Now or never: Taking it to the next level
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Lets see.
Weekend not too bad.
Nice 40 minute run, followed by 4x 400 metre + 12 pullups + 15 dips. Then did 30 burpees when I got home. Farked me right up that did.
Monday: Back on old PE workout and certainly upped the tempo. Smashed.
Tuesday: Ditto.
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No run of course. Getting to the stage where if I don't smash out a workout in the morning then it ain't gonna happen.
Well still got my sorry arse out of bed on Thursday and Friday.
Thursday: Smashing of le shoulders.
Friday: Legs and arm tickle. Pretty damn good.
Has been the best weights week for a while. Feeling plenty of good pain. Crossfit run tomorrow and then a rest on Sunday I think.
Oh yeah beard is gone now that party is over. Respect anyone who manages to keep those things on. I'm still getting the phantom itches.
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17 days? What a slack bugger I am. Been wasting precious TSF time on the Douche vs Turd Sandwich thread.
Training has actually been pretty good. 4 solid gym sessions during the week and at least one run on the weekend. With summer approaching swimming will be added. Eating has been a bit up and down, but could be much worse.
Didn't train today because weekend was pretty intense. Went down to Cabarita Beach for the weekend. It's an uncomfortable distance over the border but I have to admit kicks shit into the Gold Coast. The whole area including Hastings, Kingscliff etc. is beautiful. Wish I lived there.
Anyway was with my own kids and 2 others from a friend of the wife. Their dad is a complete dickhead absentee idiot so it was good for them to get some adult male contact (their mother also indulges the shit out of them). I started Saturday with an epic run along the beach and up the headland (fooking lovely) then took the boys for a scheduled surfing lesson. Then we played touch for what seemed like hours, then went swimming, then my youngest wanted to go back to the beach and then I went and got dinner for everyone. Was bloody tired. Silly thing was that I was on call, so after hitting the hay at 8 I was woken by the phone at midnight to do 3 hours of work. Crawled out of bed the next day to get stuff packed to go home, then we went to the stillwater nearby for kayaking. Damn what an awesome sport! We had a surfski when I was a kid but it's been decades since I paddled. Had a great time going up and down the inlet. Was tough going though because large parts were shallow and against the current. After that I spent a few hours in the water with the boys. It was awesome fun. The ladies were very appreciative, but I love that stuff. Makes me feel fit and healthy and it's totally worth it seeing how the kids enjoy themselves. One problem was that my thighs were cramping up like hell when paddling. Had trouble putting on pants this morning.
Anyway, no training today, but will be back in the saddle tomorrow hopefully.
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ha ha that'll probably stand him in good stead as he gets older. Bet the younger one has that story locked and loaded for when they get back to school!!
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The fuck - I just went down the rabbit hole when trying to reply to a post!! who am I? where am I!!? ha ha
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No training today after I went waaay too hard yesterday. Have to listen to the body which is aching like a mofo.
Hopefully will be able to get into the pool soon. When body doesn't want to run or lift weights, swimming is really the only viable option.
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@JK said in Now or never: Taking it to the next level:
haha what did you do yesterday?
Supersets of chest and biceps for 2 exercises then chest ss and more biceps. Then went 2km on rowing machine, stopping every 500m to do 20 pushups. Then did 25 concentration curls. I don't really know why, but I'm just in the mood to hammer it at the moment.
Back in saddle today. Back and triceps supersets then deadlifts then rope pulldowns. No time for rowing machine, but was pretty well creamed anyway.
Due to missed days will combine shoulders and legs on the morrow.
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Got up like a zombie on Valium this morning and forgot to do legs. Might give it a miss this week and just pound pavement tomorrow.
Otherwise it was a good shoulder session finished off with rowing machine.
Really tired again but hopefully will bounce back next week.
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Saturday: Legs, abs, armtickle and rowing machine. Not bad.
Sunday: Park with kids then did a Forrest Gump and felt like running. So I ran for a bit. Pity it was ruined by a dodgy chicken katsu for lunch. That was shit.
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Back and triceps this morning. Was pretty shit. Got going late, spent too much time talking with mate and then had to leave.
Decided to make up for when youngest had gymnastics at the same gym I lift tin at. While he was doing handstands and somersaults I smashed the back and tris properly this time and then did the rowing maching/pushup killer. Farked me right up that did.
Much happier after that.
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Thought I'd updated this for Friday and Saturday. Must have gotten lost somewhere in cyberspace....
Ah well, Friday last week was ok. Limited time but shoulders well smashed.
Saturday was legs and arm tickle.
All of these are now being followed by the 500m + 20 pushup x 4 rowing machine finale. Am really liking that.Sunday was an open day at the local golf course so just walked a bit, but otherwise didn't do anything. Ate well though.
Monday, didn't have time to piss let alone train. Well I did in the evening but was fried beyond belief. Just lay on the couch and didn't even have the energy to pay out the godawful Greys Anatomy shit that wife was watching.
Today: Chest and biceps. 2 super sets with chest and biceps then chest superset, more biceps, then rowing blitz. I also like ending bicep day with 21s.
Need more sleep but otherwise feeling pretty healthy at the moment.
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@JK said in Now or never: Taking it to the next level:
Know that feel on the sleep thing at the moment. At best I usually get 11pm til 515am week days but been even less for last couple weeks. You sure do notice it.
Same, although an hour or so later in bed (work to Northern European hours) and up an hour later. It sucks because I'm the kind of person who would prefer to go to bed early and get up early.
Problem is that when I get a decent sleep I usually feel shattered the next day, like my body goes into hibernation mode.
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Today: Back and triceps.
Back/tri super sets (2), then deadlifts and dips.
Finished off with a nice row.
I'm now panting and sweating when I leave each day. That is the way I want it!
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Legs today.
Bit of a rush, but got all wobbly which much be a good thing.
Son has gymnastics this evening so will hit the treadmill and rowing machine then.
Just on gymnastics, JK I recall you mentioning your better half having been involved in that as a girl. Does she have any long term effects of that? Where my son goes there are 80% girls and they seem almost unnaturally strong for their age. Just wondering if that could be too much for a very young body to handle.
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14 days damn!
Last week was an absolute shocker. Worked like a bitch. Only managed 2 gym sessions and eating was pretty crap. Just felt really bad.
This week has been much better. Proper sessions on Monday and Tuesday and then a double today. Eating has been top notch as well. Shows that is doesn't take too long to turn things around if the eating is right and training focussed.
Bit buggered now.
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Saturday: Legs, arm tickle, treadmill, rowing machine, steps. Rooted.
Sunday: Beach. Always fairly strenuous due to having to keep kids alive in the surf. Was looking after 4 of them this time. Beautiful at Cabarita Beach but water NZ cold. Bloody freezing.
Monday: Shit nights sleep so no training and the usual issues. Was a really bad day.
Today: Good chest and biceps session. Might even run a bit tonight.
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Back and tris then rowing machine + pushups. Struggled big time with the last one but survived.
