December 2011
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Working it out: 29/12/2011
Had planned to go the gym today, but I felt like a bit of variety and wanted to throw some weight around, so I trained at home with one of my kettlebells. It was tough! I’ve certainly lost a bit of the strength and stamina I had earlier in the year when I was doing kettlebell circuits once or twice a week.
I’m tempted to run with two strength programs in a week, because I do like...
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Working it out: 28/12/2011
Not as sore as I expected to be today, given how hard I found yesterday’s session. I have been logging a lot of desk time though, so today’s session was more about recovery and mobility.
WARM UP
- Intu-flow mobility (whole body)
MAIN SETS
- Upper traps release and stretch
- Pecs release and stretch
- Kneeling hip flexor stretch
- Supine knee drop stretch
- QL stretch
-...
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Working it out: 27/12/2011
First session back after Christmas. Though Christmas wasn’t a big blowout for me, I haven’t been very active since my last gym sesh on the 22nd. The result: today’s session was pretty hard work! Always amazed and at the same time, annoyed at the speed of the detraining effect. But the good news is that my “first session back” is now out of the way. Looking...
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Working it out: 22/12/2011
I felt good throughout today’s session; feeling strong and up for the challenge. Pleased that most of the soreness from Monday’s session was gone, so I was able to push myself a little bit with the loads. I think these loads are closer to the level of what is needed to challenge me, so I will stick at these loads for the next few workouts, until I feel comfortable with my ability to...
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Working it out: 21/12/2011
Still some lingering soreness from Monday’s workout, but I’m happy about that because I wanted to push myself and get a sense for my load limits. Also good because the soreness was in the right areas - hamstrings, lower glutes, upper back, upper arms.
To combat the soreness and complement my recovery, a stretch and release session was in order. Feeling much better after the fact;...
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Good luck in your training! I also need posture improvement thanks to countless hours in front of a laptop…
Ha I know the feeling! Today was my last day in the office for the year, and the first thing I did at the gym tonight was some self-massage all around my shoulders and stretches for my neck. Doing a PhD is the worst for your posture. True facts.
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Warning: lots of geeky stuff related to strength and conditioning in this post. Most text probably not suitable for most Tumbloggers :P
In what has been a very personally and professionally challenging year, one thing that has been constant and comforting is my karate practice. I started in March and have been training consistently since then. Recently had my second grading which went well,...
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