The first week of training is going well so far. I'm on track for what I committed to. Here's a summary:
- Swimming. This has been tough, shoulders and neck very stiff. Need to remember to warm up and stretch too. Not necessary to do 30 lengths each time, just concentrate on good posture and getting used to the routine for now.
- Biking. Only one bike session at the gym so far. Tomorrow is a bike commute day. More to come.
- Running. Got two personal bests this week (according to nike+)! Fastest mile and fastest 5km in separate workouts. Trail run was fun on Sunday.
This morning I saw a physiotherapist with goal of injury prevention. He complimented me on my very strong calves, and then said my glutes / thighs are letting me down! Lots of squats and lunges for me. He recommended some stretches and exercises for my ridiculously tight muscles. Here they are:
- One legged squats, concentrating on keeping my knee from falling inwards.
- Stationary lunges, upper body upright sinking vertically into lunge.
- 4 key stretches (glutes, hamstings, calves and quads).
- Running, swimming, biking all require an upright posture, chest up - shoulders back and down.
The plan is to get on with this, then in a few weeks go back for some variation in the exercises.
