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Ten Week Training Block

Monday is the start of a new 10 week training block.

Well Ok it's the start of my second round of The Six Pack Revolution this time I am doing the sculpt program.

I did Signature in May and did really well. Lost 21lbs and rediscovered my love of running lots (rather than just running!) which has meant that I have had a great, extended, training block for my race next weekend.

Problem was that at the end of the 10 weeks I slowly but surely reverted to a lot of my old habits and as such have regained 4-5lbs. Luckily my running has kept it to just 4-5lbs - I know if I hadn't been doing so many miles then it would have been more.

So next week I start again, and I am trying a different mindset.

Instead of seeing it as a 10 week program I am thinking of it as a 10 week training block.

The say Winter miles make for Summer smiles but also the winter is a time for more indoor training! When most runners hide away a bit but do more of the stuff we should do all year as we then have an excuse to stay inside!!

So this 10 week block is about strength. The Sculpt plan requires 3 kettlebell workouts a week plus 3 abs workouts (which also use kettlebells) so lots of strength focus. 

I, currently, run to/from work twice a week and then again at the weekend. This gives me approx. 25 miles a week.

I intend to keep this up but ATM I have to be a bit vague.

SPR starts next week and next Sunday I have my race (Chester Metric Marathon)
The week after I am on holiday (not going anywhere just not at work!)
Then I have been called up for 2 weeks of Jury Service - which means that for these 2 weeks (maybe more) I won't be at work and will have a disrupted exercise plan.

So this Ten Weeks is Strength Training.

Then I will have a slightly relaxed 2 weeks over Christmas and New Year.

[I am hoping that the New Year will also bring me a new part time job at the swimming pool!]

Then I will start another 10 week training block which will take me to then end of March approx. This block will be focused on getting race ready including doing some speedwork (I very very rarely do this!) and focusing my long runs on the distance of the races that I am doing. (This is TBC as there is a slight chance that I will get my club place for the London Marathon next year).

I am hoping that by breaking the year into 10 weeks I won't slip at the end of the SPR 10 weeks and that I will be able to progress with my fitness journey. I don't want to do another wave (money for a start!) as my fitness focus is on running and although SPR helps it's more focused on general fitness and strength not running specific. 

So hopefully I will lose some more weight and work out what the key things are that are enabling me to lose the weight so that I can carry on. To this I hope to get some strength routines engrained that I can carry on and progress with so that combining these two elements I can start to work towards my running goals.

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