Let's try again...
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After failing to conquer my desire to sleep in the last few weeks, I finally dragged myself out for a run this morning.<br />
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5.02 km in 24:40 - the 5 km mark was 24:28 which was a new PB by 14s. Not sure how that last 20m equates to 12 s but I'll take it.<br />
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So, sitting here just after 6PM, having fasted all day for the colonoscopy tomorrow. Quite frankly I still don't know why I agreed to go ahead with my second one in 12 months, but then I have a feeling I should trust this surgeon more than the last idiot. He's a specialist in the area rather than the general numpty I got put onto last time. If they find some cancer I'll buy him a beer... not sure I want to shake his hand though...<br />
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But that doesn't make fasting suck any less.<br />
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My advice is, don't ever get in this situation. I like food too much to do it again, and I doubt whether it will do anything meaningful for my weight loss... at least until I have to get up at 5AM tomorrow and start slurping down the colon blow... -
If nothing else, hopefully the prep will get me under 90kg <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
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Good luck bro, hope they warm up the instruments before the music starts!! Good on you for taking your Doc's advice and getting checked out, safety first yo!
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They didn't find anything bad which is good. But the doctor wants to get another issue he noticed.<br />
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To be honest I'm not that keen to go back in at this point because I need to work on my fitness more. Plus the solution sounds like making a cut to fix a cut.<br />
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Ran 5 km this morning in 24:43... Though the audio feedback from my app said 24:41<br />
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Whatever. It means sub-5 kilometres which is what I'm aiming for -
[quote name='NTA' timestamp='1366542397' post='361185']If nothing else, hopefully the prep will get me under 90kg <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />[/quote]<br />
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It didn't. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> -
Won't be under 90 at this point due to a relaxed eating day. Didn't get to buy the car as the dealers we called were all shut!<br />
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Pull up routine tonight - cheats marked<br />
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10, 6, 5, 5, 5<br />
4, 4, 4, 4, 4<br />
4, 5, 5, 4, 5*<br />
4, 5*, 4<br />
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83 with 2 cheat reps = 81. Progress.<br />
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The shit thing is, once I come off those first few sets, I'm only doing about 8-10 seconds of exercise for every minute of rest... Suppose that is the point -
Good work. How's your form? Strict and slow? That's a heap of pull-ups!<br />
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[u]Well, the point would be doing 5 reps in 20 seconds (slower with still hang at bottom for 1-2 seconds) then having 30 seconds rest, and doing that for 20 minutes.[/u]<br />
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Keep what you are doing up till June, then switch to 30 second breaks. Be consistent all Winter and you will be bloody strong come the Spring. Then you'll have to increase the reps-once every two weeks have long breaks, doing your max reps each time)<br />
Doing dips?<br />
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For me, I'm going to take it slow for another month, then do the same as you. My next target is 100 pull ups in 10 sets, with untimed breaks. I did 61 in 6 sets, so it's possible, but tough. -
Party food all weekend! Time to pay the bill.<br />
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Something a little bit different tonight. Similar to a 20 minute pull up routine I did it with pushups instead. So go to failure and then 1 minute break<br />
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32, 20, 10, 12, 10, <br />
10, 10, 9, 8, 8,<br />
9, 7, 7, 7, 8<br />
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167 total. This fkn wrecks! Wanted to give up at 10 minutes... Twice a week ought to give some improvement... If the willpower is there to do it again!<br />
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Think I'll toss the gym membership this week. It served its purpose and now just 50 dollars a month I don't need to spend with all this body weight exercise I am doing -
Karate last night, then once i got home cat voms x 12 plus meditation.<br />
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Grading to orange belt this weekend - should pass but not so sure about the boy. With my knees a bit busted up from the bike fall I need to make sure I look after the legs going into Saturday. -
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Party food all weekend! Time to pay the bill.<br />
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Something a little bit different tonight. Similar to a 20 minute pull up routine I did it with pushups instead. So go to failure and then 1 minute break<br />
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32, 20, 10, 12, 10,<br />
10, 10, 9, 8, 8,<br />
9, 7, 7, 7, 8<br />
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167 total. This fkn wrecks! Wanted to give up at 10 minutes... Twice a week ought to give some improvement... If the willpower is there to do it again!<br />
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Think I'll toss the gym membership this week. It served its purpose and now just 50 dollars a month I don't need to spend with all this body weight exercise I am doing<br />
[/quote]Good effort pal, I'm stalling on the 100 push up program so in amongst the variations I am doing I might give something like that a go. -
Time to start a new weight loss cycle! Last one was disappointing due to illness and willpower but this time around I'm going to obsess a little less over it. It will be more like a big experiment in getting those last few kg off and setting how my body fat reacts. The goal is to head towards 85kg by my birthday (18 June - bit over 6 weeks).<br />
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Previous cycle ended as below:<br />
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92.8, Chest 107, Waist 96, Hips 102.<br />
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Today: 90.6kg, Chest 106, Waist 96, Hips 101.<br />
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Karate grading this morning - pretty good workout and I was so knackered by the time I did the grading kata that I didn't even think about it.<br />
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So the boy and I are both orange belts now. Proud dad as I didn't know how he'd hold up at a full grading.
