Training |
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| Training |
| In preparation for the expedition,
John has been training for two years. He was relatively fit for an office worker in his 40s, but began with lots of long slow runs to build up stamina and basic aerobic capacity. He's always played lots of 5-a-side football and tennis which helped. For the last 6 months he's employed the experts to get him ready for burning 8,000 calories or more a day. Dr Andrew Middlebrooke (email link) is a senior lecturer in the Sports Science dept of Exeter University, a qualified sports physiologist and a consultant sports scientist to UK athletics. Andy has put John through a course of testing and training designed to get him fitter, stronger and, ultimately, fatter! Anyone who is considering taking on a major physical challenge can contact him for a consultation. Whilst Andy got him fitter, Tim Edbrooke (website link), kept him going. Tim is a highly experienced sports physiotherapist with practices in Exeter and London, and has worked with the British Triathlon teams and other extreme challenges. As the expedition approaches John is spending more time pulling a large builders' bag filled with gravel around his neighbour's field. Many thanks to Spike McCarthy. The grass will grow back. Anyone interested in John's fitness results throughout his training is welcome to view them. Just send hom an email at john@dontjustdream.co.uk |
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