I initially wanted to be really fit and strong and just generally in great shape when i arrived in Thailand. But sometimes things don't work out perfectly. So after a few hiccups with teethe and food poisoning I'm now hitting it hard with only a few days left before i leave. I have to give a big thanks to my Dad, who is a fit old bastard and has taken me on a couple of punishing 1hour plus runs through the jungle. Dad always pushes the pace and loves nothing more than to burn out younger guys who try and keep up with him. But i managed to hold on.
I have found a perfect hill behind my house to do hill sprints on each morning. Hill sprints, in my opinion are one of the toughest workouts for the cardio and leg strength. About 10 months ago when I was living in brisbane I was doing alot of hill sprints, probably 10 or 12 sprints a couple of times a week. Back then I was weighing around 85 kg, but now I am a skinny boy at just 73 kg I feel like I am just floating up the hill so effortlessly. In general it feels like simply being lighter has greatly improved my fitness.
Other than the running, I've been hitting up some kettlebell workouts to keep my strength up. Mainly trying to focus on lots of shoulder movement to keep those badboys strong.
So is it all going to be enough? Am I going to breeze through training in Thailand? NO way! The extra heat and humidity and the pace that the Thais push during training I know I'm going to feel like a lazy unfit bastard for the first few weeks...... But I love it
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