Music Week: Run

I hate running, but still REALLY would love to love it. Turmoil over this!

What generally keeps me moving is music!

The music doesn't necessarily have to have a stellar beat, but it has to make me feel something!

Whether that feeling is a flashback of trying--and failing--to walk myself into labor (Thunder by Boys Like Girls), or a college flashback of driving back and forth from Rexburg to Provo, singing at the top of my lungs (Respect by Pink). Or maybe it's a song that makes me giggle because of a student in my class that REALLY would like to kidnap Adam Levine (Payphone by Maroon 5).

Now my RUN! mix may make some sense!

EnJoy!

Music Week: Lifting

This week I decided that I want to find music. I'm always looking for new stuff and try to find

stuff that inspires me to either lift more, run faster, spin heavier, or push myself harder.

Today's Music: Lifting

ENJOY!

Pyramid Planks

Alright, last pyramid for the week! Today we are doing Plank Jacks (where from plank position you jumping jack your legs out and in) and Mountain Man (both right and left leg come up for 1 rep).

This one is honestly not bad, so don't be afraid to repeat!

9 Plank Jacks - 1 Mountain Man

8 Plank Jacks - 2 Mountain Mans (or Mountain Men?!)

7 Plank Jacks - 3 Mountain Mans

6 Plank Jacks - 4 Mountain Mans

5 Plank Jacks - 5 Mountain Mans

4 Plank Jacks - 6 Mountain Mans

3 Plank Jacks -7 Mountain Mans

2 Plank Jacks -8 Mountain Mans

1 Plank Jack -9 Mountain Mans

Enjoy!

Pyramid Ball Toss/Squat

Today's Pyramid involves medicine ball wall throws and regular or plie squats (I'm honestly never picky!). If you are doing the toss, make sure the wall you are throwing it up on is solid! Otherwise, you can do what this lovely pictured fellow is doing and just do a shoulder press. You can use a basketball if a medicine ball is not available, otherwise, I like a 6lb-10lb medicine ball.

Here we go:

9 Ball Tosses - 1 Squat

8 Ball Tosses -2 Squats

7 Ball Tosses - 3 Squats

6 Ball Tosses - 4 Squats

5 Ball Tosses -5 Squats

4 Ball Tosses -6 Squats

3 Ball Tosses - 7 Squats

2 Ball Tosses - 8 Squats

1 Ball Toss - 9 Squats

Enjoy!

Pyramid Abs

For todays workout, you can either use a TRX Suspension Trainer (LOVE) or a basic

workout ball (also love)!  We are going to be doing BALL ROLL INS or TRX CRUNCH, and PUSHUPS!

Ball Roll Ins--Pushup will be done from A.

TRX Crunch and Pushup

 The Workout:

9 Crunch/Roll ins : 1 Pushup

8 Crunch/Roll ins : 2 Pushups

                              7 Crunch/Roll ins : 3 Pushups
                              6 Crunch/Roll ins : 4 Pushups
                              5 Crunch/Roll ins : 5 Pushups
                              4 Crunch/Roll ins : 6 Pushups
                              3 Crunch/Roll ins : 7 Pushups
                              2 Crunch/Roll ins : 8 Pushups
                               1 Crunch/Roll in : 9 Pushups

                                                ENJOY!

Running Like in High School (except I was the lazy girl in track!)

(and Yes, I realize I look ridiculous in this photo!)

In honor of my latest run and my next race coming up, here is a little run training. 

 Reliving your high school track days is the probably the best way to geterdone!

Total Mileage: ~3 miles

1600 meter warmup

600 meter run

200 meter jog

200 meter run

200 meter jog

200 meter run

600 meter run

200 meter job

800 meter cool down jog: 

barefooted, backward along short end and forward long end of football field

ENJOY!

Pyramid: Pushup/Shoulder Press

Here's a fun challenge to work your chest and shoulders!

 It's a PUSHUP/SHOULDER PRESS PYRAMID!!!

How it works:

(and I should just mention right off the bat, that I do the pushups on my knees, and from kneeling position, do the shoulder press).

1 Pushup/ 1 Shoulder Press

2 Pushups/ 2 Shoulder Presses

3 Pushups/ 3 Shoulder Presses

4 Pushups/ 4 Shoulder Presses

5 Pushups/ 5 Shoulder Presses

6 Pushups/ 6 Shoulder Presses

7 Pushups/ 7 Shoulder Presses

8 Pushups/ 8 Shoulder Presses

9 Pushups/ 9 Shoulder Presses

8 Pushups/ 8 Shoulder Presses

7 Pushups/ 7 Shoulder Presses

6 Pushups/ 6 Shoulder Presses

5 Pushups/ 5 Shoulder Presses

4 Pushups/ 4 Shoulder Presses

3 Pushups/ 3 Shoulder Presses

2 Pushups/ 2 Shoulder Presses

1 Pushup/ 1 Shoulder Press

Fun, right?!

Option 2:

1 Pushup/ 9 Shoulder Presses

2 Pushups/ 8 Shoulder Presses

3 Pushups/ 7 Shoulder Presses

4 Pushups/ 6 Shoulder Presses

5 Pushups/ 5 Shoulder Presses

6 Pushups/ 6 Shoulder Presses

7 Pushups/ 3 Shoulder Presses

8 Pushups/ 2 Shoulder Presses

9 Pushups/ 1 Shoulder Press

ENJOY!