Daily Mile & Lift

Friday I lucked out and had the entire morning to myself.  Of course, that meant I headed straight for the hills!  I decided to check out another section of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail I'd never ventured down.  I parked at Red Rock Trailhead and went south all the way to the point of the mountain.  The trail was okay.  It runs really close to the neighborhood below, so it's almost like you're still in town, just on a trail instead of a road.  Still better than a road run, and nice to switch it up, but I don't think I'll go back any time soon.  I actually had another really great run.  Not quite as speedy as Tuesday, but still pretty quick for BST.  It was a beautiful morning and I was highly motivated, so I finished up my run and headed for the gym.  Double workouts.  Ohhhh yeahhhh...

The Wasatch <3

Beautiful if it weren't for all those pesky houses!

The buck stops here.  I made it to the rock quarry at the point of the mountain.  

Because this is how trail running makes me feel...

8.3 miles

1:38

11:48 average pace

Did someone say flex Friday?  

Welcome to the gun show.  BAH HA HAHA

Look, Ma!  Pecs!

Daily Mile & Lift

Yesterday I didn't think I was going to get a workout in, but then at the end of the day after all the kids were asleep I decided to head to the gym.  I don't think I've ever been to the gym that late before, but it was pretty great.  There was almost no one there!  I was feeling surprisingly perky for 9 o'clock at night and really powered through a back, shoulder & biceps workout including a new dead lift PR!  I did two sets of 155lbs! 

15 mins elliptical

Military press

Wide grip upright rows

Barbell biceps curls

Wide grip lat pull downs

Dead lifts

Cable biceps curls- drop set

BOOM!  There it is!  One hundred fifty five pounds!  Eighteen pounds over body weight!

Arms and lats are growing!  I love it when the locker room is empty!  I can take tons of selfies! 

Then, this morning I wore my running gear to the girl's school to volunteer in Lila's class so I could squeeze in a run before picking up my youngest.  I almost didn't go.  I was tired and sore from Monday's leg day and last night's hard push.  I seriously contemplated taking a nap instead.  But I sucked it up and went anyway. I took a generous amount of walk breaks and enjoyed the beautiful blue sky and view of the mountains.  I thought a lot about my goals for the year and ended up very pleased with myself for running, even though I didn't want to.  I know it was only three miles, but often those are the hardest runs for me.

3 miles

35:33

11:51 average pace

Then I came home to this awesome present from my husband.  For his birthday, he bought me a lifting belt!  What a guy!  And it's pink, too!  

Daily Mile & Lift

This morning it was fairly warm out, so I walked the kids to school in my running gear and then went for a quick jaunt around the neighborhood before heading to the gym for back, shoulders and biceps day.  I haven't run for four days in a row in a while, so I was feeling a little beat up.  I decided to do my other three miler and save my five mile run for Thursday when I can (hopefully) go hit up a trail on fresh legs!

Deadlifts + shrugs

Close grip cable rows

Lat pull downs

Military press

Close grip upright rows

Barbell biceps curls

Lat raise machine

Hanging leg raise

SHORTS!  

3.54 miles

41:14

11:38 pace

Butt & Biceps

Yesterday I decided to focus on a couple areas where I'd love more muscle.  Butt and biceps.  I'd like more butt for more power when running, plus if you've ever seen my butt you'll know it's almost non-existent.  Hey, it runs in my family.  What can I say?  Then biceps.... well, who doesn't want bigger guns?!  Tell me that?  

The workout:

Leg curls

Standing Glute machine

High narrow stance leg press

Barbell curls

Machine curls

Bicep cable curl drop set to muscle failure!

10 minutes elliptical

Post workout pump worthy of some gym selfies!