Starting today my husband and I are going to follow Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe and Lon Kilgore. Does anyone have any experience with this? We will be building muscular strength, strength in the connective tissue and the skin, raising our metabolic rate through increased muscle mass and increasing our bone density. We are doing so by using functional, compound movements, which stresses and therefore improves our bodies in the manner they are meant to be.
We've done crossfit in the past along with some olympic weightlifting -- but now we no longer pay for a gym membership, so we do it all on our own. Starting Strength is an amazing way to teach yourself and a loved one how to lift.
We'll be doing a rotating schedule for several weeks with rest days that are sacred! This will be hard for me as I feel I finally had a breakthrough in my running psychologically. I ran through a whole 5k for the first time. It's not much for most people, but finishing an entire race without walking is a big deal for me. I've slowly begun to realize that working through tough physical challenges is more psychological than it is bodily.
I'd love any advice on what to eat before/after these kinds of work outs. I'm reading Paleo Diet for Athletes to get some ideas.
