I skipped the rest day between week 10 and 11 as I had taken it earlier in the week, so I jumped straight into the final two week stretch.
I have to say I am so ready to be done with this program now. I need some time away from the gym both physically and mentally. The final two weeks of Phase 3 focuses on circuit workouts with a short number of moves, using low weights and performing high reps, and then resting 3 minutes in between each circuit.
Day 71- Legs
Barbell Squat Dumbbell Squat I lowered the weight from 7kg last week to 5kg for 4 sets of 30 reps.
Leg Press Stiff Legged Dumbbell Deadlift Lowered the weight from 6kg to 5kg for 4 sets of 30 reps.
Stiff legged barbell deadlift Dumbbell Goblet Squat Lowered the weight from 7kg to 5kg for 4 sets of 30 reps.
Barbell Lunge Dumbbell Rear Lunge Lowered from 6kg to 5kg for 4 sets of 30 reps.
Calf press on leg press machine Standing Calf Raises Lowered from 7kg to 5kg for 4 sets of 30 reps. Ow, that burned my calves!
This workout took me 33 minutes, which was alarming! It was my shortest workout for over 2 months! I barely even broke a sweat. It felt kind of weird leaving after such a short time, but I’ll take it!
Despite how short the workout was, I felt myself lacking focus and just going through the motions throughout the session. I found the workout dull and monotonous, and I am just not a fan of the high rep/low weight form of training.
I think I’m just burned out with weights and the gym in general, and I’m so close to the end that my focus and drive is starting to wane with the program. I’m not sweating it too much, if I want to take a day off now I will. I’ve worked really hard for 3 months, and completing the program in a slightly longer time than the 90 or so days is not a problem for me.
I’m starting to think about what I want to do after LiveFit, I think I am going to take a full 2 weeks off the gym and weights just to give the body a little break. I am so excited to be able to go swimming and go to yoga, things I just haven’t had time to do during this program. I will continue to run 4 days a week as I amp up my mileage for marathon training, and I think I will then strength train 2-3 times a week during this period of training. I will have to start looking into some programs.
Any recommended strength training programs for runners?
Do you strength train during half/marathon training?
How do you balance different forms of training?
