Poor show from me

basically had two weeks off doing any real training. Been real busy

Training hard

Yep hard at it while on hols.

This is not the answer

I'm really tired, OK. I wonder what Craig Ballantyne would say here about my training methods. I do have to say that I am relaxing, I am not training or stuff.

I am torn...

Chuckle chuckle, ha ha ha ha, ha ha, ha, hmmmmm

Am I tired or what?

Yep I am tired but I think it has more to do with my children being up most if not all night last night. All I want to do tonight is sit down, chill out and have beer. No Chance of any training at all, I can say that for sure.

I am also working well hard at the moment on a new web site that sells socks and lots and lots of other work for someone else to.

So, work for a bit, shower for a bit, beer for a bit.

Roundup

Yokey Cokey, here's a quite roundup cos due to my laziness (or otherwise actually being busy with doing actual work) I haven't blogged my progress. Blogging is fun but can take a while and this last week at work has been HECTIC as you like, but anyway if you are interested at all (and you should be because not only am I famous* but my training methods are superb and I am convinced that given a motivated person I can make that person as good as they can be...

Sunday 03-08-08
Went to TKD this morning. Good atmosphere, training not particularly hard but I maximised it where I could. We had guests stay for the last two days and we've been out to dinner and lunch but I have been choosing wisely so as not to get huge. I did some physical training tonight all FlexStrap / Suspension training related and finished with 30 split squats on each leg - no stretching tonight.

Monday 04-08-08
TKD tonight. I maxed out on doing exercises where I could, i.e. when playing games I chose the 'exercise' option rather than 'play game' option. I noticed, however, that my traditional punches felt well powerfull tonight which might be something to do with all the horizontal pullups and building back muscles. (yep, apparently a stronger back makes you punch harder according to Alwyn Cosgrove and various other CSCS's). I stayed after we finished and did the side splits stretching rountine and really worked my hips, I got some good movement in them.

Tuesday 05-08-08
REST. Which was nice.

Wednesday 06-08-08
TRAINING.
12 Horizontal Rows, 8 Single Leg Deadlift. x 3 No rest
10 Suspended press ups, 12 front leg lunges. x3 No Rest
10 ab fall outs, 10 single leg half bridges. x3 Rest
This was hard man - hard.
30 Side Planks and 50 reverse crunches
NO STRETCHING

Thursday 07-08-08
TKD tonight. Training part was not hard but really tried to concentrate on being strong and certain in moves. Still not enough application of techniques, I will have to change that. Sparring tonight and for a good few weeks yet was against people well within my limits. My knee op has left me feeling uncertain on my feet when changing direction under pressure and getting kicks in under pressure. So against an 'easy' partner I can work these thing progressively with a much lower chance of injury to me. It's the way to go for a few months I think.
Finished the night by doing a good 30 minute stretch after the class. I work front split routine both sides and noticed good progression in hip flexors and hamstrings. ALL GOOD. I used chairs either side so that I could progressively lower my hips while keeping my body in a good position. Happy Times.

Friday 08-08-08
I tried a slightly different plan tonight. Rather than supersets of 2 execises 3 times round I had 6 exercises which I did one after the other then repeated that 3 times. I found it much easier than the supersets, therefore it is not stressing me as much.

12 Horizontal Rows
12 Wide Low Squats with isometric hold at the low point
12 Elevated pressups with hold at bottom
12 hamstring curls / half bridge things with legs suspended on straps
12 Chest fly things on straps, 12 bowing lunges
Then repeated 3 times. It wasn't 'easy' just 'easier' than grouping them into pairs and repeating 3 times.

All Good.

Saturday 09-08-08
Play Park Fun again this morning. Edie is doing well at climbing, developing good skill. I also managed to squeeze in some horizontal rows, press ups, dips, pullups.



*technically, I am not famous. But hey we're all friends here right? Right? ...Guys, friends right? Guys? Guys?

Just working for the weekend

It's been an entire week. A week of not posting progress to my blog. I am lazy. Well, I guess I have had a lot of work on this week with my new internet shop starting soon (another story for another day) and lots of work on OneOutdoors so I haven't made time for blogging - just time for training and stretching.

In summary, training good and stretching good. Will post in detail later.

Dedication

In case you don't know, dedication is what you need if you wanna be a record breaker. Interprete how you will but you need to be dedicated to do anything well, you might not be a record breaker but you could be as good as you could be.

I must therefore be more dedicate to my blogging, with this and my other more work related blogs.

What have I done since last blog:

• Working
• Working
• Working
• Training
• Stretching

More details later once I have listened to my iPod audio reminders.

PEACE OUT!

;o)

I split my sides laughing

So anyway I thought I would post a photo about my side splits, I have already posted my pre-ElasticSteel front splits but I never did for the side splits. 

I started the ElasticSteel program just about a month ago, my first post was on July 2nd. I have worked hard on body conditioning but still haven't got into a proper rountine - I must work on that.

I thought I was much wider than this photo shows, which proves that documenting your progress is a sure way to keep you on track with your goals. I guess I am reasonably wide, what I have noticed is my back flexibility improvements - it is still poor and rather stiff but is certainly getting movement in it and improving, as are my hamstrings. 

Also I am addicted to working out using suspension training and currently completely impressed by gymnastic ring work and am very much looking forward to the Olympics.

ALL GOOD, let's see where I am next month.

Thursday home training

Morning: joint rotations and light stretching routine

Evening:  I hammered out:

1. 12 x horizontal rows on the FlexStaps, then 12 x one leg deadlifts. x3
   
2. 10 suspension press ups on FlexStaps, then 8 assisted pistol squats. x3
3. 20 Side planks raises each side, 50 elevated half bridges
4. 50 reverse crunches (not all in one go, far from it)
5. 60 adductor and abductor lifts both sides
6. Rest for a bit
7. Side splits routine. NICE. Lots of progress actually - might be time for more photos.

Points to note: after Wednesday and Thursday working the legs hard, today (Friday) they are quite tired. Not painful really, just quite tired. Stretching and training has gone well so far.

PLEASED. COME ON!