Fatbusting: Kirwan's log
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Yeah, they are a work in progress. I was running pretty freely four weeks ago and one of them tightened up on me. They don't like long runs, but have been given a program to build strength and endurance in them. Can only do one run a week, but that's fine, am cycling and rowing on the other days so plenty of variety (and I change up the rows I do too). It's amazing how long that injury has taken to come right, am pretty much limping for a day after a run (fine during it).<br />
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Have had no boredom problems two months in, really enjoy exercising outside (even drag the rower outside). Good for the t-shirt tan.<br />
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So in a good routine for the exercise, and the diet is pretty comfortable as well. Target for the holiday is just to work on the pressups, have been doing 50 a day, want to get that up to 60 by the end of two weeks. Won't do anything else (besides carrying 13 and 15kg kids around the place...) -
Will give that a try Bart, I've been doing it a bit, but not regularly. <br />
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Anyway, holiday is over and only put on 0.5kg and I wasn't really watching what I was eating. So pretty stoked to get back still under 83kg. So I have two week left in January to get as close to 80kgs as I can. At the very least I should make that target by mid-Feb.<br />
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Interval Row today to assess the fitness and try to bump up the metabolism. -
You could give the vibram fivefingers a go? You look like a dick wearing them but they strengthen up your feet and lower calf. I've only just started wearing mine (two weeks). Lower legs were pretty stiff for a few days but I'm getting used to them. Not sure if I'll ever wear them running but I do wear them to work, the gym and if I go for a walk with the better half.
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[QUOTE]You could give the vibram fivefingers a go? You look like a dick wearing them but they strengthen up your feet and lower calf. I've only just started wearing mine (two weeks). Lower legs were pretty stiff for a few days but I'm getting used to them. Not sure if I'll ever wear them running but I do wear them to work, the gym and if I go for a walk with the better half. [/QUOTE]<br />
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I've seen a few people wearing them - are they a gimmick like those shoes that Opra likes, those balance bracelets, or something with a bit of science behind them? -
They don't have magnets or holograms in them if that's what you mean. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' /><br />
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They work in that shoes don't allow your feet to get a proper workout and you basically never have to use your toes. The vibrams is pretty close to having barefeet so your foot is always getting a workout. <br />
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I've started to notice my feet getting a bit wider around the toe area but becoming a bit smaller as my arch gets a bit higher. I do have quite flat feet so I should notice a difference in my arch.<br />
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They're great for gym workouts. Though I'd start with a light weight while doing squats. -
Yeah have looked at those, basically for the same reason as you - I have flat feet and my foot over pronates when I run. For the time being I'm using an insert in my shoe to stop that, and that seems to be helping.<br />
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Since I work from home, I'm in bare feet 90% of the time too so not sure if they would help that much.<br />
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Oh, and hard as row yesterday, back on the clean diet and holiday increase has been removed. 2.2 kgs to the middle goal.... -
so you could just use bare feet then Toddy??!<br />
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I am in bare feet at home all the time - jandals when not at work, and nice loose fitting sandal things at work at the moment - so would be wasting my money I expect with a pair of monkey shoes!<br />
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What did you row K? -
Yeah, you could. I used to wear my shoes all the time so I'm noticing quite a difference. Though you can wear them to the gym and on ya longer walks when barefeet can get abit uncomfortable. I plan to wear them on trail (firebreaks) in a few months so will let you know how they fare there.<br />
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Some people run in them but I'm not really keen on that. -
I just rowed my fitness test, which I did at the start and failed miserably at. Lets me track progress, which is 10 intervals 1min on/off under 2.00, averaging 1.55<br />
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Before the holiday I was moving towards 1.30min/1min off but couldn't make 10 (think I got to six). It's also the one I lose the second most weight on (running is first), lost .6kg from yesterdays. -
Yeah it's good as it does the intensity stuff that's supposed to raise you metabolism and you can directly measure your progress (intervals completed, split times, metres travelled) and takes 20mins).<br />
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I have a good spreadsheet going to keep me focused. This is the third month in so far. -
It's just an interval row, I just called it my fitness test because I use it to measure that. When I started I couldn't complete the easy 1min on/1min off under 2.00 split for ten intervals.<br />
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So completing that is the bare minimum I expect, and I want the on interval to get up to 2mins.<br />
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For you, you'd probably pick a much harder split (under 1.40?) and try and do ten of those. The last few hurt like hell, and the minute of rest seems to get shorter, and shorter. -
Slow and steady progress, 81.7kg getting very close to my middle goal. Have lost a kg since Sunday, so feel like shite today. Doing a recovery bike today to try and get rid of this lactic acid and general soreness.<br />
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On target for my biggest drop in a week period. Just over 5kgs lost overall so far. -
Yeah, dropping the after dinner Magnums has helped somewhat <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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Didn't realize just how much I was eating previously, mostly from boredom and habit too. -
lol, mmmmmmmmmmmm, magnum. It is the little things like that though that will make a huge difference! <br />
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On our eating plan it is always tough after work / before dinner. 3pm snack is long gone by then, and dinner at 6 or 7 seems miles away!!<br />
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yeah, that boredom prowl of the pantry gets you in trouble every time. -
Made the biggest weekly drop, feeling absolutely terrible though. Really flat and no energy, weight is steady and not dropping. Made it through another interval row yesterday, but am going to go one day on then off this week to try and manage this a bit better.
