Today's Sally

[Travs]

A few months ago i effectively stopped all gym strength work, and replaced with "conditioning" which was basically a lot of rowing and XC skiiing in the gym.

I felt this has had an overall decent effect, particularly with recovery, but feel that some of strength has gone downhill in both upper body and legs.... particularly noticeable in how much i suffered after the downhill stresses of the Jubilee Plunge on new year's eve.

So since than i have reverted to something in between....

I have removed the rowing, which i didn't feel was providing much benefit, but keeping the XC Skiing which is having great benefits on my core strength.

Have put the squats/leg press work back into my routine, and am now alternating push/pull upper body routines each session....

Push being generally chest and shoulder press work. Pull being back horizontal and vertical pulls.

I'm not doing any specific arm work, as i feel with my regular training i'm getting enough associated work with my push/pull/skiing to keep my arms sufficiently strong.

It is overall harder work at the gym between my club sessions, and the leg work in particular makes recovery a little more difficult... but i've got lofty ambitions this year so got to knuckle down with it, and keep the eating/stretching/resting all in good shape as well.