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| Greg in the midst of wresting with a (TRX) alligator in the wilderness (and yes that is the name of the exercise!) |
So as per what Andrew said we had a bit
of a break over the Christmas period for me it was from 23 December
to 2nd January.
This involved having a nice Christmas
break from the 23rd December – 27th with my two best
friends ( which I consider to be my close gay family) , my partner &
step son in a house on the Hawkesbury which was only accessible by
boat . Luckily I was able to convince them to have a Paleo Christmas,
okay so there were a few compromises I made my traditional Potato
Salad, but also came up with one using sweet potato and my own
freshly made Mayonnaise.
There were a few cocktails drunk
throughout the weekend with nice fresh fruit as well made but this
all didn’t stop me from staying focused. Early in the morning I was
up doing runs around the island - even managed to beat my record of
doing squats in a minute. Each morning when the others had got up had
already done my run and had a nice fresh detox drink for them each,
one of them remarked how easy it was for him to get back into the gym
when he came back from the holiday. I think the reason for this was
all the food we had over Christmas was fresh and there was no
processed food used throughout the period.
However unlike them for me and my
partner it was off to Myall Lakes with the Careel sailing group. This
didn’t mean training stopped: no way! One of the guys brought along
a surf board which meant I was able to paddle out into the middle of
the lake each morning which I loved. Heck it has reignited my passion
for surfing!
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| Greg thought to include this photo of what I can only assume is his zombie like trance heading to the wilds for a surfboard swim and TRX session at 5:30am |
While up there Andrew sent a text
asking if we were ready to get big in January which in return I
replied was concerned as my chest had shrunk as I hadn’t been near
a gym for so long. The reply back - had I been using the TRX? Hmm I
needed to start using it. So every morning I was up using it, became
a feature some people thought it might be some weird sex toy LOL
hanging from the tree. A couple of times I woke them up in the
morning with my grunting when using. It’s not as easy as using it
in the gym, certainly keeps those core muscles going.
When I came back was aching for the gym
and have been back into it ever since!
So over the Christmas period and New
Year was it hard did I let myself go? Sure I had a few drinks and
even at one stage had some chocolate cake which was awesome hadn’t
had anything like this since I started. But the main thing is the
whole time made sure I kept up with the cardio and ate healthy food
throughout. Another thing which has happened out of this whole
experience is my passion for cooking has returned.
Last night had a craving for Spaghetti
Bolognese , so instead of using pasta substituted it with eggplant
done julienne style, sautéed with a bit of lemon juice and olive
oil. Heck my stepson even liked it and asked if I could cook it
again.
Yes at the moment we are on a strict
diet with the lead up to the photo shoot. Okay I think I raved on
enough now but as always if you want to you can keep track of me
through twitter Greg491. And yes I will also be getting back into my
original blog Greg
mind Body soul which I created to get myself fit. In it I
remember saying if I’m a fan of Kylie Minogue I need to be in
shape. Bring on your 25 years concert Kylie I can now say I’m ready
for it LOL!
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