Workouts this week- the Exercise factor

This week we are making a push, hitting the gym every night at 9PMish for an hour long strength workout. We are using the new Universal machine, adding calisthenic sets during active rest. The reps are adding up and anyone who knows me knows that the "rep whore" in me is loving that lol!

We logged 5 workouts in 7 days; I also logged a good number of reps in session with clients, and although they aren't max effort, they do add up.

This summer the plan is to add muscle! With 2 good years of solid calisthenics/body weight training I feel ready to pump a bit. I know I have a solid foundation of strength, balance, agility, coordination and damn near perfect form to support pushing some weight. I can already see big changes in my body over the past 6 months and I am excited to see where I'll be in September.

Please notice the missing reps on the guys' scores. They suck at logging and I resent being secretary ;)

Today I ran 9K in 50:00- about a 5:45. My RPE was 13-14 and I did a tempo finish for the last <1K. I felt great and could hit the gym but my workout buddies are tired so I'll take a well deserved rest day and plan to hit it hard(er) tomorrow!

2012 is year of the harder body, right? There's a lot of momentum going on right now! 2200+ reps this week. Bring it.

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