35 miles on the bike on Saturday, 40 on Sunday then this today;
Superset; TRS pull-ups & Step-ups 12KG 4 x 10 no rest
TRS Plank 30s no rest
TRS Knee Tucks 2×25 30s rest
Superset; Dumbbell Squat Thrusters 7.5KG & Kettlebell Swings 12KG 5 x 11 no rest
Superset; Step-ups 12kg & Dumbbell Curls 7.5KG 5×20 no rest
Superset: Kettlebell Squats 12KG & Triceps Extension 7.5KG 5×11 no rest
Superset; Crunch & Mountain Climbers 4×20 no rest
Push-ups 5×10 30s rest
Bicep Curl to Overhead Press 7.5KG 5×10 30s rest

Quite apart from being on day 54 of the burpee challenge (which, because they are burpees, sucks) I went to the gym and, for the first time in a while, was lifting bodyweight+ on deadlifts. not much over to be honest and nowhere near what I used to lift for 10 reps, but it’s a start.

I’ve developed what I think is a Bakers cyst on the back of my knee. No pain but an egg sized lump. I was due a rest week on my cycling training plan so I’ve brought it forward a week and I’ll just do yoga for the next wee while!

So were am I. Monday was a nice easy dog walk following my ride Sunday. Tuesday I got a thorough workout putting up a trampoline. Sounds daft I know but pulling those springs on etc really gives the core a going over! Wednesday I cracked off just over 30k on the road bike, Thursday I did take it quite easy but walked to the shops etc. Did I do the full 30 mins – no but I needed to take it easy and then today was another near 30km on the road bike. Pretty pleased with my progress to date – over 30 hours of exercise in total this month so far and my training load is building nicely :).

Run tomorrow and then I am not sure what I’ll do Sunday yet…

Added more reps and a couple more ecercises, so no rest periods other than changing exercise or wiping the sweat off my brow, although I don’t think push ups into planks was my best idea this week…

Superset; TRS pull-ups & Step-ups 12KG 4 x 11 no rest
TRS Plank 35s no rest
TRS Knee Tucks 2×25 30s rest
Superset; Dumbbell Squat Thrusters 7.5KG & Kettlebell Swings 12KG 5 x 13 no rest
Superset; Step-ups 12kg & Dumbbell Curls 7.5KG 5×22 no rest
Superset: Kettlebell Squats 12KG & Triceps Extension 7.5KG 5×12 no rest
Superset; Crunch & Mountain Climbers 5×20 no rest
Superset; Push-ups 10 Plank 30s 5 sets no rest
Superset; Bicep Curl to Overhead Press 7.5KG & Kettlebell Row 12KG 5×10 no rest

Out on the road bike tomorrow. First non eeb ride for over a year and it’s a 36 mile loop, wish me luck.

I didn’t realise dog walking counts, but as it does I’ve exercised every day since September 2017…

I’ve had an off week. Yoga Monday, short ride Wednesday, walked up a small hill last night. Nothing heavy, I needed the rest. Beer tonight, ride tomorrow.

I’ve always struggled with motivation for upper body exercise. Just been on a works conference with Dr Chatterlee (of BBC fame) and liked his theory about tagging it on to an existing habit and removing any cognitive load. So I will do one upper body exercise every morning while the coffee brews. Surely I can manage this.