Week 6 (2/6- 2/12)

Week 6 (2/6-2/12)

Monday:
One of the areas of my physical fitness routines that I haven’t focused on enough has been my flexibility and core. Although I’ve added the Yoga for Athletes on Saturday mornings to my weekly routine I still wanted to explore more options that the club has to offer (They have a ton of different wellness options!!!). After consulting with several staff they about what classes I should try they both recommended Body Flow.

Body Flow was great! Definitely something I could use on a more consistent basis. I’m a big music person, so the chorography of the different stretches was relaxing in and of itself. Doing these Wellness classes still pushes my comfort zone a bit. The class ended with a relaxation stretch. This was almost worth the whole class. Great start to the week! I’m going to try it the next several weeks to see if this is something I should continue to build into my weekly routine.

Tuesday:
I had a late night at work so I wasn’t able to get my run in before the workout with Mike (bummer!). Tuesdays are the days I focus on my strength training. This is a more traditional workout using barbells and dumbbells. Here’s the basis outline of the workout:

-Bench Press (4 sets)
-Lat pull downs (4 sets)
-Straight Bar bicep curls (4 sets)
-Military Presses w/ dumbbells (4 sets)
-Tricep pull downs (4 sets)

Wednesday:
Normally this is the night I do a group run at a location somewhere in the Madison area but because of the freezing cold temps the run was canceled. Although I prefer to run outside I was excited because this allowed me to attend G-Force Boot camp and then run afterward. I know I’ve said this in other earlier posts, but if you haven’t tried this class, do it!! Even if you’re in great shape Amber’s class will kick your butt. I did a 4-mile run on the treadmill afterward.

Thursday:
I was determined to get to the club prior to my workout with Mike and complete the 5 mile run I missed on Tuesday but again I got stuck at work longer than anticipated. Fortunately, I was still able to get in a 3-mile run.

My Thursday workouts with Mike are awesome!!! The primary focus is speed, strength and agility. Today we focused primarily on the dueling ropes, kettle balls and push-ups. I can’t recall the exact order but here’s the jist of the workout:

-Ropes-alternating arms (30 seconds)
-Kettle ball swings (30 seconds)
-Push-ups with feet on punching bag to failure
Break
-Ropes-alternating arms (30 seconds)
-Ropes-slams (30 seconds)
-Ropes-upper cuts (30 seconds)
Break
-Push-ups with arms on punching bag to failure
-Kettle ball swings
Break
-Ropes- a combination of different techniques for 2 minutes straight.
-Push-ups to failure

Friday:
6 mile run on the treadmill. Sometimes it’s nice to just get on the treadmill, crank the tunes and run. That’s exactly what I did.

Saturday:
Unfortunately I slept through my alarm so I missed the Yoga for Athletes class. I was able to get in my 4 mile run on the treadmill though.