Fatbusting: Kirwan's log
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Was more bloody wall balls on Thursday, was supposed to be five rounds but I pulled the pin after four. Tank was completely empty
Weight dropped under 80 on Friday, so am getting used to a larger amount of daily calories and the exercise.
Takes about two days for the aches and pains to recover, but it’s headed in the right direction. Daughter made cross country zones so will be doing a few jogs with her help her train.
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Minor setback after Monday's workout, had bad reaction on Tuesday with a headache and the dizziness stuff I used to get.
The good news is I think I've isolated what caused it; ring dips. I had a smaller reaction previously when I did those. A lot more of those on Monday (5 sets of
and I guess it's compressing my neck somehow.So for the time being, I'll add those to the list of exercises to avoid.
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Hmm maybe cutting anything that is super demanding in terms of technique and/or shoulder and upper back stabilizers? Ring dips are challenging for sure! can easily see how they could tweak something and cause a headache.
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@Paekakboyz said in Fatbusting: Kirwan's log:
Hmm maybe cutting anything that is super demanding in terms of technique and/or shoulder and upper back stabilizers? Ring dips are challenging for sure! can easily see how they could tweak something and cause a headache.
Yeah, I was using a band to scale it. Just too challenging for my strength level at the moment I think. Same reason I pick light weights, going to take months to get back to just normal.
Thursday will be interesting to see if was just a rogue exercise or I'm flaring up again.
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Not too bad last night, I got a little headache starting afterwards but some pills and icepack stopped it dead and I'm completely fine today.
Got to watch the boy do his first benchpress last night too.
Weight is a smidge over 80kg, so keeping nice and consistent now.
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That's August done and dusted, average weight increased from 80.3 to 80.7 which I'm OK with the increase in exercise affecting the appetitie muchly.
Exercise still gives me the odd headache/migrainey type symptoms but I can get rid of them within an hour, so they aren't having any real impact. Not having noticable after effects with soreness now either, so over the next four weeks I'll up the weights a bit. Been deliberately staying at the low side of that.
All in all a good month, exercising regularly, eating at a more maintainable calorie amount.
Last workout was running, wallballs and burpees. Was awful, nowhere to recover your breath. The boy was not impressed, but finished it.
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Still working out, been consistent at twice weekly, and the boy is still keen.
I upped the sessions to 3xWeekly, and on the Friday did a 7x7 back squat which was supposed to be at 55% 1RPM. Since I have no idea what that is anymore, I guessed wrong and went way to hard.
Tweaked my back pretty good, and it's been almost two weeks and I'm heading back tonight. Lesson learned.
Weight consistent around 82kg.
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Didn't realise it had been so long since updating this thread. I've maintained the twice a week crossfit schedule, and the 18/20-6/4 fasting schedule with the odd longer fast in there during the week. Calories are good during the week, and I relax during the weekend.
That lead to a pattern of 1kg on in the weekend, and one off in the week, and averaging in the 82/84kg range for a few months.
Xmas and New Years, plus a camping holiday put on 2.5kg on that, and I took that off in the week after holiday. So in a holding pattern.
I've been adding another workout session at home to build back up to 3x a week, and me and my son are going to move to that in March for Crossfit. Hopefully with less injuries this time. With @RoninWC motivating me on the diet front on his thread, I tried out a 44hr fast last weekend, and will do the same this weekend, with the aim of getting back under 80kg.
That took off 1.3kg over the weekend, and I bounced back 0.3kg the next day.
Even up at 83/84kg, I was still at 32inch waist and the medium t-shirts were loose, so maybe a few body comp chnages now I'm back lifting weights (70% of the 1RM from five years ago, but not terrible).
So in short, focus back on diet, making good progress on fitness. No illness/headache issues.
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Oh that’s the best part, he loves it. He’s way more social than me, and loves the group aspect. So cool watching the first ever deadlift and bench press, or watching him learn how to push through wanting to stop.
He got bored today so did a little solo workout in his room with press ups and squats too.
We had to get his height for a passport photo, little bugger is only 10cm shorter than me at 12. I’m short, but come on.
As for my strength, not sure how close I will get. The last five years have pushed me into mid 40s, so stuff is a little harder
Main goal is have more energy and endurance. I fade hard at the moment, so would like to last better for the longer workouts.Did a 50min abomination the other day that utterly shattered me. The boy was not happy either, which helped
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Started adding 5km runs into the weekly schedule to build up to the three xFit sessions I'm planning from March.
Not particularly fast, but my usual speed. My back tightened up, which of course I ignored, and deadlifts finished that off a few days later.
Two weeks later, and after some physio (with a distractingly hot physio, jesus christ), planning on heading back to the gym on Thursday. Got a run in fine on Monday, no pain anymore, just a bit of tightness.
Been give a list of excercises and stretches to improve my core to try and prevent it happening again. Having to be more mindful of maintenance as I get older
Weight under 83kg, still working towards under 80kg.
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@Kirwan what stuff did you get for core strengthening? I need to do the same, my back def gets tight and tender after some lifting.
Always the core aye! Such a .... central ... component of our body
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@Paekakboyz said in Fatbusting: Kirwan's log:
@Kirwan what stuff did you get for core strengthening? I need to do the same, my back def gets tight and tender after some lifting.
Always the core aye! Such a .... central ... component of our body
Pilates type stuff really. Back is still tight, so there is glute and hip stretches, child pose, then planks and side planks.
I was doing some easier stuff last week, mostly focusing of pushing back into the floor and doing exercises with the legs, just to keep the core engaged. That was pretty easy though.
I suck at planks.
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Ok got my back sorted and slipped on my deck on the way to the gym and pulled my calf.
Not my month! Heading back today, only two other people booked in so should be able to keep 1.5m away from the class...
Without the exercise, I doubled down on the fasting and over the past three weeks have dropped under 80kg.
Best fast I got up to was 48hours. Wouldn’t have been able to do it if I wasn’t so busy at the moment, and found a good video game (Division 2)
A hair off 16kg lost from my illness peak weight.
