Tough Mudder preparation

Tough mudder preparation

This is what I have been up to for the past 3 months or more in order to prepare me for the unknown!!

Kettlecise classes every Tuesday and Thurday evening - 1 hour class twice weekly. I have been doing these for a while now actually but I moved up to an 8 kilo kettle in preparation and in order to build upper body strength.

5k run twice weekly - Generally on a Monday and Friday evening although babysitter permitting I may swap a Monday evening for a early morning run

Bootcamp Sunday morning - This was introduced for the month running up to Tough Mudder although it is something I would probably introduce 3 months or so beforehand in the future. Usually consists of a run to warm up and the some circuit training, a few burpees, pushups, squats and suicide runs. Followed by a 2 minute tyre flip (my teammates managed to get a hold of a tractor tyre weighing around 150 kilo) and we try to flip ot as many times as possible in 2 moinutes. Also we have a little play in the park at the end and try some pullups and monkey bars (something I can never do really)

This is pretty much what I did on the run up although I would have to say that in preparation for the next one I would probably aim to do the same although a 5k run one day and a 10k the other and also include another upper body workout, maybe a couple of pullup sessions a week or even just 10 minutes a day each morning.

Tough Mudder diet to follow...