Eight weeks

Hi all,

One rule of thumb that I've heard is that it takes about 8 weeks for
the body to adapt to any new form of training. So a strength coach
will have you do the same routine for 8 weeks, then switch to a
different routine because you have fully adapted to the current routine
and won't make any more progress at it.

I started hill bounding interval workouts at the beginning of
September. Last night was our club's weekly hill-bounding session.
For the first time I felt really good with fast times and able to
really get my heart rate up. So it seems the 8 week rule applied
itself again. It really shows that you can't wait till the last
minute to get in shape. And it show you need to be patient.



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Rob Bradlee
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