Project X

Wairau

pfft, I regulalrly exercise (May to September in 30-40 degrees). Good chance to take your shirt off and impress the ladies.
Otherwise, try and do one more circuit even if you're tired. Not bad, though. :good1:

NTA

Yeah but the Aussie sun is a kill factor for the bald white man. The measurement of 37 is in the shade. In the sun it's way hotter. I know mid-north African emigrants who say the heat here is like nothing they've ever encountered.

MN5

Peter Garrett and Stirling Mortlock obviously slip, slop and slap nice and regularly......

NTA

Yeah Morty is well freckled though. 
 
Walked twice this week for 3km each. One at work, one this morning after trying to run again. Looks like that left Achilles hasn't come good even after long rest, so will get into the physio and see what's up with my alignment there.
 
Contemplating a quick lifting session... or a beer. Stay tuned.

Wairau

My archilles toook most of a year to come right, by itself... How long has it been for you? Hope it clears up soon.....

NTA

Only noticed it when I started running again after that rugby tournament, so I reckon I've probably had a rib popped which messes with my whole back/hip alignment. Walking isn't the same, I can tolerate that, though I've noticed a twinge in my right quad when I do so. Will try to get in with the physio next week to get it straight. Then I'll get back to short, sharp runs (5 km or less) and sprint training

NTA

Bit of a change up tonight - went back and did a Shift Weight (Pull ups and push press starting with 5 of each then dropping 1 per at fail - 20 minutes): 5s: 4 4s: 8 3s: 4 2s: 8 1s: 1 Total reps = 81 Weight was 94 kg me + 50kg weight = 144kg. Total shifted is therefore: 11664kg. Not bad for first time back.

NTA

Weigh in time after those two crap weeks on annual leave: 91.7 kg, Chest 106, Waist 97, Hips 103, callipers starting to shift below 20mm which is interesting.

NTA

Did some abs and meditation last night. The abs were a bit tender actually - usually happens after the Shift Weight with so much torsional work going on

NTA

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="NTA" data-cid="393365" data-time="1380175520">
5 x pull up 
5 x push press @ 50 kg 
5 x bicep curl @ 14kg 
25 x push up 
25 x lunge left then right 
5 x bent row @ 50 kg 
25 x squat 
20 x dead lift @ 50kg </blockquote>
 
Circuit 1: 6:20. Two minutes rest 
Circuit 2: 7:10. Two minutes rest 
Circuit 3: 5:00 as i just did 5 of each due to exhaustion. 
 
Been a bad week eating wise but the old man passed away on Tuesday morning so I've been a little distracted. 
 
Not entirely unexpected when he's a 67 year old who had had a couple of massive heart issues in the past, and was probably a few years lucky that way. 
 
Thankfully we got to see him recently (they live interstate and are mad caravan grey nomads), but it didn't make the whole episode suck any less... 
 
The message is: don't smoke two packs a day, watch your eating, and listen to the doctor!

Paekakboyz

aw shit bro, really sorry to hear about your dad passing away. Hope you and the family are doing ok

NTA

Yeah we'll get there. He was a top bloke which is more than some people can say about their Dad (or those poor bastards who didn't even get to know their Dad), so I count myself blessed.

NTA

With in, though not sure why I'm bothering with the complete lack of eating control this week :) 92.1kg, Chest 106, Waist 98, Hips 103, callipers just below 20. Weird.

NTA

So the only exercise I've done in the week was Sunday morning immediately after the weigh-in above! (Or the "With in" as my autocorrect likes to put it).
 
Walk 3km in 25:51, then run 1km in 4:45, then walk 1km in 9:36.
 
Weigh in on Sunday: 91.7kg, Chest 105, Waist 98, Hips 102, Callipers nothing different.
 
Hopefully with the house shit now sorted out, I can get in a couple of garage sessions and some bike riding. I think I'm fucked for now on the distance running - left achilles is just not liking it at all, so barring some physio, which I don't have time for anyway, I'll just stick to weights and maybe try a couple of sprint sessions on grass

NTA

Karate tonight. I needed that.

Wairau

try my latest pull up routine-and you can extend it to other exercises: do your max reps, then every 5 seconds do another-continue till failure.
 
Reason: builds strength and stamina, great from forearm workout too.
I did 52 total (15+37) with 5 second breaks all the way, will aim more of course.

NTA

Will look into that

NTA

5 minute workout tonight after faffing around with legal documents regarding the house purchase: 10 pull up With 50kg bar: - 10 push press - 10 shrug - 10 deadlift - 10 bent row With 15 kg dumbbell: - 10 bicep curl - 10 Arnies 10 pushup 10 squat 10 lunge each side 5 pull up

NTA

Been a while since the last update. Since then:
 
Nov 2 - 4km walk (32:26) immediately followed immediately by 2km run (10:08)
Nov 4 - 2km walk at work (19:54 - damn work shoes)
Nov 5 - 7km walk before work (56:43), karate that night
Nov 12 - karate.
 
So pretty slack.
 
As the house move gets closer things become more chaotic. I'm so busy chasing fucking conveyancers and fucking real estate agents and fucking banks that I've barely had time to think. The stress of that and the passing of my Dad has fucked with my sleeping patterns and punched my immune system right in the taint.
 
The original timeline of Project X has basically failed, due mostly to my laziness, and lately because life just sucked. I keep telling myself I can just do it later or eat that snack, but its all lies and bullshit.
 
Starting today I'm going to get back on the horse, then work my way into the fitness stuff as time permits. With half my shit packed away and the garage largely occupied by packing materials for the next month, I'm just not sure when that can happen.

Paekakboyz

Do what you can bro. Even with all the house, health, family stuff in recent times you'd kept things ticking over. Times of change are the worst for maintaining habits.. but they offer you a chance to develop new ones too!

The Silver Fern

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