Bahtatboy's Blubber-Slashing Blog
Jun 13th 2012, 1:09 pm
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Re: Bahtatboy's Blubber-Slashing Blog
To all my faithful followers out there, I'm so sorry to have disappointed you both with the lack of blogs in the last couple of weeks. Life's sort of taken over...
Still doing what I need to do, just not being so anal about recording it. All shirts now comfortable, and getting close to 2 trouser sizes down. Will ramp up in the next couple of weeks before Shanghai.
Still doing what I need to do, just not being so anal about recording it. All shirts now comfortable, and getting close to 2 trouser sizes down. Will ramp up in the next couple of weeks before Shanghai.
Jul 2nd 2012, 2:03 pm
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Re: Bahtatboy's Blubber-Slashing Blog
To all my faithful followers out there, I'm so sorry to have disappointed you both with the lack of blogs in the last couple of weeks. Life's sort of taken over...
Still doing what I need to do, just not being so anal about recording it. All shirts now comfortable, and getting close to 2 trouser sizes down. Will ramp up in the next couple of weeks before Shanghai.
Still doing what I need to do, just not being so anal about recording it. All shirts now comfortable, and getting close to 2 trouser sizes down. Will ramp up in the next couple of weeks before Shanghai.
Jul 8th 2012, 10:52 am
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Re: Bahtatboy's Blubber-Slashing Blog
Ok, just back from Shanghai. Targets were, in 12 weeks:
Trousers: go from bulging over the top of 38" to being comfortably in 34". Didn't quite achieve that, but down to a firm 36". So that's about a size and a half.
Shirts: go from not even being able to button up (round the waist) 120cm shirts, to fitting in them comfortably. Achieved.
Exercise & eat correctly consistently for 12 weeks. I fell off a bit towards the end.
Next programme starts now: will be in Dublin in 17 weeks, which is my target date. I don't think I can consistently follow for 17 weeks the relatively harsh regime I tasked myself with before. I guess I have two options:
1 Split the next 17 weeks into two equal parts of 8 weeks with a 1 week rest in the middle, and go for the same harsh regime as before.
2 Try a less harsh regime for the entire 17 weeks.
Option 1 seems, on first view, most suited to how I do things. This time targets will be: A) Stick more consistently to what I plan, and B) Expect to be comfortably in 34" trousers, and let the rest take care of itself (I'll probably be upping the weights and protein intake with the expectation of visible muscle growth).
Yours, Narcissus.
Trousers: go from bulging over the top of 38" to being comfortably in 34". Didn't quite achieve that, but down to a firm 36". So that's about a size and a half.
Shirts: go from not even being able to button up (round the waist) 120cm shirts, to fitting in them comfortably. Achieved.
Exercise & eat correctly consistently for 12 weeks. I fell off a bit towards the end.
Next programme starts now: will be in Dublin in 17 weeks, which is my target date. I don't think I can consistently follow for 17 weeks the relatively harsh regime I tasked myself with before. I guess I have two options:
1 Split the next 17 weeks into two equal parts of 8 weeks with a 1 week rest in the middle, and go for the same harsh regime as before.
2 Try a less harsh regime for the entire 17 weeks.
Option 1 seems, on first view, most suited to how I do things. This time targets will be: A) Stick more consistently to what I plan, and B) Expect to be comfortably in 34" trousers, and let the rest take care of itself (I'll probably be upping the weights and protein intake with the expectation of visible muscle growth).
Yours, Narcissus.
Jul 8th 2012, 11:01 am
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Re: Bahtatboy's Blubber-Slashing Blog
Ok, just back from Shanghai. Targets were, in 12 weeks:
Trousers: go from bulging over the top of 38" to being comfortably in 34". Didn't quite achieve that, but down to a firm 36". So that's about a size and a half.
Shirts: go from not even being able to button up (round the waist) 120cm shirts, to fitting in them comfortably. Achieved.
Exercise & eat correctly consistently for 12 weeks. I fell off a bit towards the end.
Next programme starts now: will be in Dublin in 17 weeks, which is my target date. I don't think I can consistently follow for 17 weeks the relatively harsh regime I tasked myself with before. I guess I have two options:
1 Split the next 17 weeks into two equal parts of 8 weeks with a 1 week rest in the middle, and go for the same harsh regime as before.
2 Try a less harsh regime for the entire 17 weeks.
Option 1 seems, on first view, most suited to how I do things. This time targets will be: A) Stick more consistently to what I plan, and B) Expect to be comfortably in 34" trousers, and let the rest take care of itself (I'll probably be upping the weights and protein intake with the expectation of visible muscle growth).
Yours, Narcissus.
Trousers: go from bulging over the top of 38" to being comfortably in 34". Didn't quite achieve that, but down to a firm 36". So that's about a size and a half.
Shirts: go from not even being able to button up (round the waist) 120cm shirts, to fitting in them comfortably. Achieved.
Exercise & eat correctly consistently for 12 weeks. I fell off a bit towards the end.
Next programme starts now: will be in Dublin in 17 weeks, which is my target date. I don't think I can consistently follow for 17 weeks the relatively harsh regime I tasked myself with before. I guess I have two options:
1 Split the next 17 weeks into two equal parts of 8 weeks with a 1 week rest in the middle, and go for the same harsh regime as before.
2 Try a less harsh regime for the entire 17 weeks.
Option 1 seems, on first view, most suited to how I do things. This time targets will be: A) Stick more consistently to what I plan, and B) Expect to be comfortably in 34" trousers, and let the rest take care of itself (I'll probably be upping the weights and protein intake with the expectation of visible muscle growth).
Yours, Narcissus.
Would that work? (Only you know best)
Jul 8th 2012, 11:57 am
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Re: Bahtatboy's Blubber-Slashing Blog
Ok, just back from Shanghai. Targets were, in 12 weeks:
Trousers: go from bulging over the top of 38" to being comfortably in 34". Didn't quite achieve that, but down to a firm 36". So that's about a size and a half.
Shirts: go from not even being able to button up (round the waist) 120cm shirts, to fitting in them comfortably. Achieved.
Exercise & eat correctly consistently for 12 weeks. I fell off a bit towards the end.
Next programme starts now: will be in Dublin in 17 weeks, which is my target date. I don't think I can consistently follow for 17 weeks the relatively harsh regime I tasked myself with before. I guess I have two options:
1 Split the next 17 weeks into two equal parts of 8 weeks with a 1 week rest in the middle, and go for the same harsh regime as before.
2 Try a less harsh regime for the entire 17 weeks.
Option 1 seems, on first view, most suited to how I do things. This time targets will be: A) Stick more consistently to what I plan, and B) Expect to be comfortably in 34" trousers, and let the rest take care of itself (I'll probably be upping the weights and protein intake with the expectation of visible muscle growth).
Yours, Narcissus.
Trousers: go from bulging over the top of 38" to being comfortably in 34". Didn't quite achieve that, but down to a firm 36". So that's about a size and a half.
Shirts: go from not even being able to button up (round the waist) 120cm shirts, to fitting in them comfortably. Achieved.
Exercise & eat correctly consistently for 12 weeks. I fell off a bit towards the end.
Next programme starts now: will be in Dublin in 17 weeks, which is my target date. I don't think I can consistently follow for 17 weeks the relatively harsh regime I tasked myself with before. I guess I have two options:
1 Split the next 17 weeks into two equal parts of 8 weeks with a 1 week rest in the middle, and go for the same harsh regime as before.
2 Try a less harsh regime for the entire 17 weeks.
Option 1 seems, on first view, most suited to how I do things. This time targets will be: A) Stick more consistently to what I plan, and B) Expect to be comfortably in 34" trousers, and let the rest take care of itself (I'll probably be upping the weights and protein intake with the expectation of visible muscle growth).
Yours, Narcissus.
imho...i think the time is right to the move toward the lifestyle change way of thinking...which steers towards option 2.
consistency is the key word here.
your body will respond positively to regular lighter meals and excercise - you can still bang out some hefty weights every other day if you want but a routine of regular, consistent food intake and cardio excercise will see you maintain what you have achieved so far longer term.
review your goals and adapt your plan accordingly - the "no pain no gain" rule is true to a point - you have to decide when you have reached that point.
Jul 11th 2012, 2:34 am
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Re: Bahtatboy's Blubber-Slashing Blog
like most, been following the blog for a while now..
imho...i think the time is right to the move toward the lifestyle change way of thinking...which steers towards option 2.
consistency is the key word here.
your body will respond positively to regular lighter meals and excercise - you can still bang out some hefty weights every other day if you want but a routine of regular, consistent food intake and cardio excercise will see you maintain what you have achieved so far longer term.
review your goals and adapt your plan accordingly - the "no pain no gain" rule is true to a point - you have to decide when you have reached that point.
imho...i think the time is right to the move toward the lifestyle change way of thinking...which steers towards option 2.
consistency is the key word here.
your body will respond positively to regular lighter meals and excercise - you can still bang out some hefty weights every other day if you want but a routine of regular, consistent food intake and cardio excercise will see you maintain what you have achieved so far longer term.
review your goals and adapt your plan accordingly - the "no pain no gain" rule is true to a point - you have to decide when you have reached that point.
Mine has changed dramatically since Sunday. I completed the event I had been training for, so now I am resting, so I have had to re-assess my diet and exercise routine. If I continued to eat what I was before, then I would certainly put on around 10K in a few months..
As soon as I get back into a program for my next race. Or just the UAE racing season come October....then ill re-assess again...
Make it work around your life...not rule your life
