30 Day Paleo Challenge
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So I have a good couple of milestones coming in the next few days. Tomorrow's WOD will be the 20th for the month, and that's the most I've done in a month in the past three years. <br /><br />Also, I looked back at my weight stats and the lowest I got since Nov 2010 (when I started to get my weight under control) was 78.7 in May 2011. Once I get below that, it will be the lightest I've been for over ten years. <br /><br />The wife also pointed out I've had no headaches this month. This has been a big problem for the last six months, progressing even to regular migraines. Even had a CT for those! Add in the lack of DOMs after workouts (I was sore all the time just doing three xFits a week previously), the increased energy and improved sleep I'm having my eyes opened to how I'm supposed to eat. And drink. <br /><br />A very productive month, and just two days left on the challenge. Apparently our team is one of the top two, and it's a close battle. Be fun to win :)<br /><br />Just been a great month, and the Crossfit Open starts on Friday, so that's something else to focus on for March.
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You doin the open this year mate? <br><br>
Re the DOMS, I can't get any either at the moment and I can't work out why. Even did 10x10 of squats last week with a short break and a 20 repper to finish. Expected the worst, got pretty much nothing! It's so weird! -
<p>Hit 78.6kg today, so the lightest I've been in ten years. Didn't expect that to the weekend to be honest. Lots of conditioning WODs at the moment in preparation for the Open, so that's obviously helping.</p>
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<p>Oh and handstand pushups are lot easier with just over 6kgs off (did 45 of them last night).</p> -
<p>Well, had a disappointing weigh in today - only down 700grams this week. Although my brother and law did say his scales were a wee bit dodgy ....</p>
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<p>I haven't been eating more and have increased my exercise so I'm a bit perplexed, but I guess the weight loss plateaus out and at least I haven't put on weight!</p> -
<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="Nepia" data-cid="416720" data-time="1393475158"><p>Well, had a disappointing weigh in today - only down 700grams this week. Although my brother and law did say his scales were a wee bit dodgy ....<br />
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I haven't been eating more and have increased my exercise so I'm a bit perplexed, but I guess the weight loss plateaus out and at least I haven't put on weight!</p></blockquote>
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Any loss is a good loss, I celebrate 100grams
it won't be consistent, sometimes it'll level off, sometimes it will go up. What helps me is recording the starting weight in a spreadsheet then graphing the trend of the loss. As long as the line is going down then you can ignore the bumps along the way. If the graph is flat or up you need to reacess what you are doing. <br />
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<p>Hit 78.6kg today, so the lightest I've been in ten years. Didn't expect that to the weekend to be honest. Lots of conditioning WODs at the moment in preparation for the Open, so that's obviously helping.</p>
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<p>Oh and handstand pushups are lot easier with just over 6kgs off (did 45 of them last night).</p>
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<p>Love this paleo diagram</p>
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<p>Are you doing the open Kirwan?</p>
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<p>In my broken arse way, yes :)</p>
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<p>14.1 just released 10min AMRAP of 30 Double Unders and 35kg Snatch. I did something similar recently. No. Oxygen.</p> -
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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> -
