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@Hooroo here are the measurements that matter, tho:

AUG 2011 - Waist 123cm, Hips 119cm
AUG 2012 - Waist 103cm, Hips 106cm
AUG 2013 - Waist 98cm, Hips 102cm

Total of 25cm off the waist and 17 off the hips. I still have the suit pants I bought at that time and I remember Mrs TA being quite impressed when I tried them on...

I wasn't recording chest in the first year (more about arms and legs) but something similar would have occurred to get it down to 114cm by September 2012, and then 107cm by Aug 2013.

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Today was body weight morning - 30s break between exercises:

Chinups x 3 (or nearest offer)
Squats x 10
Pushups x 10 - this is tough as I fucked my shoulder earlier in the season and it is tight from sitting at the desk all day.
Lunges x 10 each leg
Rows x 10 - I use one of those suspension trainers hooked to the chinup bar
2 minute rest, start again.

Finished 3 sets (mostly) then 10 burpees. Gasping.

This afternoon did 5km in 48:21 - that's 40km for the month so far. Aiming for at least 100 and on track for more than that.

[MN5]

@nta said in Back for more!:

@Hooroo here are the measurements that matter, tho:

AUG 2011 - Waist 123cm, Hips 119cm
AUG 2012 - Waist 103cm, Hips 106cm
AUG 2013 - Waist 98cm, Hips 102cm

Total of 25cm off the waist and 17 off the hips. I still have the suit pants I bought at that time and I remember Mrs TA being quite impressed when I tried them on...

I wasn't recording chest in the first year (more about arms and legs) but something similar would have occurred to get it down to 114cm by September 2012, and then 107cm by Aug 2013.

I’ve had at least a beer or two every night of lockdown but the key is physical activity and not overdoing other “treats”. I’m at 96kg, down from about 99kg and I reckon a lot of that is due to upping the “functional” fitness.

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@nta said in Back for more!:

@Hooroo here are the measurements that matter, tho:

AUG 2011 - Waist 123cm, Hips 119cm
AUG 2012 - Waist 103cm, Hips 106cm
AUG 2013 - Waist 98cm, Hips 102cm

Total of 25cm off the waist and 17 off the hips. I still have the suit pants I bought at that time and I remember Mrs TA being quite impressed when I tried them on...

I wasn't recording chest in the first year (more about arms and legs) but something similar would have occurred to get it down to 114cm by September 2012, and then 107cm by Aug 2013.

I’ve had at least a beer or two every night of lockdown but the key is physical activity and not overdoing other “treats”. I’m at 96kg, down from about 99kg and I reckon a lot of that is due to upping the “functional” fitness.

I'm a sugar bandit - can't stop at one piece of chocolate. The wife keeps buying the fucking stuff, then gives me "well you don't need to eat it".

And if I leave it in the cupboard for 2 weeks and finally crack, you can bet your boots within the hour of the last crumb disappearing, she'll exclaim "WHERE'S THE CHOCOLATE?!""

[MN5]

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@mn5 said in Back for more!:

@nta said in Back for more!:

@Hooroo here are the measurements that matter, tho:

AUG 2011 - Waist 123cm, Hips 119cm
AUG 2012 - Waist 103cm, Hips 106cm
AUG 2013 - Waist 98cm, Hips 102cm

Total of 25cm off the waist and 17 off the hips. I still have the suit pants I bought at that time and I remember Mrs TA being quite impressed when I tried them on...

I wasn't recording chest in the first year (more about arms and legs) but something similar would have occurred to get it down to 114cm by September 2012, and then 107cm by Aug 2013.

I’ve had at least a beer or two every night of lockdown but the key is physical activity and not overdoing other “treats”. I’m at 96kg, down from about 99kg and I reckon a lot of that is due to upping the “functional” fitness.

I'm a sugar bandit - can't stop at one piece of chocolate. The wife keeps buying the fucking stuff, then gives me "well you don't need to eat it".

And if I leave it in the cupboard for 2 weeks and finally crack, you can bet your boots within the hour of the last crumb disappearing, she'll exclaim "WHERE'S THE CHOCOLATE?!""

That’s the issue right there. For all my other faults I can leave desert well alone, chocolate, cakes, biscuits etc……I’ll happily ignore it. Strangely enough though I’ll buy the kids lollies ( x 4, not like I can buy for my boys and not their little siblings, that would make me a real fluffybunny ) and insist on big handfuls for myself.

But yeah, potential future mrs MN5 has given up offering me Choccy while we’re watching TV.

[taniwharugby]

see I can have treats in the pantry, and grab when I want (after 8s for Fathers day on Sunday, still sitting up the top shelf of the pantry) problem is, bloody kids nag and ask for it all the time, I eventually eat it so I can say they all gone so piss off haha

I dont drink alcohol at all Mon-Thurs.

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@nta said in Back for more!:

@Hooroo here are the measurements that matter, tho:

AUG 2011 - Waist 123cm, Hips 119cm
AUG 2012 - Waist 103cm, Hips 106cm
AUG 2013 - Waist 98cm, Hips 102cm

Total of 25cm off the waist and 17 off the hips. I still have the suit pants I bought at that time and I remember Mrs TA being quite impressed when I tried them on...

I wasn't recording chest in the first year (more about arms and legs) but something similar would have occurred to get it down to 114cm by September 2012, and then 107cm by Aug 2013.

I’ve had at least a beer or two every night of lockdown but the key is physical activity and not overdoing other “treats”. I’m at 96kg, down from about 99kg and I reckon a lot of that is due to upping the “functional” fitness.

I'm a sugar bandit - can't stop at one piece of chocolate. The wife keeps buying the fucking stuff, then gives me "well you don't need to eat it".

And if I leave it in the cupboard for 2 weeks and finally crack, you can bet your boots within the hour of the last crumb disappearing, she'll exclaim "WHERE'S THE CHOCOLATE?!""

That’s the issue right there. For all my other faults I can leave desert well alone, chocolate, cakes, biscuits etc……I’ll happily ignore it. Strangely enough though I’ll buy the kids lollies ( x 4, not like I can buy for my boys and not their little siblings, that would make me a real fluffybunny ) and insist on big handfuls for myself.

But yeah, potential future mrs MN5 has given up offering me Choccy while we’re watching TV.

I always have a bag of lollies in my car that I continually munch on when coming home from work or after a ride etc. Struggle to not pick up a bag or two when I'm at the shops. My kids know too so are always looking to go out places with me. Also useful for the kids to pre-load on the way to sport.

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Walking Friday

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Biking Saturday

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Sunday is rest and treat day. But I did abs and a 15 minute stretch session which showed me just how tight everything is from sitting at a desk and doing lots of walking.

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Monday was 7.5km - the last half of which was in the rain. I got some running in there as well so elapsed time was 75 minutes or so.

Gotta say, the legs felt good, the lungs felt good. Showing the benefit of repeat days doing this, now I just need to find the time to crack out 10km+ about 5-6 times a week to keep the calories burning and prep the joints for pack work. Once lockdown ends, hiking will commence.

To make up the 2.5km I chickened out on yesterday, I went out this morning and did 2.77km in 20:31, then after a short break followed it with bodyweight - 3 of the following, no resting between sets:

3 chinups
5 squats
5 pushups
5 lunges per side
5 bodyweight rows
5 burpees
2 minutes rest (because I'm fat)

I fucking hate burpees.

First weigh in will be Thursday morning, so with the weather looking good tomorrow, and my calendar reasonably clear, I might try to knock out 15km walk/jog to get the burn on.

[MN5]

@nta said in Back for more!:

Monday was 7.5km - the last half of which was in the rain. I got some running in there as well so elapsed time was 75 minutes or so.

Gotta say, the legs felt good, the lungs felt good. Showing the benefit of repeat days doing this, now I just need to find the time to crack out 10km+ about 5-6 times a week to keep the calories burning and prep the joints for pack work. Once lockdown ends, hiking will commence.

To make up the 2.5km I chickened out on yesterday, I went out this morning and did 2.77km in 20:31, then after a short break followed it with bodyweight - 3 of the following, no resting between sets:

3 chinups
5 squats
5 pushups
5 lunges per side
5 bodyweight rows
5 burpees
2 minutes rest (because I'm fat)

I fucking hate burpees.

First weigh in will be Thursday morning, so with the weather looking good tomorrow, and my calendar reasonably clear, I might try to knock out 15km walk/jog to get the burn on.

I do too, I wonder what it is about them that’s so bad ? I’d argue plenty of other fun exercises use more muscle groups.

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@mn5 said in Back for more!:

I do too, I wonder what it is about them that’s so bad ? I’d argue plenty of other fun exercises use more muscle groups.

I think mostly with me it is breathing i.e. remembering to fast-breathe to keep the oxygen flowing. It is worse than running for oxygen management.

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@mn5 said in Back for more!:

I do too, I wonder what it is about them that’s so bad ? I’d argue plenty of other fun exercises use more muscle groups.

I think mostly with me it is breathing i.e. remembering to fast-breathe to keep the oxygen flowing. It is worse than running for oxygen management.

Yeah maybe that’s it ?

When I’m doing cardio ( hitting the bag or tire ) I’m much more conscious of my breathing than I have been in the past. It definitely helps. Resting heart rate has gone down which is another plus especially after my scare this year.

[MajorPom]

@nta said in Back for more!:

Monday was 7.5km - the last half of which was in the rain. I got some running in there as well so elapsed time was 75 minutes or so.

Gotta say, the legs felt good, the lungs felt good. Showing the benefit of repeat days doing this, now I just need to find the time to crack out 10km+ about 5-6 times a week to keep the calories burning and prep the joints for pack work. Once lockdown ends, hiking will commence.

To make up the 2.5km I chickened out on yesterday, I went out this morning and did 2.77km in 20:31, then after a short break followed it with bodyweight - 3 of the following, no resting between sets:

3 chinups
5 squats
5 pushups
5 lunges per side
5 bodyweight rows
5 burpees
2 minutes rest (because I'm fat)

I fucking hate burpees.

First weigh in will be Thursday morning, so with the weather looking good tomorrow, and my calendar reasonably clear, I might try to knock out 15km walk/jog to get the burn on.

I guess if you include a rest as part of your set then not resting between sets is quite simple ..

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I guess if you include a rest as part of your set then not resting between sets is quite simple ..

Mainly it's about trying different things - when I was doing 30s rest between exercises it was a much longer workout.

Next time I'll be running each exercise in a 30s block i.e. get 30s to do 20 squats, then next exercise.

[taniwharugby]

@nta I think the HIIT app helpful there, set your workout and rest times, how many rounds and work it to have whatever length workout you want

Below I'd get 5 exercises for 6 rounds...

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Pushed hard for the first hour to get to 8km then cooled down over the last 2km.

At this point feel like I could go back to 5km jogging but it won't be as helpful IMHO - the slower burn in the walking helps build the legs for hiking.

And if I get the HR up with a jogging interval, then keep it high with some power walking, even better

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Weigh in Thursday morning - last week versus this week:

Week 0: Weight 107.80, Chest 117cm, Waist 115cm, Hips 116cm

Week 1: Weight 107.05, Chest 117cm, Waist 115cm, Hips 115cm

So that is off to a good start and ahead of the 0.5kg per week goal.

The first couple of weeks are always that balance between losing the "easy" weight, trying to get the eating in order under higher burn, and adding small amounts of muscle through exercise. A couple of times this week I've had a bit of abdominal discomfort, which I've not been able to positively identify as either lack of water, or getting the "starvies" as the body is crying out for a bit more food.

Covered 36km in walking/jogging over the last week, as well as a couple of body weight workouts, and a 21km bike ride. The advantage of lockdown is I'm just doing it whenever I've got a big enough gap between meetings. Should not be a problem to continue that now we're in Spring proper, and days are regularly heading into the 20s. Then the issue will be heat!

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One of the hiking trails I want to do - probably in sections rather than all at once, is the Great North Walk from Sydney to Newcastle:

http://www.thegreatnorthwalk.com/

260km starting right near Circular Quay with the opportunity to break it up into a day walk in the first section, followed by some overnight or multi night hikes depending on how hard you want to gun it. The last bit into Newcastle looks a bit tricky tho - not a lot of public transport links over the last 160km so that might just have to be a week roughing it, which is a challenge for a sub-100 me, not current me. Either that or break it up into a couple of 4-nighters and see if someone can give me a lift in and out.

Another trail that I'd like to do at least part of is the Heysen Trail in South Australia - total is 1200km but I'd be happy to just smash out the first few nights and then maybe do the bits up into the Flinders Ranges toward the end.

https://heysentrail.asn.au/