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<p>Exactly. It's fucking December. Tis the season for drinkies and bbq's and parties fa la la la la.</p>
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<p>Besides, I'm happy with this progress, not after a sudden dramatic weight loss that can't be sustained or a regime that requires Spartan like commitment.</p> -
Some great results already Mokey - always good for motivation. Although I'm still getting my head around December and BBQs it's not right! Unfortunately my NH December is going to be a fat carbo frenzy.<br><br>
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<p>UGH, my body hates me so much right now. Trainer even admitted she had been evil to me this week.</p>
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<p>To day was 2.2km cycle, power plate squats, lunges, hip flex, plank, crunches. Then came out the heinous gym stick where you use your body as resistance. Walking lunges, bicep curls, squat and lift over head, shoulder press, lats, chest, leg lifts, crunches. Honestly thought my arms and legs were going to fall off.</p>
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<p>This was followed by a roller torture session on the calves, quads and hamstrings, and some power plate massage. Everything still fucking hurts.</p> -
<p>Your trainer has you going through a good range of stuff, sounds like a mother of a workout! </p>
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<p> Cookie, next step with rolling out is to get a lacrosse ball, gets in those tricky places like hips and works a treat on your delts and pecs. I've seen a crazy mofo at the gym using a ball about the size of a golf ball. To work on his hip. Ouch! Don't worry though, pain is your friend!</p> -
<p>Guess your legs/chest get a bit of rest compared to legs when you are cycling? so they get more rest days that your poor legs!</p>
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<p>Mental note to self - never mention to trainer you still feel a bit hungover. Never.</p>
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<p>Today: 5.5km cycle, squats with sandbag, lunges, press ups, shoulders, biceps, triceps, crunches, glute squeeze with sand bag, hip flex, hamstring curl with swiss ball. Finished with some massage and roller trigger point on forearms.</p>
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<p>Everything hurts.</p> -
<p>Show no weakness!! </p>
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<p>Heard a trainer say "Last set" to a client. Liar, had them do another one while were training next to them! </p>
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<p>But that's what you pay them for, if your ass don't get kicked get your money back.</p>
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<p>Are you feeling stronger/fitter along with the changes in vital statistics?</p> -
<p>Yeah, I need the one on one personal training. The evil cheerleader snarling yes you can, punch harder/faster/squeeze more/hold, 10 more seconds etc, because while sometimes I can't, most of the time I can. Brain puts on limitations thanks to fear and ego, just have to push past them.</p>
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<p>Dunno about stronger or fitter, (trainer thinks I'm getting stronger yet I still feel weak as a newborn kitten) but one thing I'm noticing now is more muscle definition, especially in shoulders and biceps and calves. Wish I'd made better progress with butt and thighs, but they are bloody stubborn and where I've always carried weight.</p> -
<p>Gah, I need a nap.</p>
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<p>7.5km cycle, bicep curls, tricep dips, press ups, shoulder press, shoulder blade flex, squats, lunges, glute squeeze with 5 year old niece sitting on me, crunches, superman leg extensions.</p>
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<p>And trainer is now insisting on food diary. Fuck it.</p> -
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<p>well what you eat (and don't eat) is what really gets the results. Keeping a food diary feels pretty anal but it will make a huge difference if <strong>you are honest with it.</strong></p>
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<p>That's what I'm afraid of JK!</p> -
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<p>Food diary? The whole point of regular exercise is to <strong>not </strong>have to count calories etc
(not this "results" jargon! :))</p>
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<p>That was my hope. Why can't I have my cake and a small butt too? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?</p> -
Don is right in that doing exercise allows you to eat more loosely without blowing out the figure BUT if you want to lose weight or change your current figure the loose eating will slow you down.<br><br>
My advice would be to run the food diary or do whatever you need to get the small butt you want then loosen things up a wee bit eating wise but keep doing the exercise and you should be able to maintain the small butt or goal weight. If it starts creeping back up (or out) then obviously diet is too loose or you will need to increase your exercise to compensate for it. -
<p>Killer leg workout today.</p>
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<p>5.5km cycle, then a circuit with squat jumps, medicine ball throwdowns, cycle stand up, wall sits, lunges, walking lunges, lunge pulses, squats, leg lifts, glute squeezes with sand bag, hamstring curls, crunches, swiss ball ab lock. Also did some shoulder presses, tricep dips.</p>
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<p>Taking gym stick, boxing gloves/focus pads, weights to the beach, but I'm looking forward to some walks between drinking and scoffing sessions.</p> -
<p>Boxing Day and back into the exercise grind, we did a bach circuit that included crunches, chest press, tricep dips, bicep curls, skipping rope, walking lunges, gym stick and a resistance harness attached to the deck to attempt to run. 10.30am is not a good time for this, especially with a hangover.</p>
