Getting my body back

[Paekakboyz]

Awesome!! and think of the shape you'll be in by summer - you might ditch the bikini and head straight to a nudist beach lol.<br />
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Fantastic to reach your goal, a real buzz!!

[Mokey]

Haha Bart, yep just need to take the old girl out for a spin each day to keep the motor running...<br />
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Hmmmm PKB, we'll see, we'll see... <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />

[MN5]

[quote name='Paekakboyz']Awesome!! and think of the shape you'll be in by summer - [B]you might ditch the bikini and head straight to a nudist beach lol.[/B]<br />
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Fantastic to reach your goal, a real buzz!![/QUOTE]<br />
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I can't believe I have just read that Paeks, brilliant from you ! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />

[dK]

Congrats Mokey. Focus now is maintaining!

[Mokey]

Thanks dK, yep, for sure. I feel like this is a good weight for me and it's a treat to actually be liking where my figure is at, so maintenance is essential!

[BartMan]

now for some goals and challenges on using he new bod... Those toughh guy and gal challenges look fun!

[Kirwan]

Without being the boring crossfit guy, the morning classes I do are 90% female. As you know with your sister, weight training really makes big changes in your body and energy levels.

[Mokey]

Ooooh. First boxing class after a week off with a wee injury. Lots of hook practice tonight, possibly went a bit hard cos some muscles havent even waited until tomorrow to be screaming.

[Mokey]

Went shopping for more clothes yesterday. Damn it's nice to be fitting size 10 jeans again even if it's pricey. Boxing again tonight, bring it on, even the couple of hardout chicks who seriously look (and punch) like they hopped straight from an early 80's Bulgarian weightlifting programme.

[MN5]

[quote name='Mokey']Went shopping for more clothes yesterday. Damn it's nice to be fitting size 10 jeans again even if it's pricey. Boxing again tonight, bring it on, even the couple of hardout chicks who seriously look (and punch) like they hopped straight from an early 80's Bulgarian weightlifting programme.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Watch out for the adams apples and shavelines.

[Mokey]

Yeowch, body not in fine form today. Tough class last night, instructor was in a mean mood so had us doing endurance stuff - non stop crosses, jabs and uppers to a techno track we had to punch in time with for 5mins 38 seconds. Other joys included lunge walking up and down the hall and a killer leg lift track along with full arm press ups.

[Mokey]

Finally had a nice day yesterday so power walked for 40 mins. Tonight boxing class, instructor in an even meaner mood than last time so lots of shitty stuff like camping squats, press ups, shuttle runs, walking lunges, leg lifts and relay sprints interspersed with non stop boxing tracks. Utterly stuffed.

[Mokey]

Have to say, the whole weighing more but looser clothes is messing with my head a bit. It is now exactly a week til I have to put on dress (yes! A fucking dress!) for my awards dinner, and I am so not confident about the whole thing. Arrgghh.

[BartMan]

suck it up girl, you'll look great!

[Mokey]

Lol, thanks Bart. Armed with my Bridget Jones underwear, how could I not!!

[Mokey]

Yeowch, yeowch, yeowch. Is there anything as shitty as a circuit that alternates camping squats and sprinting? Or press ups and burpies? And that is with all the boxing tracks around it. Arms and shoulders huuuuuurt.

[Mokey]

All right, here's a question. Anyone else here have utterly crap hamstrings? Or perhaps you used to? If so, some exercises or ideas to strengthen/loosen them so they stop behaving like piano wire would be much appreciated.

[NTA]

I had years of issues with tight calves, and using magnesium tablets as a supplement seemed to help with muscle relaxation and absorption of other minerals. I also had to modify my running style a little to stop pushing off with my calves so much and using the whole of my leg. If you're getting tight hammys from running then you might need to concentrate on using other muscles for propulsion.<br />
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Another thing I have found to work is stretching them while they're warm. I do a few different things:<br />
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• simple sit and reach (on a mat or carpet), legs together, toes pointing at the celing. Slowly down, hold for 30 seconds (grab your ankles or feet), and slowly release.<br />
• raised lunge - with one foot on the floor (leg straight) put one leg up on a chair or bench and do a lunge motion - helps gluteal area at top of hamstring. Hold for 30 each leg.<br />
• straight leg - after lunge on both legs as above, put one leg straight on the bench/chair and lean your torso forward, like the sit and reach. Hold for 30 each leg.<br />
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  So if you're doing a run or circuit, it might be wise to stop partway through, stretch the hammies while they're warm, and then do another cool down stretch at the end.<br />
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  There is a heap of info if you google it, but you've got to find what works best for you.

[Paekakboyz]

Stretching. Also dead lifts have made my hammies waaaay stronger, and nowhere as tight as I thought they would. <br />
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Are you doing anything in particular that seems to tighten them up or tweak them? I'd also talk to your trainer at the gym and check if your programme has you doing too much/not enough work on them. Could be a muscle imbalance??

[Mokey]

Running tightens them, but they've always been crap.<br />
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Today at boxing training I was taught how to break someone's nose with my elbow. Boy oh boy am I going to be dangerous. Actually I'm pretty dangerous now, but that is more my scary lack of coordination than anything else.