![]() 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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