Spring?

My body decided that it was spring this week, and I started running again in full force.  I'm still kind of slow, and the first week of running after not having gone for awhile can feel like this:  

But hopefully soon, I will be as fast as him:  

Haha, seriously though, I can already tell I'll get it back pretty quick this year.

At the very least, maybe I'll be running like this:  

  

Speaking of working out, its been awhile since I updated on my workout.  First, I hated the workout I knew I was going to hate.  Then I said I was going to do a 5x5, and I got frustrated with that because of the people at my gym.  There are a couple of power lifters there, who happen to be there at the same time that I am there, right after school, and I get dirty looks, really dirty looks, if I am "taking up" "their" equipment.  If you are thinking "well screw them", so did I, at first.  Then I realized that it was making me really angry, and was making me not want to go to the gym, so I did two things.  First, a big step for me, I cut back to only lifting twice a week.  Second, I made up a program using equipment that isn't as popular or there are a lot of, and exercises using only your body, .  

Day 1:  Chest and Legs

Part 1

Superset

Leg Press 

1x10

1x8      

1x6      

1x4

Dips

1x4     

1x6

1x8

1x10

Superset

Bulgarian Squats 

1x4

1x6

1x8

1x10

Barbell Chest Press

1x10

1x8

1x6

1x4

*Part 1 supersets alternate number of reps each week.  So, next week, I will start with a set of 4 for the leg press, and 10 for dips.

Part 2

Superset

Pushups

1x10

1x8

1x6

1x8

1x6

Hamstring Raises

1x10

1x8

1x6

1x8

1x10

Jacknives

1x10

1x8

1x6

1x8

1x10

Part 3

Tricep Rope Extensions

3x10

Day 2:  Back and Shoulders

Part 1

Superset

Deadlifts

1x4

1x6

1x8

1x10

Lateral Raises

1x10

1x8

1x6

1x4

Superset

Cable Rows

1x10

1x8

1x6

1x4

Dumbbell Shoulder Press 

1x4

1x6

1x8

1x10

*Part 1 supersets alternate number of reps each week.  So, next week, I will start with a set of 4 for the leg press, and 10 for dips.

Part 2

Superset

Weighted Hyperextensions

1x10

1x8

1x6

1x8

1x10

Upright Rows

1x10

1x8

1x6

1x8

1x10

Roman Chair Leg Raises

1x10

1x8

1x6

1x8

1x10

Part 3

Bicep Curls 

3x10 

               

Geez, can you tell I just wrote a lesson plan?  I set them up the exact same way, Part 1, Part 2, etc.  

Anyway, altogether, my workouts for the week have been going like this:  

Sunday - Yoga

Monday - OFF

Tuesday - Lifting: Day 1

Wednesday - Run

Thursday - Yoga & Run

Friday - Lifting:  Day 2

Saturday - Run & Yoga

This has been going really well so far.  I like the lifting workouts because the supersets make it go quickly so that my heart rate stays up and I get a little sweaty, especially Part 3.  Part 4 is mainly just a finisher, my arms are worked pretty well by that point.  I'm so glad to be actually running again too.  I've been doing just over 10 miles a week.  My goal is still to do a 10K run.  I mean, I can already run a 10K, I just want to participate in one...I haven't gotten a new race t-shirt in awhile!  

Enjoy the week everyone!  If you're a runner, or any kind of fitness enthusiast, or would like to be either, I'm leaving you with a few quotes to get you all excited for outdoor exercise in nice weather.  Get out there and get moving!  Its good for your mind, its good for your body, and anything that you can do is the best thing you can do for yourself:  

"Running is a big question mark that's there each 

and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a 

wimp or are you going to be strong today?'" 

- Peter Maher

"Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?'. 

The answer is usually: 'Yes'."

-Paul Tergat

"The miracle isn't that I finished. 

The miracle is that I had the courage to start." 

-John Bingham