This week I’ll be at a retreat center with a few hiking trails, so I’m hoping to get a few runs in. However, there’s no fitness center so I decided I should hit the gym while I can and try to do some strength training.
The other day I came across a picture of me from March, and I have to say my arms looked WAY better than they do now. I’m pretty sure this running stuff is not helping me keep muscle mass, but I’m also admittedly not hitting the weights like I was in the Spring.
Notably, because I’ve been upping my mileage, I haven’t worked my legs hard. I figured since I likely won’t run tomorrow (it’s a travel day), today was a good day for it!
- lunges and squats holding 25lb dumbells
- Squat machine – 3x(5x)200lbs
- Leg press 10x(180, 250) 5x(300, 260) 10x(200)
- 1 min mountain climbers (137)
- Single leg squats with rear leg on bench
- Hamstring curls 10x(30, 40) 5×50, 10x(40, 30). This was a big deal – I’m not a fan of hamstring curls. I think this is the best I’ve ever done!
- 1 min bootstrappers (42?)
- Leg extension 3x(5×105), (10×75), (10×45) – This was really disappointing. In the Spring I’d start at 135lbs. I felt a bit of strain in my calf – I blame the hamstring curls. I don’t even know if that makes sense, but work with me…
- 45degree Donkey calf 10x(120,135,150) 7×165
- 1 min skater jumps (68)
- And just to completely finish off my legs… 3x(1min potty squat)
And because it’s 3F in Denver, then I had to pull on warmup pants to go outside. My legs weren’t really cooperating in that!
Actually before I started my left knee was feeling a bit *something* but by the end of the workout it had worked its way out and felt great! (it was the rest of my legs that were complaining at me) I was glad I did the workout to get things feeling good again. I really do think I need to spend a bit more time stretching and foam rolling, however.
