During my first week in the gym back in September, Matty the PT wanted to test my ability level with the bench press. It wasn’t great, I could barely hold the barbell steady, let alone move it very far. So he set about working on strength and stability over the following weeks. Fast forward to…
Rid Your Mind of Can’t
Back again at Stanley Park for ParkRun Blackpool #276… my fifth ParkRun in six weeks. The weather forecast was pretty rubbish for 9am, but luckily the rain moved east an hour or two earlier so we had a soggy route through the park but no rain. Chalk Guy was able to mark the occasion in…
It’s 06:45 and I’m leaving the house, getting in the car and driving to the gym. Now, I do visit the gym every weekday morning but not usually quite this early. Today marks another big step on my fitness journey… attending my first ever gym class.
Day 119 – End of Week Seventeen – 17 November. 2kg (4.4 lbs) weight loss. Total weight loss, to date: 22.9kg (50.5 lbs / 3st 8.5lbs). That’s 20.8% of my starting body weight. Muscle Mass increased to 74.0%. Fat Mass dropping to 22.1%. So, another consistent successful week.
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