Weekly Workouts 1/22-1/28 This week I had a much needed deload. A deload is when you decrease your volume for a week so that your body can recover. Mine consisted of doing less sets. Runners often deload when they temporarily decrease their mileage. Deloads are beneficial because they prevent injury and burnout. I usually have…
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How I Stay Motivated to Workout
Get into a routine. People always ask me how I can get up at 5am and go workout, but it’s such a routine to me now that I don’t think twice about it. I pack my car the night before so I have no excuse to stay in bed once my alarm goes off. Do…
Weekly Workouts 1/15-1/21
My main workout goal is to get stronger, so my training program reflects that. I’m on a progressive overload program that Jon formulated for me. Progressive overload is when you continue to increase the stress on the body over time. The first week of the program has three sets, and each consecutive week adds one…
Weekly Workouts 1/8 – 1/14
One of the reasons that I love fitness is because there’s always something that I can improve on or achieve. I can always strive and push myself to lift a heavier weight, do one more rep, or run one more minute. I want to use this blog as a place I can track where I’m…