Training For A Solo Expedition – Mongolia 2010 (Part II)
My training program
As I said, I started to train for Mongolia 2010 way back in October 2008 but even before then I was always working out. I have given myself ample time to get conditioned both mentally and physically for this expedition.
I believe in taking things slowly and not overexert my body. I have measured goals that give measured challenges. I may readjust my objective as I go along to suit the body.
THE WEEKLY PLAN
MONDAY
Push ups
Shoulder shrugs
Sit ups
Pulsing Squat
Crunches
Gluts / Hip Flexor Cable Pull
Hamstring Curl
Leg Press Quadriceps
Seated leg extension – Quads
Rear Leg Raised Lunge
Standing Squat with tree log
Hip Roll
Bridging
Standing rotations
Supermans’
Spotty dogs
Normal curls
Hammer curls
Concentric curls
10km Run with 10kg backpack
TUESDAY
Stretching
Spotty dogs
Crunches
Shoulder shrugs
Pulsing Squats
Tire pull
10km with 3 car tires over forest track with 15kg backpack
2 X 100m burst run towing tractor tire
WEDNESDAY
Push ups
Shoulder shrugs
Sit ups
Pulsing Squat
Crunches
Gluts / Hip Flexor Cable Pull
Hamstring Curl
Leg Press Quadriceps
Seated leg extension – Quads
Rear Leg Raised Lunge
Standing Squat with tree log
Hip Roll
Bridging
Standing rotations
Supermans’
Spotty dogs
Normal curls
Hammer curls
Concentric curls
5km walk with 25kg backpack
THURSDAY
2 hours of Yoga
Mountain biking 20km
FRIDAY
Tire pull
10km with 3 car tires over forest track with 15kg backpack
2 X 100m burst run towing tractor tire
SATURDAY
Swimming
Normal curls
Hammer curls
Concentric curls
Gluts / Hip Flexor Cable Pull
Hamstring Curl
Leg Press Quadriceps
Seated leg extension – Quads
Rear Leg Raised Lunge
Standing Squat with tree log
SUNDAY
Day off
MY 5 RULES
I AM POSITIVE
I WILL TALK TO MYSELF
I WILL VISUALIZE
I WILL TRAIN UNCOMFORTABLY
I WILL BE PREPARED
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Exactly how pointless does a contrived “adventure” have to be before a publication starts to question the purpose and motives? Why do adventures which are patently designed to form the basis of a book writing and speaking career not get more scrutiny from both the media and sponsors?
It seems to me that the media (Adventure World wouldn’t be a bad place to start) ought to have some kind of criteria to satisfy before jumping, unquestioned, on the support bandwagon?
How about:
Does this adventure engage with the culture and landscape of the destination? What will be the long lasting legacy of this adventure? (in Mr. Davenport’s case, once someone walks two meters further than he did, his entire adventure is not only out of the Guiness Book but essentially irrelevant). How will this adventure further understanding outside the personal perspective of the “adventurer”. Does this adventure pass the “colonialist adventure” smell test? And finally, what I call the “First Person to Roller Skate Blindfolded Across Denmark” litmus test. How is this not simply a contrived event intended for personal gain? In this day and age, when geographically relevant “exploration” very hard to find, it should be assumed that solo “adventures” are contrived and it should fall to the “adventurer” to disprove that assumption, before he gets media coverage and sponsorhips.