers

Summary Total Miles = 19 Long Run = 9 miles solo  Cross Training = p90x Stretch, Swimming 20 min Strength Training = FAIL  Daily Splits M – 9 miles on Memorial Day at the River. Perfect negative splits at 1/3 distances. T – p90x Stretch and 20min of Swimming W – 4.6 miles in the humidity with a late 8am start. Traveling to Chicago that night. Th –    Traveling F –     Too tired and woozy. Off. S…

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