This Friday, we had an amazing day getting an opportunity to meet and test S.S.S. Shameem , Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Application, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT). He is one of the most enthusiastic, dedicated and strong willed people I have ever met. It was very inspiring to learn about his solo cycling expedition experience from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, covering a distance of 3500 km in 23 days. Two years of training and preparing had paid off. After all, he believes that determination, dedication and direction makes the destiny.
He is an explorer, he would love to visit parts of India to explore its diversity, he calls it Bharat Bhraman. In that bargain, he doesn’t mind spending nights on railway stations, police station and religious places.
He is equally a passionate marathoner as well. He likes to second running along with cycling expedition. He plans to achieve his most recent goal which is to run for 100 km at a stretch for a cause. He calls it the ‘bhag run’ project. He foresees himself to be in Limca book of records someday.
We feel fortunate to evaluate him to see if he is ready for 100 km run, and fit enough to accomplish it successfully.
Under the guidance of Dr. Fiddy Davis, we were responsible for his trial exercise testing. Initially, we had planned for 50 km exercise testing with constant monitoring of his physiological parameters like Heart rate and blood lactate. But due to time constraints, we had to cut down the test duration.
The entire experience of exercise testing for 3 hours with my team was quite phenomenal. He covered a distance of 27.52 km during the test. He lost about 3.9 kg of weight which is more or less normal. We had planned a dietary regimen for faster recovery that day but seems like he didn’t follow.
Test results show he is not yet ready-made for his goal. But fortunately he can be trained soon with Scientific principles and optimum training Schedules (Periodization).
A good plan is like a road map to his goal. We will equally strive to achieve this, and are working on to plan his training schedule. We have planned few additional tests to learn more about his physiological variables and his running mechanics. The results will help us make tailor made plan exclusively for him. Stay tuned for updates on new tests and training regimes.
Fitness Re-Imagined 