Well as I said, today featured weights - an important element of any athletes training!
With regards to weight training, during the season I won't be doing too many sessions - one, maybe two a week tops. The reason being I don't want to "bulk" up too quickly or too much! my racing weight will probably be around 12 and half stone and of that weight, it will need to be lean, functional muscle (muscle built around performing a various exercise, similar muscle movements etc...) rather than just muscle gained from endless bicep curls! I, as like all other skaters must remember to keep the training functional!
With that said, my session focused on core and upper body, working every one of those muscles with various exercises (leaving my legs to other days!)
Off season, I'll probably focus most of my training on building my leg muscle - stripping the fat and creating explosive power! :)
I also managed to write an article for the South Woodham Focus, highlighting the some reasons as too why the town would benefit from a purpose built track, something which would really help the sport, the club and my training! will post a link to the PDF when (if!) it gets published! :)
I'm looking forward to indoor training tomorrow, the rink at Maldon has really allowed me to enjoy indoor skating, something that I didn't particularly enjoy in the past! Its excellent for technique and cornering, and hopefully will help me to add to my solitary Junior Men's 1500m British title - to date my ONLY indoor victory, in the coming seasons!
Jon
