Getting Behind...

I've gotten behind!  So my last post on Sunday was a mixed lifting day.  Monday was my off day, but since we had such warm weather, I decided to go for a short 2.0 mile run.  I was thrilled with the prospect of getting back out on the road.  The run felt great though I could tell my cardiovascular endurance wasn't where it had been back at the half marathon.  Oh-well.  You can't expect it to maintain itself.  haha  Anyways, later that night I noticed my toes were bothering me and as you can guess, they turned red/purple again.  They didn't get bad, just enough to where I could notice it.  So while I feel good enough to go out and run, I'm not exactly ready for it.  Therefore, I decided I need to stick to the gym for awhile longer at least; maybe a couple more weeks. 

Yesterday I went to the gym and did a legs workout.


Reps & Weight:
1.  Bench Press Machine (3 sets of 10/10/6[4] reps with 90, 110, 130[110] lbs)
2.  Leg Press (3 sets of 10 reps with 210/230/250 lbs)
3.  Sitting Leg Curl (3 sets of 10 reps with 100 lbs)
4.  Sitting Leg Extension (3 sets of 10 reps with 100 lbs)
5.  Vertical Calf Extension (3 sets of 60/50/50 reps with 60 lbs)
6.  Military Press (3 sets of 10,10,6[3] reps with 62.5[50] lbs)
7.  Back Leg Extension (3 sets of 10 reps with 110,130,150 lbs)
8.  Adductor (3 sets of 10 reps with 150 lbs)
9.  Abductor (3 sets of 10 reps with 80 lbs)
10.  Pectoral Fly  (3 sets of 10 with 90/110/130)

** Stretching **

11. Crunch Ups (3 sets of 10 sit-ups and 10 crunches)
12. Side Plank Twists (15 reps on each side)
13. Vertical Leg Lift  (3 x 12)
14. Vertical Tricep Dip  (3 x 10/8/7)


I keep increasing the weights on various machines and I continually find I lack the soreness the next day, so I may try to find alternate exercises to do on various days.  The yoga made me sore for sure on top of a workout, so maybe I need to do something along those lines; not strength training, but endurance work.  I'm always up for suggestions if you have any!

Today may be a mixed day.  I don't want to end up bored with an upper body workout.  I may even decide to do a whole new set of things.  That would at least keep me on my toes.


Ciao!

Stupid Is As Stupid Does

Today was my day off, but I decided that the weather was so nice that I should go do some hiking.  I started hiking a lot this past Spring, but stopped when I got into triathlons in June.  So I headed out to Penwood State Park in Simsbury, CT and that certainly was not the smartest idea I've had.  haha

I walked a total of about 3.6 miles; the yellow trail up to Lake Louise and then back south down the Metacomet (blue) trail.  By the time I was up to Lake Loise, my left big toe was already beginning to bother me.  I opted to head back to the car instead of continuing on up the orange trail.  Thank God I did that because not more than 5 minutes onto the blue trail, my toe REALLY started bothering me.  It may feel ok during gym workouts and walking around in short bursts, but I can't walk that far all at one time.

Stupid is as stupid does, but at least stupid learns.  I noticed something while walking.  The shin splint in my right leg started bothering me at one point and I realized that I was leaning on that foot.  My curiosity led me to remember that the majority of times I end up with shin splints, they are only in my right foot, rarely my left.  Therefore, I am wondering if I run unbalanced; do I lean on my right foot for some reason or do I tend to let my right foot hit harder than my left?  I'll have to keep an eye out for that when I get back out on the road.

After getting back home I checked out the toe and some blood is back underneath the nail; not the best sign.  It's really small, but I'll be staying away from extended walking for awhile.  Let this be a lesson if even just to myself - if you push yourself to the point of injury, it better be worth the recovery time.

Back to the gym tomorrow.  Ciao!