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[sakura_girl]

Now that I'm officially finished with my sport that requires long periods of practice, I'm ready to dive straight into Primal workouts. I am a typical gym junkie and really love going to the gym. I was wondering if anybody could give me some feedback regarding my new exercise schedule, which is a huge cutdown from my two-trips-to-the-gym-per-day schedule:

Mon: 45 minute boot camp
Tues: lower body powerlifting (deadlifts, snatches, and squats), up to 45 minutes
Wed: upper body weights (bench press, triceps dips, chest press), up to 45 minutes
Thurs: 50 minutes step aerobics
Fri: rest
Sat: Sprints, upper body, up to 20 minutes including warmup
Sun: Sprints, lower body, up to 20 minutes including warmup

[iniQuity]

not sure what the monday boot camp is all about but you could probably get rid of that, and get rid of either saturday or sunday. get rid of thursday too...

Focus on intensity, not how often you work out. Lift really heavy twice a week, spend yourself thoroughly doing sprints/HIIT once a week, focus on your food and your personal life every other day. You can do small workouts daily if you really wish to but it seems to me like you're going from doing wayyyyyyyyyyy too much to doing wayyyy too much. There's a difference.

[sakura_girl]

I guess I am too used to doing 60+ minutes of exercise every day XD

Thank you for the feedback. I really love the bootcamp, which is pretty much circuit training with calisthenics and plyometrics in a group setting, which I love, so I'll just leave that. I'll also get rid of the Thursday and Saturday workouts, and move Tues/Wed to Wed/Thurs. I think it should be enough rest, right? =)

Edited:

Mon: 45 min boot camp
Tues: rest
Wed: lower body powerlifting
Thurs: upper body lifting
Fri: rest
Sat: rest
Sun: sprints

Sound reasonable?

[iniQuity]

I guess I am too used to doing 60+ minutes of exercise every day XD

Thank you for the feedback. I really love the bootcamp, which is pretty much circuit training with calisthenics and plyometrics in a group setting, which I love, so I'll just leave that. I'll also get rid of the Thursday and Saturday workouts, and move Tues/Wed to Wed/Thurs. I think it should be enough rest, right? =)

Edited:

Mon: 45 min boot camp
Tues: rest
Wed: lower body powerlifting
Thurs: upper body lifting
Fri: rest
Sat: rest
Sun: sprints

Sound reasonable?

Yep! Also don't be afraid to mix it up some, like if you find yourself utterly bored, with no plans, and you've already taken care of other shit, and you have a burning desire to go out and kill yourself exercising -- go ahead! Similarly, if you're scheduled to work out but it's not feasible for whatever reason just rest and do it the following day. It's called the off season for a reason, so dial back some.

[js290]

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Lift heavy ass weights and get as strong as you can. Keep a workout log to track your progress. Do the other things if they make you feel better; stress relief is as good of a reason as any to do a physical activity.

[Karma]

I guess I am too used to doing 60+ minutes of exercise every day XD

Thank you for the feedback. I really love the bootcamp, which is pretty much circuit training with calisthenics and plyometrics in a group setting, which I love, so I'll just leave that. I'll also get rid of the Thursday and Saturday workouts, and move Tues/Wed to Wed/Thurs. I think it should be enough rest, right? =)

Edited:

Mon: 45 min boot camp
Tues: rest
Wed: lower body powerlifting
Thurs: upper body lifting
Fri: rest
Sat: rest
Sun: sprints

Sound reasonable?

You may want to consider a no structure format for a while. You just got through with a long "season" of training and racing. Let your hair down and relax. Reconnect with friends you don't see very often. Let your body tell you when it wants to work out for at least a month. I have seen too many folks burn out way too soon as a result of "endless season" training.

Do something spontaneous and fun that's a little athletic. I like to join an indoor rock climbing gym in the off season for the challenge and fun of it.

All intensity all the time will burn you out, I would slip a long hike or walk in there during the week. Two hours if you can spare the time.

Dave

Good luck.

[sakura_girl]

I enjoy my bootcamp and the powerlifting the most. I feel obligated to continue with the upper body strength to even things out, and my friend wants to do sprints with me on Sunday mornings since I usually come up with good workouts for the both of us that challenge us equally despite her being out of shape.

Is it too much if I do powerlifting every other day so that I can practice my snatch form? XD

[jfreaksho]

When do you move slowly for long periods? Don't forget to walk. Really.

[sakura_girl]

My moving slowly is biking really slowly to and from work, each way about 20 minutes. I don't count it as >75% max heart rate cardio because I hardly feel like I need to breathe harder when I'm biking.

[js290]

Is it too much if I do powerlifting every other day so that I can practice my snatch form? XD

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