Moving

Not that I've been that active in posting lately but I'm currently moving my blog to tumblr for the time being.  You can find me at:    http://markxblr.tumblr.com/

Hope to see you there!

Mark

INSANITY Fit Test 2

So today was the second fit test for INSANITY.  I'm happy with the improvements and I'm looking forward to pushing it more and seeing how well the next time goes.

Move	Fit Test 1 (Day 1)	Fit Test 2 (Day 15)	Fit Test 3 (Day 36)	Fit Test 4 (Day 50)	Fit Test 5 (Day 63)
Switch Kicks	55	122
Power Jacks	50	63
Power Knees	80	95
Power Jumps	15	43
Globe Jumps	6	11
Suicide Jumps	6	16
Push-Up Jacks	15	34
Low Plank Oblique	20	55

Ice Baths

New to running?  Not sure what this Ice Bath business is?

Check out this short video: http://running.competitor.com/2011/08/videos/recovery-the-ice-bath_15966

Hydration

Here's an article at Runnersworld.com about hydration and running:

Sipping Points

Check out the reviews of some carb and protein drinks on the second page.  You might be tempted to try something new.

Running 101

Runnersworld.com has a nice article, "Running 101: Class is in session" by Kara Goucher.

Some great tips on running, training and your first race.

Update

Just a quick update.  Markx Spot has done a little upgrade and now has a new address.

Now you can use www.markxspot.com!

More to come later today.

Weekend Posts

With it being a holiday weekend and the fact that I've been working on the look and feel of my websites, I haven't had much time to post anything.  I should be back at it tomorrow and plan on catching back up to my post a day.

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New Look and Feel!

So as you can see, I'm in the midst of making changes to the site look and feel.  I feel this works better for the users than the old layout and gives me a little more flexibility.  As you can probably tell, I'm not done yet.  As I get time, I'll be adding more little things.

P90X2 Pre-Order

P90X2 Pre-Orders start today. If your interested in ordering head on over to my page: http://beachbodycoach.com/esuite/home/markxfitness and click on the link on the right hand side. Let me know if you have questions.

INSANITY Update

So today is day 6 of INSANITY.  Everything is going well.  I did day 5 workouts last night.  I did Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs.  Pure cardio was just that.  Cardio, take a break when you need it, but keep pushing.  Cardio abs is very similar.  Ab work for 15+ minutes straight, from the C-Sit postion and plank.  Great stuff!

Barefoot Shoes

I've been a Fivefinger guy for over a year now.  Not sure that these would be the same thing, but they do look interesting.

More Barefoot Shoes

Day 4 of INSANITY

Today's workout was a lighter one.  Cardio Recovery.  Some lighter controlled cardio and core work.  Still work up a sweat and work those muscles, but a great break before things get INSANE again :)

Counting down the days to P90X2, won't be long now and we'll be able to pre-order it.

Day 3 of INSANITY

Day 3 was a great workout.  Cardio power and Resistance.  Cardio, leg, core work.  Great stuff.

If you haven't heard of the beachbody trainers or workouts before, check them out!

Day 2 of INSANITY

The FitTest on day 1 gave me a glimpse of what was to come.  Day 2 was Plyometric Cardio Circuit.  Great workout!

I'm still working on my site, but you can check it out for more information or just ask me!

You can also check out my Facebook page or my Coach page!

Day 1 of INSANITY

So day 1 of INSANITY.  This was the Fit Test.  Know you can understand the warnings prior to workout videos and why they are there.  I was sweaty and humble after this fit test.  Didn't start off too badly, but then as you can see, it trickled off toward the end.

We'll see what the next fit tests have and if I can improve!  Stay tuned!

Move	Fit Test 1 (Day 1)	Fit Test 2 (Day 15)	Fit Test 3 (Day 36)	Fit Test 4 (Day 50)	Fit Test 5 (Day 63)
Switch Kicks	55
Power Jacks	50
Power Knees	80
Power Jumps	15
Globe Jumps	6
Suicide Jumps	6
Push-Up Jacks	15
Low Plank Oblique	20

13.1 Reasons to Run a Half Marathon

Nice article on 13.1 Reasons to Run a Half Marathon on the active.com website.

This comes at a crucial time as I'm trying to figure out if I have enough time to train for the local half that I had my eye on prior to the summer disappearing before my eyes.

It's the first week of December, so there is some time left.  I've looked at a couple training programs, but those all went beyond race day.  So we'll see if I'm able to get something in place in order to accomplish this or not.

Themes

Just a little something I'm working on for my blog space:


MarkxSpot:
Markx Monday
Tuesdays Tip
Training Tuesday
Wacky Wednesday
Thirsty Thursday
Fun Friday


MarkxLife (Still a work in progress):
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday


Just some thoughts about how to give some order to the chaos that is the list of draft posts that I have that is longer than the list of active posts on here.  


I'm still playing around with it when I have time so hopefully you'll see something solid soon.  Also coming close to finishing my Coach site.  More about that later.

Catching up

The one thing about using a watch to track all your workouts is making sure that you remember to have watch, cable and cradle in the same location in order to get the workouts off the watch and on to the computer to use in some fashion.

I happen to have the problem of not having those close at all and just caught myself up yesterday by adding 15 workouts to my Garmin connect account and my Dailymile profile.

I'm still figuring out the best method to track workouts and nutrition.  Currently I'm using Dailymile and Dailyburn.  Now, since I'm taken on the role of Beachbody Coach, I also have those tools to use in order to keep track of things and plan my workouts.  The nice thing about using the Beachbody website is that if your using one of the workout programs they offer, you can just select that workout program and the entire program gets put on your calendar!  Easy.

I'm off to do more work on my site and try to get it up and running in some usable fashion.

Next Phase

Just a quick post to update everyone.

I recently took on the role of Independent Beachbody Coach.  I'm going to try and make sure that I post on here daily as well as my other blog, the new blog I'm creating for Beachbody, Facebook and twitter.  This along with everything else that's going on will be something I will have to work towards achieving.  I'm optimistic and have high hopes that I can accomplish this along with the rest of life (class, family, work, breathing)

That being said, I have started the Shakeology 3 day cleanse today.  Basically you have 3 shakes a day with a salad for dinner and some fruit as a snack for 3 days.  I'll let you know after day 3 how it all went.

Thursday I'm starting the Insanity workout program, and from what I've heard about it so far, this should be an experience.

Incase your curious, here are my Beachbody websites:

http://beachbodycoach.com/markxfitness

http://myshakeology.com/markxfitness

Any other questions, feel free to contact me.

Stay tuned for more posts, video posts and updated sites.

Warrior Dash PA 2011

This past Sunday was the Warrior Dash in Albrightsville PA.  This was my first time doing to the Dash and I must say, it will now be an annual event!  I highly recommend getting to one if your able.

Pre race, nice and clean.

GO!

It was in PA remember.

Junk yard and tires.

Spidermaned it through the mud, so ended up not as muddy as others.

Post race pic at the sign.

Time for a shower.  Man was that water cold!

Wet, cold, happy and showing off the new necklace.

After a cold shower and some dry clothes, just had to put the helmet on :)  Not sure what that funky expression is though.

All in all a great experience and had a blast.  See you next year!