Swimming

I don't usually post my swimming sessions here, but I just wanted an excuse to use this picture. Miranda O. Bloody hell.

Abs

Arsenal's new signing, Mesut Ozil.

Leg hip raises - 20, 20, 20

Bicycle crunches - 30, 30, 30 per side

Sit-ups - 25, 25, 25

Dumbbell side bends - 40lb x 12, 12, 12 per side

Scissor kicks - 50, 50, 50

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45 minutes swimming

Abs and swimming

Stonecroft workout this evening

Bicycle crunches - 30, 30, 30 per side
Plank with feet on Swiss ball - 47 seconds, 36, 43
Weighted crunches with dumbbell on chest - 29, 19, 14
Dumbbell side bends - 15, 15, 10 per side
Lying scissor kicks - 15, 15, 15 per side

20 minutes of swimming

Swimming

He's baaack!

Umm... I swam. For an hour. That's it.

Conditioning

Happy Christmas (wah, wah, waaah!)

Yeah, I know it's Christmas Day, but I was bored! Perhaps I'm suffering from OCD (Obsessive CrossFit Disorder). After we'd had our family brunch at home and unwrapped our gifts, I had some fun in the Stonecroft gym.

For time:
1 dumbbell hang squat clean into thruster @ 35s
1 push-up; 2/2; 3/3, etc up to 10 reps of each
Time = 15:40

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Row 1,000m
Time = 6:01

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15 minutes swimming

Full body

If you half-close your eyes and squint, that could be me getting out of the water.

5 rft:
5 back squats @ 165lb (a2g)
5 dumbbell bench presses @ 50s
Time = 7:59

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5 rft:
10 kipping pull-ups
10 plate push-ups
Time = 8:30

That's 1:46 slower than Paul. Bollocks! :-)

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30 straight leg raises

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All of the above was done at ABsolute Fitness in the morning. In the afternoon, I had a 45 minute swim at Stonecroft. It's the first time I've been in a UV pool, which uses ultraviolet light for water disinfection, rather than chlorine or salt. Actually, this was the first time I've been swimming since I started taking better care of myself. I forgot what a good workout it can be.