Fatbusting: Kirwan's log
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[quote name='BartMan']I love the feeling of your body tightening up when you start doing weights again after a long time of not hitting weights - keep up the good work K.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Definitely. I returned to deadlifts after a month and a bit off and am loving the ( good ) pain in my back at the moment. -
So I did my first class session of crossfit yesterday, but forgot that I had a stomach bug in the weekend. I felt a bit flat, but was good enough I thought to do a workout. Anyway, I think you can see where this is going.....I completed the workout with a massive spew at the end (when I got home thankfully), and the bug won the rest of the day.<br />
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Was the a fantastic workout though, the focus was on deadlifts. I got over the 100kg mark for the first time, gradually building to that in the class, and the WOD of the day was on 60kg reps of those, so;<br />
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21 x 60kg deadlift to 21 incline pressups (feet up on two tactor tires), then 15 of each, then 9 of each. In the end I did about 65 deadlifts at 60, 80, 90 and 100 kgs combined. <br />
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My weight has stayed pretty consistent (under 80kg), but I'm losing inches around the waist and chest. I tried on a t-shirt that was too tight before November and it's like a tent now. -
[quote name='Duluth']Are you still doing the odd row as well? You should notice a lot more power in the drive after a few sessions involving deads and squats.. then you can have a slower stroke rate for the same work on the wheel. Your times should tumble[/QUOTE]<br />
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Been taking a rest from that because I prefer running, but I'll be doing a 30min row tomorrow. Might target 7km. -
Sick from Monday to Friday, went for a run yesterday and the calf went again. At least it's not the right leg, which has been the one giving me trouble. Still very disheartening. <br />
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Weight steady at 79.9, was 79.3 last Sunday though. At least it's under 80 <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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Cross fit scheduled for 9am tomorrow to burn off today's Easter overdose! -
Physio thinks a combination of lower back issues (which I'm trying to fix with Crossfit) and pronation of the foot, stressing the calf. Just have to keep at it, not overdo it and it'll come right. I feel like I've fixed the right one, and that was the really bad one.<br />
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Was a great workout today, the guy did a gentle variation of the 300 workout (not that I know what that is....);<br />
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30 Burpees<br />
30 16kg Kettlebells (above the head)<br />
30 Deadlifts at 60kg<br />
30 Calories on the rower (500 metres approx)<br />
30 Push presses (12kg dumbells)<br />
30 Crunch type things (on an incline bench, pulling your knees to your elbows)<br />
30 Wall balls (9kg medicine ball, thrown up to a point in the wall from a squat position)<br />
30 T2B (which I've forgotten what they are)<br />
30 Boxjumps<br />
30 doublejumps on the skipping rope<br />
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And collapse. Was partway through the 9th exercise, and didn't make the tenth when my 30mins ran out. Was farking knackered.<br />
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He changed some of the harder exercises to match out (lack) of fitness level. Still was fun and hard. The burpees at the start screw you for the rest of it, and the deadlifts too. -
OK, a good day today. Have reached my mini-goal finally and have hit 78.9kg, so over 8kgs lost in total now. Finally out of the 79-80kg range where I have been plateauing. End of April is the seventh month of the exercise regime too.<br />
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Stomach is looking pretty flat, but I think the 75kg is still about right. Next goal is 78kg and get that 9kg marker, will also reverse my starting weight of 87kg. -
Weights going all over the place this week, so reducing the day to day focus on that until it settles down. Will just focus on the weekly weigh in. The wife has commented that the love handles are gone too, so still trimming up and my thighs are much bigger than they were three weeks ago.<br />
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Just back from my midday crossfit, not a mentally draining one today but still tough. Lots of squats, pressups, kettlebells and more squats. I find squats easier than deadlifts for some reason. Have eased into it, next week's target is three of these sessions, and make that the norm from then on.<br />
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Really screwed the calf trying to do a box jump on Monday (dumb arse), so actually resting it now.... -
Your calf sucks man!! It must be so frustrating!!<br />
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Has a physio ever given you daily actions for it to do each morning? I had a ropey quad that kept going all the time and for about a year I repeated an exercise and have never had trouble with it again -
Yeah, that's how I fixed the right one. Just started doing the treatment for the left one now, it's basically stretches, tough massage, and building up strength for the negative movement.<br />
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The bit I've been poor at is resting it after a strain, I keep trying to run when it's not healed properly. So this time it's getting three weeks off, and I'll row and cycle instead.<br />
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Very, very annoying. -
Interesting to read about you finding squats easier than DL's. I'm in the same boat - I do enjoy DL's but just don't seem to be as 'good' at them as squats. I wonder if it has anything to do with our towering height!!? I'm a massive 176cm and I've found my shorter (relatively!) arms/legs have meant I can lift more than several of my mates who are a bit longer of limb. The difference seemed most pronounced on bench press and squat type exercises.<br />
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A guy next to me was rocking out nearly 200kg DL's last night at the gym - I was impressed. He was [I]only[/I] doing single reps but it was cool to watch.<br />
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Hopefully all the variety in your training will end up sorting out your calf problems. If it gets tighter due to X or Y range of movement all the work you are doing should improve its all round strength. You just need a long enough period of no twinges/injuries to get to that point. Good luck! long term problems with a particular joint/muscle group really suck -
[quote name='Paekakboyz']Interesting to read about you finding squats easier than DL's. I'm in the same boat - I do enjoy DL's but just don't seem to be as 'good' at them as squats. I wonder if it has anything to do with our towering height!!? I'm a massive 176cm and I've found my shorter (relatively!) arms/legs have meant I can lift more than several of my mates who are a bit longer of limb. The difference seemed most pronounced on bench press and squat type exercises.<br />
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A guy next to me was rocking out nearly 200kg DL's last night at the gym - I was impressed. He was [I]only[/I] doing single reps but it was cool to watch.<br />
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Hopefully all the variety in your training will end up sorting out your calf problems. If it gets tighter due to X or Y range of movement all the work you are doing should improve its all round strength. You just need a long enough period of no twinges/injuries to get to that point. Good luck! long term problems with a particular joint/muscle group really suck[/QUOTE]<br />
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You may be onto something paekak. I'm 190cm ( or 6 foot 2.75 in the old language ) and can deadlift heaps more than I can squat. ( It may help if I actually did squats but I tend not to for safety reasons in the good old MN5 home gym ) -
Yeah I'm sure that having small levers is helping some exercises more than others. A tall guy would be at a much sharper angle at the bottom of the squat than me, I'm sure.<br />
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Also, going from zero to a 100 miles an hour is kicking my arse. It's not a huge weight I'm doing, but 30 reps at 60kg certainly does the job, especially when it's the third exercise in and you already blowing.<br />
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Certainly stronger on the deadlift though
