Being sick sucks

So last week was supposed to be a deload week from training. Started off like that but it turned out a whole lot worse.

Woke up on Tuesday morning feeling a bit rough, had a tickly throat and a bit of a cough. Then on Wednesday after not much sleep, I went to work with no voice, earache and feeling like shit. I was told to go home at lunch time and managed to get an appointment to see the doctor. A quick look down my eartubes and then a look down my throat and i was prescribed some penicillin and told to go home and rest.

Thursday was by far the worst day I have had in a long time. After no sleep at all, I spent the rest of the day moaning, puking, coughing, grumping and then puking some more.

The drugs seemed to kick in really quickly as by Friday night I was able to get a few hours sleep ready for Santa.

Christmas day was great with the family. Kids were fantastic, getting Santa presents, then a visit from my folks and sister and brother in law, then Jackies mum and dad and sister came for Christmas dinner. Jackie made a fabulous dinner, which I was only able to eat a little bit of.

Over the last week I have lost about 9 or 10 pounds in weight due to lack of appetite, puking and having little or no food. First time in history I have LOST weight over Christmas

The plan for training is too take the rest of this week off and start back slowly next monday.

This weeks stuff

No idea why I havent posted all week - so heres what I did

Deadlifts

122.5kg x 5
140kg x 3
155kg x 1

then went for new 1rm

182.5kg x fail x 3 attempts

Back Squats

82.5kg x 5
92.5kg x 3
105kg x 14

run on saturday of about 10ish km - 3 km run to park, then a 5ish km timed run of 29mins, then 3.5kg run home

Saturday 11th December - 5km run and presses

Friday - rest day. Had my works Xmas night out. Lots of food and whisky

Saturday

5km PARK RUN with my mate. Done this a couple of weeks ago in 24mins. Today, with a RAGING hangover did it in 28mins. Only 37 runners today and i managed to finish 30th lol

The presses

55kg x 5
62.5kg x 3
70kg x 1
then went for new max 82.5kg x fail

Need to get up to Keysers to get some of the big washers that can be used as fractional plates as I cant get over 80kg


Video -

Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever

Thursday 9th December

Training - 


Back squat

77.5kg x 3
87.5kg x 3
97.5kg x max = 15 reps

Got 90kg x 31 last week and could barley walk all week. Though that IF i got to 15 that would be good and managed it ok. Started seeing stars around rep 12, my mate calls that "seeing into the future"


Metcon

In a 15 min window do -

2,000m row

then AMRAP

3 ground to overhead 70kg
6 burpee
12 sit ups

Row 7mins 36secs ( pish )
AMRAP 2 full rounds plus 2 GTOH

That was tough

Photo -

Video - 

HOLY FUCKBALLS!

Its been a strange week...

F.Y.M.K

...Tuesday 

Annie - 9mins 47secs. Double unders a bit better but still not stringing them together as well as I used to.

Schools closed up here again on Tuesday, Wednesday and now Thursday too. Had a rest day on Wednesday and got squats today - think the lowest temp we have had is minus 12 - thank the Hobo Gods for my cold weather Sub Armour gear. I have even been wearing it to go to the shops under my jeans.

Its a bit nippy

Almost every road here looks like this!

Monday - bench press

70kg x 3
80kg x 3
90kg x max = 8

stopped there as i have no spotter, could maybe have got 1 or 2 more

then

6 rounds of

400m row
10 burpee
15 russian kb swings

19mins 58secs

Had a mental day today because of the weather, really heavy snow caused chaos on teh roads, school wasnt closed but parents were told to come and collect their kids. The girl I work with is visually impaired and gets a taxi home, he didnt turn up till 4pm, took him 3 hours to travel 3 miles. There are still 3 kids and 3 members of staff who are sleeping at the school till morning. Glad I live within walking distance

Squat like a girl

Watch her squat...then watch him...

Training -

AMRAP 20mins

1 ground to overhead 60kg
1 round of Cindy ( 5 pull ups, 10 push ups 15 squats)

2 GTOH
1 round cindy

3 GTOH
1 round cindy

etc etc etc

8 full rounds plus 5 GTOH

Last time 7 rounds plus 4 GTOH - too cold to hang around tonight

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Thursday 2nd December

Training - Press

52.5kg x 3
60kg x 3
65kg x max reps = 5

Then 150 kettlebell swings with 24kg - every time KB hits the floor = 15 ring dips

Time - 4mins 29secs - NO RING DIPS

my soon to be new toy!

My refuge from the snow!