Train Like An Athlete: Update Week 2

I have kicked my training up a notch, this past week.

Although I have to admit, I stopped completing Focus T25 workouts-due to being sore and lack of time (since we are in overlap with fall and winter sports!)

I have seen nonscale victories as well as scale victories-already in this journey. 

My nonscale victories have included increasing my maximum weights on many of my exercises, more definition in my legs and my arms, abs beginning to show, and my calluses beginning to harden! 

My scale victory is small, it is only a pound and a half, but I am happy! I have been training heavy (for me) and eating decent. 

My struggles through this week:

My hands are taking a beating, both sides. From lifting and hitting the punching bag. 

Bruises on my collar bone, quad and knee from lifting! 

My hard work is paying off. One step at a time I am seeing gains and reaching my goals as a true possibility!

Landmines: to work rotational muscles and build strength in all areas.

Circle crunches: again rotational muscles are being worked. 

I am very excited about my progress and this week will continue and add in Focus T25.

Training Like An Athlete-update 1 month

Training Like An Athlete for one month!

I know I have been completely Missing In Action for the past two or three weeks and I apologize! 

I want to share some incredible Nonscale victories and yes they are nonscale, but they have improved me physically and mentally.

*First I want to share updated pictures

(Brand new clothes absolutely loving them!)

These are week 3 pictures! 

Week 4 pictures are following:

Slowly I have been gaining strength and toning up.

I am seeing muscles that I have never seen before.

My absolute favorite NONSCALE victory is being able to do pull-ups. I have never been able to completely them, assisted or on my own. Here is proof I have began to do it.

I have been able to do sets of 5! That is a huge accomplishment! 👏

What is my training schedule?

Six days of the week I train in the weight room and the wrestling room.

Three days out of the week I mix in a Focus T25 workout. 

(Focus T25!)

Changing up training styles to avoid plateaus are necessary. You do not want to hit a plateau without being able to adjust. 

My form is far from perfect, but day in and day out I look for critiques to make me better, I push myself just a little but harder.

Here are medicine ball tosses with sprawls. Sprawls are a common wrestling move and are full body exercises.

Some days are just the kind to beat the punching bag! 

My kicks need work! As you can see here my knee is pointing up, it needs to be down. 

My absolute favorite part about training:

THE FUN CHALLENGES

Challenging myself in nontraditional ways keeps the excitement boiling!

My latest update:

This past weekend I was traveling with the wrestling team. We trained at Ground Control in Maryland.

I was lucky enough to get to train as well. This provided an opportunity to  complete a different workout than I am used to!

I began with sludge hammer slams against the tire. 

10 on each side, followed by a 10 pound dummy bag flip. 

Once those were complete I did sled pulls down and sled pushes up.

The funniest part of the training session was getting to "box" one of my wrestlers. (He of course had all the protective padding on) 

**I did get a jaw shot in!😝

I have been completely blessed with my training this past month.

I would not trade my home workouts for anything, but I have added in a different style of training as well and I have seen the most incredible changes. 

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If you would like to connect please contact me!

My email is: brittanyplummer271@gmail.com

I would love to hear from you 🌟