Workout plan!

[resolute]

So, having read a *ton* of stuff about workouts, workout plans, barbells, other weights, and bodyweight exercise;

Having just managed to run a mile;

And, having thought about my fitness goals;

I sat down for an hour and a half last night wrote up a six-week training plan for myself.

IDEK.

Comments

[weirdquark]

Cool!

I occasionally come up with workout ideas but they tend to have more "this really fun thing I want to do" rather than "what will further my actual fitness goals" so they're not really actual training plans. I need to work on that. Though "this really fun thing I want to do" should always be in them too. :)

[resolute]

I left room for "this fun thing I want to do"! I, just, I thought if I had a *plan*, I could see if I am meeting my goal of steady improvement.

RAWK!

[smackshack]

That is all.

Re: RAWK!

[resolute]

Thank you!

[lyorn]

Now I'm curious: So much time to decide on what to do, or so many details to write down?

[resolute]

SINCE YOU ASKED! :D

I wanted a blend of weights and bodyweight. I wanted blend of intervals and slower cardio. I wanted a set of workouts that I could could as few as three days a week or as many as five, depending on my schedule. I wanted workouts that exercised my whole body in different ways to avoid over training. I want to improve my squats, deadlift, pushups, and shoulder press.

I know what days I am likely to get to the Y, where the rowing machine, barbells, and swimming pool are. I planned routines for those days based on that. On the other days, when I might get to the Y or might be working out at home, I planned routines using bodyweight or dumbbells, and cycling or running.

The first routine in the week, after rest days, has my big deadlifts and shoulder presses. My last day, Saturday, I only have 45 minutes during my son's swim class, so that's running and stretching -- and then I have two rest days to recover from the longer, harder run.

The routines for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are all lower-stress full body workouts, doing different specific activities. If I miss a day, that's fine, or I can switch routines around between the three days.