Rest up the beat up, and beef up the rest!

Enough is enough, time to recognize my kryptonite.  My kryptonite is chronic heel and Achilles tendon pain, most likely caused from years of abuse during football, motorcycle accident, and more common than we think, EXERCISING IN THE WRONG SHOES.  I tend to over pronate, as do a majority of Americans, and it wasn't helped by my shoes that I have now.  I love my shoes, but they are not intended for 15-30 miles per week with someone of my ankle structure...I'm like an old man when it comes to the left ankle (I swear, it hurts when it rains...).  But, to train smarter, isn't necessarily always to train harder.  All that this minor setback meant was I am faced with a choice; I put up with shelling out for a pair of running shoes that offer support, instead of putting up with random flair ups of pain and frustration.  If you have nagging and/or reoccuring issues, hit us here at J2Fit up. If we do not have the answers, we will get them and/or get you in touch with someone who does!

Today's OFF day...

1a. BB Inclined Press 5x5
1b. Muscle Up (Half Up) 5x2
1c. Plyo BW Pull Up 5x3
2a. 5% inclined jog (nursing a foot issue, hence new shoes now)
3a. 30min bike (15sec all out:45sec average) x30

Today was a day not intended to actually do something. Ended up working out with my client, so all went well. Got the itch, and let it go.

Run Run Run......Run...Rest

Well hey there, I missed you yesterday. Don't worry though, you didn't miss out on anything too exciting. Quick recap from yesterday - in the morning our section at work went on a 4 mile run to the old football stadium, ran about 20 sets of stairs, and then took a more direct route back which ended up being twice as fast. So a nice 6 mile run with some stairs in there to get the day started off right. Then after work our gym session got cut short but we were able to get in our main work for the day which was 5x5 of strict Overhead Press followed by 5x5 of Push Press and finished with 6x3 of Push Jerk. Heavy pressing which was supposed to be followed by some pulling to even things out but unforeseen events got in the way.

But that was yesterday! Today on the other hand was a rest day so no picking things up and putting them down today. I did get the chance to go out and play soccer this morning though which was a damn good time. Hopefully I will be a little better tomorrow when I actually have some spikes on. For those who haven't tried playing soccer on wet grass with running shoes on, it doesn't work out too well and you come home with lots of grass up your shorts and a sore ass from all the falling.

Short day today, but in other news we will be changing some things up a bit at J2Fit so don't be scared if things look a bit different the next time you stop by. It's still the same old crew here just changing a few things up to continually improve and get better for our sake and yours, the loyal readers. Let us know what you think next time you stop in and if there is something else you want to see, hear, or read about. Or hell, just say hi!

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.
- Zig Ziglar