Project X
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<p>So the only exercise I've done in the week was Sunday morning immediately after the weigh-in above! (Or the "With in" as my autocorrect likes to put it).</p>
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<p>Walk 3km in 25:51, then run 1km in 4:45, then walk 1km in 9:36.</p>
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<p>Weigh in on Sunday: 91.7kg, Chest 105, Waist 98, Hips 102, Callipers nothing different.</p>
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<p>Hopefully with the house shit now sorted out, I can get in a couple of garage sessions and some bike riding. I think I'm fucked for now on the distance running - left achilles is just not liking it at all, so barring some physio, which I don't have time for anyway, I'll just stick to weights and maybe try a couple of sprint sessions on grass</p> -
<p>try my latest pull up routine-and you can extend it to other exercises: <span style="font-size:14px;">do your max reps, then every 5 seconds do another-continue till failure.</span></p>
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<p>Reason: builds strength and stamina, great from forearm workout too.</p>
<p>I did 52 total (15+37) with 5 second breaks all the way, will aim more of course.</p> -
5 minute workout tonight after faffing around with legal documents regarding the house purchase:<br /><br />10 pull up<br />With 50kg bar:<br /> - 10 push press<br /> - 10 shrug<br /> - 10 deadlift<br /> - 10 bent row<br />With 15 kg dumbbell:<br /> - 10 bicep curl<br /> - 10 Arnies<br />10 pushup<br />10 squat<br />10 lunge each side<br />5 pull up<br />
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<p>Been a while since the last update. Since then:</p>
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<p>Nov 2 - 4km walk (32:26) immediately followed immediately by 2km run (10:08)</p>
<p>Nov 4 - 2km walk at work (19:54 - damn work shoes)</p>
<p>Nov 5 - 7km walk before work (56:43), karate that night</p>
<p>Nov 12 - karate.</p>
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<p>So pretty slack.</p>
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<p>As the house move gets closer things become more chaotic. I'm so busy chasing fucking conveyancers and fucking real estate agents and fucking banks that I've barely had time to think. The stress of that and the passing of my Dad has fucked with my sleeping patterns and punched my immune system right in the taint.</p>
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<p>The original timeline of Project X has basically failed, due mostly to my laziness, and lately because life just sucked. I keep telling myself I can just do it later or eat that snack, but its all lies and bullshit.</p>
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<p>Starting today I'm going to get back on the horse, then work my way into the fitness stuff as time permits. With half my shit packed away and the garage largely occupied by packing materials for the next month, I'm just not sure when that can happen.</p> -
<p>Do what you can bro. Even with all the house, health, family stuff in recent times you'd kept things ticking over. Times of change are the worst for maintaining habits.. but they offer you a chance to develop new ones too! </p>
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<p>Walk this morning - 1.1km in 9:39 to warm up</p>
<p>Then a 3km run - 3.01km in 16:19.</p>
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<p>Ankle felt good and I think I found out what the problem is: Thongs. Jandals or Flip Flops if you will.</p>
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<p>I'd been wearing them around because I was in and out of the house packing boxes. Slowly, every so slowly, the gait I developed wearing them started to screw with my old ankle injury and resulted in the achilles flaring up. So now I'm off that shit except for very quick use as required. Back into the Vibram Fivefingers as a preference and things are much better.</p> -
<p>Addit: I stepped on the scales on Sunday after a weekend of beer, sugar, and excess. 96kg!!! Felt bloated, gassy, and ahem runny from Monday through Tuesday.</p>
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<p>After the run today it was back to 93.9kg so heading in the right direction.</p>
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<p>I think I'm also going to concentrate on getting up before the sun and getting the road work in. Even in suburbia, its a magic time of day. </p>
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<p>Its a month until we move house, so I'll get that base fitness back in place, then go back to the muscle work once the new house is set up. Then it'll be Xmas and all the evil it entails.</p> -
<p>Just been messing with my spreadsheet and have the beginnings of a plan for this summer. </p>
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<p>Firstly, there is no point scheduling stuff until we're moved into the house. As I said - a week later its Xmas so that will be a danger time, but overall its a matter of keeping it real in between.</p>
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<p>Next 6 weeks I'll get back into sorting out the diet, hitting the road, and doing a bit of strength work when the garage contents permit. Setting up a new workout space is going to suck, but I might go look for a standalone squat rack/pullup bar so I can get some serious work in. Wall mounted might work too - mate of mine is a metal worker so he could help with that, or I'll just go to Bunnings like I did last time.</p>
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<p>Need to work on technique in the meantime for some of these Crossfit movements. Then as of the New Year, I'll be monitoring weight, tape, body fat, and once per week doing Fran as my weights session. While I'm not about to become a XFit junkie, this sort of exercise is good for basic strength movements and allows a set of exercises for time, to check my progress.</p> -
<p>Walk this morning before work - 45 minutes for 5.44km.</p>
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<p>Might do weights tonight if I have time. We're inspecting the new house we bought tonight and meeting the current owners to sort out a few things. I'm going to measure that sucker up for Cat6 while I'm there. Going to do it right this time.</p> -
Quick body weight session this morning with one minute breaks in between exercises:<br /><br />5 x 10 pushups (10-20 second breaks)<br />25 x step out lunge per side (alternating)<br />20 x squat<br />10 per side of those things where you start in pushup position then twist one arm up behind your back in a T<br />2 x 30 second planks (10 second rest)<br />10 x cat vomits<br /><br />Hard with no fuel in the tank! Plus my form on pushup and abs is shot to shit through lack of use.
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<p>At least you were out pounding the pavement bro - I reckon you've got enough time leading up to Xmas to get back into the swing of things. The best part of building up a decent base of fitness/strength is bouncing back quicker from breaks or injuries.</p>
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Yeah gonna need it. Haven't been sleeping well so took a couple of painkillers last night. The chemical hangover was worth it as I felt much better by this afternoon.<br /><br />Bit of lifting tonight - in a ten minute "burst" I did<br /><br />5 x pull up<br />5 x squat thruster @ 50 kg<br />5 x pull up<br />5 x squat thruster @ 50 kg<br />5 x pull up<br />5 x squat thruster @ 50 kg<br />6 x pull up<br />6 x squat thruster @ 50 kg<br /><br />That is effectively the first set of Fran with a higher weight. My abductors are fucking killing me which shows I haven't been squatting much lately. Ouch
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<p>Get stuck into your stretching and prep work bro. I reckon the flexibility seems to go quicker than strength - especially if you've got an office job with lots of sitting :knuppel:</p>
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<p>You're right there. Or I should just be doing more squats! Still, with the garage slowly getting cramped under the weight of boxes and furniture, it'll be tough to get to the next couple of weeks.</p>
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<p>Went for a walk on Monday morning but the GPS on the phone shit itself when I switched to my browser to check something, so I don't have a time - but about 5.5km.</p>
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<p>Tonight I skipped karate as I've got work to do and lost two hours down at the blood bank* :ireful: , but took the kids down the park for a walk, and while I was there I got some lifting in with a few pullups, chinups, and two sets of monkey bar action, though it was a straight pipe which was sort of cheating. I should do that more often though.</p>
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<p>*Honestly it was the fucking B-team down there today. Usually I donate plasma and am in and out in 45 minutes, but today the silly cow didn't site the needle properly, so after the first cell return it wouldn't pump any more. Donated 160mL of the usual 820mL plasma which felt like a wasted trip, especially when I'm meant to be working from home.</p> -
5 km run this morning in a tick under 27 minutes. Felt reasonable and I could have done better but my Skins were riding uncomfortably and I had to show down a few times and pull them out of my taint.<br /><br />Weighed in at 94 kg after being 96 mid week, so I'm on the road back
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<p>Finally summoned up the courage to give Fran a go. Bold move given its my second time ever doing squat thrusters.</p>
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<p>Bar was probably closer to 45kg than 43 but whatever - it's about beating myself.</p>
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<p>Started during with 10 pull ups, then paced myself, trying to do 5 at a time with short breaks for the test of them.</p>
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<p>My legs are feeling the squat thrusters and my wrists must be out of position because they hurt like hell.</p>
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<p>This can only get easier - because if it gets any harder, i quit!</p>
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<p>EDIT: Just realised I did pullups then thrusters, not the other way around. Either way, I'm fucked.</p>