My Whole Wellness

Workout 5/26/13

7 miles at 9:40 pace.

I used horizontal loading for the first exercise with 2 minute breaks.  As I mentioned in the “about me” section I slacked off a few months ago, much to my embarrassment.  When one is first getting into weight lifting or in my case back into weight lifting, using stabilization training is advisable.   I did this for about 6 weeks, and to be honest…its sorta like pulling teeth.  Now that I’m through with that I can get back into the big girl weights.  In max strength training I prefer few, multichain exercises. For the maximum benefit, high sets, low reps, and bigger rest periods are used with challenging weight.  The idea is that as you finish a set, you feel as if only one to two more good form reps are possible. 

The Turkish get-up and carries I try to do at least once a week.  I damaged my shoulder a few years ago and as a result of improper healing (I was not yet knowledgeable about overtraining at the time) the joint is fairly weak.  I like exercises that challenge shoulder stability and as a result help strength the joint; however, they must be done with planning.