Recovery

After a long successful season i found it hard to stop training nearly every day. It became part of the routine, part of my life style. Im the first person to tell somebody else when I think there overtraining or to lay off when there injured yet I seldom listen to my own advice, in heign sight I should of had some time off at least a month earlier than I have done but my own stubbornness forced me to continue for a while longer. Finally I gave in and convinced myself a month off would allow my body to rest and be beneficial in the long run, hoping that it would leave me fresher and more motivated for the oncoming training and eventually racing.

During this month I also decided while the stresses and distractions of training were no longer present I would try shed a few lbs I had put on after my race season 'hair down' moment had come to a close. I did this by cutting out snacking and cutting meal portions down. Im a big snacker and stopped this my constantly telling myself  'im not missing out' by not eating and that I had no need for the extra food. I shrunk the size of my breakfast and lunch portions down but kept my dinner the same, dinner is a family time for me and it's unfair to change there eating habits just for my own gratification, we don't eat excessively and our meals are fairly healthy so this didnt cause a problem, In the month I managed to lose around 5/7lbs and hope now my training has started back up to lose another 5lbs over the following months to get closer to my racing weight.

My first session back to training was a slow steady, light weight session, with a aim of slowly building good form before moving onto heavier weights, I focus on my core muscles to make the most of my time in these sessions and if I have extra time I usually focus on specific areas ive had problems with injurys in the past to strengthen these areas up.

The next few months I will start with slow short training sessions building on both intensity and duration as time progresses, but for now its just nice to be back on the road to Geneva ! .