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Bar of the Day - 2 December
It's time to reveal which Grenade protein bar is behind door number two on my Grenade Advent Calendar. It's a Grenade Chocolate Chip Cookie Protein …
Read the entry ↗1 December 2023, 11:00Week 19 - Update
Day 133. End of Week Nineteen – 1 December. 1.1kg (2.4 lbs) weight loss. Total weight loss, to date 24.7kg (54.5 lbs / 3st 12.5 lbs).…
Read the entry ↗1 December 2023, 06:30Advent Calendar - 1st December
So... I bought myself an early Christmas present last month. I also bought one as a gift for a buddy of mine, you've probably heard of Coach Ken. It…
Read the entry ↗28 November 2023, 21:00Mark's First 40kg Squat
During my lower body days at the gym, over the past 4 weeks, Matty the PT has introduced me to the Barbell Squat.…
Read the entry ↗27 November 2023, 07:30Mark’s Motivational Monday #3
It's Not About Being The Best. It's About Being Better Than You Were Yesterday…
Read the entry ↗25 November 2023, 11:30ParkRun #6
My watch knows it's ParkRun day... The car knows how cold it is... Back again at Stanley Park for ParkRun Blackpool #277, this was to be my sixth ParkRun in seven weeks…
Read the entry ↗24 November 2023, 10:00Week 18 - Update
Day 126 -End of Week Eighteen – 24 November. 0.4kg (0.9 lbs) weight loss. Total weight loss, to date 23.6kg (52 lbs / 3st 10lbs). That's 21.5% of my starting body weight. Musc…
Read the entry ↗23 November 2023, 21:36Mark's 35kg Bench Press
During my first week in the gym back in September, Matty the PT wanted to test my ability level with the bench press. It wasn't great, I could barely hold the barbell steady, …
Read the entry ↗20 November 2023, 10:00Mark's Motivational Monday #2
Rid Your Mind of Can't…
Read the entry ↗18 November 2023, 10:46ParkRun #5
Back again at Stanley Park for ParkRun Blackpool #276... my fifth ParkRun in six weeks. The weather forecast was pretty rubbish for 9am, but luckily the rain moved east…
Read the entry ↗17 November 2023, 20:28Mark's First Gym Class
It's 06:45 and I'm leaving the house, getting in the car and driving to the gym. Now, I do visit the gym every weekday morning but not usually quite this early. Today marks a…
Read the entry ↗17 November 2023, 11:00Week 17 - Update
Day 119 - End of Week Seventeen – 17 November. 2kg (4.4 lbs) weight loss. Total weight loss, to date: 22.9kg (50.5 lbs / 3st 8.5lbs). That's 20.8% of my starting body weight. …
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