Health Goals for 2013
Discussion
Well its that time, for me thus far:
I've got the Straphpuffer 24 hour mountain bike race on 25/26 Jan 13 in Scotland (Straphpeffer).
Tonight whilst the good lady was watching Eastenders I entered and paid for the Speedo 10k open water swim on 27 May 13 at Eton Dorney - I then booked a hotel there to stay the night before so commited.
Would like to cut out bread (said that last year).
Enter X-Fit Comp for April time.
Over to you.
I've got the Straphpuffer 24 hour mountain bike race on 25/26 Jan 13 in Scotland (Straphpeffer).
Tonight whilst the good lady was watching Eastenders I entered and paid for the Speedo 10k open water swim on 27 May 13 at Eton Dorney - I then booked a hotel there to stay the night before so commited.
Would like to cut out bread (said that last year).
Enter X-Fit Comp for April time.
Over to you.
to go from 10 lbs to 180 lbs in 6 months then drop to 170 by the end of the year.
Im using Lbs rather than stone and lbs as im bang on 200 at present, which is the heaviest Ive been and earliet this year got just under 13 stone without much efort therefore the medium term goal of 12'12 is back to where I was and then 12'2 is a good target for 12 months.
Im using Lbs rather than stone and lbs as im bang on 200 at present, which is the heaviest Ive been and earliet this year got just under 13 stone without much efort therefore the medium term goal of 12'12 is back to where I was and then 12'2 is a good target for 12 months.
Increse my weight from my current weight of 13.2 stone to 14 stone
Decrease my body fat from current approx 14% to <10%
The above i think for me are achievable and it is what i will focus on in 2013
Would like to quit smoking/drinking but realistically won't happen - i will look to cut down though
Also, i might, depending how i get on cardio wise, enter 'survival of the fittest 10k' this year and aim to enter tough mudder in 2014. Cardio has never been high on the agenda for me so these would both be a good goal/achievement.
Decrease my body fat from current approx 14% to <10%
The above i think for me are achievable and it is what i will focus on in 2013
Would like to quit smoking/drinking but realistically won't happen - i will look to cut down though
Also, i might, depending how i get on cardio wise, enter 'survival of the fittest 10k' this year and aim to enter tough mudder in 2014. Cardio has never been high on the agenda for me so these would both be a good goal/achievement.
Shamefully, to hit my 2012 resolution which I really believed I'd hit and blew.
It was to lose 5 stone. Did well until a brief blip in May then really well in the summer despite a couple of short holidays and => poor diet/excuses, mainly through 2 a day workouts on a v. regular basis then all thrown away during/after a week away in October and yo-yoing within around half a stone since then.
So now have 3 stone minimum to shift and instead of believing will make myself do it. This will be through more consistent training, an increase in sandbag work/circuits, more leg work/footwork drills, getting back on to the ab/trunk work, the boxing and some weights. Main intention apart from weight loss is extra speed, extra endurance (not bad now really) and maintenance of some strength.
Will vary it and enjoy myself more initially to avoid boredom and keep myself going more regularly then start to periodise and have cycles focussed on strength, muscle mass, speed etc. once the weight is close to target. Then next year (2014) should be more about strength and to see how close I can get to past PBs at 2/3 the weight.
It was to lose 5 stone. Did well until a brief blip in May then really well in the summer despite a couple of short holidays and => poor diet/excuses, mainly through 2 a day workouts on a v. regular basis then all thrown away during/after a week away in October and yo-yoing within around half a stone since then.
So now have 3 stone minimum to shift and instead of believing will make myself do it. This will be through more consistent training, an increase in sandbag work/circuits, more leg work/footwork drills, getting back on to the ab/trunk work, the boxing and some weights. Main intention apart from weight loss is extra speed, extra endurance (not bad now really) and maintenance of some strength.
Will vary it and enjoy myself more initially to avoid boredom and keep myself going more regularly then start to periodise and have cycles focussed on strength, muscle mass, speed etc. once the weight is close to target. Then next year (2014) should be more about strength and to see how close I can get to past PBs at 2/3 the weight.
LordGrover said:
Quit alcohol.
Gave up the fags two years ago now it's the difficult one.
I'll be replacing the
smilie with 
Whats the secret behind finding Gave up the fags two years ago now it's the difficult one.
I'll be replacing the
smilie with ??I'm a day into completely giving up nicotine, having given up the daytime fags a few months back. All of this is for the English Indoor Rowing championships at the end of the month where I'm doing the 2k and 500m distances in the "old fat b
ds" category (>75kg, 40-49 years old). I will get below my 7 minute target on the 2k, and if I've got enough rest between the two distances, then I'll be doing a sub 1m30 500m.However, giving up smoking, going tea total, sorting out my diet, doing lots of exercise, and not dating at all .... hence a total lack of
God, am I an irritable git at the moment! No nicotine, alcohol, caffeine or sex. However after a few months I'll be a typical PHer - powerfully built, albeit not a company director.
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