SP Poly 50-part 2

As a working full time and also taking part time degree, it is quite a challenge for me to train. However i try to train myself at least 1 hour once i reach back home. Normally after my school i will reach home around 10.30pm.  I quickly settled everything, start changing my gear and it is around 11pm. I will usually run around the park near my house. Even if the park light is off training still have to go on.

I am not an expert of running or sprinting. Usually i will train with my poly 50 teammates once per week. If i cannot train with them i will train on my own after school.This is how I usually train:

When i train at the park behind my house:

1 Long stretch=600m
600m x 6 (Target to hit 3min and rest time is 3min)

Train at poly track:
400m x 12 (Target to hit 1min30sec, rest time 2min)

When you set your number of rounds to run ,do not reduce it. For example if i set 12 rounds do not reduce to 11 or 10. You can increase your rest time but not the number of rounds. In addition never increase the target timing per round. You can reduce the target timing but not increase.

Progressive training is up to your ability but eventually you have to keep increasing the rounds for conditioning. Up to your ability means knowing how many times you can hit the timing you set. If you think that you can hit 6 rounds for 1min30sec, just stick to 6 rounds. However you have to remember every training you need to increase your rounds. Training means you have to push yourself, if you keep running for 6 rounds for past 2 weeks then what for you train. Furthermore you know that your competition is endurance based, jolly well increases the rounds you run.

Target timing is for us to hit and you have to hit it. People say "try" here, "try" there and "try" everywhere. If we say "try", it means you are also trying to cheat yourself. I remember one of my teammates from SAFSA dragonboat told me, imagine you are drowning in the sea and you cannot swim, the first thing you will do is to quickly get some air from the surface. Your mind will never tell you to try to get some air because you are in a desperate moment and you will push everything you have to get some air. I have accounted drowning moment in the pool before. I was training with my scout friends for basic lifesaving course. When i swam half way, my leg started to cramp. The depth of the pool is quite deep and i kept struggling for air. I keep holding my friends shoulder but they cannot withstand my weight. Luckily my instructor rescue me and pull me out from the pool.
I am using drowning as an example because will you try or will you push all the way you have to reach to the surface for air? I will push all the way to hit my target timing and not let "try" factor to cheat myself. This way i can improve myself and condition myself better.

Never short change yourself and train as if you really need it not because you are trying to achieve something.

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