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I ALWAYS go too hard, when will I learn?
Sat, 2009-09-19 16:37 — dav3View 2009-09-19 in a larger map
I have been in serious training for over a week now and I'm hurting. It all started last Friday, week ago. Realising I needed a serious kick up the backside, I got myself down to the Muay Thai gym I started taking classes in a few months ago.
Friday: Kick Boxing (??????) - mainly for the cardio, but a bit of self defence can't hurt!
Weekend: short push bike rides and gardening (that's seriously hard work! especially on the knees!)
Monday: Kick Boxing
Tuesday Kick Boxing
Wednesday Kick Boxing
Thursday: Kick Boxing (very physical day)
Friday: Kick Boxing
Saturday (today): Well, I COULD have gone kick boxing, but I have a date with a friend of mind to tackle a huge mother of a mountain on Tuesday. So I went for a 16km walk which involved tackling this beast. It's hard! Look for the turn around point on the red route on the above map!
I must admit, I feel somewhat better lately after all the exercise, but it comes at a cost. My WHOLE body aches. I am sore from head to toe. This has to be a good thing. I haven't really lost too much weight yet, around 4kg, but the problem is that is mostly fluids. I need to lose the fat. I need to lower my blood pressure and ideally, lower my at rest pulse rate...
Let's see how I go :-)
PS: I'm doing the Katoomba great stairs in the coming weeks... Get in touch if you want to join in!
21 days of fitness
Mon, 2009-07-06 12:21 — dav3
Muay Thai Boxing
And so it begins, my 2nd attempt at losing weight. In January 2008 I began a weightloss regime which took me from 105kg to 93kg. But through a lack of discipline I have put most of it back on and I'm back up to a smidgen under 103kg. At least I never got back to what I was, but we won't argue about 2kg!) I've decided it's time, once again, to do something about this. For a multitude of reasons, my blood pressure is through the roof, I'm unfit, I do not eat all that healthy and I'm fat.
A friend of a friend recently tried a "21 day plan" to break bad habits (or if you prefer, 21 day plan to introduce new "good" habits). So this is the same. I am trying to introduce a 21 day plan to bring fitness into my daily life.
Today was Day 1, and I am hurting. As how I usually tackle most things, I have not done this by halves, and went into a full-on Muay Thai (beginners) training session. I am physically in pain. Writing this, my elbows are glued to the desk and my fingers are doing all the work. My shoulders feel like someone has a blow torch on them. Hopefully the radox bath I have running will help.
I have already met some inspirational people. One gent, started 6 months ago at 126kg, and he is now 86! That's 40kg! and he's now ready to go competition!
I have been told it will get easier. It won't get easy, but it will get easier.
My goal for this is to participate in this for 21 days (which works out to be about 24 days as they aren't open Sundays and I need some rest), with an ultimate goal of losing 10kg by the end of the month. I also hope to reduce my blood pressure and increase my general level fitness. All this in time for August, my month in Thailand.
Fingers crossed.
