Fatbusting: Kirwan's log

Kirwan

Nice moment today, went to put the belt on and realized that it's too big for me now. Have gone in two notches, and now will need to do a Bart, and make a new hole. 
 
The Jeans I couldn't fit three weeks ago are pretty loose now too. So weight is the same, but are getting trimmer. Cross fit is making quite a difference to my shape.

Kirwan

Oops. Forgot to eat enough today and hit the wall hard during a row, felt very strange like running out of batteries, all the power went. So stopped the row, had a shower and pretty much passed out. Massive headache followed, very dizzy and went to bed at 4pm, with the wife making me eat some toast first. 
 
Stupid, stupid, stupid.

ACT Crusader

[quote name='Kirwan']Oops. Forgot to eat enough today and hit the wall hard during a row, felt very strange like running out of batteries, all the power went. So stopped the row, had a shower and pretty much passed out. Massive headache followed, very dizzy and went to bed at 4pm, with the wife making me eat some toast first. 
 
Stupid, stupid, stupid.[/QUOTE] 
 
Damn Kirwan, take care of yourself. 
 
Just like the workouts you plan you must plan the times you eat when you are really active (ie working out regularly etc). It's something I didn't do 3 years ago, would just eat when I felt like it or had time to do it, but realized that was not helping me physically or emotionally (felt lethargic, sleepy, grumpy!). 
 
Now I know that I have to eat and just do it

Kirwan

Yeah, haven't factored in that I'm using more energy too. Still feel bloody terrible.

BartMan

dumb arse - would not be a bad idea to go and see a nutritionalist - take your workout diary what you're doing, your goals, and then you'll be set once you know that you NEED to eat etc. 
 
and you won't be conking out again either!!!

BartMan

oh, and if you're feeling like shit still - peaches, get a can of peaches into you. Ups your liver glycogen (what we've been told), and you'll get a lift straight away. 
 
Whatever it does though, it works!!

Kirwan

So actually ate some carbs before the workout this time, and had a good experience. Was knackered after, but no spewing or passing out like a soft cock. 
 
He almost ended my workout with the warmup, the end of which was tabita air squats 20secs on, 10sec rest, * 6 with your lowest reps being your score. I did 4 @ 16, then the rest at 12, and couldn't stand up afterwards. I've never had rubber legs like it before, was hilarious! 
 
Took a few minutes to recover then did some clean and jerks, before the hard part of the day. (10 x 30kg clean and jerk, 15 incline pressups, 20 16kg Kettlebar raises) * 3. Was hard for me to get through. Can certainly feel my legs today!

Kirwan

Crossfit again yesterday, another new exercise which was quite tricky. I'm not bothering to learn the names too well, I just do what the guy tells me at this point. Think this was the Snatch (Lift from the ground like a deadlift, then bounce it down your legs, shrug it back up, flick it over your head as you drop under and do an over head squat from there). A lot to think about doing that one, and pretty tough. 
 
Was pretty pleased that I got through my timed section doing those as well. Very difficult to keep all that in your head when you start getting tired. 
 
Certainly getting fitter, and the wife has pointed out good improvement with trimming up. Weight is constant (under 80kg) but my legs are getting bigger, waist smaller, and there is no fat on my back anymore. This Crossfit stuff is pretty addictive once you get past the beginning stage.

Kirwan

Hit 78.7kg today, a new low, so am pretty stoked. My Mooshld TM average weight loss graph is trending down again after a long straight line. I'm putting this down to the transition from a more cardio based workout to the more resistance type workout with crossfit, and putting on some muscle. I think that's finished now, as I'm not eating a huge amount of protein to continue any real growth anyway. I was trimming up during the last month, just not losing weight, which is fine. 
 
Had a bad weekend with the calf, it's rally struggling so am back off to get some treatment for it. Have told the trainer that I want to be sprinting by October, so the Crossfit sessions will start including sprints soon, so I need to get this sorted fast! 
 
Off to Crossfit again at lunchtime.

Hooroo

Sensational mate! What is that as a total in terms of loss?? (I know it will be even more given that you would have put on Muscle)

BartMan

Sprinting might be a too generous term October - maybe a fast run with the oldies rugby...!!

Kirwan

[quote name='Hooroo']Sensational mate! What is that as a total in terms of loss?? (I know it will be even more given that you would have put on Muscle)[/QUOTE] 
 
8.3kg so far, and it's hard to tell how much muscle, but my legs are significantly bigger in the thighs, and same with my back. So large body areas have changed shape. 
 
Feeling pretty bloody good.

Kirwan

[quote name='BartMan']Sprinting might be a too generous term October - maybe a fast run with the oldies rugby...!![/QUOTE] 
 
I'll be happy with jogging fast at this rate!

Kirwan

OK, the trainer is just taking the piss now. Normal warmup that gets a sweat up (a row, etc), then some strength work, which on the final set ended up around 55kg deadlifty, shrug type things, and then the evil began. 
 
Tabata workout, eight reps of each (as many reps in 20 secs, 10 secs rest), lowest reps is your score, of; 
 
Pressups, Pullups, the lift that you pullup to your chin, squat press thing, and then throwing a medicine ball at a target on the wall (I need to start paying attention to the names of these things) 
 
I ran out of gas in the second to last exercise, and it was a massive struggle to finish. My pullups are terrible, the most I could do in 20 seconds was 3, which I maintained for three rounds before fading very fast to fucking zero! My score for pullups was zero!!! In my defence, they were deadhang pullups (Did 13 over the entire 8 reps), and even when he let me jump up my calf gave up, and I had to jump with one leg. Comical. 
 
Pressups were funny too, for some reason I thought there was only three rounds of them so went hard out 16,16,14 and by the 6th round was struggling to do three! 
 
My score for the whole thing was 15. So a target for improvement.... 
 
Still, no spewing, and no passing out <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> So at least I have the fuel right.

Hooroo

My PT did the same thing to me when I was in Hamilton! Tabata is king (we've been through this a couple of years ago on this forum) 
 
The worst I got were black pinking spots and had to sit down! PT was suitably impressed with himself. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> 
 
I found myself laughing at your Zero score but can empathise

BartMan

pity you did not do calipers - you've probably lost shit loads more than that in fat, and put on piles of muscle.

Kirwan

[quote name='Hooroo']My PT did the same thing to me when I was in Hamilton! Tabata is king (we've been through this a couple of years ago on this forum) 
 
The worst I got were black pinking spots and had to sit down! PT was suitably impressed with himself. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> 
 
I found myself laughing at your Zero score but can empathise[/QUOTE] 
 
The irony is that I asked to focus on some pullups as I've always been bad at them, he replied "You not looked at the wall then?" (Where the daily workout was written up, with masses of pullups....) 
 
And Bart, not sure about piles of muscle but I think it's conservative to say that I've lost about 9kgs of fat. I can still pinch too much around the waist, so plenty to go...

MajorRage

Just reading up on this Tabata - might have to give it a whirl. 
 
I've been training with this ex Fiji rugby player in HK, and he can be quite brutal some days. Last night was horriffic as the climate is now pretty hot here (31 degrees, 80% humd) and he was doing a slightly watered down versiono f this Tabata. But anyway, something I've been doing on my own since training with him is do a 7 or 8 k run, and stop at teh end of every km to do 10 press ups, 10 dips. The upper body strength change is quite marketed. The biggest problem is still my love of beer & unhealthy food, so results aren't as good physically wise as they should be. 
 
Will definately try this Tabata maybe tomorrow post work. Press Ups & Dips are the obvious one's I can see. Might also try with sit ups and perhaps with some of the harder exercise on the TRX (I think it's called that). 
 
and good work on the fat loss Kirwan. I lost about 6kg on the leadup to the wedding, but I think I put most of that back on starting when I fell off the rails ont eh stag do one week pre wedding.

dK

Tabata is king!!!!!

Kirwan

It's certainly an interesting experience, and I guess you could do about a million variations with or without weights. The worst one was just squats with no weight, I seriously couldn't walk for about five minutes - complete jelly legs. 
 
All good fun.

The Silver Fern

Fatbusting: Kirwan's log