Lent day 44 - rest needed and a slight slip up

No chocolate

No crisps

No workout - life was tough today and just about everything conspired against me as far as squeezing a workout in - so I decided as I've trained 3 days on the trot I would swap tomorrows rest day to today

On the diet front I managed the fast part and got through the day in fine fashion - over ate slightly at dinner but nothing to bad - the serious downfall came via a "big" handful of jelly sweets - but I guess things are improving as I did stop at a handful rather than the full bag

Feel guilty for letting myself and the boys down

And feeling sorry for myself too (wtf?)

That is all sng

Lent day 43 - shoulders thrashed !

No chocolate

No crisps

Plan was 25 mins swing workout - but my hip was giving me some grief so I decided I would rest it and trash my shoulders off the back of last nights heavy snatch w/o

Workout as follows -

16kg military press

10l/10r

9l/9r

8l/8r

7l/7r

6l/6r

20kg push press

10l/10r

9l/9r

8l/8r

7l/7r

6l/6r

So 160 reps and shoulders were toast - so much so I'm struggling to type this!

Nice sng

hungry but staying strong - weigh in

hungry this morning i think the heavy snatch w/o has done its job!!

weighed in this morning 13st7 - 3lbs down over the last 2 weeks - slow but steady progress - would like to think i can carry this on for a while - using "the swing" approach to eating and training (with some shoulder/snatch work added in) - it seems to suit me at the moment - weekends are more difficult - but mainly due to social commitments and pressure from yvette who doesn't necessarily think the programme is a great idea - but hey ho i have to try

I HAVE TO LOOSE WEIGHT AND GET IN THE BEST SHAPE OF MY LIFE FOR MY BOYS - THEY DESERVE A FIT AND HEALTHY DAD - WHO WILL BE AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.

sng

Lent day 42 - heavy snatch w/o - ooo eer

No chocolate

No crisps

W/o as follows -

Heavy snatch

16kg 1 hd swing 5l/5r x 3

16kg snatch 5l/5r x 3

20kg snatch -

5l/5r

6l/6r

7l/7r

6l/6r

5l/5r

16kg 1 hd swing 10l/10r

Great w/o felt really strong - but did have niggling pain in right hip and buttock

Eating plan going well busy making chicken stock and onion soup!!

That is all sng

eating plan - to be or not to be?

started following a new eating plan (its not a diet!) - inspired by the musing of tracy rif in her new book "the swing"

its based around (as i see it) intermittent fasting - this involves me eating all my daily calories between 1030am and 630pm and nothing but coffee and water in the "fast" period - im finding it rather easy? despite the usual thoughts of "i havent eaten for ever!!" and the occasional headache (like now!)

im eating a carb based meal early in the day - usually porridge

a carb and protein based meal at lunch - soup/meat/roll or fish/roll - yogurt and fruit

and a protein based meal in the evening - meat/fish + salad or veg

a "cheat" day on friday but this is a 2 hr period NOT ALL DAY! and only if i loose weight that week

we shall see if it works and i will remain as positive as possible about this plan as it seems ideal for me at the outset - so lets go!

laters sng

Swing w/o - job done

Life almost got in the way tonight - so it was a late w/o

As a result - my heart was far from in it - BUT I did it all the same and I think that is the most important thing - it would have been easier to give it a miss - but I need to form the habit more than anything - HABIT WORKS FOR ME

W/o as follows -

25 mins swings 16kg -

10 2hd swing x 5 sets 15/15

5l/5r x 5 sets 15/15

10 sw/tr x 5 sets 30/30

20 2hd swing x 5 sets 30/30

5l/5r/5l/5r x 5 sets 30/30

10 sw/tr x 5 sets 30/30

Not much else to say apart from - hip hurts

That is all sng

lent days 38,39,40 - saturdays work out

on the lent front i have developed the habit now and not eating chocolate or crisps if not really an effort - so i have not had a scrap!

on the other hand i ate out on saturday and had a much needed drink or 2! - so im not saying im a saint but im headed in the right direction - i think

friday rest day - having worked out 4 days on the bounce

saturday - worked out as follows -

25 min tracy rif swing workout with 16kg - 500 reps

7 min snatch test with 12kg = 5 x 15r/15l 1 x 10l/10r - 170 reps total

sunday rest day - as i could hardly move after the snatch test!

todays plan is a swing workout of sorts and maybe powerswings or squats to finish

we shall see

thats all sng