Mark's Road to Newcastle - The Great North Run / Journal
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The Biggest Battle
"EPIC! The biggest battle you ever had was in your head. The self limiting beliefs. Now you are turning them around, and in to self reaffirming beliefs. You’re smashing it in …
Read the entry ↗26 January 2024, 12:05Week 27 - Update
Day 189 End of Week Twenty Seven – 26 January2.6kg (5.7lb) weight loss Total weight loss, to date33.2kg (73.2lb / 5st 3.2lb) Current weight - 76.7kg (12st 1.1lb) T…
Read the entry ↗25 January 2024, 15:50German Volume Training (GVT)
German Volume Training (GVT) is a weight training method that involves performing 10 sets of 10 repetitions for a specific exercise. It's often used to promote muscle hypertro…
Read the entry ↗22 January 2024, 11:11Five Stone!
Six Months and 1 Day and I've reach my FIVE STONE Milestone. As Coach Ken put it... "Epic!"…
Read the entry ↗22 January 2024, 11:01Mark’s Motivational Monday #11
Limits Only Exist If You Choose To Have Any!…
Read the entry ↗20 January 2024, 07:12The First Six Months
Today, 20th January 2024 is the six month anniversary of that 'switch' in my brain flicking over and making the decisions that have since led me to this point - Day Zero, 20th…
Read the entry ↗19 January 2024, 13:30Week 26 - Update
Nearly 6 months has passed since I started this amazing "journey". What started out as a simple weight-loss challenge has turned into a total lifestyle reboot. Back in Juy 202…
Read the entry ↗15 January 2024, 07:30Mark’s Motivational Monday #10
Today I Will Do What Others Won't So Tomorrow I Can Do What Others Can't…
Read the entry ↗13 January 2024, 09:36Patellar Tendinitis
Patellar tendinitis can affect runners, particularly those who engage in activities that involve repetitive stress on the patellar tendon. While it's commonly associated with …
Read the entry ↗12 January 2024, 11:45Week 25 - Update
Day 175 End of Week Twenty Five – 12 January0.6kg (1.3lb) weight loss Total weight loss, to date29kg (63.9lb / 4st 7.9lb) That's a reduction of 26.4% of my starting b…
Read the entry ↗8 January 2024, 07:30Mark’s Motivational Monday #9
Installing Muscles... Please Wait…
Read the entry ↗6 January 2024, 20:47JD Gym Away Day - Newcastle-under-Lyme
Whilst my local JD Gym is Thornton-Cleveleys my membership gives me access to all 70+ JD Gyms in the UK. Today, I was down in Warwickshire at the British Motor Museum for a…
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