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I thought I would duplicate my daily TT forum posts here for your voyeuristic reading pleasure as well as keeping up with my regular wafflings on. Of course, if you think these daily updates suck hairy ones, then just say and I'll stop it. Gosh, that's a lot of naughty innuendo for one paragraph...

I checked with CB that it's ok to post my workouts out here for the public, and he said it was absolutely fine by him, so feel free to just go ahead and copy me. Here we go then!

Day 37
Week 6, Day 2

I was a bit slow in my workout this morning and had to do my cardio in the evening. My wrist is slowing me down and I have to mess around with the exercises to find ones that don’t hurt. I went the physio yesterday for some forearm massage which might have been relaxing if it hadn’t been so ouchy. There is definite improvement but I don’t want to push it and do myself a serious nasty. To explain my choice of exercises, I cannot do anything where my palm is facing me (chin-ups, bicep curl) or where my wrist is in extension (push-up).

Training
Wide Grip Pullup (assisted on the concentric) 3 x 6
Incline DB chest press on ball. 3 x 8 @ 7kg
Self supported DB row 3 x 10 @ 10kg
45degree delt press 3 x 12 @ 5kg
Regular pushups using DB as a grip 3 x 12. The decline version was a bit hard on the wrist. First set was on knees to test it out. Using the DB’s as a grip added the stimulus of having to stop the DB’s rolling outward. That’s gotta be good.
DB hammer curls 3 x 12 @ 5kg

20 mins advanced interval cardio on the stat bike.
It probably doesn’t mean much, but I do my rest intervals at ‘3’ on the dial, work intervals at ‘9’ (the highest that it goes) and warm-up/cooldown at ‘4’

30 mins pilates and stretching before bed. This is my new nighttime habit to get some real improvement in my lower back as I tend to stiffen up overnight. I’ll let you know how it goes.

I feel like a little wussy girl with the weights I’m using at the moment. It’s actually very frustrating and makes me pout during my training, until I catch myself doing that in the mirror and realise I’m just having an unattractive childish tanty.

Eats
1. Amino mix during workout
2. Oats and eggwhites (henceforth to be called ‘oatwhites’). Heaps of raspberries
3. WPC shake in water, 6 x Omega 3 Fish Oil caps. I’m formulating a WPC today and this requires taste testing, no way around it.
4. Pumpkin pruffin, Moro Gold bar
5. Beef and bean chilli
6. Pumpkin Pruffin

Calories: 1600 P37% C38% F25%

Water: 3L
Espresso: 1 double shot (‘crank me up for my workout’ formulation)
Supplements:
6g Omega 3 fish oil.
Glucosamine 3 x 750mg
Workout mix, which contains: Arginine, 2 forms of Creatine, Taurine. I add Acetyl L Carnitine to this, primarily because the amino mix tastes like stinky @$$ and the ALC is flavoured and disguises it completely. ALC is good for my cardiovascular system and brain, but I don’t know if it helps with fatburning or not. Studies are inconclusive. And now you know (vaguely) what’s in my secret amino mix! It’s top secret, that info.