24/03/09 Body Blog Day 24

Dive Bomber Push Ups! Oh yeah! What a way to start the day with resistance training including super sets of dive bomber push ups & jump squats, pull ups (up to 7 today...just) & jump lunges and finishing with double crunches and the dreaded single leg plank! As I was feeling so good I even pushed the abs a bit more after all that. It hurts but feels sooo good at the same time! I had reward myself after that with a walk on the beach just to chill out. Life's good........tomorrow will be even better when we get the wake board out again! Determined as Ever................

23/03/09 Body Blog Day 23

Ok, finally back on track after those annoying two days of work! And off to a massive start this morning with heavy weight session for chest,shoulders and abs. HIIT 5km run coming up this afternoon combined with resistance training in the park, hoping to get a mate along so that I can whip his butt while I'm at it, nothing like a bit of competition to make you push even harder! Have a great day everyone!

22/03/09 Body Blog Day 22

Another day at work, Sunday! Just not meant for working but I can't complain as that's it for another week! I managed a short cardio session today as it was also another hectic day in the office, but I can't wait for tomorrow and the rest of the week to push it super hard with cardio and weight training combo's. As I missed my run on Saturday I will definately make that part of my Monday arvo cardio so as to keep my promise to Aussie Mike. Go hard shredders, make this a huge week for everyone!

21/3/09 Body Blog Day 21

An unexpectedly huge day at work, 14hour shift to get through the bad weather so that unfortunately blew my exercise for the day. But I was about due for a rest day anyway, so not all bad. My diet was still fine fitting in my planned 6 meals. The great news is that I really missed the exercise, so I feel like this is becoming a habit if not an addiction! Pretty cool. Anyway, determined as ever and looking forward to an even bigger week coming up as a whole bunch of shredders really kick into gear.

20/03/09 Body Blog Day 20

It's been pouring down rain today so no outside exercise for me. I just finished in the gym though and had a great legs and ab work out. Another perfect day for my diet and I celebrated by going out buying a new set of dumbells as I am starting to max out my current weights! That can only be a good thing. I get to work again for the next two days so it will just be cardio, back into my 5km runs to keep up with Mike the body builder! Go Mike Go! As an Aussie it is your duty to beat the poms, even at looking good! Thanks for reading, stay determined!

19/03/09 Body Blog Day 19

Oh yeah, Bicep curls, I love em' and hate em' at the same time. They burn like crazy but the pump you get afterwards looks and feels great, if only I could blow them up like that all the time! Of course it was arms for me in the gym today and I gave them on hell of a work out. I followed up the arms with a good ab session so and finished just in time for my wife to get home and see me pumped up (as much as I can be pumped anyway!). I dropped down to the 80kg mark today for the first time, I have been aiming for 78kg, but that is just an estimate at this stage, thinking that is where I need to be to get under the 10% body fat range. I still haven't ordered my body fat calipers yet so that will be the real test rather than actual body weight. The weight is dropping pretty slowly these days (I already dropped over 10kg before starting this blog and shredding phase) but I think that is pretty good as I don't really want to go too much lower. Anyway, another great day, sticking to my diet perfectly, just about to finish with a 6 egg white omlet! See ya.

18/03/09 Body Blog Day 18

Today was supposed to be a nice relaxing day on my farm, but instead it turned into a bit of a hectic one! Our good old Aussie telecom company accidently cut off my phone line and internet connection so I got sit on hold for hours being transferred from one indian call centre to the next. I find this one of the toughest times not to get annoyed at the person on the other end just doing their job, but it is extremely frustrating. They finally figured out the mistake but I only got my connection back today, hence the late post for yesterday. On the exercise front is was pretty easy with just light cardio for a change as I haven't really had a break for the last few weeks. Today will see me back in the but I will post that comment later. I hosted my first totally lean dinner party last night though, grilled chicken and salad went down perfectly without anyone realising I was being selfish and sticking to my diet plan! Too easy if your Determined!