Motivation
Dexa Scan & Weekly Measurements - Week 5

Week 5 Measurements made me want to scratch my head a bit. I've been thoroughly enjoying my training and the diet is no issue. And I have been working extremely hard. I'm now committed to 4 training sessions a week. This is partly because I'm at a level of fitness now that I can add […]

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Weekly Measurements - Week 4

The weeks seem to be flying by so quickly now. Into a good routine in terms of diet and training, and we're back to our weekly measurements. Week 4 now and there have been quite a few changes that I've noticed. Some of them obvious, some of them I've noticed on reflection of my daily […]

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Day 24 - Now a 12 week challenge

Now into Week 4 of the challenge and just coming off another Saturday morning session with my one-on-one trainer Dave Trotter. With the echo of what head trainer Paul Fyfield said to us in our post 90 minute thrashing session he gave us the Saturday before, there's no doubt that he's ramping it up now and […]

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Weekly Measurements – Week 3

Wow! How quickly do the weeks fly by! Well into week 3 now and the great news is that measurements continue to drop and I am starting to notice a definite difference in my body shape. The stomach is looking less like a donut and from the side-on profile, my stomach is starting to come […]

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Day 15 - Injuries & Doubts

The last 3 or 4 days have been stressful and painful and I seemingly only have myself to blame. During my last one-on-one session with Trainer Dave, I was starting to open up a bit more and become a bit more fluid with my technique that is being drilled in to me (and I have […]

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What Dadbod2Boxer Training looks like
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Day 8 - Not easy, this boxing caper

So I'm just going to outline the last two one-on-one training session's I've had since the Day 1 Training Camp grind. After my first session I felt horribly exposed, I guess for good reason, but I've pretty much been a perfectionist at everything, so the fact that I am coming unstuck so quickly is frustrating. […]

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Day 4 - DOMS, Diet & Determination

DOMS As expected, a day or two after completing my first training session, I'm struggling to lift an arm, to turn to my left, or my right and there are muscles somewhere in my mid-section that clearly haven't seen any of this exercise for some time. That's DOMS for you, or Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, […]

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What the doctors say

Whilst I'm on this journey, I want to be very definitive in terms of how much fat I have lost, and for that matter, how much muscle I've gained. You can use scales in a rudimentary way, you can even use fancy scales that give you a Body Mass Index (BMI) value. It does this […]

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The Food

Ask any Personal Trainer, Dietician (but of course), Athlete or mother what the most important thing is to a healthier lifestyle, Food is your answer. But it's about the right food. Nonnas, look away now, because the right fuel for your body isn't copious amounts of cheese and pasta bake, followed up with a heaped […]

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