markrunsfar ([info]markrunsfar) wrote,
@ 2008-04-29 20:02:00
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Current location:the apartment I've got til June 1st
Current mood: numb
Current music:estrellas
Entry tags:marathon training, ud, weight lifting

hi-ho, hi-ho, it's to the gym I go
So because today was a pretty easy day, and tomorrow is going to basically be the same if not easier, I figured tonight was a good night for weight training. I'm still going to have to figure out how to regularly and routinely work this in but it's not as important as the running, obviously. Anyway, here's the damage for this evening:

squats:
warm-up: 1x10x95
4x8x145

lunges- with 30lb dumbbells
2x15xBW+60

calf raises (on hack-squat machine):
2x12x180

abs- exercise ball crunches
2x12xBW+25 (1st set straight, 2nd set side-to-side)


I could have done more but I haven't lifted in something like 2 weeks and I could feel my muscles getting sore even before I left the gym- a good kind of sore though. Obviously I will build on this but the goal is to get stronger so I can get faster and more efficient with my running, not so I can set squat or deadlift PRs. To that end, tonight was good. Had a chocolate milk back here and watched some DWTS (YEA JASON TAYLOR!). Sleep and a much easier day to follow. Goodnight all



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[info]hbfs
2008-04-30 02:38 pm UTC (link)
My college coach has us lifting on our easy days (Monday and Wednesday). We don't emphasize legs very much (everything we do is with bodyweight- squats, lunges, one-legged squats, step-ups) and I have no problem doing a workout the next day.
I had never lifted an ounce before college, and I think it has really helped my performance... which is why I am DEFINITELY going to keep lifting this summer!

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[info]markrunsfar
2008-04-30 07:16 pm UTC (link)
I've read a few studies that correlated lifting with improved athletic performance, though not as much with injury prevention for running. I'm sticking with this regardless, I want to seriously improve my marathon time in the fall and that means a really intense (and full) summer!

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