Days 15 & 16: Halfway through!!

A regular paleo lady. Apparently.

Halfway point reached and overall I'm pretty pleased with things.  Certainly pleased with the way I've managed to stick to things and stay clean in my eating. Really pleased with the way it's making me be more organised so that I have decent food around when I need it, rather  than grabbing something 'dirty' because it's quick and easy (like a crappy sandwich)!

Still need to learn a bit more about how to get things right at key times regarding exercise. Losing at squash yesterday after turning a poor start around was pretty painful - can't remember the last time I got a stitch while playing and squash is too fast a game to have enough time to deal with it. Need to be even more organised here and be ready to eat well in advance of a match.

However, I really cant complain in terms of performance in the gym. My pull-ups have really come on (it can't hurt being a few pounds lighter!), getting my first unassisted and using ever thinner bands to hit more reps. And this week, without specifically trying to max out, I hit a new front squat best for 5 reps which was beyond the 3RM I set last month. I PB'd on the Henderson Complex and today I hit a new push press 5RM. Good stuff!

Above all, though, I've been feeling pretty good this week. I been a bit more sensible with my training, dropping the gym on Tuesday when I had a squash match and no doubling up this week. I feel more tired, as in needing sleep, than I normally do, but I'm getting decent sleep which  is a positive thing as normally I tend to survive on the minimum I can get away with. Not feeling physically exhausted, so I may even manage a Saturday sickener for the first time in a while this week!

Weds food
Having said all the above, I wasn't very organised after I got up late on Wednesday!
8:30am, Breakfast: 1/4 Galia melon, a satsuma, espresso.
11:30am, pre-training snack: 1/4 Galia melon, a satsuma.
1:45pm, post-training: protein shake
3:00pm, snack: Dried coconut pieces, satsuma
7:00pm, dinner: Thai green curry with chicken breast, lean pork strips, Spinach and broccoli

The coconut pieces were part of an order from MyProtein which arrived at work this afternoon like a gift from the gods, along with almond butter and coconut oil.

Training - Partner WODnesday!
Push Press 4x5 @ 50, 52.5, 56 & 60kg
Pull ups, max x 4: Used thin red band: 7, 8, 7, 6

Partner WOD with Giles
15min AMRAP, alt rounds
15 Wall Balls (10kg / 10')
10 KB swings (32kg)
5 burpees
Score, 9rnds+8swings (5rnds for me). We both Rx'd this workout and were pleased with our score.

Breakfasty awesomeness

Thursday Food
8:30am, breakfast: 3 egg omlette with 3 rashers bacon and a large flat mushroom, plus a tomato and half an avocado. with a bit of chilli sauce. It was awesome (see picture).
1:30pm, lunch: roast chicken breast (cold) with salad leaves, a large tomato, half an avocado, a few olives, 6 anchovy fillets, capers, cucumber.
4:00pm, snack: a few dried coconut pieces.
4:45pm: pre-training: protein shake
7:10pm, post-training: protein shake*
8:00pm, dinner: (all cold) Grilled chicken breast, roast veg (courgette, aubergine, pepper, red onion, leek, chilli) a tomato, cucumber, a few olives.

* I wouldn't ordinarily have had this, but there were samples of some Sci-Mx stuff I wanted to try (tonight's was Whey Plus RippedCore) in flavours I wouldn't normally go for (this was strawberry). It was lovely. However, I'm not yet ripped.

Training: Ferino's Fab Abs!
This was my third week of trying out Ferino's camply named pain-fest and I've got to say I'm loving it!