Wednesday: A New Training Routine
A trainer at the DJ Fitness Center showed me a new training routine (listed below). It was tough, but I plan to repeat it next week. In the morning I did a warm-up run before karate.
- Run 3.1 miles (1 mile barefoot)
Karate:
- 70 reverse punches each arm
- 70 front kicks each leg
- freestyle basics
- sparring: double jodan attack to jaw
- sparring: 5 attack sparring full length of floor
At lunch, I did a free 30 minute training session with a trainer at Dow Jones’ Fitness Center, Lisa Curtin. It was a tough workout; here’s what the circuit involved:
- 0.5 mi sprint on the treadmill (ran 0.15 at 10mph, 0.15-0.40 at 11mph, last 0.10 at 12mph)
- 10 plyometric pushups on two risers
- 15 star hops (reaching to the ceiling)
- 500 meters on the rower
- 1 length of frog hops (down the long hallway)
- 1 length of walking lunges with two 35lb dumbbells
- 1 mile on the bike (~135 rpm)
- 10 step-ups with each leg on the large metal stand.
Repeat one more time.
I didn’t fit the second circuit into the half-hour of the trainer-led session since I burned a few minutes at the start on a warm-up. I did finish the routine on my own though. It was awesome and challenging. I recommend trying it out.