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I would give todays workout a hefty difficulty of 8/10. Glad I got that out of the way .

My form was

• Rock Lifts – 17
• Pushups – 5

With the push-ups I always start with about 17 then down to 10 for round 2. That’s what I’m supposed to do. Maximum exertion from the start but the low scores in the later rounds are frustrating.  In other news my rock lifts are going really well. I’m loving that I did 68 rock lifts today. Much better than previously.

Day 2, 6, 9, 13 respectively so far (arm workouts) have given me

Rock Lifts (Bicep Curls) – 2, 6, 11, 17,

Push-ups – 8, 6, 4, 5.

Interesting results. Rock lifts have gone up rapidly. Push-ups not so much. I think it’s because I’m actually going 100% in the first few rounds. on push-ups now so my score suffers at the end.

A side note, I’m looking at a £100 dumbbells/barbells set from Argos. These York Chrome sets would rapidly increase my workout development. I’ll keep you updated. Tomorrow is “Legs Thursday”. I can’t believe it’s nearly been 2 weeks at this! I’m equal with when I gave up last time in July but I don’t feel like giving up at all now.

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Difficulty today was about 7/10.

My form was

• Sit-ups – 10
• Planks – All complete

Because I was pretty fit before undertaking and I’m 20, I think that my body has adapted too quickly and I’ve plateaued. I plan to alter the workout at the end of this trial to include heavier weights so I can get stronger. I had a realization the other day…

I’m born to run!

And I’m really well co-ordinated. I’m gonna use this to my advantage and might encorporate some Parkour and Long distance running into my routine. I feel best after a long run compared to any exercise.  I could also put in some football playing for a team. That was its socializing and getting exercise.

I seem to have been eating less the last few days, probably due to my erratic sleeping pattern. It’s made me lose a bit of the bulk I’d gained. I actually got to bed for 9:30pm last night. Feel pretty great this morning. Maybe this is why I’ve been lacking consistency in my workouts. I’ve been sleeping from about 8-10am some days. We’ll see what happens today.

Tomorrow is an arms day. The hardest of them all.