Thursday, June 2, 2011

Monday 30th - rest day !

2-3 mile hike

Rest day!!!

13 pull ups
100 push ups

Sunday May 29th

14.5 mile run varied terrain....
..... sadly it was super humid, hot and sunny and my boy overheated so there were some walking intervals - never run at 3pm on a 90 degree sunny humid day!

4 x 25 push ups
total of 11 pull ups

Saturday May 28th

Mini Training session

2 loops with the stairs and calf raises (no lunges today)

one minute stations (about 10-15)
Some included: plank; box jumps; alt leg lift jumps; dips; one legged squats; one-legged bridge pulse; L-stands

4 sets of 25 push ups
4 pull ups

Friday, May 27, 2011

Friday May 27th 2011

Spin ~ 55 mins

Squash ~ 45 mins

Spin ~ 50 mins

Lifting ~ 60 mins or so - heavy sets for the upper body (arms, shoulders, back and chest)

100 push ups
20 pull ups

Thursday May 26th 2011

Swim - 1400 yds and 5 mins of treading water

Stadium Stairs and 1/2 mile run

4 mile run on the treadmill

3 mile run outside with 2 hills

105 push ups
19 pull ups

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

May 25th 2011 Workouts

Spin ~ 55mins

squash 45 mins
weights - arms and shoulders - 2 - min intervals for 3 exercises per muscle group
some core and hand stand

Spin ~ 55 mins
Weights - Chest and back 2 min intervals for 3 exercises per muscle group
Core- back and abs ~ 10 mins

Through out the day - 100 push ups and 19 pull ups

Tuesday May 24th Workout

Swim 1100 yards

Stadium stairs plus 5 extra rows
Run 3 miles

TMT Training

Warm up loops with lunges, stairs, push ups and calf raises

AMRAPS- 7 minutes

AMRAP
sprints
front lunge kicks
side shuffle

AMRAP
Crab walk
Bear crawl
flutter kicks
tricep push ups

Stations: 1 - minute intervals
Plank with knee-in
one legged bridge hold
squat w/ leg raise
alt leg V-ups
side plank
superman
Side crunch with leg raise
something I am forgetting

Partner work:
Punching -jab, cross, upper cuts
squat ball toss
abs- crunches with med ball toss
wheel barrel
buddy pushups

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Monday May 23rd 2011 Workout

Spin ~ 60 mins
Run ~ 3.7 miles

*I am not writing it down but everyday I do 100 push ups and at least 14 pull ups since I have started the "300" challenge for this month ....100 push ups a day; 100 pull ups a week and 100 miles of running a month!

So far so good!

Sunday the 22nd of May

Another rest day for me !

Saturday May 21st

Ran 14 miles around the Ocean drive in Newport RI - 8:19min/mile pace

Friday, May 20, 2011

Friday May 20th - finally a rest day!!!!

Squash 45 mins

100 push ups
some core/abs
15 pull ups

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Thursday May 19th WOD

Swim 1200 yards (50,50,100,300,400,300)
tread water 5 mins
2 sets of 25 push ups

1/2 mile warm-up run
stadium stairs
2 sets of 25 push ups

1 mile warm-up
4 x 400m with 400m recovery between each (totaling 2 miles)
1 1/2 mile easy run

hour lifting - endurance sets
2 one-minute intervals of 3 exercises per muscle group
25 push ups


through out the day:
19 pull ups

May 18th 2011 workout

Squash for an hour

Spin class ~ 1 hour ....lots of hills and speed work

May 17th 2011 Slope training

I lifted for 30-45mins doing 3 sets of 12 reps with heavy weights per exercise and I did 2 exercises for chest, back, biceps, triceps and shoulders

Then training on the slope:

2 Warm up loops

Leg Blast: one minute each with 15 seconds rest between
Scissor kicks
Squats
Skate jumps
toe balance plie squat pulse
Burpees – with knee tuck jump
Skip jump
Box jumps
One-legged squats standing on a block
Inverted-V jumps
Lunge holds
Mountain climbers
Squat jacks
One-legged tree pose
Lunge-front kicks
Back leg lift

Core Routine: one minute intervals unless otherwise noted
weighted windmill
table top – pulse leg to sky
Dip kick ( crab walk with leg lifted)
15 push ups – one-legged with small arm pulses
30 flutterkicks
30 military sit ups
30 Alternating V-ups
30 three-legged dog knee-ins
10 down dog to up dogs
1 minute plank – move forward and back

1- minute single-leg bridge hold/pulse

Monday, May 16, 2011

Monday May 16th

squash ~ 45 min

speed/tempo run - 4 miles in 30 min with 0.25 mile cool down; 15 min on the elliptical

spin class ~ 50-60 min

May 15th Sunday training on the slope

2 warm up loops with stairs, push ups, lunges, calf raises etc....

Up and down the slope

20 side kick squats, 20 skate jumps, 20 scissor jumps

crab walk to the tree and back

squat walk/ hop to the sidewalk and back

lunges to the tree and back

up the slope and a loop around the slope

set of the following: butt kicks, high knees, side shuffles, grape vine, backwards run, skip jumps

10 burpees, 10 tricep push ups, 10 squat jacks, 20 bicycle, 30 plank knee-ins each side

Saturday May 14th

spin class ~ 55mins

Mt. Biking ~ 1 hour

May 13th 2011

630am - spin class ~ 50 min ride

745am - squash ~ 45 mins

evening jog/short hike

May 12th workouts for the day

Swim 1200 yards

2 mile run

Stadium stairs

jog around campus and the track with 20# backpack

speed work - 2 x 400 & 2 x 200 (jog same distance as speed interval between each set)

jog/run - 2 miles

lifting - upper body; 2 minute interval sets, 3 exercises per muscle group

May 11th 2011 workout

Squash 1 hour

Spin - hill climb ~ 50 min ride

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

May 10th Workout & training

Ran a mile on the track

stadium stairs once plus 3 of the highest sets

half mile cool down

2 "warm up" loops before training with the Go ruck pack on

May 10th Training Routine
Warm up loops- i

1st- Indian runs, stairs (up2 down1)

2nd- walking lunges, indian runs, stairs (every other x2, jumping jack, one-leg hops, calf raises)

AMRAP (7 mins)
20 scissor jumps
Sprint to the tree and back
15 frog jumps
20 mountain climbers
5 tricep push ups

AMRAP (7 mins)
10 burpees
Sprint
15 ground jumps with 180 turn
Sprint
15 tuck jumps
grapevine

Core Work: 1 - min intervals unless otherwise marked
Alternating flutterkick with toes pointed out
Superman
Oblique twists or Bicycle
Plank with knee tucks
“100s” (pumps in boat pose)
One-legged bridge hold/pulse
Side planks- leg kicks or twist
Reverse crunch
Table top knee-ins
Plank - forearm to hands ( 3 mins )

Partner Work:
Med Ball toss squat
Punching- Jabs, crosses, upper-cuts, hooks

Monday, May 9, 2011

May 9th - rest/ recovery day

squash for 45 mins

light running ~ 3 miles

May 8th - Tough Mudder VT

An outstanding challenge up and down Mt Snow at least 5 times with many obstacles including freezing cold water!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Total of at least 10 miles !!!!!

Now I have a couple of weeks to recover before the next race !

week between races

lots of squash, running, spinning and some swimming.....

GORUCK BOSTON - May 1st

Amazing 13 1/2 hours of my life with a backpack on the whole time !

Friday, April 29, 2011

taper continues - Friday 4/29

Spin class ~ 50 mins

Squash ~1 hour

Thursday April 28th- Taper begins!

Taught a spin class ~40mins

Wore the back pack about 8 hours at work

wednesday April 27th

Squash for 1 hour

Spin for an hour

Climbing for an hour - a great bouldering session!!!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

April 26th Workouts of the Day

Morning - 40 min spin class (all terrain)

Lunch time - 30 mins stairs - Stadium stairs in the hot humid sunshine every other set of stairs do every other step

Evening- Tough Mudder Training....


Post-training - Yoga (1 hour)

Monday, April 25, 2011

April 25th Workouts ~ Rest Day

7am - Squash 1 hour

12- Running class- 1/2 mile warm up ;2 mile tempo run; 1/2 mile cool down

730pm - Climbing/ Bouldering

April 24th Workout

Hill Run up 79W ~ 8.72 miles long (walk/run intervals)
----I was feeling awful and tired so struggled a lot with the non-stop 8 mile hill... so we did some walking intervals - I did wear 10 pound pack on my back

April 23rd Workouts

10am - Spin ~ 1 hour (HILLS!!!!!)

12pm-2pm TMT workout - Warm up running back an forth then lots of lunges; Eater egg hunt; 30 x 1-minute stations working all the muscles

5pm- short hike

April 22nd Workouts

7am- Squash 1 hour

12- Spin 50 minutes ( Crazy Hill Ride)

Thursday, April 21, 2011

April 21st workouts

Spin 40 mins

Lifting - endurance 3 x 1 min sets per muscle group

spin 50 mins

April 20th workout

1 hour squash

50 min spin class

1 hour climbing

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

April 19th Workout

Taught spin in the morning (40 mins)

30 min elliptical - cardio

30 min lifting - bench press; back extension; pull ups; tricep rope extension; around the head shoulder circles; bicep curl

Snertz (abbreviated)
Warm up 1/2 mile
- 2 X 40yds grapevines at 50 % concentrating on quick feet

- 2 X 40yds slides at 50 % stay low, bend knees

- 2 X 40yds high knees at 50%

- 2 X 40yds butt kickers at 50%

- 2 X 40yds exaggerated skips at 50%

- 15-30 pushups 75-100 situps

- 4 X 15 ground jumps – sprint 40yds after 15 jumps (ground jumps - touch the ground and then jump as high as you can reaching for the sky, landing and repeating as fast as you can w/ no rest in between)

- 4 X 15 jump tucks – sprint 40yds after 15 jumps (jump tucks – jump as high as you can tucking your knees to your chest) - again no rest in between


- 15-30 pushups 75-100 situps

- 2 X 40yds lunge/twists (regular lunges however you twist your torso left and right at the bottom of each lunge – do not slam knees into ground – control with your quads – these will give you the power to keep pivoting and faking late in the day)

- 2 X 40 one-legged hops for distance. Use left leg for 20 yds, then right leg. Turn around and come back.

- 2 x 20 calf raises each leg


- 5 X 80yds explosions (run a 80 as fast as you can) - minimal rest between sprints

Cool down 1/4 mile

Yoga class - 1 hour with intense abs and stretches

Monday, April 18, 2011

April 18th Workouts of the Day

7am- Squash 1 hour

12pm- Running: 1/2 mile warm up and cool down with 6x 0.14mile uphill sprints and 6 x 0.14mile downhill recovery jogs

530pm- (about 1 hour) Swim 50 kick, 50 pull, 50 free style; 20 push ups; tread water with 20 # bag on (5 X 1 min intervals); Swim 50, 4 x 100; 50 kick; 15 push ups with pack; tread 3 x 1 min interval with pack on & 3 min tread without pack

8pm- climb (30 min)

Sunday, April 17, 2011

April 17th Training

Warm up loops ( the new version)

5 burpees - run up and down the slope
5 burpees - run backwards halfway up and back
10 push ups - run up and down the slope
10 psuh ips - run backwards halfway up and back
15 sit ups -run up and down the slope
15 sit ups - run backwards halfway up and back
20 squats - run up and down the slope
20 squats - run backwards halfway up and back
5 burpees - run up and down the slope
5 burpees - run backwards halfway up and back

3 minute AMRAP
20 squat leg lifts
15 situps
10 push ups

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 rep series
push up
bear crawl/crab walk
frog jumps
squat jack

1 minute intervals:
planks
table top
side plank
windmills
punching mitt

On my own :
Ran 45 mins

April 16th - Rest Day

Oh thank goodness!!!!

April 15th Workout

7am - squash for an hour
12 noon - spin for 55 mins
4pm - 45 min run
7pm - hike/walk for ~ 1 hour

Thursday, April 14, 2011

April 14th

spin class - 40 mins

full body lifting (endurance 2 min intervals) - 1 hr

spin- 50 mins

yoga - 1 hr

April 13th workout

squash 1 hour

spin 1 hour

elliptical 28 min

bouldering 30 min

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

April 12th Training

I taught spin in the morning (40 mins)

Training on the Slope: (2 hours)

New Warm up loop routine

AMRAP - 7 minutes
sprint
burpees (5)
air squats (15)
mt climbers (15)
tricep push ups (5)

Circuit: 1 minute interval with 15 seconds rest between
1. Ball toss squat
2. windmill
3. Lunges with twist
4. plank - 1 legged
5. Cobra
6. army crawl with rope
7. wall sit
8.crab walk
9.clock push ups
10. one legged squats
11. table top one arm one leg
12. handstand hold on tree
13. Side plank- raise top leg
14. side lunges
15. plie squats on tip toes

1-minute rounds of:
Medicine ball sit-ups
punching station

AMRAP 5 minutes
10/leg Squat with one leg kicks
10 clapping push ups
10/leg NY lunges

Slope Run with stations on wall and pull ups

Monday, April 11, 2011

April 11th workout

squash - 1 hour

running class - 3 miles

spin class 1 hour ( I taught it)

core work & hike

Sunday, April 10, 2011

April 10th - Skunk cabbage Race

Half Marathon Race - 8:14min/mile pace

light massage/food/stretch/nap

April 9th - Rest Day

4 Hour hike and some frisbee throwing

April 8th workout

9 1/2 mile hilly run at 8:18min/mile pace

foam roller/ ice

Thursday, April 7, 2011

April 7th workout

35 min spin class

30 min elliptical

30 min endurace lifting

45 min run outside

75 min yoga class

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

April 6th workout

squash - 1hr

Run outside (hilly) - 8 miles

Spin - 50 mins (~19 miles)

Climb ~ 45 mins

Core and Push ups ~ 30 mins

April 5th workout

Spin 40min - taught the class

elliptical 20min

Full body lifting with pullups and some core - 1hr 15 mins

spin class - 50 mins

April 4th workout

45 mins of squash

I took another rest day because my legs/body felt really tired and I was really stressed.

Climbed hard for 1 hour then did some core and handstands

Monday, April 4, 2011

April 3rd Training on the Slope

The New Warm up loop ( refer to Tuesday's slope warm up)

6×3 min AMRAP of:
–Odd numbered AMRAP
5 Man-Makers
8 Dumbbell Thrusters

–Even numbered AMRAP
30M Run (15M shuttle)
20 Frog Jumps
10 Situps

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 reps of
:
Push Ups
15M Bear Crawl/ crab walk
Walking Lunge Steps
Squat Jacks

7 min AMRAP:

Run 30M
Run 30M backwards
1 Push Up
The number of Push Ups increases by 1 after every completed round.

2 rounds of 60 seconds on / 30 seconds off of:
split squats (legs in different planes)
Punching (cross/jabs/hooks)

April 2nd Workout

Rest day for the legs

Upper body lifting:
Bench press
decline bench press
Dead Lifts
Pull ups
Lat Pull down
Skull Crushers
Shoulder T's
Bicep curls and holds
Tricep pull down

April 1st Workout

Today I ran 6.75 miles ~ a hilly route in the rain/hail ...Then I climbed/bouldered for an hour and did some core exercises

Thursday, March 31, 2011

March 31st

Spin class I taught ~ 40 mins

Lifting - endurance lifting ...
2 minute nonstop intervals for each exercise and do 3 exercises per muscle group (chest, back, triceps, biceps, shoulders)

Also some leg work - squats; lunges; one-legged squats

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

March 30th

squash for 1 hour

Run outside - 7.5 miles around 8:30min/mile pace

March 29th

I taught a spin class in the morning

Training on the slope included a warm up and some Amraps

Warmup -
oneloop with stairs (up2 down 1)
2nd loop - lunges on the fisrt stretch; then Indian runs to the stairs -
1st stairs- up every other stair - do 2x
2nd stairs - jumping jacks up them and then down them
3rd stairs - one legged hops then push ups down
calf raises - 2 sets of 20 on each leg

AMRAP- crawls 7 Minutes
crab walk; inch worm; bear crawl; forearm toe crawl

3 sets of the following
run forward; double hop; high knee run; walking lunges; run backwards; grapevine

one minute stations
side plank
plank
table top
cobra
leg lifts
windmill

Monday, March 28, 2011

March 27th - slope training

Warm up loop twice with stairs

Stations: 1.5 minute intervals
Ball toss squat
Windmill (with weight)
grape vine
plank - 1 legged
Cobra
forearm-toe crawl
wall sit
side shuffle
crab walk
Abs- flutter kicks
table top (one arm, one leg )
Abs- bicycle
Side plank- raise top leg
punching - cross punches
Throw ball to the grown
lumberjacks with squat

Power Pushups:
10 one-armed clap pushups (with partner)
4 push up with one-leg kicks (2 each side)
10 clock pushups
4 spider pushups (2 each side)
10 pushups rows
5 burpees
10 regular pushups

100 sit ups - your choice
100 push ups - your choice

March 26th - rest day

Nothing but foam rolling for me today! Yikes my legs are sore from the past 2 days of heavy leg work!

Friday, March 25, 2011

March 25th - today's workout

40 minutes on the treadmilll at 9:40min/mile pace wearing a 20# backpack
20 minutes on the treadmill at 8:00min/mile pace without the backpack
15 minutes on the treadmill at 11:00min/mile pace with the 20# pack on
10 minutes on the stationary bike at 90RPM with backpack on
stretch for 30 minutes

March 24th Training on the Slope

2 Warm up loops with stairs (up 2 down 1 and down 2 up 1 )
*one stretch lunge walks
**I wore 15# backpack for the runs

AMRAP - 7 mins
sprint
star jumps (5)
air squats (15)
mt climbers (20)
scissor jumps (16)

AMRAP 7 minutes
Box Jump (8)
one-legged squats (10/leg)
skate jumps (20)
side lunges (10/side)

Do 3 rounds of:
45 seconds on / 15 seconds off of:
Squat Jacks
Oblique twists standing with weight in hands and arms out straight
Push Ups

Slope run with one minute of dips, incline push ups, one legged squats, knee pulls and then 2 sets of pull ups on the tree

Stations - 1 minute intervals
ball toss squat
windmill
plank (with toe taps)
table top
side plank (30 secs each side)
wall sits
tiptoe squat hold with heel taps
plie squats
ball toss squat again

Time to get Intense

Hi !

I feel awful I have not posted anything since October ... Yikes !

There are 5 weeks until my first of many races this season... Therefore it is time to step it up and get in shape!

We had our first outdoor training yesterday with snow on the ground - lets just say push ups weren't as much fun on ice cold ground ! It feels great to be back to training outside though! I am hoping to keep up the blog for the weeks leading up to the race - we shall see how well I do with this :)