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Now then this is week two of the Fred Whitten training and this is how my week looks I start with an early morning 6:25 weigh in and then do a series of exercises so I do a warm Up And then I’m doing a loot of kettle bell stuff I start with a 10 kg kettle bell and do 10 minutes of exercise and then have a little break and then increase that then with a 12 kg kettle bell and then do a further 10 to 15 minutes
Structured training from an app that I use on my phone and it all goes swimmingly until this week after I was go to plan Tuesday Morning headache training not so it all just went to yeah rubbish I’ve overdone it I’ve overtrained Wednesday dick so my week has all Fallen apart um I’ve overtrained
I’ve overdone it I’ve undere eaten and I’ve not rested and it’s taken me till now to admit it’s has been a complete and utter fail with this obviously there’s a Fallout suddenly I start questioning I’ve not turboed every day so does that mean I’m a cyclist anymore and am I
Actually going to be able to get to the Fred Whitten firing an all cylinders to pull out the best time I can possibly ever pull out and I know for well now that actually this doesn’t work this is what I’ve always done I’ve always set the bar way too high never done any
Resting and you just end up burning out and being thoroughly miserable so next week as of tomorrow I’ve got myself a training plan so I use trainer road which is what the TR stands for and I am going to stick to a plan and the key element are Rest I’m set myself a fairly easy bar to hit it’s not a full day of rest because the full is a full body workout but I might only do 10 minutes so it is something just to get the dopam mean hit for the day but I’m just been overdoing
It and I’m never going to get the benefits the muscle growth that you get and the ability to pull off the next workout because you’ve had a rest the day before it sounds really silly that AG 45 46 this year I’ve not quite grasped the concept of structured
Training hopefully next week I’ll be able to say I’ve had a wonderful week the spirits will be high and I’ll be just buzzing because I’ve been able to sort of stick to a plan sorry it’s a bit of a run to the ramble but don’t do what
I’ve done and make the continue to make the same mistake cuz it just is never going to happen being overcooked you just don’t eat prop you don’t make sensible choices you’re always chasing your tail you’re miserable because you’re just stressing yeah I don’t have to explain
It it doesn’t work there’s a reason why it’s called a training plan and if there’s a gap I’ll rest if I don’t feel like it I will do some core exercises or some yoga on the Sunday morning I’ve got a choice it is not strict and structure
And this will change as well there’s no doubt in my mind I may have another one of these anyway there you go there’s my rant Rumble and update over thanks for sticking around if you like it don’t forget to comment and like press the button and if you haven’t already
Subscribed and I’ll see you next week for an update see you next time oh yeah and if you’re in the same boat as me do drop us a comment and let me know how you’ve turned it around cuz I’m trying some other things refining my diet is
One of them and but we’ll cover that in another video he
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The correct amount of rest can't be over emphasised, the older you get the more it matters, good-look with the plan.
Overdid on the turbo and tweaked knee – so less can be more 🙂
I used the Zwift active offseason training plan followed by the Gran Fondo plan last year for the Fred. I am doing the same again this year. Seemed to work for me.
Ive just completed my first week training for the Fred, all went well with it. No body workout stuff though. What app do you use for your workouts at home ? does it have the kettle bell exercises on there ?