day twenty four:

yeah if you noticed i messed up in my previous post. it was supposed to be day 22. 

so today is day 23.

but wait. i think i did updated day twenty two it was the first day i did shadow boxing: something's wrong.  

almost simultaneously blogger went into a read only mode yesterday.

well nevermind. 

here's what i did today

power cycling 10km: 23min 39s
biceps curls 5lbs each arm: 40x

triceps curls 5lbs each arm: 40x
shoulder lifts 5lbs each arm: 40x
sit-ups: 40x
back arches: 40x. 

shadow boxing 10mins

day twenty two: damned cheap weighing scales!!!

no workout on day twenty three.
i actually wanted to take a time off due to the muscle sores i got from futsal.

i went for a walk in a mall. looking around. thinking mostly.
but that's another story.

if you have read my prologue entry. you would notice that i put my weight is at 130kg. which i weighed myself on a cheap spring based scale i bought. (knowing the fact that the less clothes you got on you the nearer you are to your  exact weight.)

the problem is this, yesterday when i was out i weight myself on a weighing machine. the ones that you have to pay for. and get this; my weight was registered at 132.2kg(with clothes and shoes on). now this puzzles me. did i really gain weight? or i actually lost weight because apparently the scale that i have is not reliable anymore.

i guess there are no other way to rectify this. but to take this weight as a baseline then. sigh

day twenty one: contact sport

went for a game of futsal today.
i lasted for an hour until i asked someone to replace me. it was a surprise really. never had thought i'd last that long.

the fact that my stamina grew is good
but what happen afterwards had made me worry.

after the game. my speech got slurry and i can't really annunciate well. almost felt like choking and again felt slightly disoriented. what was worst is that i was driving alone. nobody wants to pass out while drive. i drank a lot recover. because i thought it was due to the tremendous lost of fluid when i sweat. after i got back home my body was not responding so well either. there had seemed to be a lag between my brain and the body's motor responses.

after resting for a bit i took my dinner. drank more water.

about 10 pm i believe everything is back to normal.

well except the my body is still sweating from the heat.

day twenty: know your limits.

power cycling 8km: 18min 23s
biceps curls 5lbs each arm: 40x
shoulder lifts 5lbs each arm: 25x
 sit-ups: 40x 
 back arches: 40x. 


half way through cycling i began to feel nauseous. i thought it was normal until i began to feel that i'm losing my balance. i have a feeling like i was falling off the bike. 


i got off the bike. took my five. and started to work on my biceps curls and shoulder lifts. that was when it came back. 


"speak of the devil and he doth appear."

day nineteen: heatwave

power cycling 10km: 25min07sec
biceps curls 5lbs each arm: 40x
shoulder lifts 5lbs each arm: 40x
sit-ups: 40x
back arches: 40x.


there's something a bit off about the heat these days. the days are hotter. scorching might be the best word for it. 


and working out in this kind of heat; there's always the danger of dehydration. 


here's some tips everyone should follow. 

• drink a lot of water. this is the main thing that people tend to forget. when you work out. your fat exits you body through sweat. water keeps you hydrated. 
• take it easy. it would not hurt for you to take a time-out while working-out.
• wait till late in the afternoon for your workout to avoid the heat. 

more facts and symptoms of dehydration HERE 

day eighteen: the walkabout

an old australian aborigines ritual for their youth to take. they would have to embark on a journey by themselves just to find themselves and their purpose in life.

i went for a walkabout of my own. went to shoot some old houses around town. sweat myself profusely in the heat of the day. got great pics to boot.

how many steps that i took? i don't know. didn't turn on my steps counter. all i know is i covered quite a ground in the heat.

 

day seventeen: out of gas

power cycling 10km: 23min12sec
biceps curls 5lbs each arm: 40x
shoulder lifts 5lbs each arm: 40x
sit-ups: 40x
back arches: 40x.

i was flat out of energy by the time i finish today's workout.
lips were parched. barely lift myself up by the time i'm done.
my fingers were shivering.

i have to say;
i like this feeling.