Fitness Update!
FITNESS GOALS 💪🏼👇🏼
It’s been a while since I have shared any kind of fitness update. (If you missed it, I had to drop out of the Boston Marathon back in late February due to my knee issues) So I figured it’s time to catch up! (Not that I think anyone really cares, but I love reading about others on their personal fitness journeys, so why not 🤪!)
Being forced to step back from running wasn’t something I was really planing on. I had just started building back up my milage (I got to around 25-30 mies a week) and started my training for Boston, and then the knee injury happened 🤦🏻♀️
I am not going to lie and say I handled it perfectly well….. I was bummed for sure. But after accepting the fact that I was pulling out of Boston, I decided it was time to switch gears. If I couldn’t run like I wanted to, it was the prefect time to change my priority to my lifts.
here's an example of one of my lifts.
I am someone who always lifts, regardless of how much I am running. I first got into lifting about 8 years ago, and I have been hooked ever since! However, I can only dedicate a certain amount of time and energy to my lifts when I am running a decent amount. I am always feeling the pull to find the balance of the two! With running being off the table, I decided it was time to focus on really getting strong and allow my strength training to be my focus again!
That’s where I currently am now! My knee has healed up, but I am still keeping strength training as my goal right now. I am lifting 4 days a week…. focusing on progressive overload, and getting stronger! I am focusing on eating ENOUGH every day (just like you can’t drive a car without gas, you can’t expect your body to get stronger/gain muscle without giving it food!) I am also sprinkling in 2 or 3 shorter runs a week just because I love it :) #endorphinsmakeyouhappy
still enjoying some shorter runs with Saylor a few times a week!
That’s enough rambling for now…. Any questions? Drop them below… I can talk about this kinda stuff all day long :)