December 24th

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring…except me working out

Yup, no time for breaks. I finished work at 3 today, but I stuck to the same routine; eating at the same times and starting exercise at 6.30.

I ached a fair bit this morning, especially my forearms and lower back. Forearms I can blame on the rowing, and the back strain is almost certainly due to sitting at a desk all day with crappy posture. Since I get occasional backache at work, hopefully the training will help relieve it.

Diet

Breakfast: Cornflakes with milk

Mid Morning: 1 apple

Lunch: The last of the bacon and butterbean stew

Snack: 1 apple, small bowl of cocopops (Yesterday I got a bit low on energy during the workout, so trying to eat a bit extra today)

Dinner: Steak with grilled veg (really nice, shall be having more often)

Exercise

I was happy with my effort level yesterday, and finishing the workout totally exhausted is the aim, so I did the same today.

Warmup: 1 Km rowing + stretches

Pressups: 20 x 2 sets

Planks: 40 seconds front, left and right x 2 sets

Russian Twists with a 3 Kg medicine ball: Counted today, managed 22 reps

1 Kg hand weights: Slow speed ‘punching’ again. 2 minutes x 3 sets (Much more like it, yesterday I was being a wuss)

Rowing: 2min/1min x 10 intervals

Swimming: 15 minutes. Was able to do this today after skipping it yesterday. Hopefully it’ll help with the aches.

Because it’s Christmas eve, I plan to undo some of my hard work by going out for a few drinks with Kirsty. I figure that’s fine since I’ve done my workout for the day. I won't overdo it since I want to work out tomorrow as well.

107 days to go-ho-ho…