Fatbusting: Kirwan's log

Kirwan

OK, I'm a walking carcass (to quote Brad Thorn). Hardest workout I've done so far, ended with a nice headache and a bit dizzy by the time I got home, and doing a Casper the ghost impersonation. Bath and some food sorted that out. 
 
No strength work today, just a warmup and a 30min WOD called 7. The cutoff was 30mins, which even the super-fit 19 year old that I secretly hate didn't make. 
 
I managed 6 rounds in 31:44, of the following 7 exercises (and 7 reps of each, see the theme?); 
 
Incline pressups, 35kg thrusters, 70kg deadlifts, incline knees to elbows (killed me), burpees, 24kg kettlebells, pullups 
 
I forced myself to finish the round, I had two exercises to go at the 30min mark to finish the 6th round. I simply couldn't have finished the 7th, not without taking at least another ten minutes to do it. Wife things I'm a lunatic. 
 
4th session for the week done, am taking two days off to let myself recover. I fell great and terrible at the same time.

Kirwan

Was pretty sore today, so figured a nice gentle jog would get rid of that and test the calves. 5km done in slowish time, but no injuries <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' /> First 5km completed without injury in two months, not even a slight tightening, and my cardio is much better than I thought it would be.

BartMan

Kirwan, you'll be amazed how good your cardio can be even with no cardio in your fitness regime. At las seasons oldies tournament I was able to run all day, even though it was the first time I had run since who knows when - all we do for cardio is walk, and of course weights! Ness was also the first Whangmaata woman home in the Whanga half marathon (doing the 10k) after we fewl back from Raro last year after a contest. again, no running for months, but the fitness is there. Bugger'd if I know why though!

Kirwan

Was a surprise, after two months of 1km rows for warmups, the odd sets of 400m runs, 500m rows and box jumps. Not a huge amount of cardio specific work. 
 
I guess the no resting between the various exercises is swapping over to that.

MN5

[quote name='BartMan']Kirwan, you'll be amazed how good your cardio can be even with no cardio in your fitness regime. At las seasons oldies tournament I was able to run all day, even though it was the first time I had run since who knows when - all we do for cardio is walk, and of course weights! Ness was also the first Whangmaata woman home in the Whanga half marathon (doing the 10k) after we fewl back from Raro last year after a contest. again, no running for months, but the fitness is there. Bugger'd if I know why though![/QUOTE] 
 
Much of that is down to the big compound exericises aye Bart. After a good hard deadlift session I'm sucking in the big ones ( copyright Stirling Mortlock 2008 )

ACT Crusader

Kirwan, the high intense nature of Xfit is the best IMO. Theres a bit of science out there that suggests the no rest full body exercises/circuit training for even 10-20 mins has greater benefits than running at a mid range pace for 20 mins. 
 
I had a similar experience to Bart, I played in a basketball tourney and played 4 games on one day and felt like I could run and run all day. Even though you're going fairly hard, you feel like the energizer bunny without the juice....

Kirwan

Flat battery today, but still got a good workout in. PB on the snatch (45kg) and then a 3RFT WOD of 10xClean and Jerk (45kg), 15 ring dips (assisted), and 20 x24kg KB. Finished in 15:09min, would have been under 15mins is I didn't nearly drop the damn KBs on the last set. Sweaty palms...

Kirwan

Still feeling flat as today, I don't think I'm eating enough. Tried to remedy that this morning though! 
 
Workout was tough, have a twinge on the outside of my thighs when squatting, which started hurting after yesterdays Snatch marathon. So couldn't do any strength work today. 
 
WOD was fine though, 21-15-9 of Burpees, Pullups and 400m Row, which took 15:09min.

BartMan

the rate you're training you should be could be eating the house down methinks!!

Kirwan

Yeah, and I'm not. Pretty close to what I was eating when trying to lose weight, which when I write it down is stupidly obvious.

BartMan

you're now entering athlete territory, especially with weight gains but belt shrinkage happening...!! Get some tucker into you, watch yourself train harder and get fitter, etc etc etc, the viscious circle, but a good one!

Kirwan

Good workout today. Strength work was 3 x 70kg Push Press (my PB, and now equal top in the class with the trainer). WOD was evil, 9kg Medicine Ball thrown from a squat, thruster type movement to a ten foot line on the wall. 150 times. Took 15:33, should been a few minutes quicker than that but my back started complaining so i had to go in sets of ten.

MN5

[quote name='Kirwan']Good workout today. Strength work was [B]3 x 70kg Push Press[/B] (my PB, and now equal top in the class with the trainer). WOD was evil, 9kg Medicine Ball thrown from a squat, thruster type movement to a ten foot line on the wall. 150 times. Took 15:33, should been a few minutes quicker than that but my back started complaining so i had to go in sets of ten.[/QUOTE] 
 
Well done dude, big improvement there already ! Super stuff.

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 watch his kids grow up, sigh.

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.

The Silver Fern

Fatbusting: Kirwan's log