Extreme endurance (7 weeks review)
- At February 29, 2012
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It’s been 7weeks since starting x endurance so Its time to give you some feedback and the benefits that I have felt. Http://www.xendurance.com
After talking to many people last year about x endurance I was aware that they really take effect after 4weeks, as it takes time to fully get into the system.
I have been taking 3 tablets in the morning and 3 in the evening religiously and can honestly say I’ve felt a dramatic improvement in my ability to recover from sessions and the quality I am able to produce in each session.
The best example if this was during my training camp at kinetic PB in Spain at the start if the year.
I spent 2 weeks of high volume training with many sessions being pretty brutal.
Prior to the training camp my training volume typically consists of Hitting around 30-35 hours of training each week, and typically after 3-4 weeks of this my legs are pretty smashed and my calves need a bit if rest.
During the two weeks out I Spain my my intention was to up the training volume to around the 40hr Mark an see how my body responded.
So the first week of training was pretty solid and I was amazed how my body was feeling at the end of the week, I had intended to take a day off on the Sunday before getting stuck into week two, well that was the plan, but when I hit the weekend my body still felt good and ended up training through the Sunday and for the remainder of the camp.
In terms of sessions I was running every day over pretty brutal trails, with every 3rd day being a long 90min -2hr run consisting of typically 1 hr solid of climbing.
This was a dramatic improvement as the last few months my calves had caused me problems.
My toughest test was towards the end of the second week which consisted of a 6hr hilly ride, finishing the last 90min very hard through and off with training partner Joe, then straight of the bike into a 15k very hilly trail run, on a pretty hot day.
The bike felt great and it was the best I had felt all week, then the run felt awesome, finishing with a very tough climb up to the dam, I finished the run over 15min than I had initially planned, with Joe who had planned to be an aid station with 5k to go missing me as was just on one.
That was a tough session especially after the previous weeks training, but I felt awesome, and the days later my body just kept going with no sign of muscle fatigue.
There was only one day out There were I felt over cooked with two days to go so had an easy morning spin, and chilled for a few hours, before swimming in the evening and was smashing out times in the pool that equaled my personal best.
I’m not saying that this is all down to x endurance, as I have been training my arse off these last 4months, but can definitely say it’s helping me respond and recover so much quicker and am able to attack each session with the intensity that it deserves.
This week I’ve backed off the training to reap the full benefits of my efforts in Spain, which has been hard to do as my legs still feel good, but know that my body needs to back of a little.
I can’t wait for my race season to begin as I have improved so much this winter in all three disciplines and more importantly my mental focus and strength Is in a place that It hasn’t been before.
For more information about extreme endurance go to their website http://www.xendurance.com
I have been taking 3 tablets in the morning and 3 in the evening religiously and can honestly say I’ve felt a dramatic improvement in my ability to recover from sessions and the quality I am able to produce in each session.
The best example if this was during my training camp at kinetic PB in Spain at the start if the year.
I spent 2 weeks of high volume training with many sessions being pretty brutal.
Prior to the training camp my training volume typically consists of Hitting around 30-35 hours of training each week, and typically after 3-4 weeks of this my legs are pretty smashed and my calves need a bit if rest.
During the two weeks out I Spain my my intention was to up the training volume to around the 40hr Mark an see how my body responded.
So the first week of training was pretty solid and I was amazed how my body was feeling at the end of the week, I had intended to take a day off on the Sunday before getting stuck into week two, well that was the plan, but when I hit the weekend my body still felt good and ended up training through the Sunday and for the remainder of the camp.
In terms of sessions I was running every day over pretty brutal trails, with every 3rd day being a long 90min -2hr run consisting of typically 1 hr solid of climbing.
This was a dramatic improvement as the last few months my calves had caused me problems.
My toughest test was towards the end of the second week which consisted of a 6hr hilly ride, finishing the last 90min very hard through and off with training partner Joe, then straight of the bike into a 15k very hilly trail run, on a pretty hot day.
The bike felt great and it was the best I had felt all week, then the run felt awesome, finishing with a very tough climb up to the dam, I finished the run over 15min than I had initially planned, with Joe who had planned to be an aid station with 5k to go missing me as was just on one.
That was a tough session especially after the previous weeks training, but I felt awesome, and the days later my body just kept going with no sign of muscle fatigue.
There was only one day out There were I felt over cooked with two days to go so had an easy morning spin, and chilled for a few hours, before swimming in the evening and was smashing out times in the pool that equaled my personal best.
I’m not saying that this is all down to x endurance, as I have been training my arse off these last 4months, but can definitely say it’s helping me respond and recover so much quicker and am able to attack each session with the intensity that it deserves.
This week I’ve backed off the training to reap the full benefits of my efforts in Spain, which has been hard to do as my legs still feel good, but know that my body needs to back of a little.
I can’t wait for my race season to begin as I have improved so much this winter in all three disciplines and more importantly my mental focus and strength Is in a place that It hasn’t been before.
For more information about extreme endurance go to their website http://www.xendurance.com