Hannah Lynn Fitness

In March, I was focusing on progressive overload for the lower body, but now I have a whole new workout split. It is similar in goal (hypertrophy and progressive overload), but is much more focused and more specific. I wanted to amp things up so that I would actually have a plan to stick to, and hopefully see better results and more progress! Since I am still training for my marathon, I have one long run day on the weekends, and four heavy hypertrophy days. The other day is a core strength/ calisthenics workout. This is mostly based off functional training , which I've have been learning more about! On the four days of hypertrophy training, each exercise is performed for 8-12 reps, 3-5 sets each. Let's get into the workout! Monday: Upper Body Bench Press Bent Over Row Front Press Upright Row Reverse Flies Tuesday: Lower Body Back Squat  Stiff-legged Deadlifts Bulgarian Split Squats Hamstring Curls Calf Raises Wednesday: Core/ Calisthenics  Exa...

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you all have something fun planned with your families :) Today has been so relaxing, and it's my rest day because yesterday, I ran 21 miles!! That's the farthest I have ran so far, and boy are my feet sore. I earned some new blisters from that run, but it was definitely all worth it! Since I can't actually workout today, why not talk about it! I have been wanting to share with you a new type of workout I have been incorporating into my workout split the past couple months- functional training. This has been becoming more popular, but is usually done wrong, or at least isn't actually helpful. Basically, functional training is a type of workout designed to strengthen your body for everyday things. So sitting down, picking up babies, pushing a lawnmower, and pulling open the refrigerator door translates to: squats, deadlifts, bench press, and bent over rows. There are so many more exercises, but do you see how those are helpful for everyda...