Pushing Tin - Paekakboyz Training Log
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give it another couple of workouts Mokey and things will turn around - you'll still feel sore but nowhere near as bad as the first couple of workouts. At least you know you are hitting those target areas! <br />
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I only tend to get grumpy if soreness from the last workout hinders my next workout. I've had that from time to time with the squats and DL's. Now I rotate between my two workouts every other week (3 workouts in total per week) I increase weight on the day that gives me a 2-3 day break till the next workout. I discovered pretty early that a 1 day break just isn't long enough!! -
Good workout tonight. Missed a weekend workout as I was off to a gig in wellies. Bit of extra rest seemed to help out as I was lifting nicely today. DL's were good and so was bench press. Core strength is coming along too - seeing PT on wed night so I'm looking forward to adding some new exercises to my two day programme. Hopefully a days rest is enough to recover before he puts the hurt on!<br />
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Weight has been sitting pretty steady around 97kg. have noticed a bit more bulk (muscle wise!) and puku continues to slowly shrink. Haven't been that great with diet of late, def stuggle when we have a busy social life... a hell of a lot easier to eat better when you aren't out and about (aka on the piss!) -
Smashed! had a session with the PT today to review form and add a couple of new exercises. Basically he just added weight to whatever I was lifting and showed me two new exercises. One was a core exercise, in squat position and holding a barbell weight in front of you. Kind of like a reverse woodchop - forearm touches the thigh and then you power through the twist while lifting about the shoulder. Your abs kind of act as brakes - good stuff! at least until he had me using a 15kg weight! He was happy with my squatting form which was good, I've been adding weight recently and was keen to check it was all in order. He was happy with the first set then upped the weight for the last two! seeing any kind of pattern here!? lol<br />
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Standing upright row was the second addition. From time to time I've had a bit of pain in my wrists from these or upright rows in general. He explained its not about weak wrists but me trying to roll my wrists over as I lift. Once I concentrated on the weight just hanging from my hands/wrists, kind of like a hinge the twinge went away... oh and then the weight increased! bastard!<br />
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Just to top it off he also added some extra weight and reps to my dips, tricep pull downs, bicep curl supersets - my arms were fucked afterwards... still pretty tired now so tomorrow will be joyous ha ha! All in all an excellent workout. Really like this PT's approach to training. Good buzz all round! -
Meh, bit of a half ass workout this morning. Bit jaded from a late night (go black caps!!). Had a bit of twinge in one hammie so didn't do DL's today. Pretty much lost momentum and did a few odds and sods. Hopefully it comes right in time for a monday workout.
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I'm sure Bart will have some ideas! I guess it's because you are getting down to the minimum level of stored fat your body wants to keep. It'll hang on to it right up to the bitter end! My weight will go up/down around 1kg day to day so I tend to wait until my weight has shifted 2-4 kg before I consider I've officially lost anything!<br />
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Hmm what about bodyshape as the deciding factor Mokey? if you've been doing weights etc you will add muscle so your overall weight might be a bit higher than you'd targetted but you'll be in better shape! -
yeah, Mrs B is now probably as heavy, or if not heavier than she was in some of her 'fat photos', muscle weighs heavier than fat.<br />
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Use the clothes loser method, belt in a notch, not so much ,muffin. method to see if you're losing fat, instead of weight... -
Oh yeah, clothes are hanging off me a bit now, pants hanging round my hips which looks stupid but not getting anything new until I hit 65kg. That is my target weight and by god I'm going to get there. What sucks big time is the uneven reduction in size, excess weight has melted off my back and shoulders and arms so muscle definition is reasonably pronounced while legs and butt have firmed rather than reduced. How bloody annoying.
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lol!! don't you know the toned booty is the 'in' look Mokey!! firmed is definitely a positive term in reference to those areas. If you're only 2kg or so off that target weight you should be stoked rather than frustrated.
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Decent workout tonight. After a pretty crappy workout the other night it was good to get stuck in. No twinges in the hammy which was good.
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[quote name='Paekakboyz']lol!! don't you know the toned booty is the 'in' look Mokey!! firmed is definitely a positive term in reference to those areas. If you're only 2kg or so off that target weight you should be stoked rather than frustrated.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Nah I want an athletic behind, not a Kim Kardashian one ha ha. Frustrated is the word, patience is not a virtue of mine.<br />
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Hate twinges, my shoulder is twinging at the moment, I upped my weights for the lunges but dont think I was doing the exercise quite right today cos the arch of one of my feet is twinging too. Makes me feel about 100 years old. -
I concur Dr Bartman! the more posters in the oversize forum the better : )
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Sorry - will stop the hijack. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
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lol there isn't a thread marshal onboard to taser ya Mokey! Good work on cranking out a thread of your own - it's a good way to keep track of your progress, get advice and gripe about injuries and those pesky last couple of kg's!
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Excellent workout tonight. Had the new exercises added in and that was good fun. One of those days were everything feels strong, form is good and you just smash it. Have been able to get into a better routine over the last couple of weeks after the summer madness of bbq's and weddings had calmed down. Will be seeing PT again in a couple of weeks to tweak my other workout. That'll mean two day's worth to rotate through which should avoid feeling stale etc.
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Paekakboyz 3 - trees 0! finished clearing the last trees for our new retaining wall (and eventually a deck). Ugh I hate digging out tree stumps, just no easy way to do it! A bloody good workout though.
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Bit of break over the last week. Had 2-3 where I was unwell and the weekend was spent working on a retaining wall and the foundations of a deck. Actually think the short break will be good. Keen as to hit the gym tonight - haven't decided if I want to do DL's or squats... will make a call once I get to the gym. Definitely noticed the added strength during the recent labouring etc Given my knee still has the odd twinge I'm way more confident with lifting and stuff.
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Good workout - went for gold as I've had a week or so off. Felt it most on bench press. Funnily enough DL's felt pretty good. Will be back in on Wednesday and probably saturday.
