![]() ![]() I’m reasonably small to begin with, so weight loss wasn’t a major aim for me, but hand on heart, I couldn’t help but be a little bit disappointed that after working out so hard and so consistently and eating so healthily, for so many weeks, I didn’t drop below 120. Weight-wise, I went from about 127 pounds to about 123. I took these on Day 80, and I actually don’t think they quite do the change justice, as Peak Week eating had ironically left me a little bloated by the end. More surprisingly, My upper arms, shoulders and back have shown massive improvements, which is funny, as I was never that conscious of doing lots of upper body work. On the contrary, I’ve always been fairly happy with my legs and bum, but I do feel like this has given them an extra zing. My tummy has always been one of my least favourite body areas (is there anyone who doesn’t feel like that?!) so I couldn’t be more delighted with that development. My obliques in particular really stand out now, and in the right light, on perfectly non-bloated days, you can see the start of a six pack. ![]() I’ve often tended to neglect the cardio parts of other programmes, but treating this one as a set challenge didn’t allow me that luxury.Īs far as aesthetics go, I think the main improvement is to my abs. In particular, I think my tolerance for both high-intensity and longish duration cardio has improved. I feel a lot stronger and fitter, which is great. I’m starting T25 tomorrow, and I’ve got to admit I’m really looking forward to the shorter workouts and extra rest day. Absolutely fine, even exhilarating for 3 months, but not something I can keep up indefinitely. Secondly, the only way I was able to complete this was to really prioritise working out, to the slight detriment of other constructive things I might do with my spare time, like my writing. ![]() But the combination made for a real challenge, and it’s shown what I can do when I really prioritise working out. Shorter workouts, fewer workouts a week, or that sort of schedule for a month, absolutely. I love exercise, but I was really dubious about whether I’d consistently manage 6 strenuous hour-long workouts (plus some stretching and foam rolling on day 7 each week for 13 weeks. I’m going to put up a more formal review of the programme too, but here, I just wanted to share some reflections.įirstly, I’m genuinely proud of myself for making it all the way to the end with most of the workouts complete. I hope people have found my day to day reflections on the programme a useful read. ![]()
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