In Fitness and in Health
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That is awesome.
Congrats @den1mhead & @Black Orchid
Thank you MM it was for a very good cause and close to our hearts..
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My programme is called "Chris the merciless fecker makes Giles pay for all past, present and future sins"…..
My brief to Chris was. "This is how I cast, this is how I play a fish, this is how large the fish are and this is the sort of seas that will be running and I need to be able to stand up and do the casting and playing whatever the sea conditions. I want to be able to cast further and fish for longer than anyone else on the boat. If I lose weight or get fitter as a result, that's a bonus."
So he's working on core (for balance) and upper body for the casting and playing.
All resistance stuff with a bit of beasting (I understand that is a oft used term in these circles as my BUPA person used it unprompted yesterday) CV for the last 5 minutes....
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Good program. Although I'd have thought some decent leg work (deadlifts, squats) would also be useful for for balance, and endurance. Stable base and all that. One things for sure any program that is giving the kind of results you're seeing will help you do most things better and longer.
I had to google beasting. Sounds uncomfortable [emoji38]
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I'm doing leg presses and barbell squats…..The one thing I have always had is pretty strong legs, so I'm not focussing on them that much, what I believe (and what the F do I know really?) will help me, is better core strength, thus enable me to deploy my legs muscles better and quicker in the right place at the right time.
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Just curious, Giles. Did they have you do a full VO2Max test on a treadmill with the respirator hookup and everything? Always wanted to do one.
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I'm doing leg presses and barbell squats…..The one thing I have always had is pretty strong legs, so I'm not focussing on them that much, what I believe (and what the F do I know really?) will help me, is better core strength, thus enable me to deploy my legs muscles better and quicker in the right place at the right time.
Makes sense about the legs and I'm sure you're right about the benefits of a strong core. Throw in back rows and you're set!
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Speaking of legs, my PT has me on German Volume Training right now. It's a pretty simple programme: Ten sets of ten reps each on a single exercise, with a couple of accessory moves to finish
youoff.I did squats today. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to walk tomorrow. :o
Yeah, those Germans, they're cruel…
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If the Germans seem mean, check out the Smolov squat cycle haha
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Completed the Bristol half marathon yesterday.
Completed run in an unadjusted time of 1hr 53mins. Expect actual time may be a minute quicker. It was tough !!
Corrected time; 1hr 50 mins
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Paula and I did a 4.5 mile walk with a pub at the end, that was enough for us…..
I like that kind of motivation, the promise of food and alcohol [emoji488][emoji481]
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Had a great workout with some clients tonight with the music blaring and barbells being thrown around. Reminded me why I started working out in the first place - having fun.
Hope everyone is finding their inspiration to achieve their goals
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I am trying to get some size back on at the moment. Since my son was born I have lost 16 kilos of which most was muscle. I have never stopped working out although less times a week as
I was before he was born. The main factor in this was the amount of food I have been eating. Or more importantly the lack of food.So as of 2 weeks ago I have begun to hit 3200-3500cals a day.
I can only get to the gym 3 times a week now. So I follow a 4 day split but only training 3 days a week. So everything gets trained every 10-12 days.
I feel the extra rest is definitely helping me. I can't say I wanna be back to my heaviest but if I can get a solid 5kg back I will be happy a man. -
More training today for the upcoming Bath half marathon, March 2017, where me and Jules ( @Black Orchid ) have pledged to raise a minimum of £300 each for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity .
Huge thanks to those IH forum members that have already sponsored us.
To read the backstory click; https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3976.msg474036#msg474036My Garmin GPS watch died before I finished my route so I used http://gb.mapometer.com/ to measure the full route. I did 11 miles and Jules did 5 miles. Today's training route and data;
To donate to this amazing charity, whilst supporting me and Jules, simply click on links below;
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/barcleyroberts
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/julesroberts
