Half Marathon Plan: A quick strength workout with no burpees (sorry, MadDave) or push ups!! 💥

[roseabi]

Hi all,

We're almost halfway through the week now, how's it going? I started my Cycle 2 today with a REALLY NICE 10K long run 😊😊😊💥

Some of you will have seen my comments on Strava about that New York Times strength workout.

I have fiddled around with it and made another sample strength circuit programme, this time with no burps or push ups, but using the idea of timing each exercise for one minute. Hope you like it 😊

docs.google.com/document/d/...

There's also a printable version:

docs.google.com/document/d/...

I had to use myself as a model for some of the images, and inevitably the cat got in on the action 😄😄😄

All comments welcome, particularly your thoughts on my choice of snack 😊

roseabi xx

[Jay66UK Half Marathon]

Great timing for my first go at a strength workout tomorrow. I’ll report back on how it went.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Jay66UK]

You can do it!!

[Jay66UK Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Gagh! Only just managed one rep!

Not done anything like this since a brief spell of being healthy about 25 years ago. Mountain Climbers and Squat Thrusts were the worst.

I clearly have shot stomach muscles at the moment and it’s going to be a long road to rebuild them.

At least I’ve started...

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Jay66UK]

Do you mean one circuit of all the exercises? That's wonderful! Those two you mention are the hardest for sure, well done!!!

[Jay66UK Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Yup. One minute of each. Clearly not a continuous minute of mountain climbers or squat thrusts yet!

[MutleyShuffle Half Marathon]

Excellent! Not a burpee in sight! (Though one looks scarily close! 😮) Will have a go at these one day soon. Thanks Roseabi 😊

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to MutleyShuffle]

😊

[MutleyShuffle Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

PS I didn't see the choice of snack - have I missed something? (Other half tells me I am singularly unobservant!)

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to MutleyShuffle]

It's in one of the pictures in the workout document 😊

[MutleyShuffle Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Ha ha I just had another look and spotted it! Yes I do approve of your choice of snack! Haven't had one of those in a long time 😁 yum yum!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to MutleyShuffle]

It's a giant one 😄 We got it for Christmas last year and still haven't finished it 😮

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to roseabi]

I should add that if it had been left to me it would have been long gone...

[MutleyShuffle Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Wowsers! Such restraint! Get munching quick before it goes off! 😁

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to MutleyShuffle]

Yes ma'am!! 😄😄😄

[mountaindreamer Half Marathon]

Thanks roseabi . Will save for later. 😊❤️

Sadly today has become my week 2 rest day (though a low impact cross walk will be happening later!) My neck decided to have another temper tantrum yesterday - not due to running 16k on Monday, but due to having to sit on a normal chair for 40 mins waiting for a GP appt!!! I’ve learned not to be surprised by its behaviour...🙄🙄

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to mountaindreamer]

All the best!! xx

[mountaindreamer Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Thanks - much better today, so took full advantage. Saw my Sports Therapist first thing too, who has agreed I never again try jumping! 😂❤️

[MutleyShuffle Half Marathon in reply to mountaindreamer]

Oh dear, poor you. Hope your neck eases up soon x

[mountaindreamer Half Marathon in reply to MutleyShuffle]

Thanks MS - much better today. I just have to let it settle down. ❤️

[MadDave]

Yay! No burpees!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to MadDave]

😂😂😂

[MadDave in reply to roseabi]

Actually you’ll be pleased to hear that my Tuesday kettlebells class involved two sets of 11 burpees 🤕

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to MadDave]

Ouch! Good stuff - well done!!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to MadDave]

Pah! Those squat thrusts are prettym uch identical to my attempts at burpees!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Thanks for this Abi - will give that a go tomorrow

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Awesome!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Crikey!

I now know that a minute of mountain climbers is currently beyond me! I had to just step it in and out for the latter half - the first 30 seconds were good tho

As for no burpees! What you cunningly call squat thrusts look mighty similar to my attempts at burpees!

The leg raises were fine - felt much safer than the double straight leg raises in the other routine.

I did finish the one minute reps, and agree with you, there are some elements I could have done two minutes quite happily - maybe I will extend those next time, but the climbers will NOT (ever) be more than one minute.

Thanks again for putting it together

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

A minute is definitely enough mountain climbers 😂

Nice one - thanks Linda!! xx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

* more than enough 😂

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The pic! 😂😂😂