Rest and reset complete!

Being a lazy bum has officially ended.  As of Tuesday I was back at it.

TUESDAY

Tuesday I went for a run because it was a perfect day and I wanted to, not because I had to for training.  I didn’t wear my watch.  I know the routes good enough to approximate the distance I ran (4.25 miles).  It was fantastic! 

Sand volleyball started Tuesday night, and we were back at good old Yucatan.  I think I went into it with a bad attitude, but I am really not sure how I feel about playing there without Champagne Volleyball.  It’s just different.  It feels wrong.  We had the late games and it got cold, I was not a happy camper until we were done and I was inside relaxing with friends.

WEDNESDAY

Wednesday was dubbed leg day.  I started off at the gym with 3 miles of hill training.  I keep a consistent speed and run 0.25 miles flat, then 0.25 miles at a 4.0 incline.  Repeat until you hit 3 miles.  The last two inclines are generally tough for me.

After that I lifted legs.  Leg curl, leg extension, leg press and calf raises – 3 sets of 10.  After the machine portion I moved on to lunges - 50 on each leg.  Next up was abs.  20 crunches (w/10 lb weight), 20 twists (w/10 lb weight), and 20 seconds plank.  Repeat 3 times.  Last I finished up with 15 minutes on the stair machine.  Went home and had a shamrock shake (it’s all about balance).  Needless to say I slept like a rock last night.

THURSDAY – tonight

Heading back to the gym and we’ll see how the legs feel.  Current plan: 3 miles of sprints.  Again, it is quarter mile repeats.  If the legs are super tired, then it will just be a 3 mile jog to warm up.  After that I will lift arms: chest press, seated row, shoulder press, lat pulldown, biceps, and triceps – 3 sets of 10.  Hopefully I will get on the elliptical or a bike for a bit of a cooldown. 

That’s the plan, we’ll see how it goes…