W5 D4 - Active Recovery

Week 5 has kicked off this week. This means I am officially more than half way through the MPC programme!  Weeks 5 to 8 are basically a repetition of Weeks 1 to 4 but with increased intensity. For example instead of doing 10 to 2 reps of the exercises I am doing 10 to 1 reps.

Yesterday was deadlift and pull day. I did the full rep of deadlifts with good form (I think), getting right down to the floor with the weighted bar. For the pull, I updated to the next strength band. I am suffering a little this morning: my thighs can tell they worked hard, and I think I slightly pulled a muscle in my chest. 

Today was AR day and I wanted to do some cardio prep for my forthcoming 5km run but am wary of avoiding impacts on my knee. I went to the gym and started with the normal warm up of 10 minutes on the reclining bike and then mobility drills. I then did 30 minutes on the cross-trainer, and got my heart rate well into the cardio zone. I even managed to fit in 2 x 1 minute planks just because I could 😃. Then home for a nice healthy MPC chicken and cashew nut stir fry. I think I'm getting a bit addicted to the gym!