Sunday
Trained legs on Thursday morning with Dean. It was a great session and I really enjoyed it. But I got real system failure from lunchtime. Don’t think my body has quite recovered from all the stress of dieting etc. So, the programme is going to change again! SJ has suggested body part a day be removed and go back to an A/B split 3-4 times a week. This is what I used to do, it also works along the lines of Stuart McRoberts ‘Brawns’ (www.stuartmcrobert.com) theory of cycling intervals and cycling intensity to get better strength gains and helping reduce central nervous system failure. It also works on increasing weights by small increments each week. So, the programme has been written and I have planned to start it Wednesday afternoon. In the meantime, I have been doing lots of outdoor fresh air bike rides. A short 2 hour one on Friday, a 3 hour (20 miles) coastal one yesterday and today beach and hill sprints. Brilliant!
I would also like to say a massive ‘well done’ to Becky Birch. She has just come back from New York, where she completed her first marathon. She did it in 4 hours and 23 mins. her personal goal was to do it in under 5. Well done Becky, so proud of you and I am sure you are already thinking of your next challenge!