Umm, how it is the last weekend of January? Didn’t 2013 just arrive? Crazy! After completing a great indoor bike trainer ride and taking a trip to the Union Square Greenmarket yesterday, I spent today catching up on life—doing laundry and lots of meal prep like roasting veggies and sweet potatoes, plus making a batch of spicy black bean quinoa. I’ll share the recipe later this week!
In terms of upcoming workouts, the next seven days will take the form of a recovery week (as per Full Throttle Endurance’s training approach—three weeks building intensity, one week resting and recovering). Honestly, I have mixed feelings about backing off this week, mainly because I feel like my technique in the pool and power in the saddle seem to be clicking; however, I know this active downtown will help prevent injury and overtraining. Andrew also recommended getting a sports massage or visiting an acupuncturist this week, and I hope to get a massage (my first ever!) sometime on Wednesday. I also have a few FitFluential events this week, plus an appointment at Finish Line Physical Therapy for a complimentary performance baseline screening—and a chance to run on the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill! Here we go—Write It Down, Do It Up!
(If you’re new to WIDDIU, here’s how it works: Every Sunday evening, I post my workout schedule for the week, and I invite you to do the same. This way, we can motivate each other and hold ourselves accountable. Sounds like a win-win, right?)
Monday – a.m. run with Full Throttle Endurance (FTE); a.m. swim
Tuesday – a.m. run and strength train
Wednesday – a.m. bike with FTE; a.m. run or swim
Thursday – off
Friday – a.m. swim with FTE; a.m. run
Saturday – off
Sunday – bike and strength train
Did you set any January workout/fitness goals? How have you noticed improvements?
i listened to a trainer speak about this kind of training with on and off weeks, it sounded super interesting and also so beneficial to the athletes. way to stick with it!
We’ll see how it goes. This morning’s running workout wasn’t exactly done at recovery pace (I blame my speedy pace group members
), but we did back off from last week’s splits.
Sometimes those down time weeks are great to keep from burning out
I found I needed one earlier this month, I kept wanting to do more, but the week after I felt a million times better and able to put more into my workouts since the week before was lighter.
I am going to Crossfit today! I’m terrified. haha
Recovery weeks are perfect for preventing burnout, especially when training cycles are relatively long. Good luck at CrossFit–it’s a lot of fun!
That quinoa looks super delish!
I didn’t set goals just for January, but I am making progress on my year goals.
The quinoa dish looks delicious!