On my last few weigh-ins, I've actually been registering weights above my trend line (the solid\non-straight line in the graph), which is a very bad trend. I'm going to have to rectify this soon. The reason for this lapse has been that stag in Warsaw that I mentioned in the last post and my subsequent recovery requiring copious amounts of sugar!
The good news is that I got down to the gym tonight for a run and a swim, so hopefully the recovery process is complete. I've also started to keep track of what I'm eating again, which I'd been doing a few weeks back, but stopped doing lately. If I'm to hit my goal of getting down to 115kg by the end of the month, I'll need to really start taking things seriously.
Unfortunately, I've got another wedding (back in Ireland) this weekend, which hopefully won't put too much of a dampener on things. I'll be back anyways for a game on Sunday (with probably minimal sleep), so at least I'll be doing at least one active thing over the weekend.
The following weekend, I've got that 50k cycle from London (Watford) to Cambridge. Can't wait...ain't gone anywhere near that distance before, but hopefully should be able to do it in around 4 hours.
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Tuesday, 10 July 2007
Wednesday, 4 July 2007
Upcoming days
Likely to involve very little training, due to the fact that I'm off on Archies stag (in Warsaw). Actually, thats not neccessarily true...no doubt there'll be a fair bit of walking around trying to find a decent pub, knowing what the lads are like.
Also, I'm off to my first Reading GAA training session of the year tomorrow night, traffic permitting. I've heard some scare stories and considering the training in Cambridge tends to be more skill than fitness based, I'm getting quite worried. Sure we'll see how it goes...it'll hardly kill me.
Besides that, I'm trying to figure out what to do about my swimming. I feel that I've hit a bit of a wall with the Total Immersion stuff, so I feel its probably right to get a few lessons on board. Now, its looking like about £30 per hour for 1-2-1 lessons no-matter where you go, so I'm trying to figure out is it worth trying to get a TI tutor? Been in contact with a few, and they're willing. Question is, am I? Nearest one is about 100 miles away, which is a serious commitment.
There is a coach in my local gym thats doing 3x30 min sessions and they're supposed to be pretty decent. I think that works out at £90, which makes it pretty expensive though.
Another alternative, staying with the TI approach, is to go on a course with swimshack. Its about £350 for an 8 hour course, but the facilities look class and from initial feedback from the guy running it, the whole course is pretty customizable to all levels. Course consists of 1x2hr session, followed by 4x1.5hr sessions. In between, the idea is to practice the techniques from the previous sessions.
I suppose, for £350, if I finally learned to swim after it, it'd be well worth it, no questions. I suppose, what I'm most apprehensive about is the fact that I don't think I'm that far off swimming at the moment...its hard to know, but one\two sessions might be enough. That said, extra sessions aren't going to hurt, are they?
Also, I'm off to my first Reading GAA training session of the year tomorrow night, traffic permitting. I've heard some scare stories and considering the training in Cambridge tends to be more skill than fitness based, I'm getting quite worried. Sure we'll see how it goes...it'll hardly kill me.
Besides that, I'm trying to figure out what to do about my swimming. I feel that I've hit a bit of a wall with the Total Immersion stuff, so I feel its probably right to get a few lessons on board. Now, its looking like about £30 per hour for 1-2-1 lessons no-matter where you go, so I'm trying to figure out is it worth trying to get a TI tutor? Been in contact with a few, and they're willing. Question is, am I? Nearest one is about 100 miles away, which is a serious commitment.
There is a coach in my local gym thats doing 3x30 min sessions and they're supposed to be pretty decent. I think that works out at £90, which makes it pretty expensive though.
Another alternative, staying with the TI approach, is to go on a course with swimshack. Its about £350 for an 8 hour course, but the facilities look class and from initial feedback from the guy running it, the whole course is pretty customizable to all levels. Course consists of 1x2hr session, followed by 4x1.5hr sessions. In between, the idea is to practice the techniques from the previous sessions.
I suppose, for £350, if I finally learned to swim after it, it'd be well worth it, no questions. I suppose, what I'm most apprehensive about is the fact that I don't think I'm that far off swimming at the moment...its hard to know, but one\two sessions might be enough. That said, extra sessions aren't going to hurt, are they?
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