Fat Guy In Running Shorts

Typically you have heard from Jenn on this blog, but for the next few months we are going to change things up a little bit!  You get to hear from the other half of our racing family, Ben!  2014 was a crazy year on the race front.  We picked up 9 new medals and a few Tough Mudder headbands.  Had some awesome trips with great friends, and have a few more surprises that came from a race on the way as well!

As we lead into 2015, a guys only weekend has been booked in March.  We are still building the team, but training has to get going!  March 7-8 the gentlemen of the Party of the Southland hit the course at Spartan Race.

Normally I wouldn't public post details of my training, but I need some accountability on this one.  I ran my first Tough Mudder 2 years ago, and while I have ran many races since then and had faster times I have still put on almost 30 pounds since that initial race.

So now it is time to get into race shape.  And I am going to post the details on here.  If you want to follow along with me, bring it on.

The schedule is simple.  Total Body lifting schedule on Monday and Friday.  Circuit Strength Training on Wednesday (boot camp style stuff for you house wives and Adam Clark, cross fit for you cool kids with disposable income).  Then Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday are my running days.

The goal by Spartan Race is to get myself down 30 pounds, be ready to conquer the race, and have my damn suits fit better.

DECEMBER 1, 2014

WEIGHT: 318.4

BMI: 38.7

12/1 WORKOUT - TOTAL BODY #1

WARM UP - 10 minutes on elliptical

**do these in groupings of 2 exercise alternating sets.  4 sets x 12 reps each**

LEG PRESS - 360 LBS

INCLINE BENCH - 145 LBS

HAMSTRING CURL - 100 LBS

LAT PULLDOWN - 120 LBS

HAMMER CURL - 25 LBS each hand

LAT RAISE - 10 LBS each hand

HIP ABDUCTION - 185 LBS

ROPE PRESSDOWN - 50 LBS

Knocked this workout today, and actually felt really great to lift.  As we prepared for the Wine and Dine Half Marathon at Disney during most of the fall I had transitioned my non-running days to circuit training instead of lifting.  I was afraid I would lose a lot of my strength, but still felt very strong today.  The 4th set makes the biggest difference.  I had done this in the past as 3 sets, but didn't feel like I had done enough.  Today's was perfect.

This work out is actually part of a program a fantastic trainer here in Nashville made for me in 2007.  Payton Young is one of the best trainers in Middle Tennessee, and is the person who taught me proper technique, proper nutrition, and how to put together a work out program.  The nice thing is whenever I need to get back to basics I can pull up some of those workouts and know I will get a solid work out.

It was a great day 1!  Countdown to Spartan Race Continues.