Phase III – A seamless transition

I have been doing something different…and I thought I better write something about it since I still pay for this domain.

In September I decided that I would do 10km on the Rogue Echo Bike everyday no matter what…and I did that. The rides varied in intensity depending on how I felt and took anything from 18 mins to 22 mins. I basically just wanted to establish a routine.

This month I have been transitioning…exercise wise that is. I have decided I am going to go to the gym every rostered day and get a workout in before work. Then on my days off I’ll do some cardio.

I am doing this with a view to November training everyday and not missing a workout.

So, big fucking deal I here you say…and too right.

I am Zwift’ing…so that is new and I am enjoying it. I have started the Build Me Up program which is 13 weeks and about 4 workouts a week…which is perfect.

The main reason I am glad I have chosen to do it is because if I wasn’t doing a program the is NO FUCKING WAY I would have trained as hard as I have the last few days and NO FUCKING WAY I would have completed any of the workouts I did.

Doing a program has just taken all the thinking out of it in that I just get on and do what I am told and then just suffer until it is done.

So, come November I should be in the well established pattern on Zwift Build Me Up program sessions on my days off and then the gym on my rostered days which is quick and easy…Session 1: Quad Dominant, Horizontal Push and Vertical Pull. Session 2: Hip Dominant, Horizontal Pull and Vertical Push. Session 3: Guns and Tums…some direct shoulder work, bi’s, tri’s and some core/trunk work and all those sessions are 20-30min. 5 sets of 12 including warm ups and working up to a couple of reps from failure on the last set.

That is where we are at.