Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Running With Weighted Vest

Okay Campers today was fun at the track. Spent time doing interval work. I use these to gain speed and a little endurance. Here's the walk through - ballistic warm up, ran 800 meters to get loose, then jog 300 meters with a sprint for the final 100 meter (repeat this for two miles), stadium bleacher runs x 9, stairs x 6, and then sprint work in segments of 30 yards to 40 yards. Finishing up with core workout and great slow stretch.

One thing I didn't mention is that this was all done with a weighted vest of 20 pounds. It does slow you down but today is not about today it is about getting stronger for tomorrow. Training with this vest has improved my endurance, skills, and times. Plus it is a great mental challenge.

There are times to train with the weight and then there are times to take it off and run. Life, especially our faith life mirrors this to some degree. We need to be training our faith. Every day exercising on purpose our faith in order to get stronger for days ahead. Use the small weights and use the small sprints to help you prepare for the long haul.
   
Hebrews 12: 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.

We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old because we quit playing.-
Oliver Wendell Holmes

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