I have been getting back into my work outs in fits & spurts so I re-examined my approach and mentality as I always do with all areas of my life to find the reason for the inconsistent effort.
Well one of the largest issues but not the only issue for sure is that I haven’t been keeping true to my extensive stretching routines as I used to! I started sliding off of my stretching in part because my body doesn’t feel as beat up after a run like it did before I started running in the VFF’s (Vibram Five Fingers). Since my back and legs weren’t beat up I wasn’t as dedicated to my stretching especially after the runs and actually before the runs the stretching activities were half assed!
Well I am back into my stretching routine where I stretch without taking shortcuts before the run]workout after the workout and prior to going to bed whether I worked out or not. Today this was very important since I had a hard gym workout last night along with a nice stroll on the treadmill after hitting the weights & abs.
Besides the stretching I need to be more dedicated to hitting push ups, leg raises, crunches & trunk twists after my runs. My runs are plodding right now when I do back to backs but I feel the body ready to move forward to shed weight and firm up. Man I have been through this enough times I shouldn’t let myself get in this shape anymore.
One of the things I read that made me re-examine is this article from Active.com which helped me realize I wasn’t doing my all:
http://www.active.com/running/Articles/A-Full-Body-Strength-Workout-for-Better-Runs.htm?cmp=291&memberid=105296370&lyrisid=22276275
