on-line journal thread...

[circusgirl]

no workout yeswterday, as I was knackered after my job interview in glasgow. So, before karate tonight, I will do the back and chest workout I would have done yesterday.

lats, rear delts, obliques, a few more abs sets, chest, tris. If I start that at 6pm or so I will be done with a rest in between that and karate at 7.30pm. Will bring water and high carb shake to gym with me to have in between.

Diet is not yet low carb, but I've been keeping to between 2k and 2.2k cals a day, which for a binger like me is pretty good going. Should shed about a poundof fat this week. SHedding slowly is also allowing me to gain in strength at the same time which is cool, I have enough carbs to lift well. (blame the oat cakes, a Scottish oatmeal thnig, like salty biscuits but made of oats, for that, avoids me having to eat cold oatmeal at 4pm...).

Still nothing much to do at work, but that's not really my problem... might go do weights at lunchtime instead of a marathon session and karate later after a quick nap. Need to get my thesis printed up and bound in time to submit it next Monday .

I will skip hiit today as that plus karate will kill me tomorrow morning! I will do some tomorrow and Saturday instead. (Saturday = shoulders, bis, and if I don't have time today, tris. Also have karate Fridy and Sunday...

 

[circusgirl]

did a great session today. Lats + rear delts + abs + obliques + chest. Because I didn't do abs enough on Monday.

Hit the lats with 4x8 bent over rows, 4x8 one arm rows, chest with speed bench, fly, dumbell incline bench, (fly and incline - both 4x8, speed bench, 2x10, 3 different grips). Abs with 3 sets 10 roman chair situps, obliques with 3x8 side bends. Rear delts - bent over lat raise, 3x8 (getting tired).

THen did some hiit. I am getting SO MUCH fitter and stronger doing all this lifting! There is NO WAY I could have done 8 intervals at 9 mph a few months ago! I do intervals on the treadmill, 30 seconds fast, 1 minute 4mph walk, and I don't count the time speeding up/slowing down in the 30s or 1min times.

One of these days I will test myself on the mile on the treadmill to see how fast I can manage it....

 

[circusgirl]

triceps now sore . Good workout today. I am so tired though, have spent the day asleep!

 

[circusgirl]

me pleased. Weight has not changed, but over the past month - stomach is 1inch smaller, and hips are SAME SIZE, infact 1/4 inch larger - since I carry NO fat in my hips this means I am retaining my muscle or even building some. Goodie!

I feel a bit tired in my legs so I am doing no weights until Monday. I will do karate on Friday and Sunday. I find that if I go with gut feelings about overtraining I can avoid it happening.

Thesis is now off my mind.

 

[circusgirl]

Tomorrow I start a month of intensive training. Either cardio or wsb training every day.... here goes....

 

[circusgirl]

urgh, currently have a cold....