The new diet seemed to be working, according to Carolyn Zepf, athletic therapist at Ultimate Sports Therapy in Mississauga and part of Gaul’s personal medical team.
“His vitals are the same as day one,” Zepf said on Monday. “He’s so stable, his skin looks good and he has energy. Some moments he’ll hit a wall, but they don’t last long.”
She also notes that as a result, Gaul has not taken any chemical medications or painkillers.
Zepf, along with Kate Stefan and Christina Fogg, check Gaul’s vitals every hour and monitor him constantly.
Gaul worked with Zepf and her team for six months in preparation for his record-breaking attempt, going through three different phases of training.
The first was a foundations phase where his muscles were assessed and he was taught to correct his posture to maintain his energy and expend less of it, says Zepf.
He then went through a strengthening phase and then finally an endurance phase.
“There has been such a huge change (from last year),” said Zepf. “It’s been so remarkable, almost like night and day.”"
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