Strength Training day

Friday 11th January 2019.

I woke this afternoon after only 6 hours sleep and could not get back to sleep so after weighing myself I lay in bed for an hour checking my email on my phone which was relaxing.

Again I am down another 1.4 lbs from yesterday so im still smiling 🙂

I was so looking forward to my Breakfast, I went to the fridge and the strawberries had all gone (ok my WIFE’S strawberries had all gone) so I used up a full banana in my oats instead, delicious.

Strength training – up until now I have only been doing quick strength training (not often enough). Todays workout I found on Active.com, It looked easy to follow as I hate overly long and complicated workouts that you need to keep googling to remember what to do.

I change the workout a bit as I used a bar instead of dumbbells for the dumbbell Deadlifts and Bent Over dumbbell Rows as this enabled me to use slightly heavier weights.

The whole routine took just over 20 minutes which was good but I did not find it taxing enough apart from the side planks which felt good on my arms when finished.

2 Sets of the following:

  • Dumbbell Overhead Press
  • Dumbbell Deadlifts
  • Bent Over Dumbbell Rows
  • Air Squats
  • Front Plank
  • Side Plank
  • Hand Release Push Ups

I will use same work-out on Monday but will tweak it a bit more or just use slightly heavier weights, I want to add 10 minutes to the workout as well so hopefully I will feel like I have done a workout afterwards.

https://www.active.com/distance-running/articles/strength-training-program-for-runners

Another lovely dinner for me – The last of my Chicken Korma on steamed kale, parsnips, brussels and carrots, wonderful.cof

Well it’s that time of day again – Work time – Night All 🙂

 

 

Strength training

Tuesday 8th January 2019

This afternoon when I woke I was pleased to see my weight was down by 3.2lbs. I know they say you should not weigh yourself daily and obviously my weight will fluctuate each day but I enjoy it. I find when I weigh myself weekly it’s too easy to snack midweek with the thought “oh I will burn it of”. If I weigh myself every day just after getting out of bed then its a constant reminder to stay out of that cookie jar! Not that I eat cookies but you get the point.

I started my day off with a quick strength training session before breakfast, I have a great app on my phone which has an interval timer, 7 exercises, 30 seconds each then a short 30 second ish break, reset app and repeat – job done. (Planks, Press-ups, bridges, Forward lunges (with dumbbells), squats (with dumbbells), chin-ups and lastly dips). 

No run until Wednesday so eay day for me.

I cooked Cottage pie with savoy cabbage and cauliflower for dinner which was delicious but I ate too much as usual 😦