Fatbusting: Kirwan's log

MN5

[quote name='BartMan']despite being knackered from workouts, you must be loving getting fit and feeling good again. At our trainiers the other day she was looking at Ness and ym early photos, including the before we started ones. I look ten years older in that photo than i do now. And I felt it to - would play a game of touch, and take two days to recover. Now life is sooo much easier being fit and not carrying around those extra kilos. 
 
You've done super well K, good on you. Now if I could get 130kg plus prop Cyril onto this kick so he can [B]watch his kids grow up[/B], sigh.[/QUOTE] 
 
Thats the real kicker if you ask me. Scary how many dudes I know around my age who huff and puff trying to play with the kids. Running round with my old man when I was little was one of the real highlights of growing up and I want to provide my boys with the same experience. On another note I was giving my three year old son a pretend hiding in the living room and my other boy ( just turned one ) ran into me and smashed me. Now granted I didn't move but if the intent is there ( it was the kind of hit Owen Franks would have been proud of ) at that age when they're 18 and 16 I can picture myself getting some real hidings if I'm not up to the challenge !!!

Kirwan

Thanks, yeah it's night and day compared to how I felt last October. I was struggling to get out of bed for 8am, was tired all day, struggling to get through work, chores and kid duties, let alone anything else. 
 
Now I'm waking up before my alarm at 5:40am twice a week, doing an hour solid workout, and at my desk for 8am full of energy. Even the other days, I'm up around 7am really to roll. I'm doing way more during the day that previously, I've even been helping out the sister in law with some landscaping, which would have killed me before. 
 
My Father died at 45 (of Cancer) which is getting scarily close to my age now, and I'm determined to make sure I'm around longer for my kids. 
 
And MN5, my "moment of clarity" was puffing walking up my driveway. Unbelievable really.

BartMan

I am brutal with Cyril, tell him I'll look after his kids when he's gone. He's jjust turned 40 and is a heart attack waiting to happen.

Kirwan

[quote name='BartMan']I am brutal with Cyril, tell him I'll look after his kids when he's gone. He's jjust turned 40 and is a heart attack waiting to happen.[/QUOTE] 
 
I guess it takes different things to motivate different people though, it'll take something that makes that "real" for him to want to change.

MN5

My Grandad died at 68 from Cancer as well. Fit as a fiddle and lean as anything ( he was a boxing champ and track and field star in Scotland ) but smoked about 80 a day. My old man is a year younger than that and certainly intends to be around for a shitload longer than that ! 
 
Bart I remember photos of prop cyril having lost loadsa weight, what happened ?

BartMan

he's always struggled, and his wife is also overweight, and dare I sterotype, a bread and butter maori chick. his Mum, also a BBMC. Bought up on steak and eggs for breakfast sort of bloke (I LOVED going around there, food for africa).... 
 
SO until he gets the support from the better half, he will always struggle. Loves a beer or twenty too.

Kirwan

Fight Gone Bad. Today's WOD, and amusingly named it is. 3RFT of Row, Wall balls, Sumo highpull, box jumps, push press with 1min rest in between. As many reps as you get in a minute, all at Rx weights and heights, add up your reps + calories rowed = 215 for me today. Today's workon to take away is my box jumps, really slowed down on those. 
 
Strength work was 1xDeadlift, which I worked up to 130kg and failed on my attempt at 140kg. If I wasn't so greedy, I'd have a 135ish to my name. Still a PB though, 10kg improvement there on last time. The 120kg just cruised up, I remember really struggling on that.

Kirwan

Oh, and the wife cooked my up some steak sandwiches. I just[I] smashed[/I] those down <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

Paekakboyz

Good effort on the DL's mate, that is a significant increase from your last best lift. Just updated my thread as I've found a cross fit gym in Wellington city - going to check it out. They do a free session as an intro - I'll have a good read through your thread again to see what I might be dealing with! 
 
21-28yrs or so I was overweight. I was still playing sports and reasonably strong (and at times fit-ish) but knew I could be doing a lot more for my health. These days I want to lay the foundation for a great quality of life now and as I get older. Definitely want to be able to run around with the (future) kiddies. I'm really proud of my cousin who's in his early 20's. He's transformed himself into a runner and rugby player after being unhealthy and overweight. 
 
You've got to make the most of it that's for sure!!

Kirwan

Cycled back around to the 5 x 5 Thrusters today. Put 12.5kg on my previous best, to get up to 62.5kg and join the trainer at the top of the board (sooo tempting to try for 65kg but I would have failed at that, so got my weight on the board this time). 
 
I think the workout today was Daniel. Pullups were scaled; 25(instead of 50) pullups, 400m row, 21 x 30kg Thrusters, 800m row, 21 x 30kg Thrusters, 400m row, 25 pullups. I killed the thrusters, was really happy with those, did decent pullups for the first round and jumping pullups for the second. 17min 34sec. 
 
Last time I'm allowed to use the jumping pullups, all kipping pullups from here, so the workouts are going to take longer while I sort that out. I can only do three in a row of those at the moment.

BartMan

forgot to mention, steak sandwiches, that sounds GOOD!!

Kirwan

Sorry to torment you in your food deprived state. 
 
Really close to spewing this morning <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> Was an upper body workout today, and we finished early so I did a tabata squat sequence (8 x 20sec, got 14) and I was toast. Chest was worked to failure over five sets of 50kg, as many reps as I could do. Same with a modified pullup workout with the ring dips, and then I finished off my legs. Had a huge pump going for that. 
 
Still sore a few hours later! Today I hit my record number of workouts in a month (since November). I did 16 in February, made up of runs, rows and cycling. This month is made up of 15 xFit sessions and one 5km run, a much higher workload. Have at least two more to complete this week, maybe three.

BartMan

Bloody hell, you may as well compete in a BB contest next...

Kirwan

Nah, I could never eat well enough to do that. That's a special kind of discipline, huge mental toughness. 
 
My aim is to end up looking athletic, feel fit, and have lots of energy. Oh, and be strong, am liking that - and that's never bothered me before.

Paekakboyz

yeah it is satisfying to know you can pick something up with breaking yourself - have you noticed your posture has improved? Great for any work or life stress as well. 
 
Are you hitting a level that you think is sustainable long term? I always aim for at least 2-3 gym sessions but I have been slack on the extra couple of cardio sessions. Good thing about crossfit is its all mixed in together... in a painful, intense toture session!! lol

Kirwan

Yeah, posture/previous back pain, all that stuff is good. 
 
I have a good routine going now, took a while to schedule it right. I now have a rest day on Wednesday, and two over the weekend. So that means I do no more than two sessions in a row. I only do two 6am sessions, and the others are at lunchtime (and take less motivation to get to). Not doing three in a row has made a big difference to my general soreness and energy (and to my moods according to the wife...) 
 
Monday/Tuesday are the only days where I have to go when I do, the other two I can mix and match the times depending on the week I'm having. As you can see, I've over thought this <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> 
 
I'll see how I am at the end of August and see if I need to drop back to three a week. As long as I'm not always knackered and not getting any niggles, I can carry on like this. Trainer also mentioned that he was discussing his clients that come 4/5 times a week, and the Wellington guy makes them take a week off on a regular basis to let their bodies recover. Sounds sensible, life will probably interrupt to enforce that anyway.

Wairau

great thread, you're doing a lot of interesting and hard workouts-keep this up for the rest of the year and beyond and you'll be making a solid base. 
Do you do any dips? I find they are great for shoulder strength, and my previously perennially sore shoulder is getting tougher (touch wood). 
Try hill sprints too. But I would say that. 
One addition since I know you're a desk worker-just spend 5 minutes stretching on the pull up bar, full stretch up with head and shoulders stretching up and back, and breathing slowly into the diaphram etc. Also can do the breathing while holding suspended after doing 1 pull up. Always good to work on extending the torso. 
Good luck.

Kirwan

Thanks, just starting on the ring dips, they get used a lot in xFit workouts. I'd love to do hill sprints, but I'm still managing my way through jogging, due to the calf issues. Due another run this weekend, so if I can get to 5km runs with no issues, I'll start picking up the pace. 
 
My aim is to play the golden oldies rugby with Bart this year. Be a shame to waste the leave pass I have for that....

Kirwan

Weight orientated workout today. 5 x 5reps Front Squat, which I got up to 80kg, failing at 82.5kg cause I didn't keep my elbows up.... 
 
Then the WOD was 30 x 40kg Power Snatch which I completed pretty quick in 2:56min, was very happy with that. Did the last 10 reps in one go. (10, 5, 5, 10). 
 
Not knackered after the weight ones like that, add in some box jumps and them I'm toast.

Kirwan

Satisfying section ticked off today, first full month of 4 xFits per week. Fridays are turning into the thrash us because we have two days off workout, was a goodie today. 
 
Strength was 3 x Press. Got to quantify the difference between a Push Press and normal Press, and it was less difference than I thought it would be. Did three reps of 57.5kg. 
 
WOD was 10 x Burpees, 20 x 6kg Wallballs at the 10ft target, 30 x 40kg Power Clean, 40 x 20kg Kettlebells, 50 x Squats, 60 cals on the rower. Aaaand starfish. 
 
The most pleasing thing has been that after 5mins and a drink after the workout that I feel pretty good. Recovery has certainly improved.

The Silver Fern

Fatbusting: Kirwan's log