Who’s on top?

I think it’s officially time to buy new trousers. It’s kind of moved past the ‘hey man, notch that belt up a bit more’ stage and slippery sloped its way down to the ‘who is the spaz wearing his dad’s hand-me-down suit’ stage. This is pleasing in every way but financially. I can’t really afford to buy a new wardrobe at the minute, but I’m going to have to splurge on some new jeans at least.

Which makes this a good point to stop and take a minute to assess how this whole project has gone so far.

It’s no secret to some people why I got on this kick. It’s still secret to others (although, as of this weekend, the parents are no longer in the dark). The why doesn’t really matter at the moment, but I started training in earnest about two months ago.

So I’ve had two months of working out 5 days a week. Two months of cutting out alcohol. Two months of healthy living.

And I feel great. I really do. I’ve caught the bug.

Numbers are good. Here are some of mine:

Starting Weight: 215 lbs (97.5KG/ 15.3 stone)
Current Weight: 188 lbs (85.2 KG / 13.4 stone)
Starting Waist: 38″
Current Waist: 34.5″

So not bad. Still a lot to do. I’m not really setting a target weight, but I’m aiming for somewhere around 170lbs. That’s pretty much my fighting weight.

Tonight was circuit night. We did super-set weight circuit (with exercises). It’s a tough workout, and we do it at quite a pace (so it gets the heart a-racing).

Sets: 15|14|13|12|11|10

Circuit:
Side Lats – Weights
Burpees – Body Exercise (military press-ups)
Curls – Weights
Abs – Body Exercise
Tricep Raise – Weights
Twists – Body Exercise
Bent-Over Rolls – Weights
Squat Thrust Alternate Leg
Calf Raise – Weights
Squats – Body Exercise
Shoulder Press – Weights
Dorsal Raise – Body Exercise
Front Raisers – Weights
Pluto Sniffs – Body Exercise (weird Manchester exercise)
Hammer Curls – Weights
Squat Thrusts (combined) – Body Exercise
Tricep Raise – Weights
Press-Ups – Body Exercise
side bends – Weights
Lunges – Body Exercise

It’s a good circuit. The first two sets are always pretty easy. The rest are hard. The last is brutal.

I guess I’m getting there, eh?

- j

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