NewYearathon - getting fitter in 2017.

Bit of a half assed attempt at Thai class today, I did itvthough, probably should have had a day off but I needed to get the angst out - uni work due Tuesday plus dd and dh have fallen out 🙄

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I had to look up clapping mountain climbers too - I've done clapping push ups which are similar and I can see a purpose in them, that explosive energy in the jump would really raise your heart rate etc. I'm struggling with wheel press ups - I'm really worried that moves like that are in do yourself at home stuff! The possibility of injury must be high and I'm struggling, like you lord peter, to see what it adds to training that couldn't be done in safer ways.

If you're a big yoga person perhaps, mind you!

Killer Abs L3 done, and horrible it was too - clapping mountain climbers, forsooth. At least I've managed to climb back on the wagon this week - 5 JM workouts done.

RJ, I don't know the answer, and it's one of the reasons I'm avoiding moving on to Body Rev weeks 11 and 12. (I slightly maligned Yoga Meltdown: she asks you to do a wheel and hold it, which is a perfectly standard yoga move, though I still can't get the crown of my head off the floor. The modification is a bridge, which is perfectly do-able. The wheel push-up is in Body Rev workout 12, and the modification is pretty minor - you still need to be able to get into a wheel pose.) It seems to me to be too risky to be worth it for the gains in strength you might get by doing it.

I hate hypertrophic training with a vengeance.

I need to shower but I doubt I can lift my arms to wash right now.

Moan moan moan
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I've seen it. On you tube.

What's the point of it? Serious question - what is it intended to do? It looks risky to me .

She's much more supple than me! The warm down stretches in 30ds proved that - and I can't reach my toes... so have to adapt things...

Actually JM's pretty unsupple too, random - she depends on a seriously strong and flexible side-kick for the advanced moves, and I take some comfort from being able to do most of it as well as she can - but she can do a wheel push-up because she obviously has much stronger arms and shoulders than I do. (It's a reverse push-up, RJ, going up to a back-bend with head off the ground and then down again to the floor. It's evil.)

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Metafit. Rather unenthuasiastic meta fit but still it's done.

I really need to know what a wheel push up is. Off to google.

Short run, managed to keep most of it in "easy" zone which is quite an achievement for me, followed by squats, abs, plank, push ups and yoga.

Am crap at yoga as seriously unsupple. Won't be trying any JM yoga for a while... can barely do normal push ups.

Ought to start playing with pull up bar (jump and lower/hanging for starters). Might wait for a couple of weeks of general exercises before getting too specific...

Yoga Meltdown L2 done. I'm never going to be able to do a wheel push-up, and I'm anxious about breaking my neck trying.

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Run after work with my colleague. We are up to week 5 run 2 on couch to 5k and going strong. My left leg is still really really tight though which is a pain.

Killer Abs L1 done. I agree with you about needing to make progress and tick things off, random, but somehow even that isn't motivating me to get on with the last two weeks of Body Rev! I quite like Adriene: she makes me feel a bit less inadequate than any of the real-life yoga teachersI've encountered.

Very impressive doing exercise on holiday. I always have good intentions then find an excuse (last time was people might hear me...)

Having been dire at doing yoga I am having a play with Adriene's Yoga Revolution as my daily stretch thing. It's a bit "omm" but it's free and it has 31 days so I can "progress" through it.

Making progress and ticking things off seems to be good for my motivation and I need all the help I can get!

Did core work this morning with 20mo around. Plank is more fun when you're being pelted with the contents of the ball pit...

Nice to see you back LordPeter I'm on track to finish Body Rev this Friday, and can't wait...

Very impressed at doing any JM on holiday Oub, make sure you get some relaxing done as well!

Yoga Meltdown L1 done. at arsey bum - I suspect I have one of those too. For a repressed English woman I'm quite physically expressive!

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Upped my Kettlebell weight for my fitness class tonight. Feel slightly ill. Legs not working terribly well from yesterday. Tomorrow will be a joy.

Kanye my youngest has what I call an "arsey bum"- when she gets annoyed you can tell from her bum as she walks away. I've never seen anyone else's manage to be quite as eloquent with their backside but I am now imagining you rage walking with your arsey bum!

Didn't manage a walk with DD today. Git fell asleep after a major temper tantrum /discussion over a pooey nappy and had a 2 hour and counting nap. Needs it though as first nap in about a week. I'm creeping around trying not to wake her.

Done core work. Still need to do squats and upper body weights plus yoga. Not going to get anywhere near step target today but well ahead for the week which is more realistic.

Day o'stress yesterday so although I badly needed some exercise, I didn't get any. Short lunchtime run today, dh out tonight and I'll be working late so no other time!

RJ, it seems rage walking is good for my glutes, my ass has been hurting since yesterday!

LordPeter, aaagh so true. Have fallen off completely this week with both DD off and it is so much easier! Definitely need to think of long term gain once these holidays are over and get back into it.

I fell off the wagon completely last week - work trip at the beginning of the week and then MIL staying. I couldn't even cycle to work as DD is doing a holiday club and it's on my commute, so it's most efficient for me to drop her off. The most depressing thing is how much nicer my life is in the short term when I cut out the exercise: I have to keep reminding myself that in the long term I'd regret it.

Back on the wagon this week (ish - still no cycling because of DD). Killer Abs L2 done this evening. I can't face plunging straight back in to Body Rev: I'll get back onto it after Easter. Delicious, very impressed that you're keeping it up!

at Kanyes rage walk

Leg day today with pt. mentioned I'm going on holiday soon so we are doing something called hypertrophic training. I don't know what it is buts it's hard and I don't expect to walk tomorrow!

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I did a 7km rage v fast walk this evening.