So my attempt at consistency was good, the 4th week was tough especially running, so I need to do 3 weeks build and 1 week back down. I expected that but its one thing to read about it another to feel the need for a backdown week. So now its time to set a new 4 week plan
First I need to maintain consistency.. of course
Second: 3 weeks building 1 week recovery.
Going to increase running by 10-20% per week, and maintain a specific pace for long runs. Typically I just run based on feel and that will be important for the Yukon as there is no GPS watch that will last 8 days . I need to get a better feel for specific paces.
Last week was not a workout week, it was a planned off week (almost completely off) well when I say planned it was more as expected, I hoped to get more workouts in, but honestly the amount of walking I did in Vegas, LA, Disney, seaworld etc.. My feet hurt and I was tired every day. so.. yea good YAU training :)
Today I am resting and recovering so I can be fresh for next week.. gotta hit it hard. Gonna do a bodyweight workout on Monday so Tuesday can hit weights with my coach.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Consistency Week 2
So this week was challenging, I had a day of work where there was little chance of getting more than a single workout in. I shuffled the next day's workout a bit and was able to make it up. So no loss there. I also learned Fridays are the most mentally challenging day for me to workout. I really dont want to workout that day. Typically I make it an active recovery day so its fine, but due to that shuffle I mentioned earlier I ended up making it a full recovery day. No big loss but it does point out that Friday has to be some kind of recovery day or it will be more of a mental training day (ie getting my lazy ass out the door).
Sunday I didnt get a run in, was hoping to. First workout I completely missed. I was busy as heck sunday so I didnt notice I skipped lunch until I was dragging ass later in the day when i wanted to workout. so I figured I'd eat first then have energy to work out.. instead I went into a food coma.. so techincally I missed my second workout sunday, but I learned a bit more about nutrition so.. well there is that!
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