My sister got married last weekend. Great time in the woodlands of Swillington Leeds. Trees, fairy lights, a humanist ceremony and a range of Yorkshire-based caterers came together to make a magical evening among the oaks.
Prior to all this: a plan to get as fit as possible in the 2 month run-up to the wedding. Wedding Fit involved no junk food or alcohol and a set of exercises. I was at 86.7kg. Just before the wedding I was down to 81. Nowhere near where I wanted to be, but it’s a start. I also targeted a few things in the gym and made some progress.
Pec fly was 73kg. Got 77kg.
Gym Master Pulldown is a lateral movement with palms facing together about 50cm apart. I was at 60kg. Got 68kg.
Converging Chest Press is a seated machine that brings the hands closer together as they are extended outward from the shoulders. I was at 73kg and ended at 86kg.
Chest Press is your standard bench press movement in seated position. This was my oldest PB at 103kg from 2013. Prior to a recent refurbishment at Oldham Sports Centre, the bench press was notoriously difficult to get on. The new chest press machines have made things a lot easier. This time I managed to get up to 105kg.
Lots of Pump and Circuit classes also kept me strong and hammered the cardio, as did a local running route. Essentially, saying no to all the sugary, carby food was the biggest challenge as per.
Now, a minor break from dieting before I try again to hit that elusive 72.2 weight.
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