Monday 20 December 2010

Day 99\ Time is slipping by....

It's the eve of 100 days since taking up the reigns for this challenge. Looking at my numbers the first 9 weeks i am overall very pleased with. The objective was really just to 'Get Back in The Habit'. The habit of structured exercised, the habit of recording and progressing my training, the habit of  writing a blog, putting messages on Twitter and Facebore. The last 4 weeks however have been garbage, illness, weather, facilities, dubai, illness. The main positive is the double bought of sickness has got my weight down to 100kg!!!


the sum total of the last 4 weeks

Need to sit down and work out more precisely I'm going to manage training through Jan & Feb along with the financial costs costs associated with this challenge. So far its cost me a pair of shorts and a set of lights and a pump but i don't think that's going to last for long.

Wednesday 15 December 2010

Day 94\ What is a lurgy_flu_fever_thing anyway....

The last few days or so i've had the LURGY or something that was a bit like a cross between a flu, a fever, and a badly upset stomach which made me think what is it anyway, i think i know but do i really?


Bird Flu_much worse than what i had

I basically had the flu or influenza to give it its proper name. The virus infects your lungs and upper airways causing chills, fever, general aches and pains loss of appetite, nausea, headaches and even a dry cough. So excluding the cough i had the full hit.

The virus itself is a type of airbourne RNA virus that comes in 3 variations A,B & conveniently C. We catch from inconsiderate people sneezing and coughing and not catching or considerate people hwo just don't know they have kissing..........

The body has  a number of responses to deal with viruses, the first of which is inflammation which involves lots of things that attract white blood cells to start with, which engulf the virus and cause the release of stress proteins called cytokines. The inflammation then continues and fever starts to kick in. Fever (also known as pyrexia or controlled hyperthermia) is characterized by an elevation of temperature above the normal range of 36.5–37.5 °C (98–100 °F) due to an increase in the bodytemperature regulatory set-point.[2] This increase in set-point triggers increased muscle tone and shivering. As a person's temperature increases, there is, in general, a feeling of cold despite an increasing body temperature. Once the new temperature is reached, there is a feeling of warmth. A fever is one of the body's immune responses that attempts to neutralize a bacterial or viral infection.

People with the flu are advised to get plenty of rest, drink plenty of liquids, avoid using alcohol and tobacco and, if necessary, take medications such as acetaminophen (paracetamol) to relieve the fever and muscle aches associated with the flu[Medline]. I did right.


n.b. if you want to read the rest of the article that i didn't try and pretend was from wikipedia just go there


Tuesday 14 December 2010

Day 93\ New programme.....

Right the new strength programme for the next few weeks is as follows

Movement Prep on the Plate followed by the following session


Exercise                   Reps                   Sets
Swimmer Pull            8                       2-3
Low Row                   8                       2-3 
Hip Press                  8                       2-3
Y & I Deltoid Flys     8                       2-3
Chest Press & Standing Roll Out     8(Alt. 16 total)       2-3
Atomic Push Up 1 Leg                     8  (ea)             2-3
Side Plank             5-10 (hold 10, rest 2 =1)         2-3
Body Saw to Pike         8                       2-3

Followed by abs & accupressure



















Monday 13 December 2010

Day 92\ Lurgified....

In a karmic week of payback, last weeks immense fun in Dubai has been paid back in full with being totally lurgified the last 4 days. It hasn't been pleasant. Managed two sessions last week, 40mins steady and on thursday my last activity 5x4min with 90s recovery. Practically another week of training lost, balls, and with heading back to the UK saturday i don't see me gaining much in the next couple of weeks....Objective has to be to get back to Italy weight Neutral!!!!!!!


The Dreaded Lurgy

Monday 6 December 2010

Day 85\ Back on the wagon post Dubai....

Right had to get back on the bike today. The last two weeks training have been a complete load of spam. 2 weeks ago i struggled to get into it then some bad weather and my long awaited call up to go to the Dubai 7's which is absolutley brilliant. I wasn't quite sure what to expect if i'm honest but it exceeded everything. Met lots of old faces and some new old faces plus had the chance to play on no.1 pitch in front of 30,000 or so people. MAGIC. Would love to go back to without my sciatica and break into a jog when i'm playing. Didn't eat much drank far to much so got back on the bike today. 40mins at 143bpm. Good sweat on and not too taxing. Tidy.


can't quite believe i played here less than 48hrs ago