![]() Hey everyone, thanks again for caring enough to take some time out of your day to read about what is going on with me in my struggle to go from fat to fit. I want to update you all with the news of what is going on with my life (Speaking fitness, after all this isn't a gossip blog :D ) and the training that I have been putting in. Sorry there isn't a lot but its a lot going on right now. 1) I have created a new workout plan. My plan will be up on the blog as soon as I get started on it. Whoa!! That won't be too far away so you can all see me going through and updating it as time goes by. 2) I have agreed to attempt a full marathon by May 2015. Exact date to be announced at a later time. This happened before I was forced to withdraw from a 10 K run that I was set to do on September 13th. (Food poisoning) 3) I have come to learn that sometimes posting my business up on facebook, instagram and twitter can be motivating to some, so a few of my good friends (Check my instagram @danilofitness to see who) have reached out to me to help them with putting together a plan of action like the one I made for myself. I like the idea and have offered my help to them so that is new and exciting for me. Why I wanted to share this is so that people are aware that I am in the Vancouver area hosting boot camp style runs so if you are wanting to get in a bit better shape and are in the Vancouver area, hit me up. 4) I will be moving closer to Vancouver so I will be having more time to train, what does this mean for my Muay Thai training that is out in Coquitlam? For now I still remain at Stand up Muay Thai. The people there have been amazing and have guided me physically and mentally through the past year and I highly recommend you check them out. Don't know what Muay Thai is? Unsure if you would like it? Contact me reach out and ask someone that trains it. We are more than willing to take on beginners to Muay Thai at Stand Up so all are welcome. I think that is it, for now anyways. I can not wait to be back on board with what I am doing. I have learned from my previous program that I set up what to do and what not to do. I can not wait to get up and get going again.
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![]() HOLY SHIT!!! Tomorrow I do my half marathon. I am going through a range of emotions and I needed to let it out and telling people about what I am going through online is great but this way I can express it and let it all out and not have to think before I say anything MEOW! So the range of feels I have are confusion (don't know how to feel about this run), excited to set a new personal best, scared of being a wuss and not finishing my run and a whole other range of emotions. UGH!!!!! It seriously feels like it was just yesterday that I started my plan of an eight week workout program. I also wanted to let you all know I am running this alone :( this is not a race I registered for, its a promise I have made to myself, so that I push myself to be the best me I can be. So wish me luck I will be posting more on Saturday letting you all know how I feel, felt and did. I won't let you down because I refuse to let myself down. Wish me luck yellow duck ![]() Thought I would jump on quick and let you all know, you being, whoever you are that reads this. I have set a new goal for myself for running. Well it is really two goals in one sooo part one is this: Run a total of at least 40kms a week. Part two is a more long term goal Run 21.54kms by August 15th Oh and also I have increased my run to a 10k run which I have done twice now before that were 6 and 8. Feeling frickin awesome but I think I still have a way to go so that I can get my recovery completed. Also I busted my knee up a bit jumping rope in the garage :/ Thanks for reading and if you have any tips training advice or just want to say you either are supporting me or hate me leave a message down below ;) ![]() So this is the run I have now started to do with my coworkers. It is between 4.9 - 5 miles. We ran this for the first time today and I am so proud of what my running team has accomplished. Our times were as follows 58:49 for me (Still recovering from hamstring injury) 1:00:24 For Ashley and the big guy Darren finished off at 1:01:24 (First time running this distance) WOOOOOO feeling proud and excited to have such a great team around me that is willing to push themselves and push me to do better.
Can't wait until this injury is something of the past and I can move on to a better place in my fitness. ![]() So in all the excitement of training, I pulled my hamstring. Nothing too serious but it has slowed me down but not held me back. Training is still going well but I think for now I will have to extend my eight week program to a 10 week program. That said, my running has slowly been increasing since my injury on the first weekend of my program starting. I have not gone for any runs over 6k at this time but plan on doing eight tomorrow. No new record time will be set in this run, its more just to test out the leg and see how I feel if I can push harder. Weight training is going great!! I am so glad that I have been able to incorporate it into my program and will shortly be adding yoga in on a few extra days when I have a chance to do so. Also I have not updated my diet yet so I will be posting it in the days to come once I sit and figure it out fully. I do have a program that I am using from Trevor Linden - Club 16 out of Burnaby that I really should get on, considering I am paying for it. The last thing to touch down on is my Muay Thai training and that has been nothing but amazing. A special thank you to all the people I have a chance of working out with at Stand Up Muay Thai for making me push harder every day. So that all being said, thanks for reading, any comments you have are welcome below, also for anyone looking to start training a little more explosively with sprints and running here is something to consider reading, an article on how to prevent and treat hamstring injuries. http://www.coreperformance.com/knowledge/injury-pain/hamstring-strain.html I never really knew what it was to have a great training partner until I had one. A lot of people have someone that they will usually go work out with and having a gym buddy is great. BUT, it is not the same as having a great training partner.
Here is the difference between the two (for me) A gym buddy: Someone you go to the gym with A friend you run into at the gym Someone who is there to spot you A Training Partner: Someone who makes sure you aren't slacking at the gym Will meet you at the gym and won't sit around waiting for you to show up Will not only spot you but help you develop your gym plan Someone that has similar goals to you and will help you keep focused on your own Now I am sure that many people have their own opinions on if they are the same thing or what one is and the other isn't but its me writing it so it doesn't really matter because this is how I see it. A training partner is someone that really does want you to train harder, be stronger (or faster in the case of my running partners) and overall be a better athlete. I can say I have some of the best training partners around me. At Muay Thai my best friend Mirza pushes me to get better. When I am doing my strength and cardio Darla is the best person to have around. She is half my size but kicks my ass in the weight room and she recently has come out to some of the strength and cardio classes at Stand Up in Coquitlam. And recently my newest training partner for running Ms. Ashley, who is determined to be in top shape for the summer. There are many more people that I train with in many other aspects but these three have been huge contributors to my recent and past success. So while it is great to have a great gym buddy, try to find an even better training partner that understands the struggles of what you are trying to achieve and they will help you get better at what you are doing. It will help you go further, push harder and makes you not want to give up. |
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