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[bjornwilde]

 First day of week two for the Zombie 5K and it was a good workout. How do I know? It felt short and didn't drag. I'm definitely noticing good results from the work. 

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[thisisnotajournal]

As you do a particular motion or exercise, your body will adapt to that motion or exercise. You're seeing one of the principles of exercise science in action - specifically, what a lot of people in the industry refer to as "beginner gains". As you stick to this routine, you'll eventually start to plateau - I don't know your goals, so I don't know if you'd be satisfied with maintenance or whether you want to improve on it, but know that the option is always there.

In regards to plateauing, you might see talk about "muscle confusion" on the internet, with the connotation being you'll have to cook up some new crazy-ass routine every day of the week in order to get results. I'll level with you: muscles are dumb. A jump from a five pound to a ten pound dumbbell is plenty to confuse them. So long as you're getting eight hours a night, eating right, drinking water, and upping the stimulus on the targeted muscle to a reasonable extent, you should have nothing to worry about regarding plateaus. Keep at it and I guarantee by week six you'll feel like a brand new person.