Fatbusting: Kirwan's log
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Certainly more muscle, but my diet isn't clean enough to take the last bit off. How I look was only half of it though, 18 months ago I go puffed taking the garbage out (no exaggeration), that sad state of affairs is 100% sorted. <br />
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That said, I'm still a loose 32 inch waist and wearing much smaller t-shirts, so way smaller than I used to be. <br />
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Be nice to see the abs I'm keeping well hidden though <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> gotta find some love for cooking, I hate preparing meals. -
The abs are the last to show, and the first to go hiding again.<br />
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Cooking doesn't need to take long. Today I just chucked some diced steak pieces in olive oil and garlic on slow heat, sprinkled salt, and near the end mixed in some cut up fresh mint leaves. Served it on some plates around kimchi in the middle. Yum! And very little effort.<br />
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Most days I'll prepare simple veges and fresh chicken pieces boiled-I mentioned that on a thread before. Only takes 10 minutes for the whole thing and tasty enough. -
Yeah, that's exactly the sort of meals I need to get sorted.<br />
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Murph today; 1 mile run, 100 pullups, 200 press ups and 300 squats, then another mile run. You can split up the three in the middle however you like, I went for the Cindy mix of 5 pullups, 10 pressups and 15 squats.<br />
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Took 52 mins, at a steady pace. Was pretty happy to get the full 10 reps of press-ups out for each round I did of that. -
Had a bit of a break through workout tonight. Have decided to go a bit harder in the warmup like I used to, which is usually a row or a run. Tonight was both, and for the first time in ages I actually ran the 800m at a decent pace and if felt good. No calf or Achilles pain, and the lungs weren't bad either. <br />
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Next up in the warmup was a kettlebell progression thing, but I ended up on the big fella (32kg) for ten reps. Couldn't even do one the last time I picked that up. <br />
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Next up was the strength work of 5 sets of 3 thrusters, working up to your max. Added 5kgs to get up to 75kg. <br />
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Then the WOD was a sprint 50 burpee pull-ups, a lung buster that would normally wipe me out. Tonight I got the best time of the day in the gym for 5min 48. <br />
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It was part of the warmup, I started on the 16kg KB, for ten swings, then 10 air squats, them a hollow rock core hold, then up to the next KB weight (20, 24, then 32). Was just a swing from between the legs to above your head so your arm is behind your ear and the KB is straight up. All with your back arched in a strong position (at the bottom of the swing) and standing with your heels on the ground.
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Had a good yardstick workout the other day. Fran came up again, and it's the fourth time for the year. (21-15-9 42.5kg Thrusters, Pullups)<br />
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In January my time was 12:51min, which I improved to 10:29min six weeks later. In August I dropped it again to 7:28min, and finally last week I got it to 6:16min.<br />
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Pretty stoked to halve it in ten months. Next target for that us under five minutes, will definitely puke if I do that... -
[quote name='MN5' timestamp='1350945424' post='319779']<br />
Have been watching quite a bit of crossfitting on ESPN. The word machine doesn't do those guys justice, fuck me, talk about elite athletes. As all rounders they just can't be beaten surely !<br />
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They are completely mental. Huge engines and pretty strong mentally, Froning just doesn't stop moving. -
Am totally smashed today, everything hurts and I love it <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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Had two workouts in the last few days that look fine on paper, but just murdered me.<br />
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Tuesday was 21-15-9 of Hand Release Pushups, Pullups and Knees to Elbows. I knocked that off in just under ten minutes.<br />
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Wednesday was 5 Rounds for Time of 12 Push Presses (50kg), 200m Run, 8 Squat Snatches (50kg)<br />
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The combination of movements just fatigues the crap out of you. By the time I got to knees to elbows on Tuesday my core was on fire. Same with the Snatches last night. My PB is 60kg for that movement, so 40 reps at 50kg was tough as, absolutely exhausting. -
If you haven't puked or passed out, you haven't reached your limit. I read that somewhere, have never done either, come close after some C2 rowing sessions with the throwing up, and after some good squat / deadlift sessions have certainly been light headed!! <br />
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It is a mental strength thing as much as anything I reckon when all those bodies are as hard and as toned as they are. -
[quote name='Kirwan' timestamp='1351126881' post='320471']<br />
By the way, in six days I've been regularly exercising (3 to 5 times a week) for two years. Pretty stoked with that.<br />
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Far out that has gone fast!!<br />
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I remember your early workout reports and multiple dances with death via starfish lol! Good stuff on making it part of regular day-to-day life - not a phase or just something to do for a while. It's just what Kirwan does now. Chur bro!
