Hello Muscles!

Today I had a free session with a trainer at the A&F gym and said hello to some muscles I have not used in a VERY long time...Needless to say I am quite sore but am very happy with my training session!

First, the trainer told me that when training for a marathon that you need to build muscle by using light weights and more reps. She said that if you lift weights that are too heavy it will build your muscle..but in a way that will restrict fluid running motions.

So here is the workout (or at least what I remember that we did) broken down into the segments that we did. AND IT WORKS AND YOUR MUSCLES WILL BE SORE!!

First Round

-Bisou ball squats (balance on the bisou and squat..yeah ok crazy lady..)

-Bisou ball core twists while holding a medicine ball

- Back leg lunges with leg balance.

-lunge back with one foot, bring back foot up and then into the air as you touch the ground bending forward at the waist

Second Round

-Hip flexors (firehydrants)

-Bisou Ball side squats

-One leg on bisou one on the ground in a squat position. Hop over bisou ball and squat on the other side

-Push ups

Third Round

-Resistance band walking side squats with 10seconds held @ end

- Squat jumps

-Plank

Fourth Round (are you crying yet?)

-Resistance band side leg raises.

-Alternating back lunges with 10lb biceps curls

-Side arm raises w/ 5lb resistance

FINALLY:

- Diagonal lunges with 5 lb arm raises.

I may have mixed some of these up a little but that is the gist of what we did. She said that these workouts are good to do at least twice a week so I had better get on it! Dayna said our official training has started..and my knee is acting up again. I have a DR. appt on Tuesday so until then it's the elliptical and these workouts for me!

Anna