I wasn’t terribly consistent last week in my training. The good news, though, is I can already feel my body starting to respond to the stresses I’m putting on it.
Last night, I did 90 minutes of E2 (endurance work, zones 1 and 2) on the stationary trainer. It, like most stationary work, is rather bland. However, I felt noticeably stronger than I did two weeks ago, and when you compare my heart rate and my power output, I’m noticeably producing more power at similar heart rates. Very good.
Tonight: weights.
I’m still not in the strength-building phase — that doesn’t begin until the week of February 28th. Tonight, though, I’ll be adding a new exercise to each of my areas (upper, lower, and core). Thus, tonight will look like this:
Upper:
- bench press
- dumbbell shrug
- bicep curl
- seated row*
Lower:
- squat
- hamstring curl
- calf press
- dumbbell lunge*
Core:
- reverse crunch
- back extension
- crunch
- side plank*
* New exercise this week.
So I think that — for now — the switch to Snap Fitness is sufficient for my basic needs. The close locale certainly makes getting there a lot easier, and makes me more inclined to go on a regular basis.