• Starting to get real!

    Starting to get real!

    Having signed up on 8th September to run for Bowel Cancer UK, look what arrived in the post today… My official Bowel Cancer UK running vest! A bit “tight” at the moment, but it’ll be the perfect fit by 8th September 2024!

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  • No excuses
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    No excuses

    Even though I’m away in Burton on Trent for a Jaguar car event at the National Memorial Arboretum this weekend, that’s no excuse for skipping the gym. An early start – 06.40 – to drive 20 minutes up the road from the hotel to JD Gym at Derby! 60 minutes on the treadmill, 20 minutes in the sauna, cold shower and back to join the group for breakfast which, for me, was a Protein Works Ultimate Diet Breakfast Shake (Summer Berries flavour).

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  • Thank You Jaguar Forum

    Thank You Jaguar Forum

    Marathons / Half Marathons go hand in hand with fundraising. As you will have noticed, my participation in the Great North Run is no exception. When signing up to run for a charity you are pledging to raise a minimum amount for that charity. In the case of Bowel Cancer UK the minimum they like runners to raise is £375. You then can set your own target above this and in my case I was hoping that £1000 would be a fair target to aim for. Thanks to my generous and ultra supportive friends at JaguarForum.com, my fundraising currently sits…

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  • Week 11 – Update
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    Week 11 – Update

    Day 77 End of Week Eleven – 6th October1.3kg (3 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date15.2kg (34 lbs) A busy week… as they all are these days. It started off with another JaguarForum meet last weekend. Two hotel nights away and more restaurant menus to navigate. Being forced to miss a PT session due to work commitments, I made up for it by visiting JD Gym in Derby early on Saturday morning before catching the tail end of breakfast, armed with Super Greens and Protein Breakfast Shakes. I started with a cold on Tuesday which has left me…

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  • Another weight milestone
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    Another weight milestone

    Day 82 and I’ve reached the 2.5 stone Milestone! The consistency continues. 31 days to the first stone (6.35kg). Another 36 days to the second stone (6.35kg). And now just 15 days to reach 2st 7lbs (15.9kg).

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  • Week 12 – Update
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    Week 12 – Update

    Day 84 End of Week Twelve – 13th October0.9kg (2 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date16.1kg (36 lbs / 2st 8lbs) Which is a loss of 14.6% of my starting body weight You guessed it, another busy week 🙂 6 days in the gym, 2 sessions with Matty the PT, 4 sessions on the treadmill, 6 saunas and loads of cold showers. Tuesday is now lower body work work day (lunges, kettle bell deadlifts, squats, etc) and Thursdays concentrate on upper body (press-ups, half crunches, russian twists, TRX row, shoulder press, bicep curls, etc). Another 2 lbs lost this…

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  • My First ParkRun
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    My First ParkRun

    Some time ago Coach Ken sent me a work out plan to follow when I started in the gym. Sunday to Friday had weights sessions, cardio sessions but Saturday had nothing scheduled in the gym. Oh no, it wasn’t to be a day off… for Saturday, it simply said… So “get over it” I did and here I am. 0800 Time to head off to Stanley Park in Blackpool for what will be my first Park Run. And that’s my first ParkRun done and dusted. Good effort mate. That’s 23.7% of a half marathon. The time isn’t important. Your goal…

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  • More Essential Reading
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    More Essential Reading

    Back on 22nd August, Coach Ken (whilst bobbing around in the South Pacific heading towards Australia) ordered The World’s Fittest Book by Ross Edgley and had it delivered to me. Essential reading to explain much of what I’d be working on over the coming months. Today, another book arrived, again courtesy of Coach Ken… The Art of Resilience by Ross Edgley. The next book for you to read is being delivered tomorrow. It’s called The Art of Resilience, by Ross Edgley. Some of it will be very familiar from the first book you read, some of it will piece all…

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  • Air Fryer Crispy Chicken Tenders
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    Air Fryer Crispy Chicken Tenders

    Another amazing Scott Baptie Food for Fitness recipe, one of my favourites and quite easy to whip up a tasty high-protein chicken meal. Chicken breasts cut into thin strips and mixed with an egg until coated. Then dipped into a mix of panko breadcrumbs, oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, chilli flakes, salt and pepper. Then straight into the air fryer at 180C for 15 minutes. The end result… tasty crispy chicken strips. 38g protein per serving.

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