I know it's been a while. I'm not sure if there are any readers out here nowdays infact. I will try and keep this not too long.
Major thing is I feel I've been busy as....and blogging has fallen lower on the old priority list. Since early December last year I've been working at a local sheep/mutton meatworks which is about a 30 minute drive from home. I started there on the gut trays in the slaughter room, (pretty standard) and now am a knife hand on the chain. I've only got two days work left there this season, (it's seasonal work) but the last 3 months have been doing 6 days weeks with extended hours and nightshift hours
I will be going back to work at helping export tulip bulbs, then working at the tree nursery like last year, seasonal winter work for my family and only 6k or so away and dayshift type hours.
Summer was a bit cool for my liking here in Southern NZ....a few nice days thrown in there and here....but quite crap in all honesty.
My nephew Nixon is now 13 months, I love following him, he's walking great now!
Training is a bit hap-hazard for my liking due to a combination is disorganisation and being busy! I admire fitness as a trait to carry on through life and see the value of 4-5 good hard hit outs per week of at least 30 mins a pop if not closer to an hour as long as lots of purposeful incidental activity. I value weights and resistance work, intense skill work and intense cardio to improve or maintain our VO2 max. So I get annoyed when I get delayed and only manage 2-3 hit outs athough have a busy job and lifestyle! But I've done a recent duathlon, 9k run, am now a member of Snap Fitness, have been running and doing some 5k plus time trials and interval 'sprints'. I'm keeping up my push up ability by doing as many as I can on my toes consecutively at least 4 days a week plus focusing varied resistance work gains at the gym. Have recently reached a new PB with 21 pushups on toes. I throw in the burpees and tricep dips regularly too. Fitness has increased and weight has dropped off lately, am 70kg now, down from 78.8 at start of the year and about 80ish at Christmas last year and 85.6 the Christmas before that. The long term binge problem has come to a halt. In saying that my partner sort of lives with me.....and without the detail have found it best not to be so selfish and particular about what I eat all the time. Yeah, often or mostly what I consider my type of food but also have extras more often not to cause conflict....and it prob matches my activity levels. I find myself craving big salads and lean chicken or seafood without carbs when I get full rein in my domain. But still haven't binged, managed portions, been active, mostly it's healthy with lots of veg etc. I feel like tightening up again...to get optimally fit to my fitness goals and physique targets but also know that is often perceived as a little self one way centred....hmmm.
Am continuing with fitness targets, I bought a new camera I love last Dec and am still learning. My next overseas trip is Adelaide, Perth and Hobart as a new destination this Sept....am looking forward to it all. Recent pics and happenings are documented on FB. Soon after nightshift ends I expect to create more time and hope to blog some more! Keep well everyone!
Pip :-)
I passed my Sports Training and Development online course last year.
