New and Improved

My new technique was working. I started out the first week on my bench doing seven sets of five of 115 pounds. This was a little bit of struggle when it came time for the last two sets, but I could really feel my muscles tighten when I was performing my lifts. Then next day I was fairly sore, but my protein shake helped ease the pain, so I could again do incline bench after only a day of rest. Then Friday I used a toning workout, doing five sets of ten of 115 pounds. Yea, you read that right; I was doing the same weight except doing ten repetitions at a time. This new routine was already working its wonders. I took the weekend off from lifting, except for the occassional push ups, sit ups, and pull ups. However, my first soccer tournament was coming up in a close approaching four weeks, so I needed to also be getting some cardiovascular work. I went for a simple two mile run, which I realized about halfway through that I hadn't done since my soccer season ended in November. This meant that I was terribly out of shape, and it was a miserable run. I hadn't been this out of shape since sophmore year, when I was coming out of my fat, awkward stage. Now I had to jostle two battles, getting stronger before college and getting in good enough shape to where I could play a 90 minute soccer game. This was a tough task, but I was determined to acheive both goals. The next month is going to be exhausting, but I am excited to see the results of my hard work paying off.