Abnormal Athletes

💥 YOU HAVE TI SACRIFICE TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS 💥

Goals change over time, and my current goal is to run a sub 3- hour marathon. What that means for my fitness life at the moment is sacrificing time in the gym for time on the pavement. With that comes less strength, size, and overall definition to my muscles.

You have to be ready to sacrifice certain aspects of training in order to achieve others. On the flip side, if you want to add more muscle and strength, then it’s time to cut back on running!

I’ll of course continue to weight train, and will log my workouts here for you all to see. But the intensity of them, as well as the frequency will be much lower than usual.

If you’re looking to get into running, or want to find a group to run with, message me to come out to run club! Let’s get better together!

Fresh new shoes as we begin prep for a sub 3-hour marathon! After my first sub 20min 5k Thursday, we’re feelin good and ready to move fast 🔥

Had an awesome group of abnormal athletes at the today! I’m incredibly thankful for such an awesome group of people around me and for all their hard work! Here’s to more growth to come 🔥

Friday back-day 💪🏼💪🏼

Felt cute, might delete l8r

🏔 Hills are back🏔
RUNNERS!!! Make sure you’re runs aren’t all the same! Doing the same thing and expecting different results is the definition of insanity! Mix in hills, sprints, long runs, power days, everything you can. Have fun with running! There’s more than 1 type of run and you should explore it all 🔥🔥

WEIGHTS VS CARDIO

Since my broken toe 2 weeks ago, there’s been 0 cardio and all weight lifting. Both cardio and weight lifting have huge benefits within themselves! But each produce slightly different results.

When I’m healthy and running, I do cardio about 6 days a week and weight lift maybe 3 days if I’m lucky. Now with 100% of my time being weight lifting, I’m already noticing more size and definition through my upper body. No cardio also means I’m having more energy to put into my lifts.

I haven’t added any weight whatsoever, but my physique has filled in to become a more muscular body. A healthy mix of cardio and weight lifting is the ideal recipe for an overall killer body!

For a solid weight lifting and cardio program, shoot me a DM and we can talk about your goals! 🔥

All this boot for a broken pinky toe 🙃👎🏼

Already been out from running for one week now, with hopefully no more than another 2 weeks of rest. Staying still sucks 🤬

East coast weather has my legs feeling fast 🔥

After a 7 hour red eye followed by a 2 1/2 hour drive, there was definitely a need to shake it the body and get moving!

One of my favorite parts of every vacation is finding new running routes, new gyms, and doing fun outdoor beach workouts 🔥 time to get after it for a week!

WHY YOU NEED MORE FORMS OF CARDIO 🔥

As a runner, it’s easy to get into a rhythm of just sticking to that single form of cardio. Why would I bike or swim or do a hiit workout when running is my main objective?

All cardio based workouts help to build up your aerobic base and grow your VO2 max! It’ll also work other muscle groups that aren’t as targeted in a single form. Biking helps build muscle and endurance through your legs and hips which translates to stronger runs! Swimming provides great core strength, breathing techniques, and full upper body range of motion work while saving your joints with such low impact!

Watching everyone crush the yesterday made me miss that feeling 🔥

Congratulations to every person who showed up and participated in the 126th Boston Marathon! It’s a major accomplishment!

That was just the motivation I needed to get this grind focused! Speak it into existence: I will qualify for the Boston Marathon!

ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED THE HILLS TODAY 🔥

The work was rolling hills today (run up, run down). 6 sets of quarter mile incline straight into quarter mile decline had my legs feelin some type of way! The incline wasn’t a crazy one today, but it simulated a true incline seen on major races. Gotta put in the work in order to survive race day 🔥

Todays run:
1 Mile warm up (flat)
6 x .25m hill -> .25m descent (3 miles total)
1 Mile cool down (flat)

THIS WEEKE WORKOUT SPLIT TO RUN FURTHER, GO FASTER, AND LIFT HEAVIER 🔥

M - 5mile easy run/ Back/chest
T - 10mile long run/ Arms
W - 4.5mile Hill intervals / Legs
T - 3.1mile Recovery/ No Lift
F - 4x800/2x1600m speed run/shoulders
S - Abnormal Run Club/ abs/hip stability
S - Full rest

Roughly 30 miles of running, and 4 weight lifting days with a few days of recovery and mobility. Time to stop making excuses and start making progress 🔥