[Simon W]

30th

5k walk
40 mins stretch and weights

[Duma]

30th
Hour pootling round town on the singlespeed.
Hour on the board.

[shark]

Moral dilemma - do I have to wait till midnight tomorrow night for my glass of wine? 

[lagerstarfish]

20 mins dancing (distanced) in the street with the neighbours in the snow.

45 extended cycle commute

Walked 15k

[AJM]

31/12 - 4 mile round trip walking/jogging with my son on his new bike. In the evening, some pushups and other things on paralettes
1/1 - decent session of pushing and a little pulling on paralettes and pullup bar, plus a mile or so more walking to accompany the tiny cyclist.
2/1 - some stretching, 4 mile loop as per Thursday
3/1 - short campus session. First time back in ages, so not a great session but you’ve got to get back on the wagon somewhere. A mile or so pushing a pram to accompany the tiny cyclist.
4/1 - 5x5 weighted pull-ups. Not done these for a while so down on previous efforts. 2x10 hammer curls and some feeble knee to bar sets later on too.
5/1 - sets of different varieties of pushups plus static holds
6/1 - aerobic 5-3-5-3-5 foot on campus session, more feeble knee to bar sets.
7/1 - 30min/2mile walk with the tiny cyclist
8/1 - campus session. Good improvement over the one on the third. Then a push session.
9/1 - just under 5 miles along the seafront with the tiny cyclist
10/1 - another 1.5 miles with the tiny cyclist plus a pulling session.
11/1 - pushups, dips, static holds
12/1 - aerobic foc session
13/1 - archer rows, knee to bar sets, dips, ring turned out holds, pushups,
14/1 - 35min/2mile walk with the tiny cyclist
15/1 - 5x5 at bw+10 which, with batteries added to my scales, appears to be a rather shocking (total weight of) 90kg. Glass half full - this means my arms are no weaker and I was ticking reasonable problems at this weight before Christmas. Glass half empty - that’s a good 6kg more than I would hope to be, and excuses like “right after dinner” and “wearing a big jumper because it’s cold” and so on don’t really cover that gap. Weight management feels a higher priority.....
16/1 - nearly 7 miles with the tiny cyclist
17/1 - a weigh in at a more sensible hour and lacking the big jumper suggests a weight of more like 76kg than 80kg - which is a plus although given the variation probably one to keep an eye on to see which is more representative. 2 miles with the tiny cyclist. Pushups etc in the evening.
18/1 - good pushing session
19/1 - distracted all day so a late one, some stretching and compression stuff
20/1 - mix of pull and push sets
21/1 - aerobic foot on campus session
22/1 - pushups, compression etc session in the evening
23/1 - about 80min walking total in 2 trips.
24/1 - weighted pull-ups

25/1 - 5.75km jog; 37min.
26/1 - busy day, 2130 before I had time to contemplate training. Without Sharkathon I’d have done nothing. Sets of pushups, compression, some goes at L sit to tuck planche.
27/1 - 5x5 weighted pull-ups
28/1 - aerobic foot on campus
29/1 - 3 sets bicep curls, some knee to bar and tuck front lever holds
30/1 - campus session

[bolehillbilly]

Moral dilemma - do I have to wait till midnight tomorrow night for my glass of wine? 

C'mon Shark, you are our leader  dont show signs of weakness with the end in sight.

30th 35 min run and an hour messing about with a rope and some wet, dirty rock.

[Duma]

Moral dilemma - do I have to wait till midnight tomorrow night for my glass of wine? 

I had a couple of glasses on weds for the first time this year, but was ok with it as it was socially for date night rather than just to pass the time or habit, which was the thing I was trying to break.

[lagerstarfish]

Moral dilemma - do I have to wait till midnight tomorrow night for my glass of wine? 

Yes

[shark]

Moral dilemma - do I have to wait till midnight tomorrow night for my glass of wine? 

Yes

 

[lagerstarfish]

Moral dilemma - do I have to wait till midnight tomorrow night for my glass of wine? 

Yes

 

You love a drawn out siege.

[Nutty]

30th - Struggled today, felt a bit wiped out. Still managed 30mins stretching in the evening.

[shark]

You love a drawn out siege.

It’s true. Bit of project progress today 






 

[lagerstarfish]

You love a drawn out siege.

It’s true. Bit of project progress today 

Not bad for an old male.

The February celebrations should be worth waiting for

[nik at work]

Not sure when I last posted, but from then until now has been just lengthy dog walks and stretching/foam rolling.
Also, admission time... I didn’t do dry January, having spent most of my adult years as tea-total I feel comfortable enjoying a glass of wine here and there nowadays. I hope I can be forgiven for this transgression...

[shark]

Also, admission time... I didn’t do dry January, having spent most of my adult years as tea-total I feel comfortable enjoying a glass of wine here and there nowadays. I hope I can be forgiven for this transgression...

No forgiveness required. 30 min exercise every day is the only rule. Dry January is only an optional extra.

[SA Chris]

28th - not much, unless you count lying under a kitchen sink for 20 mins just about dislocating shoulder trying to tighten a screw to stop taps from wobbling about. And trying to gather up all of ski touring kit, and modifying an old set of skins because the new pair are AWOL in the garage. Applying for a rollover due to the below.
29th - Ski tour up Morven. 5.5 k distance, 1000m vert, 4.5 hours on the hill. All type of snow as per typical Scotland, even found some Scottish Powder. Amazing day out.
40 min walk later on Banchory Golf Course. Frozen solid to the point people are ice skating on it. Most weird.

[Plattsy]

29/1 - 1 hour walk
30/1 - 2 hour walk
31/1 - 3 hours of circuit cruising, eliminate nonsense and half trying hard.

[bolehillbilly]

31st
A few hours at local spot did some tricky traversing and a bit of cleaning.
Might do some stretching tonight tonight just have a beer 
 

[Simon W]

31st 

5k walk
90 mins board
30 mins yoga and shoulder physio

Weight on 1st - 73.4kg
Weight today - 68.5kg

Tactics - Cut out snacks and just had my 3 square meals with 20g of protein, mainly chicken, tuna or eggs in the evening. Kept it dry. Usual level of activity but power walked my 5k running route everyday.

Result - Well happy! Walking worked really well for me, no fatigue and good for de-stressing too! Protein at end of the day meant I wasn’t really hungry, just craved snacks and beer.

Thoughts - Well done everyone and thanks for the motivation. Knowing i’d be posting here dragged me out of the house on more than one occasion 

[lagerstarfish]

3 hour local walk with the kids today

I don't want to know how much weight I've put on, but the fact that I've started snoring again indicates that the answer is "too much"

[Duma]

31st
1hr walk in the mud.
Really struggled today, planned climbing rained/sleeted off, only got off the sofa for sharkathon.

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Overall I think my most successful sharkathon so far, only 1 miss, despite ending on a bit of a low. Def got out a lot more than I would have without this motivation. Also no booze till the 27th which I'm pretty happy with, perfect not being the enemy of good n'all

[Yossarian]

31/1
2 hr walk with kids. Had planned some core and stretching but had work to catch up on and felt a bit tired from rest of the week.
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Missed three days, all in the past week. All down to domestic arguments and subsequent moodiness.
6kg lost exactly, most of which was in the first fortnight.
No booze - going to press on with this for at least another month, hopefully more as it should make the various divorce-related life changes rather easier to deal with.
Running has been getting faster and more enjoyable, and seem to have reached a pleasant niggle-free period which hopefully will last for at least a few days / weeks. Running is fundamental to my weight-loss I think, so aiming to keep making it work.

[AJM]

31/12 - 4 mile round trip walking/jogging with my son on his new bike. In the evening, some pushups and other things on paralettes
1/1 - decent session of pushing and a little pulling on paralettes and pullup bar, plus a mile or so more walking to accompany the tiny cyclist.
2/1 - some stretching, 4 mile loop as per Thursday
3/1 - short campus session. First time back in ages, so not a great session but you’ve got to get back on the wagon somewhere. A mile or so pushing a pram to accompany the tiny cyclist.
4/1 - 5x5 weighted pull-ups. Not done these for a while so down on previous efforts. 2x10 hammer curls and some feeble knee to bar sets later on too.
5/1 - sets of different varieties of pushups plus static holds
6/1 - aerobic 5-3-5-3-5 foot on campus session, more feeble knee to bar sets.
7/1 - 30min/2mile walk with the tiny cyclist
8/1 - campus session. Good improvement over the one on the third. Then a push session.
9/1 - just under 5 miles along the seafront with the tiny cyclist
10/1 - another 1.5 miles with the tiny cyclist plus a pulling session.
11/1 - pushups, dips, static holds
12/1 - aerobic foc session
13/1 - archer rows, knee to bar sets, dips, ring turned out holds, pushups,
14/1 - 35min/2mile walk with the tiny cyclist
15/1 - 5x5 at bw+10 which, with batteries added to my scales, appears to be a rather shocking (total weight of) 90kg. Glass half full - this means my arms are no weaker and I was ticking reasonable problems at this weight before Christmas. Glass half empty - that’s a good 6kg more than I would hope to be, and excuses like “right after dinner” and “wearing a big jumper because it’s cold” and so on don’t really cover that gap. Weight management feels a higher priority.....
16/1 - nearly 7 miles with the tiny cyclist
17/1 - a weigh in at a more sensible hour and lacking the big jumper suggests a weight of more like 76kg than 80kg - which is a plus although given the variation probably one to keep an eye on to see which is more representative. 2 miles with the tiny cyclist. Pushups etc in the evening.
18/1 - good pushing session
19/1 - distracted all day so a late one, some stretching and compression stuff
20/1 - mix of pull and push sets
21/1 - aerobic foot on campus session
22/1 - pushups, compression etc session in the evening
23/1 - about 80min walking total in 2 trips.
24/1 - weighted pull-ups
25/1 - 5.75km jog; 37min.
26/1 - busy day, 2130 before I had time to contemplate training. Without Sharkathon I’d have done nothing. Sets of pushups, compression, some goes at L sit to tuck planche.
27/1 - 5x5 weighted pull-ups
28/1 - aerobic foot on campus
29/1 - 3 sets bicep curls, some knee to bar and tuck front lever holds
30/1 - campus session

31/1 - a few sets of dips in the day and some stretching and compression this evening.

Felt wiped today. More of a whimper than a bang as the grand finale. Still, I did something every day, even if it wasn’t always that much. Got me back in the habit after a slump into few short sessions during busy patches last year. Hoping to continue fairly high frequency in between now and Easter when I’m hoping to be able to go away climbing, fingers crossed.
 

[monkoffunk]

Last three days!

29. Rest needed. 5 min yoga morning. 10min yoga lunch. 10min evening. Short walk made the difference!
30. Run 17 min. Yoga 14 mins.
31. Finger board 12 mins. Body weight hangs 10s on 10s off x 10. Part of gradual plan to restart fingers. 20 mins dumbbells, push-ups, tricep dips. Will finish it all off with some more yoga before bed.

This has been my best effort yet I think! Much more motivated for more running/supplemental stuff. Actually completed dry January fully too, which is good because now I don’t feel the need for any alcohol any time soon.

Highest weight 82kg, on the 2nd, lowest 78.5kg on 26th. Standard ups and downs, but I’m happy with the progress and feeling healthier.

Thanks Shark!

[shark]

Well done everyone who stuck at or nearly so. Some impressive weight loss results . 

Just 1.8lbs for me