My Golden Rules

I’ve decided to put together a set of Golden Rules to bolster my overall programme and health. If you had any suggestions then let me know. So here goes:

Every day is active and so there are NO complete rest days.
Eat 5 portions of fruit/veg per day.
Eat a single multi-vitamin every other day.
Eat at [...]

Overtraining?

Today has been a long painful journey.  After the 30 min Bas Rutten workout yesterday I’ve barely been able to move without pain.
I looked up the symptoms of overtraining on Wikipedia and found:

Persistent muscle soreness (Delayed onset muscle soreness)
Persistent fatigue
Elevated resting heart rate
Increased susceptibility to infections
Increased incidence of injuries
Irritability
Depression
Loss of motivation
Insomnia
Decreased appetite
Decreased libido
Weight loss
Sleep deprivation
Breakdown

Those [...]

I Can Feel a Program Developing

Okay – first things first.  I’m British so that title should say “programme” but I didn’t want to annoy any Americans by ’sounding’ French.  How I can sound French over the net I don’t know.  And why “programme” seems French is anybody’s guess.
Anyway – back to what we’re here for: My Programme!
Having done 5 days [...]