Today’s running training focused on building more muscle strength. I did 30 or so slow-motion bodyweight squats. I did the first 10 with the swiss ball between me and the wall, and the next 20 freefloating. I then went into some deep lunges, 12 for each leg, and finished up with a few miles of running.
I did some strength training, focusing on my arms and shoulders, and some ab work (not as much as I should) to balance everything off.
Running alone doesn’t necessarily build good, strong, RESPONSIVE muscle to accomplish all one’s distance running goals. To that end, I try to ensure that I do lots of “extra credit” work to make sure I’ve got some good “wheels” on this car.
Nutrition wise, I went to the grocery store and bought HEAPS of stuff to stick in my office fridge and my cubicle’s overhead bins. I got a big thing of no-name oatmeal (it’s really easy to take a 1/2 cup of oatmeal, a little water from the bubbler, and nuke it for 1:20), some tuna cans, a big bag of walnuts, some string cheese, some yogurt, a few smoothies (and make sure you read the sugar content; I’m not a fan of Atkins as a diet, but the products are usually really sugar-conscious), some meal replacement bars for (just in case) moments, bananas, grapes, and a big salad bag to have with my tuna. That should do the trick. Oh, and some green tea to brew and let get cold at my desk for a nice cool antioxidant treat throughout the day.
As this moves along, I’ll have to find ways to sneak in more runs and more miles. I read in the latest issue of Men’s Health that Matt Damon had to be really creative about his workouts, and that he just snuck three 20 minute workouts into the day because he couldn’t find a solid hour free. That’s the whole deal. Make it work. Throw away excuses and find a way. “Get it done.” That’s really the crux of the issue, isn’t it?
What are you doing to get it done?
