TR vs the future
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did some dead volume yesterday, 5 x 100, 5 x 140, 2 x 160, 5 x 140, 5 x 140, 5 x 100
I wasnt feeling particularily energetic yesterday and the 2 at 160 were a battle, so unsure how I'm gonna add >15 to beat my PB...but anyway.
Weighed in 96.7 this morning, been a battle to get below 96 though!
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wouldnt you know it, wake up Xmas morning, weigh in 96kg (which is the 5kg loss goal Dr gave me) so yeah, Christmas Day, like most people I expect, eating, drinking, eating, drinking...
96.5kg today, so back at it!
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wouldnt you know it, wake up Xmas morning, weigh in 96kg (which is the 5kg loss goal Dr gave me) so yeah, Christmas Day, like most people I expect, eating, drinking, eating, drinking...
96.5kg today, so back at it!
@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
wouldnt you know it, wake up Xmas morning, weigh in 96kg (which is the 5kg loss goal Dr gave me) so yeah, Christmas Day, like most people I expect, eating, drinking, eating, drinking...
96.5kg today, so back at it!
Have a dump, that should sort it.
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@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
wouldnt you know it, wake up Xmas morning, weigh in 96kg (which is the 5kg loss goal Dr gave me) so yeah, Christmas Day, like most people I expect, eating, drinking, eating, drinking...
96.5kg today, so back at it!
Have a dump, that should sort it.
@mn5 my goal is 95, and Dr said I need to maintain weight for 12 weeks and then go back for bloods...
3.5 months to lose 5kg, pretty slow by my usual standards, but high protein diet making it slower, but if I do it slower I am likely to keep off longer rather than dropping 5kg in a month.
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Tried to hit deadlift PB today, but my warm up sets of 100kg and then 140kg felt heavy af, struggled to push through a double of 160, so after that I was battling and didnt hit my PB or surpass it.
Other than that, smashed out a good work out today and felt bloody good.
Been doing alot of farmers walks with the trap/hex bar, and at end of walk finish with shrugs, Forearms are singing after that too.
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wouldnt you know it, wake up Xmas morning, weigh in 96kg (which is the 5kg loss goal Dr gave me) so yeah, Christmas Day, like most people I expect, eating, drinking, eating, drinking...
96.5kg today, so back at it!
@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
96.5kg today, so back at it!
this was post Xmas, pre NY (although I think I weighed that on NYD too...anywhoo, 95.3kg this morning, under the Dr goal, 300g over my goal.
Feel I am in pretty good shape at the moment, moved my focus from lifting heavy to just lifting good weights with the best movement and added some mobility stuff as well, def feel the benefit of that.
Played 2 rounds of golf the past few weeks, hit the ball as good as I have for decades, and one round was only 3 over par, and that included a triple bogey, so was stoked AF with that, first time in probably 5 years I have completed full 18 holes (as opposed to ambrose)
It made me think about getting back into golf, but mentally, I just dont think it cuts it right now, and I also know how fickle the game is, even when I was 'good'.
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Today I hit my goal weight of 95kg (actually 94.7)
So pretty stoked about that, 6.3kg lost in a shade under 4 months, which as I have mentioned before, is a farking long time for me, can usually drop 3 or 4 kgs in a month...but I've never tried dropping the weight while going to the gym and eating a high protein diet while remaining in calorie defecit.
Now will be the interesting part of trying to maintain my weight now without dropping more or gaining again.
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Today I hit my goal weight of 95kg (actually 94.7)
So pretty stoked about that, 6.3kg lost in a shade under 4 months, which as I have mentioned before, is a farking long time for me, can usually drop 3 or 4 kgs in a month...but I've never tried dropping the weight while going to the gym and eating a high protein diet while remaining in calorie defecit.
Now will be the interesting part of trying to maintain my weight now without dropping more or gaining again.
@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
Today I hit my goal weight of 95kg (actually 94.7)
So pretty stoked about that, 6.3kg lost in a shade under 4 months, which as I have mentioned before, is a farking long time for me, can usually drop 3 or 4 kgs in a month...but I've never tried dropping the weight while going to the gym and eating a high protein diet while remaining in calorie defecit.
Now will be the interesting part of trying to maintain my weight now without dropping more or gaining again.
well done mate!
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Been doing wide grip paused deadlifts, pausing on way up, and then down doing a straight leg paused dead as well.
Is great, really feel it working so many muscles.
Maintained my weight since last update, hovering around 94-95kg
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holy shit the humidity is insane at the moment, it is 30 deg and 100% humidity, sweat just pouring off me!
But gotta be keeping on!
Tried these yesterday and highlighted an issue I hadnt noticed before in the mirror where my left knee was turning in when I went down, so I got a medium resistance band and put it on the rack pulling the knee outward, on the left knee (one I have had surgery on and was turning in) when I had the band I could certainly feel my glutes and hip flexors engaging more (as they should I expect, but havent been able to?0
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despite being more relaxed with calorie counting and sneaking to odd snack a bit more, I have dropped down to 92.8kg, meaning I have lost over 8kg since I started looking at losing weight back in late September, where my initial goal weight was 96kg.
I think I am pretty comfortable where I am, given my protein intake and what I am eating, I think it still has to be mostly fat I am shedding (looking to get body scan next month) so might look at increasing my intake slightly to ensure I dont keep dropping weight.
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Been adding some Skipping to my workout...
But my efforts look nothing like this...yet
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This asian lady next door skips hard out. Think started during the first lockdown and hasn't given it up.
Out there pretty much every night for at least an hour. Seems to do about 30mins of standard skipping then all sorts of random variations come in
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@jk yeah Lauren (form the clip above) said she started in lockdown in 2020 (I think) she has tutorials as well, all pretty impressive, my calves are still tight from Sundays skipping!
@taniwharugby said in TR vs the future:
@jk yeah Lauren (form the clip above) said she started in lockdown in 2020 (I think) she has tutorials as well, all pretty impressive, my calves are still tight from Sundays skipping!
I started in lockdown too but I’m not quite as good as Lauren so I won’t share any tutorials just yet.
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Still doing alot of mobility stuff for my shoulder, my right one is the problem and I can see some improvement, but it is taking time.
One that makes it really clear, is lying on my back, putting both hands floor-down under the small of your back, and my right one is not flat on the floor.
So been doing a lot of that kind of streatching behind my back and also with arm across my clavicle trying to reach as far down my back as I can, which is the other issue.
SOme great stuff on this page
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Been doing the first one with the Swiss ball, great exercise, hits the core, glutes, hammies...the KB carries are good too
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Was a bit time restricted in my Saturday workout so thought I'd do something more intense but shorter (wasn't much shorter in the end)
100 box jumps
100 tyre flips (180lb)
100 weighted step ups
100 Plank DB rows
100 decline push ups
100 wall balls (chest height)
Fiinished with farmer walksWas pretty tough, did with minimal breaks, only really between exercises, although first 2 exercises I did stop for a drink at about 50 reps.
Took me 55 mins ave HR of 140 with max of 180, which I think was during the tyre flips.
Weight been pretty static at ~95kg, although been creeping up slightly last week or so.
Been doing extra shoulder stuff, trying to get mobility equal between my shoulders, is slow going but feel I am making progress.
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Still keeping on...
Hovering in the mid-92kgs now, dipped under 92 for the first time in I dont know how long the other day, but maintenance is where I am at weight-wise.
ALso doing alot more mobility stuff mixed with the weights, pretty much shit-canned cardio, aside from things like today where I did sled-pushes for 20m then straight off into standing long jumps back down the gym, holy shit, quads were on fire!
Also joined a golf club for the first time since 2015 a few weeks back, first 2 rounds probably reminded me why I gave up haha
my biggest problem is, when I stopped playing, most of my gear was getting on in age, so have already ended up with new shoes, driver (new 2nd hand) and putter...do feel the golf bug is lurking though!
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as above, been incorporating alot of mobility stuff in, especially after playing a bit of golf again as my thoracic mobility is shite, particularly turning left to right (backswing for a RH golfer)
So added a day of mobility/dynamic stretching into my routine, and man, it is hard stuff, def feeling the difference though.
also decided i would bring some cardio back in, in the form of rowing, just finishing with 1000m, so am at 3.47, might try to get down to 3.30 and then push out to 1500m
weight is now hovering mid 91kgs, still got some weight to shift on my obliques and below the belly button, but i can see abs for the first time in over 20 years.
