Part of my training regime is supplementing with high quality whey protein shakes– the preferred one is GNC’s Pro Performance 100% whey protein .. 2 scoops and cold water produces a great vanilla smoothie with about 50 gms of protein . Typically, if training to gain muscle, you’ll need to be taking about 2 grams of protein for every kilo of bodyweight.
Four days to go to Kinabalu – it’s been quite a busy period focused on training; especially on strength-endurance wokouts for my weak right hip and leg. Lots of functional training work, repetitions in the 20-25 rep range, and doing a nice mix of that, a run a week, and 2 staircase sessions. It feels like I’m training harder than for the Qinghai virgin peaks climb in 2012!
The plan so far:
Aug 22: flight to Kota Kinabalu followed by a transfer to the national park.
Aug 23: Early start ( critical) at 7-8am to push to the summit, and descent to Pendant Hut at 3300m
Aug 24: further exploration and descent
Aug 25: Return to Singapore
The climb will begin at Timpohon Gate ( 1866m a.s.l) and end (weather permitting) at the summit ( 4095m), 13.6km, and 2400 vertical metres of height gain later. We’ll then make a slower descent down to Pendant Hut by the late afternoon