Friday, July 4, 2008

A wounded runner's workout...called "rehabbing"

Thursday 7/3:

Wake-up 4:15 am
* knee stretches 2 sets of 4 reps for 10 second hold
* Isometrics 2 sets of 4 reps for 10 second hold
* 110 push-ups
* 120 sit-ups

Arrive at gym 5:00 am
Weights
* 25 reps of chest exercises
* 22 reps on biceps

Arrive at work 7:00 am

Return to Gym 8:15 pm
* Cycle for 26 minutes
* Stair master for 15 minutes
* Elliptical for 1 hour
* Treadmill "walking" for 15 minutes
In bed 10:30 pm

Runners - be sure you stretch and rest or you too will be "rehabbing" and following a similar workout to produce those "runner-like" endorphins.

No comments: