Managed to get a cheeky 45 minute session in today as I took a break from studying, my brain hurts! Done back, i done some heavy deadlifts and felt dizzy half way through! There was a lot of people down there, too many for my liking, 06:30 is definately the way forward and I will be going at that time all the time now, hate not being able to get on machines and equipment!
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Looooong Weekend!
Haven't blogged for a few days now as i've been working like a mad man this weekend. Done two 15.5 hour shifts in a row, followed by a morning shift. The afternoon I had to sit down, my legs were killing me! So no training this weekend, and yesterday I had to do lots of revision for an excel test I have today. Today after the exam, I will have to do more revision for another exam I have on plants for wednesday, but the rest of the day on wednesday will be free, so i plan on going to the gym after that.
Diet has kind of taken a pause at the moment as I havent had time to cook really, so have been eating quick and easy food. I stayed at work on Friday night as it wasnt really worth going home. Should be back to normal very soon as i'm kind of getting back into a routine.
Diet has kind of taken a pause at the moment as I havent had time to cook really, so have been eating quick and easy food. I stayed at work on Friday night as it wasnt really worth going home. Should be back to normal very soon as i'm kind of getting back into a routine.
Thursday 12 January 2012
Days 3 and 4! Hardcore!
Day 3 I really didnt do much, was kind of a write off day as I had some uni work to do, I only did about 20 min on the bike and hardly broke a sweat.
Today on the other hand was a great day! Last night I was reading Arnold Schwarzeneggers encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding and came across a training programme. I thought it sounded quite good so I started that today. I will be doing lots of cardio as well as this programme though, to get myself in much better shape.
So today, my routine was to train shoulders, upper arms and forearms, this consisted of:
Shoulders:
4 sets of dumbells shoulder presses
4 sets of front lateral raises
4 sets of side lateral raises
4 sets of upright rows
Upper arms:
4 sets of Standing barbell curls
4 sets of Seated dumbell curls
4 sets of Skull crushers
4 sets of close grip pushdowns
Forearms:
4 sets of Wrist curls
4 sets of Reverse wrist curls
I really felt like i'd had a workout after that and felt great. Food today wasnt planned well, I kind of missed a meal. I had:
8am - Beans and 2 eggs
9am - Banana
9-1030am TRAINING
1030am - Protein Shake
630pm - Tuna steak, potatoes and leeks
1030pm - Will have ham and mustard sandwich
So I went about 8 hours with no food! didnt feel to hungry, but dinner went down very quick. So tomorrow i'm working 10am - 8pm, so im gonna get a 630am gym session in, hopefully i'll get up! Tomorrow I have chest and back planned, 2 big muscle groups so I better get some rest!
See you tomorrow!
Today on the other hand was a great day! Last night I was reading Arnold Schwarzeneggers encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding and came across a training programme. I thought it sounded quite good so I started that today. I will be doing lots of cardio as well as this programme though, to get myself in much better shape.
So today, my routine was to train shoulders, upper arms and forearms, this consisted of:
Shoulders:
4 sets of dumbells shoulder presses
4 sets of front lateral raises
4 sets of side lateral raises
4 sets of upright rows
Upper arms:
4 sets of Standing barbell curls
4 sets of Seated dumbell curls
4 sets of Skull crushers
4 sets of close grip pushdowns
Forearms:
4 sets of Wrist curls
4 sets of Reverse wrist curls
I really felt like i'd had a workout after that and felt great. Food today wasnt planned well, I kind of missed a meal. I had:
8am - Beans and 2 eggs
9am - Banana
9-1030am TRAINING
1030am - Protein Shake
630pm - Tuna steak, potatoes and leeks
1030pm - Will have ham and mustard sandwich
So I went about 8 hours with no food! didnt feel to hungry, but dinner went down very quick. So tomorrow i'm working 10am - 8pm, so im gonna get a 630am gym session in, hopefully i'll get up! Tomorrow I have chest and back planned, 2 big muscle groups so I better get some rest!
See you tomorrow!
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Day 2
Forgot to take my lunch to uni today! So had to stop at tesco and buy a couple of sandwiches! Bad times!
Breakfast I had egg mayo sandwich and 2 apples.
Lunch I had a ham salad sandwich and a pack of roast chicken fridge raiders
Dinner was a bit boring as I had some uni work to do, so I just had beans on toast with cheese on top, although it was very nice!
I had a ham and mustard sandwich before bed
I drank a litre bottle of water throughout the day and had 3 pints of water at home
I hit the gym around 7:30am again today, and only done cardio. I did 30 mins on the bike, 15 mins on the cross trainer and then finally 15 mins on the treadmill going from jogging to fast walking.
The only fools and horses dvd boxset is keeping us entertained at night, I love the things Del boy comes out with, you really are a 42 carot plonker! You wally brain!
See you tomorrow!
Breakfast I had egg mayo sandwich and 2 apples.
Lunch I had a ham salad sandwich and a pack of roast chicken fridge raiders
Dinner was a bit boring as I had some uni work to do, so I just had beans on toast with cheese on top, although it was very nice!
I had a ham and mustard sandwich before bed
I drank a litre bottle of water throughout the day and had 3 pints of water at home
I hit the gym around 7:30am again today, and only done cardio. I did 30 mins on the bike, 15 mins on the cross trainer and then finally 15 mins on the treadmill going from jogging to fast walking.
The only fools and horses dvd boxset is keeping us entertained at night, I love the things Del boy comes out with, you really are a 42 carot plonker! You wally brain!
See you tomorrow!
Monday 9 January 2012
Day 1
Day 1 of Tough Mudder Training!
Was up at 5:45am, ouch!
Diet today consisted of:
6:00am - Bowl of porridge oats
6:45am - Protein shake
GYM 7:30am - 8:45am
9:30am - Egg and spring onion sandwich
1:30pm - Large turkey salad
4:30pm - Bag of pork scratchings
7:30pm - Turkey fajitas
10:30pm - Ham salad sandwich
Drank around 2 litres of water today.
The gym, I did some back work and a small bit of cardio, i did:
4 x sets of 10 lat pulldowns
4 x sets of 10 one arm rows
4 x sets of assisted pull-ups to failure
4 x sets of 20 shrugs with 25kg plates
15mins on bike at moderate pace
I plan to do weights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and do Cardio on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, with Saturdays off as I'll probably be working. I aim to spend between 1 and 1.5 hours in the gym a day.
See ya tomorrow!
Was up at 5:45am, ouch!
Diet today consisted of:
6:00am - Bowl of porridge oats
6:45am - Protein shake
GYM 7:30am - 8:45am
9:30am - Egg and spring onion sandwich
1:30pm - Large turkey salad
4:30pm - Bag of pork scratchings
7:30pm - Turkey fajitas
10:30pm - Ham salad sandwich
Drank around 2 litres of water today.
The gym, I did some back work and a small bit of cardio, i did:
4 x sets of 10 lat pulldowns
4 x sets of 10 one arm rows
4 x sets of assisted pull-ups to failure
4 x sets of 20 shrugs with 25kg plates
15mins on bike at moderate pace
I plan to do weights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and do Cardio on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, with Saturdays off as I'll probably be working. I aim to spend between 1 and 1.5 hours in the gym a day.
See ya tomorrow!
Sunday 8 January 2012
Butts Brow Walk
Today I thought a nice easy bit of exercise would be to park the car at the top of Butts Brow and walk down to Jevington then back up. The walk took about 1.5 hours at a moderate pace, not sure on the distance but i'd say about 3 miles. The hill on the way back from Jevington was a killer, it was sooooo steep. Pritchard ran up it though because she thought the cow in the field was going to run at us! This is the last day of me eating rubbish, had chips and a saveloy for lunch and having a roast dinner tonight, also me and Pritchard polished off 6 Cadbury's Cream eggs!
Definately a good route to take, lots of hills! Next time might stop for lunch at the Hungry Monk, supposed to be really nice in there, looked at the menu today and looks very expensive but gotta give it a go! Also check out the Barbour Jacket and Hunter boots! Wheres my tractor?!
Definately a good route to take, lots of hills! Next time might stop for lunch at the Hungry Monk, supposed to be really nice in there, looked at the menu today and looks very expensive but gotta give it a go! Also check out the Barbour Jacket and Hunter boots! Wheres my tractor?!
Saturday 7 January 2012
Routine
Starting from Monday i'm thinking of doing Cardio in the Morning before uni for about an hour, then do some work with the weights at lunch or maybe in the evening?
Going shopping later today, on the shopping list will defo be lots of meat and vegetables, and I need to cut out chocolate! which is really hard!! And also need to stop waking up with a hangover!
Take a chicken salad for lunch at uni, instead of stopping at tesco for sandwiches on the way! Also have breakfast before i leave.
Days i'm not at uni and if i'm not working, i will walk to the gym which is 2 miles each way and do weights there as ill be getting my cardio, walking there.
The meals are always an issue, as when I used to train before, I always used to eat the same thing, so I need to research some recipe ideas because I havent got a clue?!
My training diary for a better body and Tough Mudder will start Monday people, see you there!!
Going shopping later today, on the shopping list will defo be lots of meat and vegetables, and I need to cut out chocolate! which is really hard!! And also need to stop waking up with a hangover!
Take a chicken salad for lunch at uni, instead of stopping at tesco for sandwiches on the way! Also have breakfast before i leave.
Days i'm not at uni and if i'm not working, i will walk to the gym which is 2 miles each way and do weights there as ill be getting my cardio, walking there.
The meals are always an issue, as when I used to train before, I always used to eat the same thing, so I need to research some recipe ideas because I havent got a clue?!
My training diary for a better body and Tough Mudder will start Monday people, see you there!!
Friday 6 January 2012
Tough Mudder
I've decided to enter the Tough Mudder when it comes to Brighton in 2013. Its gives me over a year to train for it. Need to get a team together though, me and my mate Freeman so far!
Tough Mudder events are hardcore 10-12 mile obstacle courses designed by British Special Forces to test your all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie.
Hardcore!
Tough Mudder events are hardcore 10-12 mile obstacle courses designed by British Special Forces to test your all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie.
Hardcore!
Thursday 5 January 2012
Health kick starts Monday!
Its been a long time since i've been to the gym seriously, ive dabbled but havent stuck at for a while now and have lost any gains that i made, never should have stopped! I'm gonna get this week over with and start Monday when i'm back into my routine at uni etc. Gonna use the weekend to get shopping (healthy food). I need to lose some weight off my belly as well as gain some muscle!
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Wednesday 4 January 2012
Westie or Chow Chow??
I really want a dog but cant decide on a Westie or a Chow Chow!
The Westie is smaller and more practical but the Chow Chow looks brilliant haha, and the Chow Chow would probably moult everywhere! Chow Chows are good with other animals which would be good for Zazzles, and I read that sometimes Westies get 'small dog syndrome' so will sometimes have an attitude lol.
Westies need daily walks and are very active, while Chow Chow's are decribed as 'lazy' and who have to make them go for a walk.
I think i'd look better walking down the road with a Chow Chow rather than a Westie, but I could buy the westie a jacket which is always a bonus! Definately a tartan one, or a hoodie of some sort!
The Westie is smaller and more practical but the Chow Chow looks brilliant haha, and the Chow Chow would probably moult everywhere! Chow Chows are good with other animals which would be good for Zazzles, and I read that sometimes Westies get 'small dog syndrome' so will sometimes have an attitude lol.
Westies need daily walks and are very active, while Chow Chow's are decribed as 'lazy' and who have to make them go for a walk.
I think i'd look better walking down the road with a Chow Chow rather than a Westie, but I could buy the westie a jacket which is always a bonus! Definately a tartan one, or a hoodie of some sort!
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