Tuesday December 11 A 1.5 mile jog/run and bodyweight exercises at park. I walked about 5 minutes for a warm-up and 5 minutes for a cool-down. During the beginning of my run, I decided to include some bodyweight exercises. I did 2 sets or each exercise to failure. I'm including the number in which in took to get to failure to compare in the future.
2 sets of each exercise to failure
Incline Leg Lifts: Set 1=15 reps on low incline, Set 2=5 reps on the higher or middle incline. (at park)
Push-ups: Set 1=20, Set 2=22 (flat ground)
At the end of my run I decided to do backwards running for about 2 minutes, in 1 minute intervals. Why run backwards? I like to include backward running to help balance / coordination and muscle control. I also like the cardiovascular benefits and how my legs feel afterwards. My philosophy to do backward running at the end of my workout is similar to that of a burnout set in weight lifting...if that makes sense.
For more information check out these links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backward_running
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodyweight_exercise
2 sets of each exercise to failure
Incline Leg Lifts: Set 1=15 reps on low incline, Set 2=5 reps on the higher or middle incline. (at park)
Push-ups: Set 1=20, Set 2=22 (flat ground)
At the end of my run I decided to do backwards running for about 2 minutes, in 1 minute intervals. Why run backwards? I like to include backward running to help balance / coordination and muscle control. I also like the cardiovascular benefits and how my legs feel afterwards. My philosophy to do backward running at the end of my workout is similar to that of a burnout set in weight lifting...if that makes sense.
For more information check out these links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backward_running
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodyweight_exercise
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