Back at it again, this time I’m dragging a fellow member of LDC with me, Mr green and i are having a double competition, each with a prize (a slap up meal):

First person to win 250 squash games
Kieran: 0 Games
Mark: 3 Games

First person to loose 2 stone
Kieran ( Initially 15 Stone, 8 pounds) : 15 8″
Mark ( Initially 16 Stone, 8 pounds) : 16′ 8″

MAY THE BATTLE BEGIN!!!

Real life has attacked my fencing preparation, so little to report

First Monday
Good Game of Squash

First Tuesday
Even better Game of Squash (although my squash partner badly damaged his wrist hitting me with his squash racket, which put him out for a couple of weeks)

Second Friday
2k rowing (as level 10 in 8mins) – Fail (1.5K)
10 mins punch bag – Fail (6 mins just)
10 mins Stepper (at level 13 speed) – Fail (level 6 speed)
10 mins undetermined!! – PASS (stretched out properly and press-ups and sit ups done )

All other days Scruff ALLLLLL

however Steve is now back, so i have a lesson booked for this coming week!!

SCORE FOR WEEK …MAJOR FAIL (cries)

For the next month haverstock is only open one a week and Steve is on holiday, so trying to make up with other items

Monday
2k rowing (as level 10 in 8mins) – Pass
10 mins punch bag – Fail (5 mins just)
10 mins Stepper (at level 13 speed) – Fail (level 5 speed)
10 mins undetermined!! – Fail (10 ball situps and some calf stretches)

Tuesday
2k rowing (as level 10 in 8mins) – Pass (now have blisters)
10 mins punch bag – Fail (both bags in use and only managed 4 mins on the arm rower)
10 mins Stepper (at level 13 speed) – Fail (Level 6 speed)
2 x 5 mins on the matts!! – Pass

Wednesday (starting to hurt)
Squash – OK game, broke squash racket
Fencing – um went drinking with the lotus boys (hangs head in shame)

Thursday (really in pain )
Used up lunch hour at physio, turns out i had 1 completely locked vertebra, 2 muscle locked vertebrae and 20% loss of movement in left arm (and i thought i was just unfit)

Fridays
Hurt everywhere from phiso!!!, hide at my desk

Saturday
Nope….nada…

Sunday
2k rowing (as level 10 in 8mins) – Fail (1K)
10 mins punch bag – Fail (5 Mins)
10 mins Stepper (at level 13 speed) – FAIL FAIL FAIL
10 mins on the matts!! – PASS (15 mins)

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2 x 14 ball sit ups
2 x 14 pressups
stretch out (calf, lunges)

SCORE FOR WEEK …FAIL (arse)!!!

Due to a number of factors (Time, Money, Stress etc etc) I had stopped going to fencing comps (and thus deprived my self of the driving force for going to normal fencing), but with the Nationals being this weekend and thus the end of the Season, i think it is time to start to get ready for the next season, so the Bristol Open 19th of September will be the first comp i attend and i REALLY have to get in shape by then,

Exercise target (per Week)
2 x Nights of fencing.
1 x Lesson
3 x Gym Sessions

The Gym stuff is not really ideal (as Steve Paul Says “the best exercise for fencing IS fencing”), but i believe i have finally started to get my priorities in order in my life, fencing is fun and all and i believe the best way to keep fit but im not going to sacrifice personal relationships or work for it, strangely enough i think this might make me better at competitions as i wont be as stressed.

The gym sessions will initially consist of 40 mins sessions with

2k rowing (as level 10 in 8mins)
10 mins punch bag
10 mins Stepper (at level 13 random)
10 mins undetermined!! (yeah yeah)

I feel there may be pain ahead!!

I cant exactly call it a return to fitness as i hurt from my bones outwards and have blisters in all the places where i used to have fencing callouses, but i have had 2 squash sessions this week and one fencing lesson, proper fencing tomorrow and on Friday another squash game (or at least a gym)

I at least feel as I’m making some progress (nearly made it through the lesson with Steve without whimpering like a baby)

STATUS:

Places that hurt:4 (Back, knees, left hand, right foot)

Fencing Status:
1) Being an embarrassment in any fencing hall (X)
2) Being fit enough not to cry ()
3) Being fit enough to go to a comp ()
4) Returning to the status of “Oh bloody hell I’ve got to fight Myers” ()
5) Learnt to Fence properly ()