Mark Brierley


  • Week 10 – Update
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    Week 10 – Update

    Day 70 End of Week Ten – 29th September1.9kg (4 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date13.9kg (31 lbs) And another busy week with the Blackpool Invitational last weekend, bacon rolls, Wetherspoons and Carvery to navigate. Plus the 2 stone milestone coming mid week. Another busy week in the gym. Lots of cardio but…

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  • 2 Stone Milestone
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    2 Stone Milestone

    Day 67 and I’ve reached the 2 stone Milestone! It only seems like 36 days since I hit the 1 stone milestone – oh it was! 31 days to lose the first stone (14lbs / 6.35kg) and then just 36 days for the second! 2 stone (28lbs / 12.7kg) total weight loss in 67 days…

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  • Andy the Sports Physio

    Andy the Sports Physio

    Matty had identified that I had very tight hamstrings that were restricting mobility, basically reducing my flexibility. We did a few exercises to help stretch them but some deep tissue massage would be beneficial. With the help of Google I found Andy Tamaddon of Muscleworks Therapy, in Thornton-Cleveleys. Today was my first ever deep tissue…

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  • Week 9 – Update
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    Week 9 – Update

    Day 63 End of Week Nine – 22nd September1.7kg (4 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date12kg (27 lbs) Another busy week in the gym. Lots of cardio and two hard sessions with Matty the PT. On Tuesday I called him a “baby-faced assassin”, but on Thursday I reflected and thought that was a…

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  • Week 8 – Update
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    Week 8 – Update

    Day 56 End of Week Eight – 15th September+0.1kg (+0.2 lbs) weight gain Total weight loss, to date 10.3kg (23 lbs) So, a tiny weight gain this week of 0.1kg as I move into a new phase of this fitness reboot. Merely losing weight was just the start. Having now completed nine gym sessions in…

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