Pushing Tin - Paekakboyz Training Log
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decent run this evening. Longer distance than the previous run and felt pretty good. Blowing pretty hard but felt good. Legs felt pretty tired afterwards, I was thinking a days break would be enough but I probably want to space them out a bit more. Gym or a run on sunday is the plan - but there are some good games of rugby and a game of cricket as well.
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hit the gym tonight, a good session. Caught up with a mate and had a yarn about training which was good. Always interesting to see what other sorts of exercises other people are doing. He's a lot more into raw strength/Power and a bit of a unit!
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sunday gym session, always good for the soul! fecking awful weather in wellies today so no chance of a run. Now I'm good from a workout I can settle down to some rugby and maybe a movie later on - activity is over, let the sloth out!
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Tough workout today - was keen to shed a bit of work stress so got stuck in! Made sure I was fading hard in the the final set as I was concentrating on form. Diet has been improving big time over the last month. I'm find I'm being a lot more aware of what I'm eating and portion size has decreased. Still find it hard to eat breakie tho... I just don't feel hungry when I get up. Now that its getting a tad warmer its also easier to make sure I keep the water intake going.<br />
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5 weeks till Hawaii, another 2-3kg to shed and the improved weather will certainly have me lacing up my running shoes. Planning to do a swimming with the sharks tour - in a cage I think. Gotta make sure I'm a mean, lean snack for Jaws ha ha, would feel awful if I gave some ocean going predator a heart attack! -
good gym session tonight. things are ticking over nicely. Planning a run thursday and back to the gym on sat.
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A wee break over the last few days. Had a good hit out tonight. Things are coming along nicely, cardio is increasing in ratio with our recently fine weather. Less than weeks till Hawaii and I'm dead keen to get out of work and over there!! lined up a shark cage trip so that is going to be pretty cool!
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Sweet session at the gym. Thought I might be a bit iffy after only a single days rest but it was all good. Abs were rocking today, no in terms of visibility but strength is coming on nicely. Cardio fri/sat and probably another weights session sunday.
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decent workout tonight, won half the battle by going rather than enjoying the sunshine! beautiful day in wellington, magic! Two weeks exactly till I'm on a plane, great incentive to keep working hard at the gym. Pretty much ready to get a new programme but I'll be waiting till I get back, every dollar is going toward $US! exchange rate is excellent at the moment which is sweet!
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Good workout on Friday night. Gym is doing some refurbishment on the free weights floor from the 17th so I'm trying to get along as much as possible before I head away. Have narrowed my choice of a new PT down to two trainers, both guys I've seen working with people so I know a bit about how they approach things. Will be cool to kick on with a new programme and trainer, probably good to mix it up in terms of training style etc.
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sneaky sunday session today. Was amped after all the primo sport over the weekend. Going again on Monday so did a split session today. Bench is going really well, esp as it comes after my swiss ball supersets for chest (normal press, flies, close grip press). Kind of keen to have a crack at bench first and see where my max press is at the moment... would have to rope in a spotter tho!!
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Super stoked with the effort today. I was back at the gym for guns and abs. Decided I'd have a crack to see what my max bench was like. Normally I do my swiss ball sets beforehand and that means I don't lift anywhere near my top end. Forgive the following wanky stats but I'm quite chuffed!<br />
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Started with 6 reps @60kg for a warm up. Normally I do 2 sets of 12@70kg after the swiss ball. Progressed through 3@80kg, 3@90kg, 3@100kg and I was a bit surprised, I thought I might top out around a hundred. Asked a guy to spot for me as I was getting close to my max. Did 3@110kg and maxed out at 2@120kg. Started to feel a decent ache in my shoulder so I didn't try to up the weight. Pretty sure that's the most I've lifted... might have made it up to 120kg at some point in the past but not beyond it.<br />
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7 days to till the Hawaii trip so I'm keen as, really excited about seeing a PT on my return and looking to continue the development. -
Awesome lifting there Hulk ! nice work indeed ! <br />
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I on the other hand have probably regressed due to a solid week on the piss ( its ok cos it was for work:whistle: ) so not looking forward to my first weights session in awhile tonight. <br />
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Great stuff dude, you must be proud as punch at that effort. -
yeah bro still pretty stoked. Ha ha ah the cruel demands of work and the toll they take on a man! you never know, sometimes a bit of a break doesn't hurt! It's all about balance anyways aye ha ha.<br />
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Had another session at the gym tonight. All good, will squeeze in a couple more workouts before the trip too. You never know some of the places we are staying are bound to have a gym, might sneak in for a workout while I'm away if I feel the need. But I think reality will kick in and the allure of the beach and some cold beers/cocktails will sort me out. -
final session before heading away. Everything squared away - wasn't the flashest performance. I was still paying for a friday night blowout! <br />
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Back from Hawaii and somehow managed to drop a notch on the belt!? no idea how that happened as the kai and booze was flowing! Heaps of walking, swimming and several hours surfing would have contributed. Didn't quite manage to use the gym facilities at the last hotel (they were pretty good too) but will be back throwing a bit of tin around tomorrow.<br />
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Loss of muscle mass i imagine <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />
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smart ass ha ha! will find out tomorrow when I hit the gym. Run today, knee felt sweet although I hardly set a cracking pace!
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ok session at the gym. First day back at work and was a bit ho hum about it all. Did see the PT I was keen on and sorted a session in a couple of weeks. Should give me a chance to shake off the cobwebs before getting stuck into a new programme.
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run today. One of those ones where you can't really be arsed but keep trucking anyways... not particularly far or quick but it was good to back up from a run last week. Knee still seems to be ok which is good. Have been working on a mid-foot strike instead of a heel strike and that seems to be helping. Still thinking about shifting to a barefoot style using those toe shoes but everything I've read says you need to work on the transition.
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better run tonight. One yesterday was so pies I decided to back up tonight. Glad I did. Knee had the odd twinge but that seems to be due to the new mid strike style. Legs felt sweet and breathing was heaps better. Just need to get back into my strengthening exercises and I should be sweet (fingers and toes crossed)
