Archive for November 21, 2009

Saturday and Sundays I train on my own. A group of the boot campers run on the Wo&D trail early Sat mornings. I find that although I do enjoy running with people at times, I prefer to work out solo on the weekends. Bootcamp is working solo but within a group so I get the group support then. I like to get into my own head during the weekends. It’s my ME time.

I do some of my best thinking while I am exercising on Saturday and Sundays. Let’s be honest, it’s hard to get real deep or think about anything other than finishing my workout at 545a.

So I head to the gym within an hour or so of waking up. I am so grateful that I have a family that allows me to have that time with no guilt or pressure to do anything else. It’s at the point now where it’s just a given. “Mom goes to the gym in the mornings“.

I have a few goals when I go to the gym. I set a calorie limit and I do not leave the gym until I reach it. I wear my Polar F6 HR monitor so I can make sure that I am exerting the right amount of effort. Ever since I bought it, I have noticed a marked improvement in my workouts.

Today, I ran on the treadmill 4.1 miles at an avg pace of 8:30. Then I go and do some moderate lifting. I did a ton of squats with a 45lbs barbell over my head. I also did lunges back and forth the length of the weight room with 25lb dumbells making sure my knee hits the floor each time.  I added in push presses with 25lb dumbells and some general shoulder/arm work.

I also set goals for pushups. I try to do pushups every day. Today I did 30 “good-form” push ups.
I finished the workout doing the stairmill for 15mins.

Because bootcamp tends to use higher weights and at least in the winter time focuses on muscle conditioning, I focus on cardio more on the weekends. I find running cathartic and helpful for me to lose weight and increase my endurance.