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!

Sunday, 16 October 2011

Chin ups

Hamstrings still sore from good mornings the other day but grabbed a few mins today

Chin ups PU rev assited
8 @ top
5 @ 2” down (took a 2 breaths between 3rd & 4th, 4th & 5th rep but got it done) 5RM PR

Light Stretch

Saturday, 15 October 2011

Ring Rows + Deadlifts

Warm up:- Spealler, wallballs x 10, 10 abmat sit ups, 10 good morning @ 7kg

Beginger Ring Rows
6 @ Heels under rings
2 @ -3.0" from rings
3 @ -5.5" from rings

Deadlift
10 @ 12kg / 26lb
8 @ 25kg / 55lb
6 @ 40kg / 88lb
5 @ 52kg / 115lb

$ out:- Push ups 3 @ pin 1, 3 @ floor but failed 2nd rep, rested a few secs and retried but failed.

Stretch and foam roller

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Push ups + Metcon 110827

Warm up:- Spealler, wallballs x 10, hollow body rocks x4, abmat b/e’s x 10

Strength
Push ups
10 @ pin 5
5 @ pin 1
1-2-1-1-2 full push ups ( PU prog Wk 1, Day 1) Rested 60-60-120-180 secs between sets. 2ns reps the form was a little snaky but got them down.

Metcon
110827 Wallball, Rope climbs
AMRAP in 10 mins of
15 wall ball 5kg / 11lb ball to ceiling
3 beg rope climbs - laying to standing
Completed 5 rounds + 4 wallballs

Splits:- 1.28, 2.02, 2.04, 2.13, 1.55, 0.19

Stretch and foam roller

Friday, 7 October 2011

Bench Press + Metcon 110922 5KM

Warm up:- Spealler, 10 wallballs, 3 mountain climbers, 3 squat thrusts,10 situps, 10 back ext’s,

Bench Press
10 @ 12kg
6 @ 20kg
3 @ 29kg / 64lb

Metcon 110922 5KM
Scaled to Elliptical and 2 miles
Done in 19.14 secs PR by 29 secs bigsmile finally a PR at something this week!!

I went for a PR on 1 mile and got it at 9.07mins Yay, I then backed off but then decided to carry on and my pace was pretty good to I decided to see what my 2 miles was and a finished with a very bit of a push at a wonderful surprise of 19.14 giving my a great PR.

Felt great to PR after a few failures this week.

Stretch, Mobility and Foam Roller

Thursday, 6 October 2011

Back squat & 110901 Weighted chins

Warm up:- Spealler, 10 wallballs, 12 red band dislocates, 4 mountain climbers, 3 squat thrusts, 2 hollow body rocks, 10 back ext’s, 8 assisted chin ups, 10 push ups pin 5, 5 squat @ 7kg

Back Squat
10 @ 15kg
6 @ 25kg
3 @ 34kg felt good and strong so went for another
3 @ 36kg / 79lb

Wod 110901 Weighted Chins
I did most assistance using pull up revolution
top - 2" - 4" - 6" - 8"
Last was tough only just made the 2nd rep and completely failed 3rd, rested a few and tried but forget it total failure at about half way up

Stretch and foam roller, and got 1 push up but slowly.


I'm wondering if I'm doing too much variety of strength stuff that my goals are not coming as fast I would like - ie too much diluting going on (trying ot get stronger at everything at the same time) - I think I need to concentrate on my goals of push ups and chin ups till I acheive them and let the squats and dl's grow slowly with wods until I reach my goals then I can add the variety back in?? Make sense anyone??

Actually the more I think about it - I just need to get more workouts done then there's no problem. Because to just alternate Push ups and chins as strength with metcon will be tricky and I think I'll overworked them pretty quickly? So just stick to the plan and get on with it! More workout day needed!

I think I was just disheartened with the few recent failures!!

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Press + metcon 110902

Finally a wod after days of agony from 75 squats the other day downer

Warm up:- Spealler, 10 wallballs, 12 red band dislocates, 4 mountain climbers, 2 hollow body rocks, 10 situps, 10 back ext’s, 8 assisted chin ups, 10 push ups pin 5, 5 beginner body rows, 10 bench dips

Press
10 @ 8kg
6 @ 14kg
5 @ 21kg / 46lb Failed 3rd rep, rested a 1 min or so and tried again but failed on 4th rep red face

I think I taxed my shoulder too much during the warm up and my lifts always suffer when I power clean the bar up first! Also I think I need less warm up reps as my shoulder felt tired at the 6th rep of the 6 rep warm so lessen learnt for next time - will redo next press session to if I can get it, if not I will change to 3’s again.

Metcon 110902 Power cleans, bar facing burpees
dcaled to 12-9-6-3 reps for time of
12kg Power cleans
Squat thrusts

Done in 3.58mins

Powercleans were way too easy for me so up them for next time. Squat thrust were about right, tough and had to break them up to finish the first few sets. Hope my foot is ok?

Stretch and foam roller with 1 full push up.

Saturday, 1 October 2011

Bench Press + Metcon 110820

Warm up:- Spealler, 10 wallballs, 12 red band dislocates, 4 mountain climbers, 2 hollow body rocks, 10 situps, 10 back ext's, 8 assisted chin ups, 10 push ups pin 5, 5 beginner body rows

Bench Press
10 @ 12kg
6 @ 18kg
3 @ 28kg / 61lb

Metcon 110820 Mu's and Squats
3RFT of
5 Squat MU's
25 Squat

Done in 6.02 mins
Splits:- 1.33, 2.11, 2.17

Great to wod again since severe sleep deprevation started after tuesday grrrr.