LEARNING HOW TO DIG DEEP + WINNER
- By loramarie03
- 21 August, 2012
- 11 Comments
Today was the start of my new workout routine and it felt good. Mostly because my body is still sore from this weekend (10 mile race + 20 minutes of arm strengthening = super soreness) so I think it was happy to have a break from running.
Although I designed a workout that was a little harder than I expected:
One of the things I have a really hard time with is “digging deep.” I think from marathon training, I have a mentality that I need to keep a steady pace and push through the entire workout where I feel like strength training and HIIT workouts are more about doing the max NOW. Because you will always find more. I tried to focus on this this morning and limit my rest breaks, but man, those V-Ups BURN. Is it just me or do those babies really make a difference?!
We’ll see if I pushed myself hard enough. I guess I’ll know later this afternoon whether I’m sore or not. Or if my stomach muscles are jiggling from fatigue as I sit at my desk all day…
I realized yesterday afternoon that I forgot to announce a winner for the PRO Compression giveaway! Andddd the winner is:
kimert79!
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How do you know if you’re “digging deep”? Is it something you struggle with?
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I agree about the digging deep part! Definitely different when it comes to running (or cycling for moi) that you have that steady state push and for HIIT you are just killing yourself at one time haha. I try to gauge my “digging” deep by how hard I’m breathing/ muscle burn, but I’d really like to get a heart rate monitor soon so I really know
I agree about the heart rate monitor-I’ve recently become obsessed with mine, haha!
Really? I used to have one and never really used it… but maybe I need to rethink that
Me too! Triathlon training will do that, haha
V-Ups are the best! Looks like a good ab workout!
Holy cow, V-Ups BURNNNN hahah
I knew I was digging deep at the princess half this year when my foot was injured but I kept trucking on. I was so proud when I crossed that finish line though! What is a V-up?
Wow, that’s amazing!! I think 95% of people would have quit. Here’s a good video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUxjSexbFS4
I have the same problem-I’m so used to “saving my energy” on long runs, that I don’t always push myself harder when doing intervals or HIIT workouts! I need to work on that
I’m glad I’m not the only one! It’s just a different mentality that you have to get used to.
I completely agree about digging deep! I hate the kind of pain that involves, which is why I do marathons
ill do a marathon over a 5k every day!