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Author: Paul Radcliffe
May 23, 2015
Change of Plans
I love making plans. For whatever reason, I feel sad whenever my plans change. But, a change in the plan is just an opportunity to do more planning. NEW GYM The first big change is that I have committed to a 1-year membership with Goodlife Fitness. I’ve been debating switching gyms for a while. I was debating between staying with the City of Mississauga Parks and Recreation fitness clubs or switching to Goodlife Fitness. My trainer with the City has “retired” from doing personal training, so that kind of sealed my decision to switch to Goodlife. I got a nice[…continue reading]
May 21, 2015
Strength Training Routine
My injury at the end of January kind of forced me to go back to the gym, which was really good for me. I look back on my most successful seasons and I realize that those seasons were highlighted with a lot of strength training. So, it’s important to me to get back into the gym in a serious way. I thought this would be a good opportunity to share my current strength training routine that was developed by my most recent trainer, Matt Kudu. To most gym rats, this will look like rather light weights. But my goal is lean muscle,[…continue reading]
May 18, 2015
Spring 2015 Training Plan: Foundation & Injury Prevention
After almost going stir-crazy resting for two weeks after the Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon, I’m done reflecting and ready to start training again. I have a lot of work to do if I want to make a good showing at the New York Marathon this fall. I’ve based this program as an amalgamation of a Jack Daniel’s plan and the Running Room Plan. The first 6 weeks is base building, or as Dr. Daniel’s puts it, “Foundation & Injury Prevention.” I started last summer with a similar program. I found it really helped me get strong and build a fantastic base.[…continue reading]
