26 and 27

26 and 27

Legs and back 

I started this blog to check off daily goals and as a marker to see how in doing in my daily life. 

As a whole I'm feeling a lot better. A bit tired every now and again but mentally and physically more balanced. 

I think that by doing this as a normal person and not a model/actor/ body builder that it is actually real. There is only me spurring myself on to do this. Not a personal trainer or a boss paying me to do it. 

Sometimes I do miss a workout if I can't get up but I make sure I do SOMETHING later on. I run, row or cycle on a day that I don't do weights. 

I'm rather sick of books and magazines telling me that I'll be looking like Brad Pitt or I'll have abs in a week. I'm not going to. I absolutely blasted myself last for the past year, more than I ever have and it's not happened. 

However. Now I am upping my game and not resting until it happens we shall see. 

Earlier this year I was attending up to 6 gym classes a week and eating salads and protein all the time. I got slimmer but not abtastic or Heath ledger guns. 

What I'm trying to say is that the average man with a job and commitments can't do a 12 week plan to the T. He can hit the gym yes, but life is a reality. Commitments are there, you may HAVE to miss a day or be unable to get up because you don't have an ex marine calling you at 530am. 

I am 100% positive I can get fitter and healthier within 3 months. I'm already in better shape after 3.5 weeks but real life is a factor. 

I can't get to the gym daily. I can move for 30 mins a day though. Whatever lifestyle you lead you should be able to free up 20 or 30 mins for a jog or a quick whizz out on your bike. 

Tonight for example, I planned on doing a 10k in my home town called the Millbrook Monster but had to work late and didn't get back. If I were doing it for a magazine or a pro Instagram athlete etc id be there with logos etc all over. In real life I was late and missed it. Instead I'm off running with SWRD at 9. Late but it's an event that starts late luckily. 

I'm trying to say that if you can't do the workout or route you wanted because real life hits then at least do something. It's so easy to sit on the sofa but the sofa is comfier when your legs hurt. 

End of rant.