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Oh is it? Must be one of the middle ones I'm guessing cos normally my 23 week diet starts this week... :-/

Buggery pops that you can't come to the seminar.....I'm sure we'll run another next year though going of this response.

Wedding plans????? I can't believe how much there is to do. Marquee sorted, friends field sorted, cake sorted, hog roast sorted, musicians sorted and clothes sorted (although am now wearing something very different to planned which threw a spanner in the works colourwise). The rest is details but yeah...I am excited to be honest but also a bit gippy because there seems so much to do lol.

Weddings are making me go all gushy atm awwwww....

Right, today I trained Chest and Abs:
SMITH BENCH PRESS
bar 20 reps
5kgs each side 15 reps
10kgs each side 12 reps
15kgs each side 8 reps
20kgs each side 6 reps

INCLINE DB FLYE
8kgs e.s 12 reps
12kgs e.s. 8 reps
14kgs e.s. 6 reps
(I haven't gone this heavy before so was pleased)

CABLE CROSSOVER
3.75kgs e.s. 12 reps
5kgs e.s. 10 reps
7.25kgs e.s. 2 reps then failure, 6kgs e.s. 6 reps, 3.75kgs 10 reps dropset

V-SITS
10 Straddle
10 Piked
10 Straddle and piked

4KG BALL TWISTS
20 reps

SWISS BALL PIKE
6 reps, 3 sets

HANGING LEG RAISES
10 piked
10 straddled
10 piked and straddled

Then had a 40min walk home from the gym as I got lost in Portsmouth!

That's cuz you're all loved up!

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Then had a 40min walk home from the gym as I got lost in Portsmouth!

Homing pigeon cardio.

Today I trained leggies at the Godalming Gym and have finally made my way back to London for uni:
SEATED UPRIGHT LEG PRESS
30kgs warm up 20 reps
50kgs 20 reps
79kgs 20 reps
105kgs 12 reps
150kgs 12 reps
179kgs (whole stack woop!) 8 reps

SMITH MACHINE FRONT SQUATS
Bar 15 reps
5kgs each side 12 reps
10kgs each side 12 reps
15kgs each side 10 reps

SEATED HAMSTRING CURL
15kgs 15 reps
30kgs 12 reps
45kgs 10 reps
50kgs 6 reps

SLDL
8kgs dumbells 15 reps
30kgs bar 15 reps, 3 sets

LEG EXTENSION
25kgs 15 reps
30kgs 13 reps
45kgs 12 reps

Was sweating and dead after! Eating has been spot on since Sunday and hopefully it'll continue to do so.

I've just also been finding out some more about the PT programme whilt working through Fitness First. Will take me 3 months to qualify but I can start work straight away... :-)

Have lost a lot of water in my body since I've been cleaned up diet which is great. I already look and feel better. Still can't shake off this cold though so today I'm having a day off and will spend it doing Chem assignment.
 
I think I'm so used to clicking into gear after my birthday where I always indulge waayyyyy too much, this has been quite simple. I even said no to salmon carbonara last night! Said yes, then actually thought about what I'd agreed to and had mackerel and asparagus instead! I do think however, that I managed to have an uber high carb day by accident as I let boyo divide up the rice yesterday and I've just put my days quota into the same tub today and there is SIGNIFICANTLY less!!!!

Your willpower still amazes me

Really???? I don't see it... Carl says he loves that I'm proper obsessed with my bodybuilding, I TOTALLY don't see it!!!

Just PM'ed you actually ;-)

Yesterday I trained Shoulders at Monster. Moving Monday and got Chem assignment due in so today am packing, studying and training as I can...
 
Shoulder Press and Side Lat raise
5kg dbs 20 reps each warm up
 
SMITH MACHINE FRONT PRESS
5kgs each side 15 reps
10kgs each side 12 reps
15kgs each side 6 reps OUCH!!!
 
PLATE FRONT RAISE AND PRESS
10kgs 10 reps of each, 2 sets
10kgs 8 reps raises, 15 reps press
 
REAR DELT DB RAISE
5kgs es 12 reps
7.5kgs es 12 reps
9kgs es 12 reps
12kgs es 6 reps, 10kgs es 6 reps
 
PIKE PRESS UPS OFF BENCH
8 reps, 3 sets
 
Then did some stretching and splits practice.
 
Weight has stabilised at 62.7kgs now, all water has clearly gone and I lost 3kgs of it in 5days of eating clean!! Mad!
 
Just heard from Chrissie - she's alive! And techno-able!

Nice weight loss, water or not!!

Thankyou :-)

I'm slightly happier - I look a lot less bloated because of it.

I took progress pics yday too - they bummed me out slightly:
POSITIVES
- My back finally has ends on my shoulders (before they just used to slope off and not end)
-My Shoulders from the front now actually go UP and aren't just flat
-My shape overall has gotten better from this time last year - notably so

NEGATIVES
-Biceps still look the same - it's genetics but still sucks
-I looked a lot fatter than I thought I would (and if I'm honest, I took the pics thinking they'd make me feel better about myself, not worse) - was quite a shock

So the initial number I gave Carl of 61.8kgs that I thought I'd look passable at might be quite accurate after all. I'm not doing anything 'extra' i.e. cardio - I just want to see what happens to my weight now I'm keeping it clean and see how my body looks thusly.

Just got bday card from Chrissie - she packed it in the move d'oh! I'm not sure whether the 'plump' old ladies in the card symbolise me and her when we're old and grey - I do hope not! She also sent me some vouchers so I'm off to treat myself after I've got settled - thanks chick ;-)

61.8.....that's bloody precise lol

If it was closer to 60 I might've started pondering competing again and don't want that so 61.8 sounded nice as it was nearer to 62... :-D

Yes I am a proper fruitloop... ;-)

Ddin't manage to train today as assignment and crying over assignment literally took all day. Went to a study group about 6.30pm and only just got home - wow my life's exciting...

At some point I really should start packing as I'm meant to be moving Monday oops!

I`m sure you could manage to squiz in to a comp suit for the qualifiers :-)

Morning luv!  Hope the move goes well, I'm sure you're going to be very happy xx

I see you more as a Hoola Hoop!!!!

Happy moving day!x

Thanks Annie! Sorry I never made it back in - just didn't have time trying to do my assignment...

Hula hoop lol...

Move went well, I'm sitting in our lounge and Carl just cooked me brekkie :-)

Training later and cracking on with some assignments but not unpacking as Carl has Eastbourne interview tomorrow...

Trained Arms today in Pompey Gym with Carl:
 
CABLE BICEP CURL
3.75kgs 15 reps
6.75kgs 12 reps
8.75kgs 12 reps
11.25kgs 12 reps, 8.75kgs 6 sets (drop set)
 
DB HAMMER CURL
8kgs 12 reps, 2 sets
8kgs 12 reps, 6kgs 6 reps, 4kgs 8 reps, 2kgs 10 reps (drop set)
 
DB PREACHER CURL
8kgs 12 reps
10kgs 10 reps
12kgs 6 reps
 
BODYWEIGHT DIPS
10 reps, 2 sets
8 reps
 
SWISS BALL LYING TRI EXTENSION
2.75kgs 15 reps
5kgs 12 reps
6.75kgs 10 reps
 
Had a cheat on Sunday, but straight back to clean eating as of Monday which is fab...
:-)  

Sounds like you're settling in well :-) I'm glad to hear. read your comment on the other forum. Sorry I'm not responding too often these days. Alot on my schedule and I tend to go to bed very early these days :-)