30 Day Paleo Challenge
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<p>whats involved in the baseline test kirwan?</p>
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<p>31second improvement on something that takes about 5mins is pretty good mate. SHould be stoked</p>
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<p>It's a 500m row (which is timed as well started with 1.44min and basically did the same at 1.42min last night), and with no break 40 Air Squats, 30 Situps (arms over your head), 20 Pushups and 10 Pullups (any method you like).</p>
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<p>Going from Rowing to squats is horrible, the rest is OK. Improvement came from less rest and faster pushups and situps.</p>
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<p>One girl improved by 2mins 55seconds. Lots of people improved 40seconds or so, but I think my first time wasn't too bad.</p> -
<p>Final challenge task, stat comparison;</p>
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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;"><u>1/2/2014</u></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;">Baseline WOD: 1.44min Row & 5mins 18secs<br>
Weight: 83.2kg<br>
Upper Arm (R) 36cm<br>
Upper Arm (L) 36cm<br>
Lats and Chest 111cm<br>
Stomach 97cm<br>
Hips 98cm<br>
Thigh (R) 52cm<br>
Thigh (L) 52cm</div>
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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;"><u>1/3/2014</u></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;">Baseline WOD: 1.42min Row & 4mins 47secs<br>
Weight: 78.2kg<br>
Upper Arm (R) 36cm<br>
Upper Arm (L) 35cm<br>
Lats and Chest 106cm<br>
Stomach 88cm<br>
Hips 95cm<br>
Thigh (R) 51cm<br>
Thigh (L) 52cm</div>
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<div style="font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;">So 5kgs lost exactly, 11cms off of my beer belly and 31seconds off my baseline WOD. Pretty productive month!</div>
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<div style="font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;">Probably a good three kgs to go to get my 'ideal', so my new target is my tried and trusty 75kgs :)</div> -
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<p>really interesting article about the total approach taken by some athletes</p>
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.thescore.ie/jamie-heaslip-injury-prevention-1335756-Mar2014/'>http://www.thescore.ie/jamie-heaslip-injury-prevention-1335756-Mar2014/</a></p> -
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<p>really interesting article about the total approach taken by some athletes</p>
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.thescore.ie/jamie-heaslip-injury-prevention-1335756-Mar2014/'>http://www.thescore.ie/jamie-heaslip-injury-prevention-1335756-Mar2014/</a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Yeah <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">Kelly Starrett is big in Crossfit circles. One of the biggest differences between my gyms was the emphasis on stretching at the new one. Their warmups and warmdowns are pretty strict, and I've gotten improved flexibility from it. Some awful positions I've had to get myself in, and it's not easy over 40 after a lifetime of not doing it.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">Off to my Open workout in a minute. My target is five rounds (225 reps) lets see how close I get :)</span></span></span></p> -
<p>That focus on stretching will help out no end mate. I'm a convert to the dark arts of stretching - esp back, hips and legs. Makes a massive difference. Not sure if you guys do any bench press equivalents but a bit of pec stretching before pressing works like magic. Really good for improving posture and balance between the push/pull muscles around your shoulders and upper back.</p>
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<p>That focus on stretching will help out no end mate. I'm a convert to the dark arts of stretching - esp back, hips and legs. Makes a massive difference. Not sure if you guys do any bench press equivalents but a bit of pec stretching before pressing works like magic. Really good for improving posture and balance between the push/pull muscles around your shoulders and upper back.</p>
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<p>Good luck with your Open workout mate!! Smash it!!</p>
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<p>The do all sorts of stretches around opening up the shoulders, chest, back, hips, all over really.</p>
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<p>Am getting good at predicting where I'm at, scored 229. Emptied the tank to do it, and broke one of the 5kg plates...oops. Stuck around to watch two of the elites, both got 345, just immaculate form.</p> -
<p>Your prize is satisfaction with your gains!! You've stuck to the eating plan and the results speak for themselves!</p>
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<p>Your prize is satisfaction with your gains!! You've stuck to the eating plan and the results speak for themselves!</p>
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<p>Maybe ask the missus for your prize he he</p>
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<p>She bought me a Organics Dark Chocolate Bar And in my new mode, I've only eaten a few rows (previously I'd eat the whole thing in one sitting)</p> -
<p>Used proper scales today and am down just under 95kg. So that's over a kg for this week - which is my last week of this eating plan. I'm going to be on the road for 3 weeks now so will likely be eating the odd carb, but at least I'll be able to see if I gain weight and how I gain weight.</p>
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Used proper scales today and am down just under 95kg. So that's over a kg for this week - which is my last week of this eating plan. I'm going to be on the road for 3 weeks now so will likely be eating the odd carb, but at least I'll be able to see if I gain weight and how I gain weight.[/quote]
Good stuff. Don't use being on the road as an excuse, preparation is key. Work out some healthy snacks that you can buy from any supermarket and pack something to carry them with you (plastic containers for example).Drink plenty of water, and at the restaurant choose balanced meals and skip dessert.
Aim to at least maintain your weight loss as a reasonable goal. My two cents.
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<p>Good stuff. Don't use being on the road as an excuse, preparation is key. Work out some healthy snacks that you can buy from any supermarket and pack something to carry them with you (plastic containers for example). Drink plenty of water, and at the restaurant choose balanced meals and skip dessert. Aim to at least maintain your weight loss as a reasonable goal. My two cents.</p>
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<p>Cheers, your two cents is good advice. That was the plan, and I blew it completely on my first stop - had a good lunch and snacks, but went to a bar for dinner and wound up having some beers, lots of ribs, crumbed calamari and pasta! Then to top it off I had a couple of Favourites chocolates when we got home to watch the rugby. </p>
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<p>But yes the aim is to maintain the weight, and as a positive I don't feel like anymore chocolate (and in the past I would have wiped out the whole box) - and actually feel a bit shit from the meal so that's good - all home cooking tomorrow so that will be good.</p> -
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<p>Is beer paleo?</p>
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<p>I'm not sure, I wasn't actually doing Paleo - more like Nepiao where I just made it up as I went along ... with the key being ditching sugar.</p>