Fatbusting: Kirwan's log
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The evidence of your hardwork is plain to see mate - Dude in pic 2 is a totally different person compared to that first pic.<br />
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Pretty bloody stoked today. 5 x 1 Push Press got up to 80kg, which puts me at the top of the board and 5kgs ahead of the instructor. Yes, I'm a competitive douchebag.<br />
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WOD was Cindy; 5 Pullups, 10 Pressups, 15 Squats AMRAP in 20mins. Got to 11 and then my hands gave up on the pullups, and I ripped a callus off, nice bit of blood. Might have got to 12 if I didn't stop. Maybe.<br />
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So that's 55 pullups, 110 pressups and 165 squats in 20mins. And no more jump pullups either, they were all kipping pullups, and up until round 8 all done in a row to get the 5 done. -
You werwe quite the pudding dumpling weren't you <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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Awwesome work mate! Look like a new person! Must feel like one too. I bet misses K is stoked not to be steamrolled as well! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> -
We have a charity event on the 17th of September, with a whole lot of people coming up to our gym to do Fight Gone Bad. Strangely, we seem to be doing that WOD once a week now <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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Warmups now include an 800metre run, which dragged me from sleepy mode to awake this morning. So three rounds of 5 exercises, as many reps as you can in a minute, rest between rounds of 1 minute, add up your reps for your score. <br />
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Calories rowed, 9kg wall ball to ten foot target, sumo high pull, box jumps (new hideously high box too), push press. I got 199, 16 less than last time. I think he's put my weights up, and I definitely got less box jumps. Happy that the reps didn't fade over the rounds, I guess. -
Awesome stuff Kirwan, I wish my push press was progressing as fast as yours, I'm a bit stuck at the moment ! I just realised I've actually met you briefly at a before the rugby in welly fern type thing before the test at the Loaded Hog a couple of years back. It was mainly "this is blah blah blah fern name is blah blah blah" type stuff and it was farkin noisy. I think Voltman organised it from memory.
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[quote name='MN5']Awesome stuff Kirwan, I wish my push press was progressing as fast as yours, I'm a bit stuck at the moment ! I just realised I've actually met you briefly at a before the rugby in welly fern type thing before the test at the Loaded Hog a couple of years back. It was mainly "this is blah blah blah fern name is blah blah blah" type stuff and it was farkin noisy. I think Voltman organised it from memory.[/QUOTE]<br />
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That the one that Barnya rocked up to? We should have a few more of those in Wellywood, they were pretty regular in London. <br />
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I think the Push Press is coming along because of all the thrusters and wall balls I've had to do recently. Lot so overlap in the WODs, so when you get a chance at the strength stuff you can see some real gains. Squats are not going anywhere at the moment, so hopefully they pick up again.<br />
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Out of all the exercises, I find the Push Press the easiest. With that momentum you only have to half lift it, then lock out with your arms "behind your ears". -
[quote name='Kirwan']That the one that Barnya rocked up to? We should have a few more of those in Wellywood, they were pretty regular in London. <br />
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I think the Push Press is coming along because of all the thrusters and wall balls I've had to do recently. Lot so overlap in the WODs, so when you get a chance at the strength stuff you can see some real gains. Squats are not going anywhere at the moment, so hopefully they pick up again.<br />
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Out of all the exercises, I find the Push Press the easiest. With that momentum you only have to half lift it, then lock out with your arms "behind your ears".[/QUOTE]<br />
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Coulda been yeah. I stayed for a couple then took off. Couldn't hear a word anyone said cos of the crowds. Definitely keen for a few cheekies with everyone during some WC games in the nations capital, Tighthead Ted ( anyone know where he has gone ? ) and I proved we literally couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery so I'll leave that side of things to someone else. Yeah I love the Push press too but have stalled lately as I suppose everyone does. -
Had to test the motivation today, a busy week means I'll probably have to do three 6am sessions with the first one being today. Thanks for the f-ing ice Paraparaumu.<br />
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We've changed the warmups now, with instead of skipping/rowing we do an 800m run. Nice small distance to build up some strength in my dodgy calfs, and for the hell of it I went at quick pace today instead of a jog. No issues at all, was a good feeling.<br />
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Strength was 3 x Thrusters, got the PB up from 62.5kg to 70kg (another one joining the trainer at the top of the board). WOD was 21-15-9 15kg Dumbbell from floor, squat and assisted ringdips.<br />
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I'm not too far from the dropping the rubber band assisting me with the ringdips. And finally, we started the session with pullups progressions, ending with your max pullups. I hit my first target for this and hit 10 kipping pullups. Hello double figures <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> -
I figure if I can go at 60% at 6am in the freezing cold as my warmup, with no stretching, then I'm good to go. Touch wood.<br />
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I took two months off running, did one 5km, and are keeping the distances low. Seems to be working so far. Something had to. -
Interesting morning session. 800m warmup run again, no probs. Tweaked my shoulders doing a Jerk at 75kg, lost form and tried to recover to far forward and my shoulders bore the brunt of that. Completed 70kg previously though, and that was a PB.<br />
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I had to re-gig the WOD because of the shoulders, so ended up doing 4 rounds of 50 squats, 7 x 80kg deadlifts, 10 stupidly high box jumps. Took just over 10 minutes.<br />
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Have a rest day tomorrow, so have two days for my shoulders to recover from whatever they are complaining about. -
Another 6am job today, no strength work just technique work on the overhead squat so we could use that in a WOD.<br />
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Then it was 21-15-9 of 30kg OH Squat, Pullups and 400m run. I got lazy, I should have done 35kg (I finished all my sets in one go) and dropped the the pullups to 15-9-6 because my hands weren't handling it. Flat workout really, and I skipped dinner last night because of kid dramas so that didn't help.<br />
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Allowed one low intensity workout <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> At least the running is coming on, all at fast jogging pass, 800m warmup, and 3 x 400m. All good. -
Missed Friday's update, that was a lunchtime session made interesting because a new couple turned up. The guy was a military guy and super fit, and his girlfriend was awesomely hot. I've never seen the guys work so hard in class <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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For strength, we did 3 x Front Squat, I got my PB up another 10kg to 90kg (happily matching GI Joe). And the WOD was 3RFT of 10 x 50kg Clean and Jerk, 15 Ring Dips (I did them assisted) and 20 x 20kg Kettlebells. Think I took just over 13 minutes for that one, was a good workout.<br />
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GI Joe did 60kg for the C & J and unassisted ring dips and was just under a minute quicker than me. Interesting to peg yourself against someone new, when they are clearly seriously into fitness. -
And that would be three, had 9 or 10 last week.<br />
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Really tough workout today, am shakey shattered right now. Strength work as 5 x Snatch, which I got up to 40kg. Just a difficult exercise this one technically as well as effort wise. We were all blowing after this. Then it was 400m run (in the snow!), 21 x 20kg Kettlebell, and 12 x Pullups for three rounds. Took 15:12, stalled big time on the last round. Nothing left in the tank though, and very sore forearms. -
It's barely snow here, nothing has settled. Just running in some snowflakes <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
