Training Update

[benny687]

I posted a while ago when I was just starting to lift my training level, so thought I'd post an update and hopefully get a few replies from any of you that are training for RM. Will be good to have something to compare because I dont know anyone else looking to join!

Mon Weds and Thurs, mornings session in the gym on upper body, different muscle groups each time. then a 5 mile run in the afternoon/evening.
Tues and Thurs mornings is pressups, situps and pull ups: 45 pressups, 80 situps, 40 pressups, 80 crunches, 8 pullups. I'm leaving the situps, but added reps to the pressups and pullups each week, followed by 6or7 rounds on the punchbag. Then sprint work in the afternoon, either 1.5mile or 10reps of hill sprints.
Saturdays I just do the pressups, situps and pullups in the mornings then rest for the weekend.

Best 1.5 mile time is 9.57, as of about an hour ago.

I'm Quite chuffed my application has been delayed, I've realised I was nowhere near fit enough a few months ago.

Anyone doing any similar training or have any suggestions?

Hope I'm still on the right track!
Ben

[Cool Hand Luke]

You definately seem on the right lines mate. When you do your morning sessions in the gym mate, what sort of rep ranges are you hitting? I think it might be worth combining you weight sessions and bodywork, and maybe do a few workouts like:

300 Workout
25 pull-ups
50 deadlifts (50kg)
50 push-ups
50 box jumps (24 inch platfom)
50 floor wipers
50 DB Clean n Press (16kg DB)
25 pull-ups

Or something like this:

10 to 1 (Taken from rosstraining.com)

The workout consists of 4 movements:

* pullups
* toe touches (V-UPS)
* dumbbell swings
* burpees

The rep sheme is the following: you start with 10 reps for every movement. After completing one circuit you rest shortly, then you start the next circuit while doing one rep less.

So the rep sheme is 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The rest times also shorten from round to round, for example 54 seconds, 48 seconds, 42 seconds,...

It's upto you mate, but I prefer combining my light-weight training with bodyweight work too.

[benny687]

I like the sound of that 300 workout!
the only thing that has stopped me from combining the weights and the body work is that Ive gotten into the habit of training everyday, so seperated them out over the week.

I do occasionally swap the exercises and bag work for a 10 - 1 workout, which I know as Pyramid training. Starting at one end of the room with 10 pressups, then run to the other end and do 9 etc...
Then repeat with situps and so on.

I'm going to try that 300 thing when I'm on the weights again on friday, cheers!

Ben

[Cool Hand Luke]

Yeah mate it's a quality workout, the last set of pull-ups seem to take forever lol.

Ah right, so how many sessions you do in total, including cardio? At the minute I manage 3 runs a week, 3 weight/bodyweight sessions, 1/2 hill sprint sessions, don't think I could manage much more

[benny687]

3 weights sessions, 3 Bodyweight and bagwork sessions, 3 5miler runs and 2 sprintwork runs.
So 11 altogether. Sounds like a lot when counted like that but its taken a good few months to get to that level.

What kind of stuff are you doing?

[Cool Hand Luke]

Yeah mine's very similar really, minus the bag work as I'm useless at it. I do between 6-8 mile runs depending on how I feel.

Yeah it seems like a lot of sessions but they are varied so it compensates really.