What's been happening and where have I been? When DadBod2Boxer started waaaaaay back in 2015, the aim was to show that an every day Joe, like yours truly, could change up their lifestyle for the better with good eating and a bit of training. It now seems so long ago since the journey began and […]
I've had plenty of Personal Trainers and Fitness Coaches in my time, stemming from as far back as Primary School. My Primary School Phys. Ed. teacher was called Mr Clarke and his intolerance for 10 year old shenanigans was what started me on a reasonably successful running pastime that lasted until just after I finished […]
So here we are, the end of Dadbod2Boxer (well, not quite, but more about that later). This post was a little late in coming, but hopefully it'll be worth you reading! My goals for this challenge was 2-fold:(a) Transform my body from something that resembled something of a flat truck tyre to a low profile […]
What's been happening and where have I been? When DadBod2Boxer started waaaaaay back in 2015, the aim was to show that an every day Joe, like yours truly, could change up their lifestyle for the better with good eating and a bit of training. It now seems so long ago since the journey began and […]
I've had plenty of Personal Trainers and Fitness Coaches in my time, stemming from as far back as Primary School. My Primary School Phys. Ed. teacher was called Mr Clarke and his intolerance for 10 year old shenanigans was what started me on a reasonably successful running pastime that lasted until just after I finished […]
So here we are, the end of Dadbod2Boxer (well, not quite, but more about that later). This post was a little late in coming, but hopefully it'll be worth you reading! My goals for this challenge was 2-fold:(a) Transform my body from something that resembled something of a flat truck tyre to a low profile […]
With one day to go in the Dadbod2Boxer challenge, I thought I would fill you in a little bit on the last couple of weeks where I have been training mostly by myself. So I have always been the type of person who feels that the only way to get more out of myself is […]
So I haven't updated everyone for a while, truth be known I have been waiting for the results of the FightFit Training Camp program, dealing with the logistical nightmare that is school holidays and have been a bit unwell. The last fortnight has not been blessed with freakish, day after day training sessions as there […]
Following on from the final day of the FightFit Training Camp, this week it was another continuing down trend with the measurements.But it's all about to plateau due to some commitments I've had planned for a while by way of my works annual AFL Football game, which I've been training for in a lighthearted way […]
Here we are again, another week down and about to head into a weekend of testing through the Fight Fit Training Camp. This week the measurements have been encouraging and the body shape continues to change. More people are starting to comment on how I've slimmed down and that's always a good sign! Anyway, I'll […]
Day 43, or thereabouts, marks the half way point of the Dadbod2Boxer journey. So I thought it would be good to reflect on the last week or two and the journey as a whole so far. By far the most interesting week has been this week, and by interesting, I mean bloody challenging. Overall, the […]
So here we are, the half way mark of this journey of and again, there's not been a great change in measurements. Last week when this happened, I thought "Oh, ok, you know what, it will pick up next week" and now that it hasn't I guess I've been super cranky most of the week. […]
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 […]
For those who have read my blog, in particular over the last week, you'd have been aware that I've been treading a fine line between training effectively and injuring a recalcitrant shoulder. Now that I'm well into Week 5 of 12, the role of my physiotherapist is going to become even more critical. Not just […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
So has my diet and training been paying off? The simple answer is yes! In fact I had a feeling it would, otherwise I would be so disillusioned with the challenge, I'd pack my tail between my legs, grow a mustache and hide out in Puerto Rico until this whole thing blows over. As mentioned […]
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. […]
I've made a promise to myself that I wont be getting on the scales during this challenge. I've gotten my head around the fact that the scales are a pretty useless tool for this exercise and in the past I've been way too "scale weight" focused. I've been training hard, but the training is only […]
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, […]
So Day 1 of training is in the books. Whilst I ease myself into the diet from Monday, I made sure I didn't get up out of bed until I've polished off a massive cup of water. Rule #1: If you want to save yourself from an instantly squeemish stomach, don't gulp down ice cold […]
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 […]
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 […]
Self preservation aside, the training is a pretty obvious component of the next 8 weeks. As the name of this site would suggest, the route to physical fitness lay in the Gentleman's Art of Boxing. I personally felt that there was a very technique and technical approach to boxing in general after having a couple […]
Welcome to my very first post in what I hope is going to be an informative and dare I say it, inspirational, blog aimed fair and squarely at the Dad Bod's out there. Over the course of the next 8 weeks, I'll be aiming to take this soft and sensitive "Dad Bod" of mine through […]