TR vs the future

JK

Nice one! Mint day for it alright and the weather sure gets ya keen to do stuff like that. 
 
I got roped in to helping my wifes nana clean out the house and not only did I score a whole raft of rugby memorabilia but also an old school exercise bungy cord. Its kinda like a skipping rope but bungy cord with open loops at each end. Worked out a heap of exercises I can do with it already but finding a lot more via google right now. Will be good to put in the suitcase etc for when travelling and without a gym.

taniwharugby

Arms, shoulders and legs 
 
Arms - EZ bar (4 sets of around 60-70% of max; 15,12,9,6 @8 sec intervals) Hammer curls, skull crushers 
Shoulders - bent over BB rows, Med ball squat thrusters 
Legs - weight box step ups 
 
BTW, I make up names of exercises if I dont know them <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

taniwharugby

Back, chest, abs. 
 
1/2 pull ups, deadlifts (reduced the weight I was lifting as I looked at some clips on Youtube and I am not sure my technique was that great before) 
Bench - 15 x 65kg, 10 x 65, 7 x 65, 4 x 65, 4 x 65 (8 sec rest between each set, 1st set of 4 I got to about 80% up for my 5th, but couldnt make it) 
 
Mountain climbers x 50, Planks x 40 sec, crunches x 25 = 1 set, x 3

taniwharugby

wasnt really feeling it tonight, but forced myself to do a bit of cardio. 
 
Warm up on the bag as usual then; 
 
10 burpees with a 10kg medicine ball, 20 step ups (box around knee height) 100 skips = 1 set x 4. 
 
Certainly hard work, and happy I did it now!

NTA

Love that feeling - when I get a bit of a fuzzy head, sometimes hitting the bike or run clears it right up, even if I'm stuffed at the end.

taniwharugby

II thnk I need ot alter the way I do things as I feel like I've hit the wall, I have been doing 4 workouts a week, and run 1 time; I am gonna try running twice, another day of cardio exercises (burpees, box jumps, skipping etc kind of stuff) and have 2 days of weights. 
 
My weight has risen to 95kg since we came back from holiday in mid-July and am struggling to get back to the 92.7-93.2 I was sitting at back in Feb-June, and I just feel a change is required.

NTA

What are your rest day(s) in a week? 
 
Maybe you should take a week off from the exercise, control the eating, and give yourself a break.

taniwharugby

I had a few weeks off when I hurt my back about 5 or 6 weeks back, and also had 4 weeks of minimal exercise in June/July when we were in the UK, went for 4 or 5 runs in 4 weeks with no weights and too much not so good food (well it tasted good) <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> 
 
Rest days are usually a Friday and Monday but have been changing that about the past few weeks with an extra day off here and there. 
 
Which is why I think I need a change of what I am doing to get back on track, with the warmer weather about, it makes it much easier to want to go down to the garage and do a workout too!

taniwharugby

7.4km run today, 50mins. overall pace is a bit slow with TR Jnr along, but it only makes a difference on the uphill sections where I have to push him or his bike...he has me easily on the final 400m 'sprint' which starts on a rise and through a dip that he has to get off for before a 200m flat part to our driveway.

taniwharugby

out in the hot sun; 
 
1 min on the punch bag, 15 push ups, 40 mountain climbers, 40 sec plank, 20 box jumps, 10 dips, 25 med ball squat press = 1 set x 5. 
 
The last set was hard (the box jumps in particular) and no rushing between exercises!!

JK

Thanks for the support for the golf mate! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':good1:' />

taniwharugby

Arms, shoulders & legs tonight. 
 
Good sets on the EZ bar and then pushed myself on the hammer curls and then skull crushers. 
 
The new weights I bought have hand grips on them which is good in that I can put them on the EZ bar and do BB Rows with a wide vertical grip, mixed them with DB press. 
 
Legs just a light squat night as I intend going for a run tomorrow.

taniwharugby

didnt end up running last night, in fact the wife went out walking and I ended up not doing anything! 
 
Busy weekend ahead so probably wont get any run or workouts in (beer/golf on Sunday must count for something right...) so will skip my usual day off tomorrow. 
 
5km run tonight, no energy at all, felt very heavy...

MN5

[quote name='taniwharugby' timestamp='1349767286' post='316587'] 
Arms, shoulders & legs tonight. 
 
Good sets on the EZ bar and then pushed myself on the hammer curls and then skull crushers. 
 
[b]The new weights I bought[/b] have hand grips on them which is good in that I can put them on the EZ bar and do BB Rows with a wide vertical grip, mixed them with DB press. 
 
Legs just a light squat night as I intend going for a run tomorrow. 
[/quote] 
 
Dude how'd ya convince the wife ? any tips gratefully appreciated.

taniwharugby

You wait until she buys something and then you just do it with no guilt <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> 
 
Although I am lucky in that my employer gives us a Wellbeing Benefit and I can claim upto a certain amount back at the end of the year, but by the time I can do that, Mrs TR will have forgotten and I can buy myself somethign else, as well as something small for her for credits <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

Kirwan

[quote name='taniwharugby' timestamp='1349329181' post='315223'] 
wasnt really feeling it tonight, but forced myself to do a bit of cardio. 
 
Warm up on the bag as usual then; 
 
10 burpees with a 10kg medicine ball, 20 step ups (box around knee height) 100 skips = 1 set x 4. 
 
Certainly hard work, and happy I did it now! 
[/quote] 
 
How do you do burpees with medicine balls?

taniwharugby

first set I did with one arm on the ball and the other on the ground and do a push up you jump so the other arm is on the ball...after I did 1st set I decided to do normal push ups, and then when you stand you pick the ball up (similar to that clip of Owen franks) press above your head with a jump...

taniwharugby

deadlifts, pull ups and push ups. 
 
Was gonna do abs but I felt a bit sick after the push ups...25-25-20-20-15-13-10 
 
The 13 was supposed to be 15 but about 3/4 up on 14 I collapsed, so made myself do another 10 as punishment, and that was what did it...very close to <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':puke:' />

Kirwan

[quote name='taniwharugby' timestamp='1349999891' post='317085']first set I did with one arm on the ball and the other on the ground and do a push up you jump so the other arm is on the ball...after I did 1st set I decided to do normal push ups, and then when you stand you pick the ball up (similar to that clip of Owen franks) press above your head with a jump...[/quote] 
 
I like, will have to try that tonight

taniwharugby

Cardio night; 
 
5 mins warm up on the punch bag. 
 
50 mountain climbers, 60 sec planks, 15 x clean and jerk (30kg) 15 dips, 15 x EZ Curl (15kg) 10 x step ups (each leg at knee height with 30kg) = 1 set; x 5 
 
1st set was quite easy and I was thinking I might need to do 6, but mid-way through the 2nd I realised it wasnt that easy afterall <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/shok.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':shock:' />

The Silver Fern

TR vs the future