With my current running schedule, Monday’s and Friday’s are
rest days. On these two days, it always
leaves me feeling pent up with energy, because my body isn’t going out for a
run as it does the majority of days of the week. Yesterday I had enough and although I still
gave my legs a rest, I gave my core and arms a good onceover.
First I did my
usual ab workout (that is when I actually do one), that I picked up from Runner’s World a few years ago. The routine is apparently based off one done
by Iowa-raised Lola Jones, but I’m not so sure that she wasn’t just used for
eye candy. Well in any case, that worked
on someone and if I have a stronger core because of it than no harm no foul
really.
You can see the different exercises from the link. They’re alone enough to make you tired, but I
also usually add side crunches as
well as half jackknife crunches. I couldn’t find a good link for half
jackknifes but it’s similar to these full jackknife crunches but I bring my
knees into my chest when I do the upward crunch.
That’s usually where I end things, but yesterday I decided
to add some arm work in the mix too. I
found this upper
body strength workout online on Runner’s
World and, as I don’t have a stretchy resistance band, just did the push-ups
and chair dips. I was already in a
weakened state by this point, but still managed to do 15 push-ups – not that I
could have probably done many more in a fresh state. The triceps chair dips finished me off
though. I guess I mistakenly did the
straight leg version that Runner’s World
shows second in the video, which apparently makes it harder. Well luckily I have that going for me, as I
was only able to do 5 reps. I pushed to
get to 5 as well, making my triceps have a deep muscle burn for minutes
afterward.
After doing all the aforementioned workout, my whole body
was weak and I could tell I was going to be sore. It wasn’t bad last night (it never is that
soon after a workout) but this morning I was sore. To get up out of bed I couldn’t just sit
up. My abs just were too tired and
sore. I had to do bend one of my legs to
my chest, then grabbing it to bring my upper body up, and then sort of rocking
forward into a sitting position. Even
sitting here in the desk chair typing, if I turn the wrong way my side abs (or
obliques?) twinge.
I could be worse off though.
Like I said it’s just my stomach that’s sore and if anything my arms are
just a bit stiff. Both are noticeable enough
though that my 3 mile run today was a tad bit slower. Tomorrow though could be a different
story. They always say that two days
after a workout is the worst. You’ll be
sore the day after, but in pain (the good kind though, right?) two days
after. Well, I’ll see tomorrow I guess,
especially for my run which is again 3 miles.
One thing is for sure though. Friday
is going to be a full on – no running, no ab workout, no arm workout, no
anything – rest day.
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