To the CPC Team -
As some of you know, I climbed Kilimanjaro a couple of weeks ago with www.summitonthesummit.com. I found out I was going a month before the climb, so my preparation consisted of 7 sessions at CPC, a few walks and one hike in the Palisades. I’m not a camper, my version of hiking is playing 36 holes of golf in one day and I’d never been above 12,000 feet. While I got knocked around a bit by the altitude, my legs held up surprisingly well thanks to all the movement prep, squats and ESD sessions. I wore my Polar heart rate strap and a Polar watch and even at higher altitudes, my heart rate stayed at the lower ranges of my green zone and I easily got it to drop down to my yellow zone by focusing on my breathing. Understanding those ranges and how my body recovers helped instill confidence as I trudged up the mountain. I made it to the summit thanks to the time I’ve spent training with all of you at CPC since June ’09.
I took these two pics as a thank you to each of you for creating such a great place and providing me such inspiring guidance and encouragement every time I’ve been there.
Jay Lavender
Member since June 2009
