03-22-13 11:46 AM - Post#765637    

Can't believe my little son is a week old already today!

Managed to get a couple of workouts in so far. Sleep has been minimal but food is improving. Just doing what I can once all the important things are taken care of.

Thursday: 24kg clean and press 2-3-5-2-3-5-2-3

Friday: 32kg swings 10x10, 10x5

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03-22-13 12:24 PM - Post#765641    

Congratulations! As you know, it will get a bit less hectic but you'll have a little mental child monitor going all the time in your head from now on. At least I have, a couple of them.
Great training and best wishes. Thanks for sharing.

"I'm the man that rolls when icicles hanging on the trees". R. Johnson. Steady Rollin Man.

03-22-13 02:53 PM - Post#765650    

Congratulations.

I really like the idea of the program minimum or something pared down when it comes to new "fatherdom." I think you are on the right track with the way you are going.

Enjoy the time.

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03-22-13 06:36 PM - Post#765657    

I need to start training soon too!

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03-23-13 09:57 AM - Post#765696    

Have fun, Luke!

03-24-13 10:24 PM - Post#765822    

Thanks all!

Sunday

32kg kb presses, about 10 singles left and right, spread over about two hours while I did other stuff.

Also put my door chin up bar up by the laundry as I seem to be going in there a lot lately!

Did pull ups 2 x 2 and chins 3, 5 at about midnight!

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03-25-13 01:14 AM - Post#765831    

Great to see you squeezing in some training when you can!

03-25-13 11:00 AM - Post#765867    

Cheers. Its easier than I first thought it would be ...though will be a lot harder when I go back back to work next week.

Monday

32kg swings x 10 on the minute for 20 minutes.

Finished with 2 laps of suitcase walks per arm. Need to get that baby capsule carrying strength up! Amazing how a 32kg kettlebell feels easier than a 4kg baby and a plastic capsule.

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03-25-13 04:10 PM - Post#765915    

First, mazel tov on the young-un.

• aussieluke Said:

Nice pressing. These days I look at my 32kg 'bell and think "gee that looks awfully heavy."

“I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.” Banksy

03-25-13 09:02 PM - Post#765946    

• aussieluke Said:

Kettlebells don't wriggle! Other functional fitness gems - holding kb on hip whilst eating one handed...

03-25-13 11:09 PM - Post#765950    

• AusDaz Said:

Closely followed by the 50 yard dash holding a smelly kettlebell at arm's length in front!

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03-26-13 09:08 PM - Post#766035    

I take this log as my What To Expect When Expecting!

Impressive 32KG press!

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03-26-13 09:09 PM - Post#766036    

I take this log as my What To Expect When Expecting!

Impressive 32KG press!

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03-27-13 10:40 AM - Post#766087    

Cheers!

Wednesday

Whilst barbecuing dinner...

24kg press 2-3-5 LR (without putting bell down) x 3


16kg:
10 cleans
10 press
10 snatch
10 front squat

Switch hands and repeat. 1 round. Wow.

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03-29-13 02:31 AM - Post#766273    

Friday

32kg swings...

5/5/5 x 10 (L/R/two-hand)

Then finished with 20-15-10-5 two-hand swings

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03-29-13 09:10 PM - Post#766355    

Weigh in yesterday 82.8kg.

Was 81.2 a week ago.

Been training less and eating worse, including lots of hot cross buns.

But I have been doing gtg pullups/chinups throughout the week with probably 20-30 reps per day. Plus my press and swing workouts.

I did think my shoulders and arms looked a little thicker yesterday - maybe some of it is muscle!

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03-30-13 12:50 AM - Post#766361    

Saturday

32kg one arm press 4 x (1,2) LR

Quick practice cleans and front squats (the first round from 'cardio cleans')

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03-30-13 02:25 AM - Post#766366    

Eating less and eating worse! Exactly!

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04-01-13 08:46 AM - Post#766479    

• aussieluke Said:

Ha! Re checked weight tonight and 80.5kg so have actually lost more. Think the scales were on uneven tiles which messed them up somehow.

Bad news is obviously not muscle gain!

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04-01-13 10:31 AM - Post#766509    

Sunday

32kg swings 5/5/5 x 10

24kg snatch 10/10, 10/10, 5/5

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04-02-13 11:16 AM - Post#766616    

Tuesday

Wanted to try a Delorme style kb one arm clean and press workout.

4 rounds

16kg x 5/5
24kg x 5/5
32kg x 2/2

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04-05-13 12:45 AM - Post#766935    

Thursday, 10pm

3 rounds

16kg x 5/5
24kg x 5/5
32kg x 2/2

several 10 second ringwing holds

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04-06-13 05:27 AM - Post#767060    

Saturday

24kg goblet squats 3x5

24kg one arm presses 2-3-5 x 3


Ringwings 2 x 20 sec

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Edited by aussieluke on 04-06-13 10:47 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

04-06-13 07:33 AM - Post#767065    

You are a pressing machine!

04-06-13 10:46 AM - Post#767081    

Ha. It's definitely my favorite lift.

That 24kg felt very heavy this morning though, on no breakfast and only five hours sleep. Just had to get outside while I had the the chance and train in the sunshine.

I like that little delorme style workout but it just wasn't going to happen today.

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04-09-13 01:27 AM - Post#767329    

How's it going? Back to work this week?

04-09-13 01:46 AM - Post#767331    

Been back since before Easter - had two weeks arranged but got called in for two days before the break!

Very tired at the moment. Baby is doing really well and sleeping up to five hours in one go at night, but usually means we're up at 4/5am and not really getting back to sleep, so still knackered.


Managed a workout on the weekend but haven't since. Maybe tonight but just don't know if I'll have the energy!

Might even switch to just GTG type stuff while things are this hard ...maybe bring my 32kg indoors and practice pressing it every now and again and do some chins.

You?

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04-09-13 09:57 AM - Post#767372    

Tuesday

3 rounds

16kg x 5/5
24kg x 5/5
32kg x 2/2

7 x 10, 1x5 swings 32kg

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04-12-13 08:17 AM - Post#767817    

Just had too little sleep, energy and time this week.

Friday

Brought my 24kg kb indoors and worked out while I made dinner.

Goblet squat 2-3-5

Press 3 x (1, 2, 3)

Swings sets of ten between other stuff 7x10, 1x5

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04-12-13 09:15 AM - Post#767823    

• aussieluke Said:

Story of my life!

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04-13-13 04:24 AM - Post#767925    

Saturday

32kg swings 10 x 5/5/5, 1 x 30

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04-14-13 07:38 PM - Post#768060    

Sunday

32kg one arm press

3 x (1, 2, 3)


Done throughout the afternoon-evening

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04-15-13 08:02 AM - Post#768082    

32kg presses are coming along really well!

04-15-13 08:16 AM - Post#768085    

Wow!
Put a 40KG on your XMas wish list? :-D

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04-15-13 10:55 AM - Post#768112    

Cheers

They were very hard. The sets of three are a real grind, almost a side press!

Would love to get that little bit better and be able to work ROP ladders. (Time permitting!)

Seems like a mix of heavy pressing and 2-3-5 ladders with the 24kg are slowly working.

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04-17-13 09:14 AM - Post#768381    

Wednesday

24kg press 3 x 2-3-5

24kg swings 15/15 x 10 mins. 200 reps. Ouch.

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04-19-13 12:22 PM - Post#768669    

Friday

16kg goblet squat 2x5
Halo x 5 each way
32kg swings 2x 5/5/5

Long Press 32kg 3x 1, 2, 3

16kg weighted ring pull ups 4 x 1

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04-19-13 07:47 PM - Post#768699    

Is that front squat to press? Also called long push press?

04-19-13 10:33 PM - Post#768713    

Yeah most likely. Not a push press and not a thruster.

Front squat all the way down slowly, up faster and press at the top with a bit of momentum, then controlled negative to rack and repeat.

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04-20-13 12:36 PM - Post#768744    

Saturday

Had coffee with cream then a second cup with coconut oil, then "fasted" until 2pm while doing gardening and stuff round the house.

Hadn't planned to train but was visiting mum and dad and my old pull up bar was still there in the garden. Fancied testing my chinup numbers.

Got 10 nice strict, slow reps!

Followed with 5, 3, 2 then ate dinner.

Not much of a workout but not too bad.

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04-21-13 09:15 AM - Post#768786    

Sunday

32kg goblet squat 3x3

32kg swings 10 otm x 10 min

Suitcase walks 1 x max LR

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04-23-13 11:31 AM - Post#768943    

Tuesday

32kg clean and press 3 x 1,2,3 in about 20 mins

Ring pull ups 3 x 1,2

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Edited by aussieluke on 04-23-13 11:31 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

04-25-13 11:09 AM - Post#769171    

Thursday

16kg 2x5 goblet squats, halos

24kg press 3 x 2-3-5

32kg swings 5-10-15-20-5-10-15-20 (100)

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04-25-13 10:39 PM - Post#769263    

32kg clean and press 3 x 1,2,3 !

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04-27-13 11:57 AM - Post#769451    

Saturday

32kg long press 3 x 1-2-3

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04-30-13 02:00 AM - Post#769730    

Just had zero time to train lately.

Chucked my 32kg in the car this morning and went up to the park in my lunchbreak!

32kg press 3 x 1,2,3



...this was done 'fasted' since dinner yesterday, with a bulletproof-ish coffee this morning. Been doing this a week or so now, no breakfast just coffee with cream, coconut oil or butter.

Still eating crap for lunch and dinner sometimes though. Can't do it all at the moment.

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04-30-13 06:57 PM - Post#769820    

We've all been there (well the parents on here anyway). Sounds like a good time to strive for reasonable and not hard with your diet.

Edited by AusDaz on 04-30-13 06:58 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

04-30-13 07:39 PM - Post#769825    

Well the no breakfast thing is a bit hard but it also takes one decision out of the day and frees up more time in the morning. Thought I'd give it a go as even when I have breakfast I'm starving by about 10am ...whether I have bacon and eggs or just cereal etc.

Just eating what I can for lunch and trying to have good dinners. Though we had pizza and a movie last night as we managed to get baby to sleep early!!

Still seem to be losing a little weight each week though.

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05-01-13 03:01 AM - Post#769851    

Tuesday - in the park at lunchtime again

32kg Goblet squat 3 x 3

32kg swings 11 OTM x 10 mins (110)

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Edited by aussieluke on 05-01-13 03:02 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

05-01-13 09:25 AM - Post#769872    

The 32KG comes in handy!

• aussieluke Said:

Crack open a bottle of red too! Super food! ;-)

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