Welcome to my fitness log

I've created this to keep everything to do with my fitness journey in one place for easy reference.
I've listed links to places I visit regularly or places I think are interesting or valuable resources.

I started doing Crossfit September 22nd 2009 and I loved it - it's totally awesome and it made me a better person in so many different ways!

After nearly 4 years of Crossfit and wrist injury I tried a home fitness DVD for a change and something new - Rip 60 was really great and then I found Beachbody / Tony Horton's P90X!
It's THE best home fitness program ever!!!
It changed my body in so many amazing ways and got my cardio fitness, my core and overall strength including push up strength better than ever before!!

I now do many Beachbody programs as they are all so great.
I 'm a big Tony Horton fan because he makes me work hard but makes me laugh at the same time.
After I completed P90X, I did P90X3, P90X2 and some P90X+. I''ve tried other Beachbody programs including the P90, Piyo, Focus T25,
21 Day Fix Extreme, Country Heat, BodyBeast and Insanity, The Aslyum 1 and 2. Completed 21 Day Fix and 22 Min hard Core.

Did some Insanity Max 30 and Core de Force but my knees can't handle jumping every day so I have to mix them in.
Shift shop is great and looking forward to the new 80 Day obsession.

I'm the fittest I've ever been in my life and still getting stronger every day!

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

I had a couple of days off after I strained my lower back from the deadlift in Crossfit total - nobody to blame but my ego I know

Today I did my normal warm up of..
arm rotations, 8 air squats, squat stretch, 4 lunge and twists, 2 lunge with high reach, 8 abmat situps (was doing really easy hands forwards but now doing arms folded over chest), 8 abmat back extentions, 8 u/h pulldown @ 20kg, 8 push ups at hip height bar (getting easier slowly and my plank is much better).

Then...

Thursday 091015
Buttercups:
Three rounds for time of:
pvc-15 pound Hang squat clean, 10 reps - I used aa 7kg / 15lb bar
15 Push-ups or progressions - I did push ups against a bar at hip height - Full ROM chest to bar each rep

Done in 7.31 mins
I did 12 reps of HSC's on the last round because 2 were sloppy and I was trying to shrug it and touch my delts each time. My push ups were tough but I'm determined to get stronger at them and so although I took breaks as nec I completed all reps. Overall really pleased with workout

and after a few mins rest and although out of sync slightly because I didn't want to stress my back to quick I did

Monday 091019
If you cannot do any pull ups do 5 rounds of 5 beginner pull ups or 5 rounds of 5 assisted pull ups using as little resistance as possible.

I did u/h pulldown (with overhead pulley on my knees not fixed under a pad like most machine) so that I could increase the weight.
5 reps @ 25kg / 55lb
5 reps @ 30kg / 66lb
5 reps @ 35 kg / 77lb but failed last rep so only 4
5 reps @ 32kg / 70lb
5 reps @ 33kg / 72lb

I arms were shot - they still feel shaky an hour afterwards but still enjoyed the workout.

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