Since the last post I have started and completely bombed on a few workout gimmicks. The deck of cards workout was going good but I got sick and fell off the routine and never got back to it. I created a progressive calendar to build up my strength and get the workout routine going again but that fell flat. I realized I'm pushing to much to fast. I jump into these workouts full steam but my body can't take them yet. This discourages me and I tend to fade out from doing them. I have started something recently that I have been keeping up with right up until a week ago when work and kids games got in the way. The difference this time around though is I have jumped back into it with no hesitation. The main reason being is it is easy. Easy doesn't give the results I'm looking for but it's better than nothing and as it becomes second nature I can increase the intensity.
This routine consists of walking. It started out as a simple mile course I mapped out by my work. The best part about the course is that I am able to add, or subtract, and repeat when necessary to get the desired distance. I have been able to knock off time from my walks and increase distance. I am at the point that I just take off for an hour and see how far I get. I have also incorporated walks after dinner. Again I was able to map out an area that can be increased or decreased depending on my time limits. As I increase distance I can start thinking about jogging. I call it jogging because realistically I don't run, I'm not fast, it's more of a glorified speed walk. Although I have been told that I am still slower than speed walkers when I try to run. When I do jog I have only been doing a half mile. My goal is to do a half mile in 4 minutes. Once I have accomplished that I will increase to a mile and work on getting that to 8 minutes. Once that is accomplished maybe I will run longer distances I haven't planned that far ahead yet. I don't see myself running anymore races that don't involve obstacles so long distance running doesn't seem important. In the beginning I knew I wasn't a runner but I gave it a try. My experience with the road races weren't pleasant, they weren't awful or by any means extremely torturous. They just weren't lets go again fun, I mean even during the torture of going up Killington and back down through the woods and the 10 hour duration there was an amazing feeling of adrenalin and accomplishment. I didn't get that same feeling at the road races. I do plan on getting back to Obstacle races once everything is complete with the wedding and I need to be ready for that. That is why I will go on walks and jogs, I also plan on getting some circuit type training going as soon as I purchase the equipment. A fellow Spartan friend informed me of how cheap it is to duplicate the sand carry, bucket brigade as well as utilizing a few cinderblocks to get a full workout in. I am hoping to start that next week if I can get the supplies this weekend. I will document the making of the equipment and submit any thoughts and ideas of the training as I go. If I start off simple and work my way up I will be able to commit to it. Leave me some love in the comments, or suggestions on things you would like to see written about or tested.
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