Where did last week go? Man,
what a whirl. I had so many things on
during the evenings (farewells, parties etc.) that I just didn't get a chance
to blog about anything. I worked out
most mornings as per usual, but the workouts were boring and really nothing to
write home about. So I figured, if I didn't care, maybe you don’t care either J I hope!
Anyway, we just had a long weekend here due to a bank holiday. The
weather on Sunday and Monday was fantastic so I made sure I got out and enjoyed
it as much as possible Here is a quick run down so you can see what I have been up to.
Saturday WOD
Fasted long run up the road – fairly flat, roughly 7km – 40mins
I had absolutely nothing to eat beforehand and had water before
leaving the house. My energy levels felt
okayyyy – but was pretty stoked to come home and be done with it. I thought I would experiment a little more
with the fasted cardio, especially since I have been in such a routine with
regards to my morning workouts. It feels
good to shock the body a bit, as we all know our bodies are smart and they
cotton on to what we are doing.
Highlights
of my day included – Having lunch with Michelle at our local and
watching a whole season of HBO’s Entourage (don’t judge me). Most of the day was taken up with errands and
chores, as per my usual Saturday routine and it was nice to break it up a bit
with a sneaky lunch and beer. Saturday
night I ended up watching a bit of Forest Gump accidentally, while mucking
around on my laptop with new work stuff.
My laptop is about to die a slow and painful death. It is so old now,
that I can’t really use it as a laptop (has to be plugged into the mains) and
also, I dropped it a few weeks ago and now it hates me. I have to save up to get a new one – how depressing!
Sunday WOD
Fasted run around the park with hills and bench jumps
This time I made myself a mocha before heading out. I felt like I had so much more energy and the
bench jumps were awesome. I had been a little bit hesitant about doing any bench
jumps lately, as the last time I attempted them, I hurt my back. Not in the mood to have to deal with that
again – I have been laying off them. But
it felt like a good time to try them again and I had no troubles at all. I burnt over 550Kcal during this workout.
Highlights
of my day included – Chipotle then beers in Hyde Park with Michelle
and Janine. In the evening, Michelle and
I went on to Shoreditch to help Lewis celebrate his birthday at The Book Club. It was a good night even though the music was
really average (UK garage just sounds the same, song after song after song). We
just pretended we were back up dancers (both wearing sneakers, hats and short
denim shorts) and had a blast. It was so
hot in the venue, I honestly thing we must have burnt off around 1,000Kcal! We also managed to catch the last tube home,
so it was GREAT to be home and in bed by 1am.
Monday WOD
2 hours’ worth of Frisbee in the car park.
Highlights of my day included – having Thai for lunch with Michelle (Penang
chicken curry) and then of course, playing Frisbee and listening to tunes in
the sun. Such a great day! Even the fact that I had to wash my hair and
cook lunches when we got back in didn't put a dampener on my day. I love being out in the sun – it puts
everyone in such a good mood. It is
almost like a drug, the more you have of it, the more you want it. Especially being here in London. You don’t see it often so when it is out, you
have to take advantage.
This is me massively taking advantage of the sun :) Life is good when you have great company, tunes, sun and a beer in your hand.
Tuesday WOD
1hour worth of boxing pad work with Will at work.
Roughly 900Kcal burnt during this workout.
I have been chatting to someone about boxing for the last week or so
and it really did just bring the itch to punch something, right back. I practised Muay Thai for quite a number of
years back home and since being over here, I haven't put on my boxing gloves
once. It was so great to do some pad
work and get my co-ordination back again. I was a bit rusty on my feet with
regards to weight distribution, but boxing footwork is different to Muay Thai,
so I think I still did ok. I am just a
little rusty, but I look forward to having another go in a week or so. I feel absolutely amazing today as a result
of that workout. I am so stoked I had
the opportunity to do it.
Tomorrow I might do a bit of a circuit workout for lower body. Only 2 weeks left until festival season
starts so I really need to keep this momentum going. I was really looking forward to getting out
and running a bit more outside, but check out the weather today. AWESOME.
I believe summer is over now.
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