So this morning I went for my usual morning walk and tried to do a bit of running and my knee’s and ankles are not in a healthy enough state to run at the moment so I will swap the couch to 5k training for the mountain bike instead so my new training will be as follows:
| DAY | Exercise AM | Exercise Lunch | Exercise PM |
| Monday | 2 Tunnels mtb | Rest | Rest |
| Tuesday | Sprints | Track | Weights Upper/ Coaching |
| Wednesday | 2 Tunnels mtb | Track | Rest (on Call) |
| Thursday | Sprints | Track | Weights Upper/ Coaching |
| Friday | 2 Tunnels mtb | Track | Gates |
| Saturday | Pump Track | Rest | Rest |
| Sunday | Pump Track | Rest | Rest |
I will start this training from Monday morning although I will try and go to a pump track each morning over the weekend too so that I can start getting into the habit now.
As I am working out 3 times a day I have put int rest sessions on Monday Lunch time and all weekend after the pump track so I should be fine. If not I will have to cut down some of the training until my body can cope. I have also decided that I am not going to do coaching sessions over the summer to save some money as although it is not expensive it adds up and it is money that I do not have at the moment!
So from next week my training will be:
| DAY | Exercise AM | Exercise Lunch | Exercise PM |
| Monday | 2 Tunnels mtb | Rest | Track |
| Tuesday | Sprints | Track | Weights |
| Wednesday | 2 Tunnels mtb | Track | Rest (Working) |
| Thursday | Sprints | Track | Weights |
| Friday | 2 Tunnels mtb | Rest | Gates |
| Saturday | Full laps at the track | Rest | Rest |
| Sunday | Pump Track | Rest | Rest |
I also need to fit in some leg weights as well but I will leave that until after I get back from Brazil in August as I will have enough overload on my body until then anyway.
My new seat and post for the DMR arrived today so I have just fitted them now so that is now rideable again.
The seat fits the colour scheme of the bike pretty well and I’m happy with the way it looks. Looking at the photo I need to drop the nose a smidge but other than that its all good.
As I found out yesterday my new work schedule and riding at the BMX Track has lead to a 1.5kgs weight loss last week so I am hoping by adding 3 x bike rides in the morning and Sprints and weights 2x a week I will consistently drop weight each week and continue to feel better and get fitter 🙂
For my track training I plan to work on the following skills on the following days
Tuesday – Pumping and Manuals
Wednesday – Pumping and Jumping
Thursday – Pumping and Manuals
Friday – Gates and 1st straights.
Saturday – All 3 skills at speed. (Full lap day)
I will basically start each session with 5 pump laps to warm up and get myself ready to ride then I will move onto the skill of the day after that.
On Sunday mornings I will ride pump tracks so I will obviously work on all 3 skills (pumping, manuals and jumping) where I can depending on the track compared to my skill level. The pump track is more of a chill session to put together what I have learnt over the week and get a lot more practice in a short amount of time.