Week 18 (4/24-4/30)

Monday:

I decided to play tennis today rather than go to body flow. I’m going to try and get back into competitive tennis this spring/summer. I need to get as many reps as possible playing with higher levels of competition. I’m definitely going to miss the flexibility training.

Tuesday:

Mike switched it up today and I completed my boxing workout. We focused on going through 12; 2 minute rounds. This is by far the toughest workout I’ve completed in a while. Here’s the a quick overview of some of the rounds:
-jumping rope
-sandbag throws- 25 pound sandbag over my head
- 4 punch combinations followed by a squat.
- rapid fire jabs on the punching bag
-all out assault squatting over a punch bag (punches, elbows, etc.)
-two punches, kicks, knees in a random order
-two punches followed by some juking/head bobbing- I struggled big time with this round. Just trying to coordinate my body with the motions was challenging.

Wednesday:

An early morning workout is just what the doctor ordered! 30 minute mania! Jake had lots of challenging stations set up. Here’s a sample of some of the stations:
-TRX Rows
-Bear Crawls with a weighted sled
-Hand-Over-Hand pulls with a weighted sled
-Partner Tire Flips
-Wall squats while rotating a medicine ball over and under
-Under a bar Dips and lift with medicine ball
-Leg kicks and swing over a bar
-Sledgehammer Swings
-Bosu ball pushups
-Uppercuts with a weighted rope

The format of this workout is really nice. I feel like it’s over before I know it. There is a 2-4 minute warm up followed by 30 second interval stations, 15 different times with 30 second breaks in between.


I did my tough group run workout at Elver Park in the evening. All I have to say is 35 continuous minutes up and down Elver Hill!!! Yuck!!

Thursday:

My second workout with Mike this week. We flipped the strength training with boxing workout. We did lots more dumbbell exercises this week. Here’s a brief run down.
-Dumbbell Flat Bench / Dumbbell rows – 4 sets
-Reverse pull ups / Shoulder presses – 4 sets
-Tricep Kickbacks / Hammer Bicep curls – 4 sets
-Hanging Leg lifts- 4 sets

Friday:

I took the day off due to a minor cold I developed earlier in the week.

Saturday:
My first Crazylegs Classic! I was still battling a cold so I decided to jog the race with one of my friends and just take everything in. It was a really cool event! I was just kind of bummed that I didn’t push myself. Oh well, next year.