Last weekend one of my students was calling me out about my diet. I guess I haven’t posted about it for a while. I haven’t been super strict about some aspects of my diet, especially on the weekend. But I have been teaching a ton of day game which means marching, and lots of it. I am walking about 3x more a week than I was all winter. And I am almost always perpetually limping. I have been hitting the gym like crazy and I have a little notebook I fill in with my weight, body fat % and all of my workouts. So without further ado, let’s get to the current numbers.
weight Day 1 – 93.90kg Day 30 – 90.45kg Day 39 – 89.50kg
fat% Day 1 – N/A Day 30 – 22.3% Day 39 – 21.1%
fat kg Day 1 – N/A Day 30 – 20.3kg Day 39 – 18.8kg
That means that I have lost 4.4kg in 4.5 weeks and that in the last 9 days I have lost 1.2% pure bodyfat (that’s 1.5kg!!!)
So my diet is actually going really well. I am working out a minimum of 3 times a week for 90min sessions, but I am trying to hit 4. Plus I am walking for hours. Since I normally don’t do this, it is making a big difference.
But am I getting faster or stronger? (I didn’t start my workout notebook til day 12)
Speed 5k Day 1 ~ 44min Day 12 – 38:17 Day 22 – 36:32
Speed 2.5k Day 1 ~ N/A Day 23 – 15:55 Day 39 – 16:03
It is a little harder to interpret the speed data, other than to say that I am getting faster. On days where I lift upper body, I run 5k and on days where I do legs, I run 2.5k. Although sometimes I don’t run or I do a 3k, depending on my leg injuries from kickboxing. That training has been brutal in the last month. My coaches know I am on a training/diet kick and they have been pushing me HARD. I can tell I am becoming a significantly better fighter, but the battle is uphill.
As far as strength, my gym data isn’t quite useable yet as I mix up exercises and I’m not sure how to compare weeks where I do free weights and weeks where they were busy so I had to use machines. For example, yesterday was the first time I did proper squats since I started this training cycle. I know remember why I have always hated that exercise. Even my shins were sweating. I can tell I’m getting stronger and I’m going to try and find a good computer program for analyzing my data.
I am pleased with my results so far. I am not even halfway through my 96 days yet. Will my weight be 80kg at the end? Possibly not, but then I will just continue my training. I have adjusted my lifestyle now to where I love working out and it’s a part of my life, although I still hate running!
PS I might try to get my housemate to take a photo of me when he wakes up for comparison at this point.
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