The day begun with Trevor beasting me in the gym with a killer chest and arms session.
This is a pretty tough workout; kettle-bells, chest-press, flys, incline press to pre-exhaust the chest and then a torrent of bicep exercise to complete the pain. By the time I get to the last few sets of curls it is definitely a question of gritting my teeth and trying to visualise my arms exploding. When I drop the bar for the final time every fibre in my arms hurts and I often feel an incredible calmness come over me. It is then time to go home, down a protein shake and try to recover. A few hours later I am still shaking and my arms still feel useless.
Later, after another round of supplements, energy bars and fluids it was out for a gentle seven mile run around town. I have to say that under the guidance of Trevor the runs are getting easier and I took a little bit of satisfaction in getting home in record time. Once home it was time for more supplements, stretches and a long hot shower. It seems that all I do is eat, train, wash sweaty gym kit and plan my next run but I am amusing myself with guessing what will need replacing first – my running shoes or my washing machine.
-Philip
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