Tony Bondioli
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« on: August 31, 2009, 06:55:48 PM » |
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Well, tomorrow I start the second year of my second trip down the college path. I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotion and Wellness back in 2004, and am now pursuing, full-time, an Associate Degree in Nursing, which I will complete next spring (to be followed by another Bachelor's, also in Nursing). Add to this the fact that I have a wife and four kids (ages 14, 8, 4, and 1), and you can probably see why time is at a premium for me these days. This seems to be true for most people, and is the reason that I've decided to seriously simplify my approach to training for the forseeable future. Here's what lies ahead for me:
1. Utilize various bodyweight resistance exercises for most strength training, allowing for training whenever and wherever I happen to be.
2. For movements requiring added resistance, use LifeLine USA's power cables (which can be tossed into a backpack and only weigh a couple of pounds, but can add up to a few hundred pounds of resistance), or "odd objects" that can be found in nature while walking outside.
3. Walk briskly on weekdays for an hour or so, outside whenever possible, and don't waste opportunities to do so (lunch break, in between classes, etc.), mixing in sprints as desired. Take advantage of the extremely hilly terrain around my college campus.
4. Get out there on weekend mornings and do something continuously for a few hours (hiking, biking, forest running, etc.).
5. Plan ahead nutritionally, keeping it light, simple, and natural throughout the day. Drink plenty of fresh water, and supplement wisely.
And that's pretty much it! Deliberately simple and flexible, able to be adapted from day to day, but providing general guidelines that should keep things productive indefinitely. I'll post details (maybe a training log, of sorts) here, or in another dedicated thread.
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RN, B.Sc. Health Promotion and Wellness. Public Health Nurse serving a Great Lakes Native American tribe. Husband and father. Lousy at cards, but with a fair singing voice. Good to have around when the excrement hits the rotating cooling apparatus.
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