After a few days away from blogging my progress - I really need to update.
So Thursday:
Kick boxing then muay thai - probably the most intense session I've done for a while.
Massive I felt like puking afterwards not kidding in the slightest.
was 2 hours of full on intensity.
I loved every minute of it.
I didn't wear the HRM but I'd put a conservative estimate on number of calories around 1500.
Friday morning was treadmill work, covered 4km at a light pace - was mostly just a light run / recovery session followed by a weigh in.
Burnt 350 calories in 27 minutes which is not bad for a light session.
(We'll get to that in a minute)
This morning I went for a 1:40 bike ride covering 30.5 km lots of rolling hills and a ridiculously steep section - I was leaning all my weight over the back wheel, using the rear brakes and the bike still seemed to want to lean forward over the front wheel.
Was good fun but am spent now - good thing the rest of the day is quiet :)
Today's workout was 1124 calories.
Since starting my 50k calories in 112 days (01/05/2011) challenge I have RECORDED a total of 3275. I say recorded because there has been workouts I haven't worn my HRM for so I won't enter them in manually at a guess.
Now to my good news - the weigh in: 86.8kg down from 95 when I started all of this.
The progress has been slower than I wanted because I wasn't pushing myself hard enough until I signed up at Momentum Technique - Now I'm pushing as hard as I possibly can - but there's always more to give :P
On a non fitness note - I went to knees of fury 33 last night - held at the shores function centre, I have to say for my first ever live muay thai event it went OFF! some fantastic fights - a BRILLIANT knockout (Single cross to the chin, dropped the guy to the deck in a crumpled heap) and some great entertainment.
If you've never been to a live muay thai event I suggest you check it out.
Incredible atmosphere.
With that I'm done, time to go watch the football :)
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Kickboxing + Boxing fit with a HRM readout
Last night I did kick boxing (beginners) and boxing fit.
Both seemed a little lighter than usual but still fantastic.
Kick boxing we covered some great combos and even covered the superman punch.
The best combo for me was moving left to right / right to left on the bag:
Rear left round kick, jab, cross, rear right round kick
I really enjoyed that though the cross, hook, cross, uppercut combo was pretty good as well.
Boxing fit was full on as usual but seemed a little less intense than previous maybe it was just the night for it, or perhaps I'm more used to the flogging that comes from it.
Lots of core work last night and some good sparring with partners also some good stuff on the bag, but always over to quickly.
The 1 hr 45 minute session was 921 calories which is not bad, considering my goal for the remaining days in the 'challenge' is 420ish...it's not bad.
Anyway I think that's all for today so just will leave a photo of the HRM results to finish up on :)
Both seemed a little lighter than usual but still fantastic.
Kick boxing we covered some great combos and even covered the superman punch.
The best combo for me was moving left to right / right to left on the bag:
Rear left round kick, jab, cross, rear right round kick
I really enjoyed that though the cross, hook, cross, uppercut combo was pretty good as well.
Boxing fit was full on as usual but seemed a little less intense than previous maybe it was just the night for it, or perhaps I'm more used to the flogging that comes from it.
Lots of core work last night and some good sparring with partners also some good stuff on the bag, but always over to quickly.
The 1 hr 45 minute session was 921 calories which is not bad, considering my goal for the remaining days in the 'challenge' is 420ish...it's not bad.
Anyway I think that's all for today so just will leave a photo of the HRM results to finish up on :)
Monday, May 9, 2011
Mothers day classic and week in review
So yesterday I completed the 4.5km mothers day classic run.
I did it in 28 minute 11 seconds and was averaging around 6 minutes a km.
Certainly not quick, but not slow either.
Unfortunately for me the early morning cold affected my asthma which sucks.
It really is a pain in the ass to try and run when you can't breathe.
Either way I finished it with as minimal walking as possible - if my asthma hadn't played up I would have finished running.
Nothing more I can do, except push harder for next time.
This week has seen quite a lot of training which is good and I'm certainly on target for the results that I am after.
Monday: Kickboxing + boxing fit (knackered after that)
Tuesday: 5km run in the work gym
Wednesday: MMA then MMA Private session - not huge on the calorie burns but a good workout
Thursday: Kickboxing
Friday: REST
Saturday: REST
Sunday: 4.5km run
So all in all quite a busy week.
I've also started training my fiancée on saturday mornings for a boxing / cardio session.
She surprised me with her fitness and desire to push through whatever I threw at her.
Looking forward to keeping that up.
Really need to study I think and get my PT certs, then I can take people out for real.
I enjoy it a LOT but I know it won't pay the bills so that's an unfortunate side affect.
Anyway bit of a random musing...
I'm off to wait out the rest of the work day until I can get to training tonight kickboxing then Boxing fit.
I will be beyond stuffed afterwards, but I love it.
I did it in 28 minute 11 seconds and was averaging around 6 minutes a km.
Certainly not quick, but not slow either.
Unfortunately for me the early morning cold affected my asthma which sucks.
It really is a pain in the ass to try and run when you can't breathe.
Either way I finished it with as minimal walking as possible - if my asthma hadn't played up I would have finished running.
Nothing more I can do, except push harder for next time.
This week has seen quite a lot of training which is good and I'm certainly on target for the results that I am after.
Monday: Kickboxing + boxing fit (knackered after that)
Tuesday: 5km run in the work gym
Wednesday: MMA then MMA Private session - not huge on the calorie burns but a good workout
Thursday: Kickboxing
Friday: REST
Saturday: REST
Sunday: 4.5km run
So all in all quite a busy week.
I've also started training my fiancée on saturday mornings for a boxing / cardio session.
She surprised me with her fitness and desire to push through whatever I threw at her.
Looking forward to keeping that up.
Really need to study I think and get my PT certs, then I can take people out for real.
I enjoy it a LOT but I know it won't pay the bills so that's an unfortunate side affect.
Anyway bit of a random musing...
I'm off to wait out the rest of the work day until I can get to training tonight kickboxing then Boxing fit.
I will be beyond stuffed afterwards, but I love it.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Kickboxing + Boxing fit
Last night I did kick boxing and boxing fit, have to say it was pretty intense.
Kick boxing serves as a good warm up (it's only the beginners class at the moment) and boxing fit is an extreme cardio session.
Certainly served the purpose of leaving me breathless, dripping in sweat and barely able to stand up :)
Heavy concentration last night on core strength which is always good, but also always leaves my abs cained.
Today I was planning on going for a run in the AM and then doing circuit tonight but I woke up late and didn't manage the run, so I am just running this evening.
Over the weekend there is a run on - the mothers day classic - which I will be entering (7.5km) so hopefully I can train a nice steady 5km tonight and push it on the weekend :)
Have just worked my new 'gym playlist' so hopefully that can push me along and help the motivation.
I think that about covers it for now... oh for anyone who's interested - this is the gym playlist for this week:
Kick boxing serves as a good warm up (it's only the beginners class at the moment) and boxing fit is an extreme cardio session.
Certainly served the purpose of leaving me breathless, dripping in sweat and barely able to stand up :)
Heavy concentration last night on core strength which is always good, but also always leaves my abs cained.
Today I was planning on going for a run in the AM and then doing circuit tonight but I woke up late and didn't manage the run, so I am just running this evening.
Over the weekend there is a run on - the mothers day classic - which I will be entering (7.5km) so hopefully I can train a nice steady 5km tonight and push it on the weekend :)
Have just worked my new 'gym playlist' so hopefully that can push me along and help the motivation.
I think that about covers it for now... oh for anyone who's interested - this is the gym playlist for this week:
