Overwhelmed!

I’ve been overwhelmed by the lovely heartfelt messages and emails I’ve received in response to my last blog post.  I can’t possibly thank everyone individually, so collectively, a huge thank you for your well wishes and for sharing your own stories.  It’s obviously a very common occurrence – not that it makes it any easier to deal with!

Training has been going well, cardio is almost non-existant!  I, like many, find it difficult in the winter time to get out there and do my thing.  I’ve altered my diet in accordance.  Gee my appetite reduces markedly when I cut my training right back.  Truthfully I’m not doing as much as I would like to be, but at the same time I’m ok with it for the moment.  Because of my lack of cardio, I am using quite a lot of supersets to increase my heart rate and the intensity, to gain some cardio benefit as well.  I put things like bench overs and mountain climbers in between some exercises to get my heart rate pumping.  I am loving doing BB clean and presses when I do shoulders too, this is great high intensity stuff.

Today is back and triceps – have just eaten so will let that settle before I get stuck into that.  I got so sore from my last back workout, I used to find it very difficult to get sore in the back from training, so I love it when my lats hurt to touch!  I have found Single Arm Bulldog Rows to be a great ‘finishing’ exercise on back day, to really isolate and target the lats.  Use a low cable machine with a D ring grip, get on all fours facing the cable, one hand on the ground for balance, and row away with the other arm.  Really squeeze and focus on those lats!

Happy to report that I have found a great company to work with on my new and improved website.  I engaged their services last week and am expecting the first draft of the basic framework anytime soon.

I am taking another trip to the Gold Coast very soon.  I just feel a trip away is something that will do me the world of good at the present time (to help with the mid winter blahs).  So, will be visiting Kristin, and hopefully Hils, Eleni and Di – and anyone else who is interested in getting together let me know!