Posts Tagged ‘karate’

GM Diet – Day 5

Beef and Tomato

Beef and Tomatoes Day

So day 5 means I get to eat beef and tomatoes, I thought yesterday I could eat all I want but actually I was wrong I have to eat it in small portions, tomorrow is cheat day and then I can eat all the beef I like which I guess is OK, I am after all getting a sample of what’s to come tomorrow. Budo Ryu was OK last night, definitely felt a little light headed toward the end, we finished the session free sparring which usually takes its toll on me, but fortunately we had to fight lower belts which saw me fighting Jaydan (quite funny given the height difference) and another younger kid (Ben) so wasn’t so strenuous.

GM Diet – Day 3

Fruits and Vegetables

Fruit & Vegetable Day

So onto the 3rd day of the GM Diet it is, this is the day it’s meant to get a little easier as your body adapts, fingers crossed!! Last night’s Budo Ryu was OK, I faltered a little towards the end of the night but made it through OK, this morning’s training at the gym however was another matter. I started with 20 minutes HIIT on the running machine as the squat rack was busy as was the bench press, then I moved onto squat, I reduced the weight to 65kg so not particularly heavy and did 3 x 10 reps, the last set I only just managed to re-wrack the bar before passing out, the tank is most definitely empty today!! I braved 3 x 10 @ 45kg on the bench after, again not heavy but I definitely feel weaker at the moment.

Food Diary – 10th May 2012

Breakfast (7.45am) 2 table spoons porridge oats, 1 table spoon milled flaxseed, skimmed milk. Pre-Lunch Snack (11.40am) 160g Sweet Chilli Chicken Breast Lunch (2.45pm) 1 Chicken Breast Sweet potato cauliflower Carrots Gravy 3 spoons Udos oil Pre-Dinner Snack (4.30pm) None Dinner (6.15pm) 2 cooked chicken breasts Pudding (10pm) Maximuscle sculptress bar Physical Activity The class [...]

From White To Red … Belt That Is!

Red Belt Karate

Lets face it … being a white belt sucks, walking around in your pearly whites with a belt that blends in is pretty unimpressive so as you can imagine I was as eager as ever to take my first grading down at the Buntingford, Hertfordshire karate DOJO.

Man That Sh*t Hurts!

wrist-x-ray

Another night in the dojo complete but feeling the pain that’s for sure! When I got knocked of my R1 down Baker Street a few years back now I managed to break my wrist again (having broken it in another motorbike accident when I was 14) and it’s definitely not been the same since.

Back To Karate Basics With Budo Ryu

Budo Ryu Buntingford

I’ve done many variations of martial arts over the years including Judo when I was a kid, Shotokwan, Kick Boxing and MMA but due to age, time, work, family all the other excuses I can think of to use I gave up for a good 10 years … until now!