Day 6-- New Garmin 610 Debuts

So I got a Garmin 610, for my anniversary which was yesterday. Today I rolled it out on the treadmill, so no distance, altimeter, and cadence figures, just heart rate. It took me about 20 minutes of the run to get the chest strap in a logical position that synced up with the treadmill, and my Basis watch, once that was done HR seemed spot on. One thing I can say is a little moisture under the strap was an amazing thing for conductivity, I will try that first thing next run.

The run went quite well, after the tinkering with monitor was done I cruised non-stop to the three miles at 13:30 pace I was shooting for with zero discomfort.

Saturday runs are slow runs for the most part, until they switch over in weeks, 6,7, and then weeks 10-16 to a variety of speed work. I also throw in some upper body weightlifting as well either in the afternoon or right after the run. Today I choose the afternoon.

Day 5-- Boxing Day Workout.

This was today's workout, after struggling to wake up I did pretty well with it, mostly chest and shoulders. I enjoy the dumbbells, it forces me to be in control of the weight at all time and focused on the muscle. Which seems like a positive, and feels like it afterwards! I got this workout from FLEX magazine, in an article by Mr. Olympia Phil Heath's for his ideal chest workout.

The workout pictured at right is an app I found on line that is called Full Fitness that is very useful with tracking and planning. You can design and or use some custom designed workouts already in the app. I would highly recommend it. I just designed the "Heath" workout right into it and was able to save it that way.

Friday's are weight training, and no running, I will have two runs to cap off the week, a 3 miles on Saturday, and an 8 milers on Sunday. I am hoping I can run outside this weekend as well.

Day 2-- Marathon Training for the Wisconsin Marathon

Upper body workout, felt good, hit all my reps with decent form and some "burn". Did a "Mr Olympia" Phil Heath workout I saw in a FLEX magazine, obviously not at his level but "close" and by close I mean, he does this workout in a gym just like me.