WE MEET IN THE FLESH!!

Tracy flew into Brissy on Saturday with a group of girlfriends for a weekend away and to go see Pink in Concert. So, on Saturday mid morning I headed into the city in search of Trac to meet in the flesh, have a chat, discuss any questions and concerns, have a bit of a pinch and give encouragement that she is definately tracking along beautifully. She did the hard yards last week again dropping a good kilo. She was then able to have some meals out on the weekend without worrying too much about calories or macros.

Day 2 (yesterday) of Challenges:

Calories - 2000 odd

Training - Upper Body Lift Heavy Shit

Feeling - Better than the day before but not 100% just yet. Getting closer. Loved the first training session. Was told I was strong. So much stronger than I think. Still getting my head around it all but trying not to think about it too hard. Just gonna do what I'm told (for a change) for 4 weeks at least. If I can't see change then, I'll just go back to doing what I know - whether right or wrong in other's eyes. But really I'm hoping I can prove this works.

WHAT AM I DOING NOW?

I've detoured from the fighting. 3 to 6 months, maybe longer, seemed too far in the distance for me. I want to get in the ring NOW! Treading on uneven ground over the past week until I found something that has thrilled the shit out of me. Had a meeting with "a man about a dog" and now I'm pumped. First step was a 1 rep max strength test yesterday to find my starting point.

Squat - 60 kg

Bench - 45 kg

Deadlift - 75 kg

I'm not much of a leg trainer due to my knee injury which has always scared me so I was thrilled with the squat considering I hardly ever squat with a bar on my back, absolutely over the moon with the bench, but somewhat disappointed with the deadlift. It has, however, indicated my weaknesses and the areas I need to work on to becoming stronger AND leaner.

I'm happy to be the guinea pig and use myself and my body for this experiment. Shit, I hope don't get fat doing it! 3 days only per week of very heavy shit strength training, no cardio, and eating to begin with at least 2000 calories. Assessments will be done every 7 - 10 days. I will document my results each time.

"This is eating and training for the body I want."

Shelley, be calm, and listen. You'll find there's nowhere you can't go, no challenge you can't master, and no reason whatsoever that you can't have it all.

KEL - YOU ROCK!!

I first met Kel (aged 30, Retail Manager) on 23 May at Nicole's Hen's Night. After chatting to her briefly the following morning about what I do and the way I go about it with regards to online coaching Kelli emailed me the following week saying she'd like to get started. Initially Kelli wasn't eating enough food, her metabolism had slowed down and her body had gone into starvation mode. We fuelled her fire for a couple of weeks and also had her start an exercise program using the equipment she already had at home. At first she struggled to eat more both mentally and fitting it all in but soon her body starting giving hunger signals and the weight started to drop. Working long hours also meant Kelli had to fit exercise in somewhere which seemed daunting at first but with a commitment to herself she got something done, even if not her scheduled training.

Since then we've added some calorie and macro cycling to the mix getting Kelli even greater results. In just 6 weeks Kelli has dropped just over 6 kilos, a clothing size.

Kelli is continuing to make fantastic progress by taking small steps incorporating new habits that she can easily continue for the rest of her life. Awesome job Kel!!!!!

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Hold on to what you've been given lately.
Hold on to what you know you've got.
Hold on to what you've been given lately.
Cause the world will turn if you're ready or not!

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What I brought away with me from last night's boxing training.

Boxing is NOT punching. Boxing IS thinking!!

- Logical thinking
- Calculated moves
- Tuck chin in
- Protect liver
- Light on feet
- Balance
- Guard up at all times