Project X

NTA

Been a while since the last update. Since then:
 
Nov 2 - 4km walk (32:26) immediately followed immediately by 2km run (10:08)
Nov 4 - 2km walk at work (19:54 - damn work shoes)
Nov 5 - 7km walk before work (56:43), karate that night
Nov 12 - karate.
 
So pretty slack.
 
As the house move gets closer things become more chaotic. I'm so busy chasing fucking conveyancers and fucking real estate agents and fucking banks that I've barely had time to think. The stress of that and the passing of my Dad has fucked with my sleeping patterns and punched my immune system right in the taint.
 
The original timeline of Project X has basically failed, due mostly to my laziness, and lately because life just sucked. I keep telling myself I can just do it later or eat that snack, but its all lies and bullshit.
 
Starting today I'm going to get back on the horse, then work my way into the fitness stuff as time permits. With half my shit packed away and the garage largely occupied by packing materials for the next month, I'm just not sure when that can happen.

Paekakboyz

Do what you can bro. Even with all the house, health, family stuff in recent times you'd kept things ticking over. Times of change are the worst for maintaining habits.. but they offer you a chance to develop new ones too!

NTA

Walk this morning - 1.1km in 9:39 to warm up
Then a 3km run - 3.01km in 16:19.
 
Ankle felt good and I think I found out what the problem is: Thongs. Jandals or Flip Flops if you will.
 
I'd been wearing them around because I was in and out of the house packing boxes. Slowly, every so slowly, the gait I developed wearing them started to screw with my old ankle injury and resulted in the achilles flaring up. So now I'm off that shit except for very quick use as required. Back into the Vibram Fivefingers as a preference and things are much better.

NTA

Addit: I stepped on the scales on Sunday after a weekend of beer, sugar, and excess. 96kg!!! Felt bloated, gassy, and ahem runny from Monday through Tuesday.
 
After the run today it was back to 93.9kg so heading in the right direction.
 
I think I'm also going to concentrate on getting up before the sun and getting the road work in. Even in suburbia, its a magic time of day. 
 
Its a month until we move house, so I'll get that base fitness back in place, then go back to the muscle work once the new house is set up. Then it'll be Xmas and all the evil it entails.

NTA

Just been messing with my spreadsheet and have the beginnings of a plan for this summer. 
 
Firstly, there is no point scheduling stuff until we're moved into the house. As I said - a week later its Xmas so that will be a danger time, but overall its a matter of keeping it real in between.
 
Next 6 weeks I'll get back into sorting out the diet, hitting the road, and doing a bit of strength work when the garage contents permit. Setting up a new workout space is going to suck, but I might go look for a standalone squat rack/pullup bar so I can get some serious work in. Wall mounted might work too - mate of mine is a metal worker so he could help with that, or I'll just go to Bunnings like I did last time.
 
Need to work on technique in the meantime for some of these Crossfit movements. Then as of the New Year, I'll be monitoring weight, tape, body fat, and once per week doing Fran as my weights session. While I'm not about to become a XFit junkie, this sort of exercise is good for basic strength movements and allows a set of exercises for time, to check my progress.

NTA

Walk this morning before work - 45 minutes for 5.44km.
 
Might do weights tonight if I have time. We're inspecting the new house we bought tonight and meeting the current owners to sort out a few things. I'm going to measure that sucker up for Cat6 while I'm there. Going to do it right this time.

NTA

Quick body weight session this morning with one minute breaks in between exercises: 5 x 10 pushups (10-20 second breaks) 25 x step out lunge per side (alternating) 20 x squat 10 per side of those things where you start in pushup position then twist one arm up behind your back in a T 2 x 30 second planks (10 second rest) 10 x cat vomits Hard with no fuel in the tank! Plus my form on pushup and abs is shot to shit through lack of use.

NTA

5km run this morning in 27:50. Phew.

Paekakboyz

At least you were out pounding the pavement bro - I reckon you've got enough time leading up to Xmas to get back into the swing of things. The best part of building up a decent base of fitness/strength is bouncing back quicker from breaks or injuries.

NTA

Yeah gonna need it. Haven't been sleeping well so took a couple of painkillers last night. The chemical hangover was worth it as I felt much better by this afternoon. Bit of lifting tonight - in a ten minute "burst" I did 5 x pull up 5 x squat thruster @ 50 kg 5 x pull up 5 x squat thruster @ 50 kg 5 x pull up 5 x squat thruster @ 50 kg 6 x pull up 6 x squat thruster @ 50 kg That is effectively the first set of Fran with a higher weight. My abductors are fucking killing me which shows I haven't been squatting much lately. Ouch

Paekakboyz

Get stuck into your stretching and prep work bro. I reckon the flexibility seems to go quicker than strength - especially if you've got an office job with lots of sitting :knuppel:

NTA

You're right there. Or I should just be doing more squats! Still, with the garage slowly getting cramped under the weight of boxes and furniture, it'll be tough to get to the next couple of weeks.
 
Went for a walk on Monday morning but the GPS on the phone shit itself when I switched to my browser to check something, so I don't have a time - but about 5.5km.
 
Tonight I skipped karate as I've got work to do and lost two hours down at the blood bank* :ireful: , but took the kids down the park for a walk, and while I was there I got some lifting in with a few pullups, chinups, and two sets of monkey bar action, though it was a straight pipe which was sort of cheating. I should do that more often though.
 
 
*Honestly it was the fucking B-team down there today. Usually I donate plasma and am in and out in 45 minutes, but today the silly cow didn't site the needle properly, so after the first cell return it wouldn't pump any more. Donated 160mL of the usual 820mL plasma which felt like a wasted trip, especially when I'm meant to be working from home.

NTA

5 km run this morning in a tick under 27 minutes. Felt reasonable and I could have done better but my Skins were riding uncomfortably and I had to show down a few times and pull them out of my taint. Weighed in at 94 kg after being 96 mid week, so I'm on the road back

NTA

Finally summoned up the courage to give Fran a go. Bold move given its my second time ever doing squat thrusters.
 
Bar was probably closer to 45kg than 43 but whatever - it's about beating myself.
 
17:22
 
Started during with 10 pull ups, then paced myself, trying to do 5 at a time with short breaks for the test of them.
 
My legs are feeling the squat thrusters and my wrists must be out of position because they hurt like hell.
 
This can only get easier - because if it gets any harder, i quit!
 
EDIT: Just realised I did pullups then thrusters, not the other way around. Either way, I'm fucked.

Wairau

I watched the video you posted on Kirwan's thread. Those type of pull ups just piss me off, tbh. one, increased chance of injury. Two, minimal strength and body improvement.
Anyway, the crucial thing is he's short and light. Short arms, too. Pull ups are much harder for you or me, with height, weight, and long arms. To top that off we try for strict form. Me especially, with full hang at bottom. I do it that way because I can see the benefit to my whole upper body, and I want to minimise chance of shoulder injury.
Good luck on your workouts.

NTA

I don't have a problem with kipping as such, in terms of it being more about cardio than just strength. But yeah the technique side is a bit alien to me, and like I said that garage of mine won't countenance it. I see a lot of cross fit videos with really poor technique from people who are obviously beginners and it's up to their instructor or host Box person whatsit to sort it out. The danger us when these beginners try to kip like that and don't keep tension in the muscle on descent - that is when shoulders pop out and such.

Paekakboyz

I don't (can't!) do them. But kipping definitely requires skill and practice... lots of practice. Fits well in that style of training as it lets you nail out volume. The hip swing/drive is also similar to movements in other lifts so there is some form overlap too. I'm keen to learn how to do muscle ups and that includes that swing and hip pop that you learn with kipping. 
 
Just another approach to training imo

NTA

Karate tonight. Kumite drills and I picked up a blister on my soft office worker feet. Shits me because I'd planned a run tomorrow

NTA

Weights tonight in a circuit type arrangement:

10 x 45kg front squat
10 x 17kg Arnies
10 x 45kg Bent row
20 x 45kg dead lift
10 x lunge per side holding 17kg dumbbells in each hand
20 x pushup

Circuit 1 - 7:20
Two minutes rest
Circuit 2 - 7:00
Two minutes rest took me through to 17:20
Pull ups to failure with breaks of 15-20 seconds until i got to twenty minutes total
6, 3, 2, 2

Paekakboyz

that sounds brutal, you start respecting the weight pretty quick with that sort of volume and tempo. Doesn't need to be super heavy to kick yo ass!

The Silver Fern

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