Feeling a Lot Better Today….
As a follow up to my last post, I’m glad to report that I’ve had a chance to recover from the outdoor work. Our part is on hold because of the rain we’ve had for three days. I did go to the gym on Friday evening, and I worked on abs, back, biceps and traps. I used lighter weight than usual and focused on slow reps with a full range of motion. I kept the sets in the 12-15 rep range and I could really feel the muscles working. After lifting I did 20 minutes incline walking on the treadmill at a moderate pace. It was a nice change after 5 weeks of 5×5 training. So where do I go from here?
I have more outdoor work ahead of me but I don’t think it’ll be as strenuous as before. I’ve decided not to give up completely on the 5×5, I just won’t make it the primary part of every workout like I was doing before. I’ll decide how and what to train based on how I feel each day. I guess this is true ‘instinctive’ training. For my workout later today, my lower body is feeling good so I’ll probably do 5×5 squats. Shouders feel good so I’ll probably do some work there too. Hope everyone has a great day!
November 10, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Glad I read this blog. Hoping to do the 5×5 myself. Will have to keep the recovery time in mind when planning workouts and daily activities.
Congrats on the addition! New construction of any type is exciting.