NEW WEEK BECKONS...

Starting back on a Monday after what felt like a long weekend was always going to be hard. My brother got married on the weekend and thankfully we survived without eating up a storm. It was a cocktail reception which meant that the food was staggered over the evening. This in itself brings up a great point.

When we eat our primal instincts kick in and even though we are constantly surrounded by food, we think that this may be our last meal EVER! Next time you are eating, take the time to chew your food until it liquifies in your mouth and then swallow. The average person chews only 4 to 6 times before they swallow meaning great hunks of food are forced down our throats making digestion and nutrient absorption soooo much harder than it needs to be..
Chewing more also means that our bodies get a chance to realise that it has eaten. Once you re train yourself to eat in this manner, it will become very hard to over eat at all.

I managed to be trained today as part of an interview for a new trainer. I think I might get all the new trainers to train me as part of their learning process. It will give them all great feedback and I will train more so I see it as a win win for all!! Mainly for me I suspect..

Out for now..Glad to have the day off tomorrow. Hottest 100 party here we come!!

CROSSFIT FRIDAY

Finally I made the decision to venture into what is known as a Crossfit 'box'. These guys have specifically designed spaces that don't have the flashy features of regular gyms. Stripped back bare and raw.

I went down and met Scott who will be taking me through my intro sessions into Crossfit. One on one sessions first before I can graduate to the classes with the other guys.

Contrary to popular belief I was taken through a full movement assesment similar to the one I would take my clients through when I first train them. Passed almost all things no problem. Just needed to refine a couple of things.

After all the assesments were done we moved on to the WOD or work out of the day.
This is a benchmark workout which will measure my improvement over time.
The workout comprised of...

500 mt row
40 squats
30 sit ups
20 push ups
and 10 pull up

for time
I got around 5.45 I think. I really should write things down!

I have two more sessions left before the classes start. I need to get this time better again so expect to see me practising more in the gym this week!!

Check out Crossfit Victoria on their website!

PREPARATION...is everything!

I have given this week in to preparing for the upcoming Crossfit training I will be doing at Crossfit Victoria in Fitzroy this Friday. I have again done my 20 minute interval session on the treadmill tonight. Got the guts to go a little faster during the sprints, but boy do I still need some work!

Tanya once again has come through with the goods on the food front making it a lot easier for me to keep to the plan. Very little of the 'processed' foods have passed our lips in the last couple of weeks!

I can't emphasise enough the importance of keeping so called treat items to more than a minimun. We can't keep rewarding ourselves with food that actually sets us further back in our health and fitness goals.

There really is nothing rewarding in some of the poisons we fill our bellies with.

Onwards and upwards people!

THE CHANGES ARE A COMING!

OK. So they still may be still not quite visible but they are there. When i was running tonight I definitely noticed LESS wobble. And that for me is enough to keep me on track!

Tanya and I went to Canberra over the weekend for a wedding. Tanya's good friend Amanda married her sweetheart Justin in a great ceremony followed by a fun reception which ended in the biggest rain storm I have seen in years! I made it through the food part really well. Only had a couple of drinks and the smallest taste of cake. I still need to track all of my food. I am most guilty of not only not planning, but of not eating enough..

Tonight's training was a simple 20 minute interval session on the treadmill. Covered nearly 4km so not too bad.

I have booked in for my first real crossfit experience this Friday arvo. 3 sessions first up before I can join in with the main class.

Bring it!

THURSDAY..the day before Friday!

Thursdays can go either way. Sometimes you feel like you are so close to the weekend that if you miss a days workout, it will be ok. Of course that is a thought that crosses everyones mind, otherwise the gym would be as full every morning and not just on mondays and tuesdays.

I trained a few people today including Josh who I trained for the last time. With my new role, I am now changing my hours a little which means I have less time for actual training of clients. Josh and his wife Jody were great to train. Always ready for a challenge and striving for a healthier lifestyle. Jody lost over an amazing 30kgs in 2009 and Josh looks fantastic! Thanks for the opportunity of training you!

FOOD! I can't tell you enough about the importance of planning your food. Once again over the last few days I have fallen foul of all the rules I give to my clients. Except for the junk food.I know better than most the effect skipping meals has on blood sugar levels and anybody who tries to lose weight should know that skipping meals is a sure way of NEVER losing weight!!

I left the gym tonight without training so I will be doing it in a minute..

10 sets of . 15 sit ups
. 10 push ups

Not as much as planned but every bit counts!

I am off to Canberra in the morning for a wedding. I like the driving but the food again will be a challenge. I think all of the driving breaks will involve a couple of laps of an oval!!

Here is a 5 minute clip about why clean food is the way to go!!

GOTTA LOVE IT!

What a day. Today was the first time this year that I have done 6 sessions back to back. What a way to start the day!I love training you guys!
I also went to a funeral today. It was the father of a friend of mine who lost his battle with bowel cancer last week.
The thing that we all should learn from funerals is that we are only here for a short time and we should all learn how to LIVE!!!

I didn't think I would get to work out and by 4pm I had nearly talked myself out of it. I did however train and it was great!

Today was 15 Kettlebell swings (12kg x 1 set 16kg x 2 sets and 20kg for 3 sets)
100 skips x 6
20 jump lunges x 6

Done as a circuit, it was a smashing workout!

Stay tuned for the workout tomorrow...

OUCH!

Made it through another tortuous workout tonight. Today was sumo deadlift high pulls. i also did some interval running for 3 repeats.

Rep range for the sumo DLHP was 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 at 40kg,42.5kg,45kg and finally for 1 rep, 50kg.

The treadmill was better tonight although I am a bit worried about my knees. Getting a little sore, but probably just from adapting to the demands of exercising properly again!

If you want to know how sumo deadlift high pulls feel...Ask Moyra. She was my crash test dummy today!!

The changes have started to kick in too. I can feel them. Just can't quite see them yet!!

MOVEMENT

It's all about movement. You can not expect any changes in anything if you do not move. This is all about transforming myself and maybe a few others along the way. Over the weekend my energy levels were shot. Couldn't keep my eyes open most of Saturday. Start of the new week and 43 degree heat may not be inspiring, but without movement there is no change!!

I am off for a workout called 'CINDY'

5 chin ups
10 push ups
15 air squats

as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes.

No weights required for this one, but as some of my clients already know.. It can still hurt!!

Weigh in day tomorrow for a progress score..

THE MEASUREMENTS

I let you know I would be putting up my measurements and so here they are. It's a big step for me doing this, as I really like to keep this sort of stuff to myself.

Let's go...

WEIGHT 90.2
SHOULDER 121
CHEST EXPANDED 105
CHEST RELAXED 103.5
BICEP R 35.5 L 35
WAIST NARROWEST 97
WAIST NAVAL 105.5
HIPS 114.4
THIGH R 62.5 L 67
CALF R 43 L 43

SKINFOLDS
TRICEP 14
SUPRAIILIAC 18
UMBILICUS 40
THIGH 8

I will be updating the measurements in 4 weeks so stay tuned for some changes!

Today's training session will be intense. Due for cardio, weights and gymnastic movements!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Well, here we go. This is week one and the first lesson I need to re learn for myself is to plan ahead. The saying goes "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.."
I keep telling all of my clients how to do it so it should be second nature. Maybe I had one or two to many beers over the festive season!

My Crossfit training will be a 5 day program with active weekends. A combination of Cardio, gymnastics and weights will see the transformation well and truly begin.

Tanya will be taking some technical measurements such as my pelvic tilt and Lisa will be subjected to doing the rest of them. I will post them all on here. As I said in my first blog, this will be all laid bare.

You can expect to see some photos of me training up here too. Blood, sweat and tears. Lots of tears!

Adelaide and the Eco tents and the perfect sunsets are behind us now...My new body is ahead...