Back to Lean & Strong

Despite deciding to change to lean & fit two weeks ago I find myself thinking that it's necessary for me to swap back to lean & strong. The last two weeks have been incredibly challenging for me & I've found myself skipping sessions. I've taken a good hard look at myself & have realised that the reason for this is that I just don't enjoy my cardio workouts---- they do absolutely nothing for me. I don't mind doing an interval training dvd but the act of just running on a treadmill or cross trainer really doesn't appeal to me.

I know it sounds like I'm reneging on the promise I made to myself but I think its more accurate to say that I've re-evaluated my goals. While I would like to be able to run a decent distance I'm not really interested in developing a runner's physique nor do I really enjoy the act of running. On the other hand I adore my weight training & its given me the kind of tone I've always aspired towards.

I told myself back when I started 12wbt that I would run the city-to-surf & I still intend to do so but I believe that I will be able to do it while completing mainly weight training. I will try to fit in extra cardio in my workouts & will replace any SSS with a run; I'm relatively fit so this should be sufficient to complete the race.

My new goals will be based on lifting weights & reps rather than running distance. Off the top of my head I'm hoping to up my bench-press & barbell squat weight as well as increase the amount of chin ups I can perform. Eventually I would like to be using the highest weights in the lean & strong program.