A second post for today. I got up early this morning for my first strength training workout. I'm doing the 10 week "Basic" training plan from the You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises book by Mark Lauren. He also has a website. I'll call it YAYOG for short. I'm not sure when or where I found this book, probably a Google search. And I looked through parts of it on Amazon and decided it was for me. So- it is a 4 workouts per week, 20-30 minutes each, and I'm starting on the easiest training plan. I did the Push/Pull workout this morning and I could hardly lift my arms when I was done. I think it's going to be very good for me. So this morning I did elevated-hands pushups (easier than regular), Let-Me-Ins, seated dips and Let-Me-Ups. You'll need to look at the book to see what each of these are. But it was chest (Push) and back (Pull) workout. Also included were biceps and triceps. Tomorrow is Leg/Core workout.
the basic idea is that you don't need a gym or exercise equipment to get a really good workout, you just need to know how to use the body you have and improvise with what you have around the house.
I think I will do these workouts Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the morning before I go to work. So I can have Wednesday off for my speed workout, and Saturday off for my long run. Sounds like a plan to me. Here's to a stronger back and shoulders!
Do you do any exercise other than running? How often?
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