Let's try again...
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No bike ride today - just didn't get around to it after building garden beds and helping out around the house and having an afternoon nap.<br />
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Two sets of 5 x chin, 5 x hammer + bi curl, 5 x bent row + military press + straight leg deadlift. Followed by an overhand hang and some ab and stretching work. Hate going back to chins after a break - feel so weak.<br />
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I think I'd better get up early tomorrow and go for a run...<br />
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Yeah even a few weeks off the chins can be fatal I've found, can take a couple of sessions to get back into the groove. I have a nice big beam in the garage and live a stones throw from a park so no excuses for me ! -
Made my own chin bar in the garage it of some heavy duty brackets and 50mm pipe. It's a bit tougher than the skinny little bar down at the gym but helps with the forearm strength.<br />
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Need to figure out a fold away dip bar now to add some more effort and chest work, without scratching the paint on the car -
That is cool NTA - much better than the other way around!!
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Decided, as I have karate tonight, that instead of riding into work or going for a run this morning, I'd do my hundred push up challenge before breakfast.<br />
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Week 3, Day 2 sets were 20, 25, 15, 15, 25. <br />
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I deliberately extended my rest periods between sets to ensure I could finish, and I'm here to tell you I struggled in the last three sets, but got there. First time I've done one hundred pushups in a session... Maybe in a whole day... -
Another big plus today: reached the minimum fundraising goal for my charity ride in October.<br />
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http://sy12.conquercancer.org.au/site/TR/Events/Sydney2012?px=1067061&pg=personal&fr_id=1070<br />
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So that is a relief. Now I need to plan some more rides because with rugby this weekend, holiday next weekend, and various family shit on in between, my buttocks may not be adequately prepared... <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> -
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Decided, as I have karate tonight, that instead of riding into work or going for a run this morning, I'd do my hundred push up challenge before breakfast.<br />
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Week 3, Day 2 sets were 20, 25, 15, 15, 25.<br />
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I deliberately extended my rest periods between sets to ensure I could finish, and I'm here to tell you I struggled in the last three sets, but got there. First time I've done one hundred pushups in a session... Maybe in a whole day...<br />
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Nice work dude, try the same workout next time but rest as instructed, I found that worked well for me. -
[quote name='NTA' timestamp='1348003123' post='311814']<br />
Week 3, Day 2 sets were 20, 25, 15, 15, 25. <br />
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Repeated this workout with the prescribed 90s rest between sets, EXCEPT the last one where I had to extend to three minutes. Got through the last set with a couple of rests and had to do the very last two on knees despite two attempts.<br />
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So tomorrow I venture back onto the rugby field for the first time since I lost all the weight. Haven't played contact of any sort in about 14 months, and my first training session with the team will be tomorrow morning.<br />
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97.5kg<br />
Chest 112cm, Waist 101cm, Hips 108cm.<br />
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Today: 96.6kg. Chest 112cm, Waist 101cm, Hips 107cm.<br />
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Like.<br />
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Now off to run myself stupid at rugby before hitting the Lowenbrau... -
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Hundred pushups Week 3 Day 3: 22, 30, 20, 20, 28. Using prescribed breaks of 120s.<br />
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Set 1 ok.<br />
Set 2 had to do last rep on knees<br />
Set 3 had to do last 5 on knees<br />
Set 4 had to do last 5 on knees<br />
Set 5 had to do last 18 on knees<br />
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Triceps were shot by set 5 and then the strain all moved to the chest. Still feeling quite fatigued from rugby Saturday so I'll redo this day on Wednesday.<br />
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Hundred pushups Week 3 Day 3: 22, 30, 20, 20, 28. Using prescribed breaks of 120s.<br />
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Set 1 ok.<br />
Set 2 had to do last rep on knees<br />
Set 3 had to do last 5 on knees<br />
Set 4 had to do last 5 on knees<br />
Set 5 had to do last 18 on knees<br />
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Triceps were shot by set 5 and then the strain all moved to the chest. Still feeling quite fatigued from rugby Saturday so I'll redo this day on Wednesday.<br />
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edit: finished with abs tonight. 10 x myotatic crunch and 10 x cat vomit. Then some relaxation stretches and breathing.<br />
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On a short holiday to central NSW (Dubbo Zoo - cyclopath is around here somewhere) and a fair bit of ordinary diet and drinking going on here... still managed to get 5 km of run in this morning in 26:27 which was a good time considering I haven't run in a while. Good to sweat out the half dozen rums I had last night.<br />
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Walked a few km around the zoo today and got to see some rad animals. The zoo here is great - wide open spaces for them to get around in rather than the concrete pens of some city zoo zoos. Highly recommended.<br />
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Rather spoiled all the exercise with as make side of Hog's Breath this evening. But fuck that noise; I'm on holiday.
