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Sharkathon 2018
December 30, 2017, 08:01:51 am
Enjoy the next couple of days then kick start the New Year with Sharkathon  :boxing:

The only rule is 30 mins of any type of exercise for every day of January.  :read:

Feel free to state other aims for the month - going dry, weight loss..



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#1 Re: Sharkathon 2018
December 30, 2017, 09:26:26 pm
I’m going to take the brave step of attempting to: not take the piss out of Shark on any form of social media.

I expect to lose 5kg and gain a font grade as a result.

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#2 Re: Sharkathon 2018
December 31, 2017, 10:45:21 am
I'm in as usual...I hearby swear I will:-

1. Make an attempt at cutting some percentage of my alcohol consumption.
2. Lose 1.5kg of Christmas lard
3. Since I always do 1h of walking per day, I'll add 15m of someting climbing related.
4. At least 1 bm session per week. If only able to get to the wall or outside once this week be increased to two sessions.

Very poor end of year for me, too much work, too little sleep and horendous weather. But at least my wedding next year is paid for.....now I can sleep again.

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#3 Re: Sharkathon 2018
December 31, 2017, 11:18:18 am
30 mins is a bit much for me to commit to, particularly as 1st Jan is first of seven 13 hour days for me. Instead.....

3 finger board sessions over next 7 days of any form.
10 min HIT training sessions the majority of days of January to kick start getting back to fighting weight.
After initial run of work, back to a month of hard bouldering at any opportunity.

I reckon 4-5kg isn't impossible for me, but I rarely take the piss out of shark on social media so not sure how I'll achieve that.

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#4 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 01, 2018, 09:02:51 am
I’m in. Boulder comp 2 Feb, and half marathon 4th, so time to train.

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#5 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 01, 2018, 10:50:36 am
I’m in. Boulder comp 2 Feb, and half marathon 4th, so time to train.

Stalwart sharkathlete  :bow:

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#6 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 01, 2018, 01:28:25 pm
I’m in. In the States till the 8th then it is on. Gotta get strong and light for Albarracin in February  :strongbench:

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#7 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 01, 2018, 04:55:21 pm
I'm in.

Personal sub-rules:
- stretching counts. I have woeful flexibility so anything which gives me the incentive to address this regularly is a good thing.
- counting a walk to/from work is pulling the emergency ripcord, since whilst it's >30mins it makes it too easy (and 30 min flexibility work is way more valuable than a walk to work)

Other thing I want to try to do is cut out some of the more obvious junk food in my life; the start of a gradual glide towards fighting weight for Font at Easter...

The missus has in theory signed up to the concept of joining me in my quest too.

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#8 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 01, 2018, 05:02:40 pm
I'm in - permanent home worker now, so need incentive to get out the house, even in shitty January weather.

Personal goal of shifting 2kg of festive lard before February week away.

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#9 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 01, 2018, 05:49:07 pm
I'm in too. There is much blubber and weakness that needs shifting. Similar to AJM I reckon stretching and general pre-hab counts.

Lots of blubber to shift. Was a year-high of 69.5kgs just now. That's verging on overweight. I'll need to get down below 65 by the end of the month to feel like 2018 isn't just going to be a repeat of 2017.

Today: 30 minute run & simple kettlebell routine.

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#10 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 01, 2018, 06:59:19 pm
I'm in although I do have a note from my mum for next Friday and Saturday.

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#11 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 03, 2018, 10:53:43 am
1st - Weight session, dumbells tri and bicep.
2nd - Core Session
3rd - going to the wall later

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#12 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 05, 2018, 02:29:58 pm
Still on track. Log splitting yesterday. Silage forking and feedbag stacking today. Currently fingerboarding in a campus rung screwed to a beam in the barn. Not eaten potatoes, bread, dessert or touched alcohol.

Some pressures to resist. In particular dad looked crestfallen when I said I wouldn't be having a pint if I came down the pub.


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#13 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 05, 2018, 04:41:07 pm
Having had an enforced Jan off the ale last year in the runup to TTT v2.2's birth I figured I'd do it again.

Had a good last supper on New Year's Day at our usual family lunch / drink up the leftover Xmas booze-a-thon but that's it. Nowt since then.

Exercise has been a bit more hit and miss thanks to (great way to start the year) nagging impingement-y feeling in right shoulder. Regular steady gym work starts next week.


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#14 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 05, 2018, 05:28:16 pm
Log splitting yesterday. Silage forking and feedbag stacking today.

Is this some kind of ranch style shark infested fatcamp bootcamp? where do I sign up!?

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#15 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 05, 2018, 05:43:13 pm
Log splitting yesterday. Silage forking and feedbag stacking today.

Is this some kind of ranch style shark infested fatcamp bootcamp? where do I sign up!?

If you hanker after manual farm work I can sort you out for food and board anytime

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#16 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 08, 2018, 10:46:22 am
Week 1: Success; shifted a little lard too (-0.5kg)

Managed the requisite 30+min per day, even if was only a quick core and antagonist session pre-shopping on Saturday morning.

x1 G&T, x1 beer; room for improvement.

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#17 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 08, 2018, 12:18:49 pm
1/1 - at in laws house. Random pushups, sit-ups, dips etc
2/1 - drove home, work pm. Again, random pushups, sit-ups, planks etc
3/1 - I forget detail, probably more of the same, likely some stretching too
4/1 - fingerboard. Fingers felt a bit creaky, so it wasn’t a terribly good session, feeling a bit grumbly and unstable in 2-finger pockets
5/1 - weighted pull-ups (bw+10), 3 sets of 5, plus other stuff
6/1 - light, stretching
7/1 - glorious sunshine so outside. Cold wind but I thought a low swell forecast, sun, and a howling north easterly straight onto Force Majeure would make the hoods grippy like Velcro as long as I didn’t freeze to death. First sight of the Bill from the road down from Southwell and I could see white horses, then I got nearer and saw spray over the top of some of the dws sectors. Parked up with diminishing hopes, and found the platform under FM awash and the spray making it onto the cliff top (video on Instagram story). High tide and far more swell than the forecast might have suggested. Went round to the other side just in case and the ledges there were awash too. So I went back to the cuttings, took a little pad, and went for an explore. Main objective was to check out Snowflakes, Sit-start (f7A+) which looked really good in the guide - found this, looks good, made reasonable progress on the stand (6C+), first few moves done maybe one tough move left where the arête changes angle, but would need more of my pads and maybe a spotter too. I looked at the sit, not entirely firing all cylinders because of the cold but it looks hard, guess it has to be to squeeze 2 extra grades out of two moves. Went for a wander further after that - Ajare (f6C) and the other problems on that block look worth a go, Hogijiberry (7A+) looks hard and the indirect to its right a little confusing as to whether the foot block is in - hard/awkward without but probably not 7A with?

Not really been timing but something each day still, good to reset the habit after a lot of training disruption in my son's first year. Started to trim the weight down too, hopefully 73kg by next weekend where I'll reverse that on holiday  i suspect.

Bit concerned as to what the project soaking on Sunday means as my 7B pyramid winter goal is a little reliant on that being the 7B as it's the only one I've found so far that I reckon I can do!

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#18 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 09, 2018, 08:52:17 am
1/1: Walking round NYC (>30mins)
2/1: Gym with gf. Deadlift 280 lb
3/1: -
4/1: Gym with gf. Bench 185 lb
5/1: Walk round lake in NJ (>30mins)
6/1: -
7/1: -
8/1: Arch. Moonboard

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#19 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 09, 2018, 03:58:03 pm
1st - Weight session, dumbells tri and bicep.
2nd - Core Session
3rd - going to the wall later, approx 2 hour session.
4th - walk with kids not fast, but got out at least.
5th - theraband and weights session
6th - pool half hour while kids in lesson. Probably about 1 km.
7th - not a massive amount - some stretching, but doing some beaver leader training and spent 2/3 hours in cinema with last Jedi.
8th - lunchtime tun - 7 km, 40 mins. cleared out garage in evening, backbreaking. Cracked out a couple of deadlifts.

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#20 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 09, 2018, 04:37:16 pm
So far I’ve succeded in not taking the piss out of Shark on social media.

I’ve not lost any weight yet. Go figure 🤷‍♂️

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#21 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 09, 2018, 05:13:30 pm
For all those aiming to shed some weight post-holidays this may make interesting reading:

https://examine.com/nutrition/meta-minimizing-fat-gain/

The article suggests that most people fail to lose all the excess weight gained over holiday periods, leading to very gradual weight gain as we age:



Quote from:  examine article
This isn’t an issue in-and-of-itself, since any added poundage can be lost during other parts of the year. But that doesn’t appear to be the case for most people. Several studies have found that weight gain during the holiday seasons is not lost during the spring and summer months, suggesting that holiday treats may be a key player in the slow, insidious weight gain most adults observe with age.

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#22 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 10, 2018, 10:25:41 am
What does "most people" mean?

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#23 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 10, 2018, 02:16:38 pm
What does "most people" mean?

The 99.99995% of the population who have not climbed the Oak. Well that’s what my Google Home tells me - so it must be correct.

Anyway - happy Birthday 🎂

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#24 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 10, 2018, 02:50:09 pm
So that's why I'm skinny then  ;)

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#25 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 12, 2018, 04:37:06 pm
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/quitters-day-new-years-resolutions-give-up-fail-today-a8155386.html

Bit burnt out from climbing and fingerboarding so 50 min walk with dog today up and down Burbage valley.

No booze either and 4/5lbs lighter than before xmas. Smugtastic 


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#26 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 12, 2018, 09:14:59 pm
Good work on the 4/5 shark.

No mention in the article of how strava figured out it was quitters day. A drop off in activity perhaps? But maybe those Christmas pounds have already been shed?

Regardless, January is still going strong on a daily basis over here. Always able to make time in the day for kettlebells and 5 minute abs. No excuse not to really...

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#27 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 15, 2018, 12:24:39 pm
1st - Weight session, dumbells tri and bicep.
2nd - Core Session
3rd - going to the wall later, approx 2 hour session.
4th - walk with kids not fast, but got out at least.
5th - theraband and weights session
6th - pool half hour while kids in lesson. Probably about 1 km.
7th - not a massive amount - some stretching, but doing some beaver leader training and spent 2/3 hours in cinema with last Jedi.
8th - lunchtime run - 7 km, 40 mins. cleared out garage in evening, backbreaking. Cracked out a couple of deadlifts.
9th - weight session
10th - bouldering session at wall
11th - ski touring at Glenshee. Cheated a bit as used one Poma to save time, but skinned to top of Glas Moel, dropped west side (icy as hell) back to bottom, then batted out a couple of laps on the pomas before heading home. In spite of mediocre conditions a grand day out.
13th - light beastmaker session plus a few deadlifts.
14th - pool session while kids in lesson - managed 1150m in the half hour - crawl and breaststroke alternating
15th - treadmill run - half hour.

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#28 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 25, 2018, 11:55:14 am
No posts for ten days. Has the Sharkathon wagon crashed and burned?

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#29 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 25, 2018, 01:20:57 pm
 Like this Sharkathon idea, just joined UKB so bit of newbie but was doing the dry Jan and had decided to exercise everyday of Jan. Going well for me so far. :ang:

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#30 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 25, 2018, 03:39:52 pm
3.5 weeks in - missed two days.

One day in London with work i fell off the wagon and did no exercise and ate a fatty curry.

Another day life admin got in the way and i only managed some light stretches and mobility exercises.

Otherwise feeling pretty fit and flexible; did a good starfish in pilates last night - odd being the bendiest there

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#31 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 25, 2018, 03:43:10 pm
Like this Sharkathon idea, just joined UKB so bit of newbie but was doing the dry Jan and had decided to exercise everyday of Jan. Going well for me so far. :ang:

Well done and welcome to UKB  :2thumbsup:

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#32 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 25, 2018, 03:56:53 pm
No posts for ten days. Has the Sharkathon wagon crashed and burned?

2 &1/2 pages in 2014
15 pages in 2015
16 pages in 2016
3 pages in 2017
1 & 1/4 pages in 2018

Sharkathon is basically the UKB version of Movember.

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#33 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 25, 2018, 04:23:24 pm
Very good Cheque.


For the record I'm still not boozing - last beer was on 1st Jan. Feeling very good for it, much better quality of sleep and mood.


Now if only there was a way of not fancying a beer, then I'd be fine to knock it off totally. Guess that's the harder habit to kill off. Thank goodness for Brewdog Nanny State, that's all I'm saying.




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#34 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 25, 2018, 07:26:06 pm
Yes still on track. Strongest urge to drink was tonight

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#35 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 25, 2018, 10:31:50 pm
No posts for ten days. Has the Sharkathon wagon crashed and burned?

2 &1/2 pages in 2014
15 pages in 2015
16 pages in 2016
3 pages in 2017
1 & 1/4 pages in 2018

Sharkathon is basically the UKB version of Movember.

:D

Still managed not to take the piss out of Shark on social media. Though on FB he posted up asking for a replica of the oak to be created at awesome walls... which tested me.

Exercise wise I’ve done nothing since Friday. Sat on a plane and working in tropical Australia where it’s raining quite a lot several times a day (and c.30 degrees) which makes exercise (a) unappealing and (b) logistically difficult.

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#36 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 26, 2018, 10:20:08 am
Sharkathon still going strong over here. So far I've done 30+ minutes every day except one, and on that day I still did a good bit of flexibility stuff. Some days you gotta rest!

Didn't think folk would be interested in running commentary, already put a lot of it out there in powerclub. But maybe as we get towards the fag end of January folks drive has abated somewhat. Hard to tell, Most normal people have allegedly already given up by now, but us lot aren't normal.

Anyway, today's entry:

Today I didn't have breakfast. That's weight loss progress sorted. Anyone struggling with their weight, try it you might like it. Later on I'll do my kettlebell and 5 minute abs routine and do all my stretches. Friday is what passes for a rest day as I've got kids to look after and stuff.





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#37 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 26, 2018, 10:36:56 am
I'm still on it. I had one day off the exercise on the 5th Jan (which was basically NYE catching up with me).

Bit of cycling on way to work and back makes it a bit easier mind.

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#38 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 26, 2018, 11:03:53 am
Today I didn't have breakfast. That's weight loss progress sorted. Anyone struggling with their weight, try it you might like it.

Always believed that breakfast kicked your metbolism out of night time shut-down mode back into full operating mode so skipping it actually means you're burning calories more slowly than you would had you eaten it?

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#39 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 26, 2018, 11:06:02 am
Today I didn't have breakfast. That's weight loss progress sorted. Anyone struggling with their weight, try it you might like it.

I was on a "8 hour window" fasting programme which meant I wasn't having breakfast and it seemed to be working well helping me trim down a touch, alongside not boozing.

I say "was" as I was hit with a shitty cold this week so I've reverted back to filling my face with carbs in an effort to make myself feel better. Back on it next week though.

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#40 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 26, 2018, 11:14:15 am
Today I didn't have breakfast. That's weight loss progress sorted. Anyone struggling with their weight, try it you might like it.

Always believed that breakfast kicked your metbolism out of night time shut-down mode back into full operating mode so skipping it actually means you're burning calories more slowly than you would had you eaten it?

Think the counter-argument I read (albeit on unscientific, unregulated blog posts) was that after c.12-14 hours you're in a "fasted state" so your body is burning fat more effectively. Plus I guess you're also not putting any more calories in.

I actually didn't find it as much of a struggle as I'd have thought, and if anything one of the benefits was making me think a bit more about what I did eat when I was in "the window".



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#41 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 26, 2018, 04:20:34 pm
Always believed that breakfast kicked your metbolism out of night time shut-down mode back into full operating mode so skipping it actually means you're burning calories more slowly than you would had you eaten it?

Whether that is true or not I don't know. I've seen studies that say the opposite is true, but who can ever believe studies on what humans eat or really understand exactly what type of people they were experimenting on and so on. But we can be pretty certain that any advantage/disadvantage from the feeding window is going to be relatively small. I don't know, 100 calories a day or so. Meanwhile, by putting off eating until 2pm it's so easy to generate a 500 calorie deficit for the day and move an increment closer to fighting weight.

Also, in my personal experience, I am able to run and climb just as well with or without breakfast. I don't feel sleepy or light headed even at 2 or 3pm.

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#42 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 26, 2018, 06:03:59 pm
Read the stuff on the other thread now, thanks for starting that discussion, duncan. Looks like I was mistaken and do recall D-Mac blogging about it previously now, running in a fasted state so that he burned body fat once the gycogen stores were depleted.
I'll read some more but it sounds like IF might work for me, I do have stubborn fat that has resisted all attempts to shift it. Not sure how I'd cope without a morning coffee though.

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#43 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 26, 2018, 06:13:41 pm
Not sure how I'd cope without a morning coffee though.
No need to drop it. It’s the lunatic fringe of the IF movement that say you can’t have it.

Black, of course.

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#44 Re: Sharkathon 2018
January 30, 2018, 05:03:51 pm
One day to go. End in sight.

After a completely dry January I'm not sure what to predict for February. Hopefully just a bit damp or maybe intermittent showers

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#45 Re: Sharkathon 2018
February 01, 2018, 07:59:29 am
Stumbled into Feb with a duffed shoulder which meant the cycles to work and a couple of walks at the weekend as my final contributions.

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#46 Re: Sharkathon 2018
February 01, 2018, 08:13:51 am
Not sure how I'd cope without a morning coffee though.
No need to drop it. It’s the lunatic fringe of the IF movement that say you can’t have it.

Black, of course.
Lean gains dude says a drop of milk in coffee is ok.

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#47 Re: Sharkathon 2018
February 01, 2018, 08:40:12 am
Can I take the piss out of Shark now?

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#48 Re: Sharkathon 2018
February 01, 2018, 01:06:47 pm
Stumbled into Feb with a duffed shoulder which meant the cycles to work and a couple of walks at the weekend as my final contributions.

Duly wadded.  :2thumbsup:

Other successful Sharkathletes step forward for wadding.

 

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#49 Re: Sharkathon 2018
February 01, 2018, 01:09:07 pm
Can I take the piss out of Shark now?

 :-\ Not sure you were successful. Did you lose 5kg and gain a font grade?

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#50 Re: Sharkathon 2018
February 01, 2018, 01:48:03 pm
Can I take the piss out of Shark now?

 :-\ Not sure you were successful. Did you lose 5kg and gain a font grade?

Unfortunately its French grade you need to gain. Eyes on the prize, Simon, eyes on the prize.

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#51 Re: Sharkathon 2018
February 01, 2018, 02:20:32 pm
Can I take the piss out of Shark now?

 :-\ Not sure you were successful. Did you lose 5kg and gain a font grade?

Yes.

Now where’s my fucking Wad point?

Eh?

Wad faster.

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#52 Re: Sharkathon 2018
February 02, 2018, 12:02:38 pm
1st - Weight session, dumbells tri and bicep.
2nd - Core Session
3rd - going to the wall later, approx 2 hour session.
4th - walk with kids not fast, but got out at least.
5th - theraband and weights session
6th - pool half hour while kids in lesson. Probably about 1 km.
7th - not a massive amount - some stretching, but doing some beaver leader training and spent 2/3 hours in cinema with last Jedi.
8th - lunchtime run - 7 km, 40 mins. cleared out garage in evening, backbreaking. Cracked out a couple of deadlifts.
9th - weight session
10th - bouldering session at wall
11th - ski touring at Glenshee. Cheated a bit as used one Poma to save time, but skinned to top of Glas Moel, dropped west side (icy as hell) back to bottom, then batted out a couple of laps on the pomas before heading home. In spite of mediocre conditions a grand day out.
12th - light beastmaker session plus a few deadlifts.
13th - pool session while kids in lesson - managed 1150m in the half hour - crawl and breaststroke alternating
14th - treadmill run - half hour.
15th - wall session - couple of hours bouldering
16th - nothing. In a moment of paranoia got a flu jab before travelling to france, they recommended no exercise for 24 hours.
17th  - wall session - couple of hours bouldering
18th - lunchtime yoga session - hour. Felt hard.
19th - can't recall much
20th - half hour swim
21st - run, 15km
22nd - nothing much, started feeling ill, packed.
23rd - see above
24th - travelled to Geneva straight from work.
25th - Snowboarding - les gets
26th - skiing - grand massif
27th - ski morning, then snowboard afternoon
28th - Portes du Soleil circuit plus skiing at Avoriaz. - 46km covered plus 9500m vert. Shows on a quieter day with a slightly earlier start that 50 k and 10,000m vert can be done
29th - Skiing Les Gets
30th - half day boarding Les Gets
31st - nothing, back to work :(

so not a complete success, but made up for more on some days and less on others. I think I lost about 6 pounds in the month.
30th - half day boarding Les Gets

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#53 Re: Sharkathon 2018
February 02, 2018, 02:55:31 pm
Lots of blubber to shift. Was a year-high of 69.5kgs just now. That's verging on overweight. I'll need to get down below 65 by the end of the month to feel like 2018 isn't just going to be a repeat of 2017.

65.5 this morning. That’s not far off. Also did something, kettlebells, climb, cycle, run, stretch pretty much every day so I think counts as a successful sharkajanathon. Now to actually do something with the fitness lightness and strength gains!

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#54 Re: Sharkathon 2018
February 02, 2018, 03:28:10 pm
I didn’t do Official SharkathonTM but I did manage no booze (aiming for at least another couple of months, if not all year) and Happy Scale reports 4.4kg lost in January.

15kg to go...

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#55 Re: Sharkathon 2018
February 02, 2018, 03:42:56 pm
My January was never meant to be dry, but averaged about 1 unit a week except the week of skiing, where i kept it down to about 3 a day.

 

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