Day 11 --- Injuries

Just as i was thinking to myself just how well this was going a couple of old niggling injuries have raised their heads. Specifically, my left achilles tendon is killing me from all the skipping. I had been doubling the required skipping we were doing as im actually used to a 10-15 min skip to warm up for muay thai. It seems my mind forgot that i havent done any exercise in 4 months but my body certainly hasnt. I think i might have to hit a the bike for a few days to give it a rest as i strained my right calf compensating for the left leg yesterday..... SO FRUSTRATING !!!! If anybody has any suggestions about what i should be doing as an alternative or knows how to fix this pls let me know.

Day 8 - 1 week done time to step it up a gear

So far so good  .... this week has been a great lesson in learning just how much unnecessary food i was eating . Thankfully it was a pretty busy week at work so  the lethargy was off set with a bit of adrenaline ... must admit to being a little snappy when i got hungry early in the week but was feeling good by the end of it. The final supper was a steak sandwich from the mandarin before we flew off to the Philippines to hit Boracay for Easter..... In Manila I was accused of planning to strangle someone with my skipping rope by airport security and was sent all the way back to go and check my hand luggage ..... this was at 5 in the morning and having only slept for 3 hrs i wasn't seeing the funny side of things ...... After another quick flight we arrived at out hotel in Boracay and it really is beautiful .... unfortunately the huge buffets they have here are equally beautiful ..... AAARRRRGH terrible timing. Oh well ..... the hotel has been great at accommodating us , prepping the food as we ask and even weighing the portions. As you would expect the fish is off the charts !!!!!!
Did this weeks photos and weigh in after a morning at the pool ....... as usual i got far too much sun so am a little sore this evening. Really enjoyed the workout this evening so good to get the old body working again.   My weight has pretty much remained the same @ 97 kgs , but i do feel a little leaner already.

Alright guys , thats all from me now.

Happy Easter !!!!! ( NO CHOCOLATE :-( )

The Captains run.....

Started doing the workout in the morning this morning ..... makes a huge difference to how you approach the day but did bring back some not so fond memories of early morning water polo practices from my school days. Im sure that its going to get a lot harder to drag myself out of bed as the workouts get harder ! Off to Boracay on thursday for Easter which will be nice , i will definitely miss a couple of beers watching the sun go down. Hopefully get a bit of kitesurfing in but the forecast is rubbish.

DAY 4

Back from China ...... food there was better than expected so did well to keep it down to half portions. Its good to be doing exercise again for the 1st time since my kiting accident.( 4 months just too long ) Neck and back holding up well but the lunges and squats are killing my legs..... never been a fan of them. Need to do some shopping for the press up bars , resistance bands and chin up bar in and around central HK. Anyone got any suggestions ?

DAY 1 ........ This is providing much amusement for our friends.

This is off to a cracking start ..... woke up with a hangover after Graham ,Mug and I saw life as we know it out at a charity rock "concert" . Half a fruit salad and half a small yogurt hardly helped the craving for a sausage roll or 2. Lunch was easier , popped out for some Japanese and ate what would have been considered the starter in the past...left hungry ........ Off to China this evening with Mug. She has assured me that this will help our diet as the food isnt something that you would eat if your life depended on it !  Joy !

LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE !!!!!!!!!!!!

All set up , let the challenge begin !!!!!!