I have a confession to make.
Alas, it’s not too exciting. I’ve not cheated on Jess or committed some heinous criminal act. (I’m far too vanilla for any of that).
Here it is: About two weeks ago, I started to feel a little run down. Snotty nose, muscle aches, a general sense of tiredness, etc.
So, I did the smart thing and took a “deload” week wherein I carried on training per my usual schedule only with significantly lighter weights and shorter running distances. Most times this does the job and leaves me feeling right as rain.
But not on this occasion.
Come the end of the week, I still felt crispy as sin. Actually, I felt worse. Not a cause for concern in and of itself, especially as I’ve got a lot on with work and family presently and the extra “life” stress can sometimes have a detrimental impact on recovery from training.
The solution is painfully simple.
Indeed, if one of my loyal subscribers of The Phil Tyreman Letter asked me what to do in this situation my advice would be thus:
“Take a week off training, do some low-stress stuff with your family, indulge in your other hobbies, and enjoy the rest. (But keep doing a 45-60 minute walk every day without fail)”.
Did I follow my own advice?
Nah.
I went against my better judgement and carried on with my programme because, at times, I am an idiot.
The result?
I managed to eke out another week before being forced to take a week off (and possibly more than a week) because I’m too mentally and physically exhausted to continue.
The lesson?
Don’t follow my example.
It’s always much better to take three steps forward and two steps back than to charge forward five steps, trip, and smash your skull like a ripe watermelon on the pavement.
Continuing with the theme, the training methodology in my latest book, “The Constance Chronicles”, is predicated on one thing:
Sustainability.
That is, training in such a way to ensure steady, albeit slow, upward progress for years and, potentially, decades.
You will not find any tricks, hacks, or quick fixes to speed you to a six pack in six weeks, so if that’s what you’re after, you’ll need to look elsewhere.
However, if you’re hardworking, intelligent, and, most importantly of all, patient, what I teach in this book could be right up your street.
I say “could” because whether it is or not is for you and you alone to decide.
Hence, you’ll find a detailed letter which includes a bulleted list of everything you’ll learn in the book from start to finish on the below page:
https://philtyreman.co.uk/chronicles/
Thank you,
Phil Tyreman
P.S. If you preorder the book before midnight on Friday the 15th of March (that’s this Friday) you’ll get 50% off.