Last year, my sister talked me into doing a women's-only, sprint-distance Triathlon.

I am TOTALLY non-athletic, and only had about 3 weeks notice, and only trained half-heartedly, but still managed to finish it. It was one of the BEST things I've EVER done for myself. Absolutely incredible!!!

So now I want to SHARE with EVERYONE!!! I think EVERY woman should do one of these, at least once. And then, you're going to be hooked!!

Here's the link to my original thread ....
http://www.marriagebuilders.com/ubbt/sho...;gonew=1#UNREAD

And the link to the organization that puts these on (I don't work for them, am not affiliated with them, and don't mean this as an advertisement, so please forgive me if it's not ok to post this link here) http://www.danskin.com/triathlon.html


We have a personal trainer at our office, and she came up with a training plan that will work for anyone. She called it her couch-to-triathlon plan. I'll be trying to keep those workouts posted here, along with the tips and things that she included .....

There are lots of other training plans available on the internet and in other books, and you don't have to follow anything exactly, so post away about what YOU'RE doing.

I'm so excited!!

Who's with me???


-AmI.

Week one has three days -- I call them Monday, Wednesday and Friday just for distinction, but you choose the days that will work for you. Just make sure you leave yourself a rest in-between.

For strength training, really listen to your body and concentrate on using good form. Use a light enough weight or exercise bands that you can get through all of the repetitions, but just heavy enough so that the last one or two exercises in each set really make you work to get through them. Don't strain, and STOP if you have any pain!

Also, you know your body, so if anything feels wrong or hurts -- STOP!! Don't injure yourself!


Monday:
25 minute walk. Push yourself, you should be breathing hard when you're done, but don't make yourself miserable, and STOP if you have any pain!

3 sets of 15 Bicep Curls.
3 sets of 15 Tricep Kickbacks.
3 sets of 15 Shoulder Presses


Wednesday:
15 minute bike ride -- stationary or regular. You can split up the minutes if you need to take a break.

3 sets of 15 Squats
3 sets of 15 Calf Raises
3 sets of 15 Crunches

Friday:
27 minutes walking, 3 minutes running or jogging.
Break this up any way you want -- do all the running all at once, or jog for 1 minute out of every 9 minutes, or for 30 seconds every 5 minutes.

3 sets of 15 Bicep Curls.
3 sets of 15 Tricep Kickbacks.
3 sets of 15 Shoulder Presses



Stretch and move as much as you can on in-between days.

And try to start a new habit of eating a breakfast that includes protien EVERY DAY. (That's the healthy eating tip for the month).


I have some links to some websites that show proper form for all these exercises, so I will look those up and try to post them, here, too.

Okay, Ami...you asked...

Am I running???

Sure! I ran to the store, to the bank, to my granddaughters...and to work and back.

However...I carried you in my mind all the way. Does that count, like ankle weights or somethin'?

I'm getting serious Monday...I've printed out your post...and I'm gonna do this.

Truly.

Can I come here to whine? Can I? Can I?

(((AmI)))

LA

YAY!! I was hoping that at least ou would find me and start with me!

My SIL and several girls from her church are doing this, too ... we've all moved our Monday workout to Sundays after church, so we can do it together. HELPS with the motivation!!

This is the place to whine! And to brag, too. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
We'll be bragging more than whining soon, I just know it! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

-AmI.