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A Full Week of Workouts - Marathon Training and Lifting Heavy?

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Hello again! I am excited to share with you a full week of my workouts! We've got heavy compound exercises, lighter accessory work, and even some cardio ;) This week is the beginning of my 2-week "mini" cut, so I have included some HIIT on my upper body days! I previously shared my workout split , and this is similar to it but with a few tweaks. This is primarily because of wanting to shape my arms for an upcoming banquet. I will touch on this later, but I am making sure I don't overtrain my upper body; I could actually damage the muscle, causing muscle loss or even an injury. Okay here is my week of workouts, featuring marathon training, lifting heavy, and even some HIIT. I am going to show you my workouts from Sunday to Sunday, so let's go! Sunday: Long Run!! I was gone all of Saturday, so I moved my long run to Sunday! It was so beautiful and sunny out, I even got a tan ;) This is the farthest I have ran in my marathon training (and actually ever!!). My...

AT HOME HIIT Workout- High Intensity Interval Training

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Hello everyone!  Today is Tuesday, January 23rd, and I am getting back into the swing of things coming back from a three day weekend. Last week was finals, so this week is the beginning of 3rd semester! I am half way to becoming a senior!! Anyways, for the workout of the day! I am sharing with you a HIIT Workout- this stands for High Intensity Interval Training. That's a lot of words! Basically, it is an efficient, time-saving way to burn fat (and also strengthen those muscles!).  This is not some scam, hoax, or made up process to burn that stubborn fat, and you can do it right from your home! I'll break this down so you can see for yourself: you lose weight by burning more calories than you consume. There are two ways to do this- eat less or exercise more (essentially). The best and perhaps the fastest way to do this is to decrease your daily caloric intake (how many calories you eat a day) AND incorporate more exercise in your daily or weekly routine. Be careful not...