Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Let the Training Begin!
Well, my fitness, flexibility and strength have all been tested. Here's what I learned:
In short, nothing surprising.
In my favour (at least) is my youth. Danny - my trainer - doesn't think any of these things should take more than a few months to rectify. Provided that I put the work in, I won't have any trouble being ready for the trip.
I'm have a program prepared, which I will be running through on Thursday. Danny also leads an 'RPM' class at the gym which he recommends I start attending. Basically it's just insanity and punishment on an exercise bike. Sounds like something I am going to have to get used to.
I am also going to have to diarise my food intake for the next week or so to see if I need to change my diet much. On the plus side, as part of the training, I will be able to eat plenty of carbs - as someone who loves bread, pasta, potato and all that stuff... we just need to work out how much.
Well, I'm off to stretch out my hamstrings. I have been informed that I may even be able to touch my toes at some point in the reasonably near future. Might not sound like much, but I can't remember the last time I had that kind of flexibility...
- My fitness and endurance will need extensive work
- My hamstrings need some serious improvement in terms of flexibility
- I am going to need to do some heavy work on my core strength and upper back
In short, nothing surprising.
In my favour (at least) is my youth. Danny - my trainer - doesn't think any of these things should take more than a few months to rectify. Provided that I put the work in, I won't have any trouble being ready for the trip.
I'm have a program prepared, which I will be running through on Thursday. Danny also leads an 'RPM' class at the gym which he recommends I start attending. Basically it's just insanity and punishment on an exercise bike. Sounds like something I am going to have to get used to.
I am also going to have to diarise my food intake for the next week or so to see if I need to change my diet much. On the plus side, as part of the training, I will be able to eat plenty of carbs - as someone who loves bread, pasta, potato and all that stuff... we just need to work out how much.
Well, I'm off to stretch out my hamstrings. I have been informed that I may even be able to touch my toes at some point in the reasonably near future. Might not sound like much, but I can't remember the last time I had that kind of flexibility...
# posted by Nils @ 9:00 AM 
