Well it’s been a tough few weeks I have to say. I have had various health problems that have affected my training. I ended up with severe fatigue which made it difficult to even get out of bed let along make it to the gym. But my Dr has advised that my iron levels have been extremely low so now I’m taking some supplements and am back on track.
Nathan changed my training regime to the Hypertrophy phase. Dunno what that means but now with the weights I do 5 sets on each exercise using heavier weights and doing less reps. There is a 90 second rest between each set which gives me a nice breather but it’s still extra hard work. Then I have to do 10 lots of crazy sprints on the treadmill, that almost kills. And I have to do uphill treadmill runs, which go up to an incline of 10 (which I didn’t even know the treadmill went that steep!). Then I use the step up bench while carrying weights…so much to do. But I’m feeling good and hoping all this nonsense will make a difference in the end.
I went for a short walk last weekend, 10.6 miles out in Sussex or maybe it was Surrey, I can’t remember the place names. It was a lovely walk too. I carried 5 litres of water and heaps of other rubbish to load down my pack and make it harder for me. Whilst crawling up a hill off-trail I definitely noticed Cherie spurring ahead with her light mini-pack.
In 2 weeks time the plan is to climb the highest mountain in the British Isles, it’s probably not actually that high but it will be good training. Ben Nevis is one of the 3 peaks in the 3 peaks challenge. It is located in Scotland and is a long and difficult day walk apparently. I will let you know how it goes!!