Day One

Julian4077

Julian4077

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Thank you @JCU

Day 115: Friday 15/9/2023
A warm one today and very smoky. The fire services have been busy conducting hazard reduction burns in preparation of the hot summer forecast and Sydney is now blanketed in smoke. Aside from myself, everyone else in the family is an asthmatic. As a result I had to drive my daughter to school to minimise the smoke inhaled. I do normally enjoy our walks to school but not today.
Gym session
Quick Warmup
Les Mills BodyCombat class
Then the most important part, as my instructor says - coffee afterwards, with mates.

Day 116: Saturday 16/9/2023
No structures physical activity but a number of walks. I forgot to start the tracker on the longer ones.

Day 117: Sunday 17/9/2023
Serious Strength in 8 Weeks program: Day 3 Rest Day
Better Legs 30-day challenge: Day 28 - Done
Back & Core program: Day 19 Core Control - Done
out to the gym
Quick Warmup
Les Mills BodyCombat class

Day 118: Monday 18/9/2023
Not management in today so I hit the gym early.
Am gym session
Exercise of the Day (17/9/2023): 50 Leg Raises - Done
Back & Core program: Day 20 Balance & Coordination - Done
Better Legs 30-day challenge: Day 29 - Done
Stridekick Hello challenge (5 Burpees, 25 Sit-Ups & phone a friend to say Hello) - Done (physical components anyway). I ended texting a friend who couldn't talk as she was in a medical practice with her son but we still had a conversation, just via text messages/chat.
Serious Strength in 8 Weeks program: Day 4 Lower Body - Done. Barbell Deadlifts (warmup) (50kg x 5 reps, 60kg x 5 reps). Barbell Deadlifts (80kg x 8 reps x 3 sets). And I may have overdone it as my knee is reminding me it wasn't 100%. Dumbbell Reverse Lunges (9kg dumbbells x 15 reps per leg x 3 sets), Seated Curl replaced with Exercise Ball Leg Curls (12 reps x 3 sets), Leg Extension was to be replaced by Tyre Flips but I have decided to not put additional pressure on my knee.
Calves of Steel 30-day challenge: Day 29 - Done
Glutes of Steel 30-day challenge: Day 6 - Done
The Miner 30-day challenge: Day 12 - Done
Balance 30-day challenge: Day 13 - Done
Exercise of the Day (14/9/2023): 2 Minutes Backfists - Done
Balance 30-day challenge: Day 14 -Done
Exercise of the Day (12/8/2023): 60 Seconds Superman Stretch Hold - Done
Calves of Steel 30-day challenge: Day 30 - Done and challenge completed
Better Legs 30-day challenge: Day 30 - Done and challenge completed.
 
Julian4077

Julian4077

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Hey everyone I'm back. It's been three months or so since I last logged on and to be honest not a lot of activity has occurred in that time. I have a new job which I now walk roughly 2.7 km to work and back home each day but no longer have access to a gym in the workplace which I sorely miss. I lost motivation for a while there because of a number of factors. Things aren't brilliant now but good enough to keep going and push on.

Today is Day One (yet again) because I have just had Covid again for the past week and now pumped up to get out and get fit again. Stuck inside has done my head in and I couldn't wait to get to the gym this morning and do my usual Friday morning Les Mills BodyCombat class. I hope everyone has been keeping well and keeping on with the training.

So here we go with Day One, v3

Day 1: Friday 8/12/2023
Weight: 98.1 kg. Yes I'm back to putting my weight on here because I need to be accountable for it too. Yes I did record it before but it started climbing and I admit I became slightly embarassed by that so I conveniently forgot to keep recording it. I did top out at 106.70 kg this year but have dropped and managed to mostly keep off a lot of the weight. My goal was to hit 90 by the end of the year which isn't really realistic now, its feasible but I don't think in a way that would be sustainable.
Back to the gym (despite the ranting by my wife that I'm selfish and still coughing - my instructor had a differing opinion so I continued)
Quick Warmup
Les Mills BodyCombat class

PM
2.77 km walk out to the shops and pick my daughter up from school and back. The temperature has dropped back to 29'C after peaking at a nice 33'C earlier but the humidity is the killer today. The meteorological mob say it is only 54% but I swear it feel like 94%.
Power Squats 30-day Challenge: Day 2 - Done
Exercise of the Day (7/2/2023): 60 Elbow Plank Arm Raises - Done


Steps 22,466
 
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Julian4077

Julian4077

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from Sydney, Australia
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Thank you @Fremen & @TopNotch!

9 Dec 23 40 Degrees.jpg

Well, today, summer finally got here! Happy Saturday Everyone.
Day 2: Saturday 9/12/2023
Not much this morning other than a run to Bunnings (Australian version of Home Depot) for an umbrella for our outdoor furniture. We made need the shade today. Stupidly spent the hottest part of the day putting up Christmas lights. I'd like to see Clark W Griswold doing this in 40'C temperatures.
Exercise of the Day (7/1/2023): 30 Stacked Push-Ups - Done
2.06 km walk to the shops with my daughter for some steaks to marinade for a Thai Beef salad which might be nice tonight.
Steps: (TBA but) 10,200 steps for now.
 
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