Sunday

Ah, the benefits of a rest day. Totally killed the 1000m row, although to be honest I can safely say that if I'd had to endure another 30 seconds I definitely would have puked. The bench press/push up superset is a real killer. That last set of 15 push-ups is bloody difficult. Your arms are like jelly at this point.

Here's the workout, which is unchanged:

It took 45 minutes in total today, which was a significant improvement. As said, I skipped the 10-minute treadmill warm-up but did do a routine I've done for years that puts a bit of blood in the shoulders and triceps.

I'll remind you again that the weights are constant for each set, i.e., they don't go up.

And here's what I've eaten today.

You can see where I went wrong here - that bloody Knorr sauce. I stumbled across the low-fat pork by accident (1.7g of fat per 100g of weight - amazing!) and thought it sounded great in a kind of home-made kebab. I figured the Texan Barbecue sauce wouldn't be too bad but after consuming the meal and analysing the label discovered it was quite hellish. Lesson: do check the labels and don't make assumptions.

I had the full banana before the workout today (as opposed to my normal half before, half after) as I'd slept through lunch (because of working overnight) and woke up quite hungry. However, if you're going to attempt this program, I cannot state strongly enough that you should leave it at least two hours after any kind of proper meal before hitting the gym. Otherwise, believe me, you will chuck it all up.

I won't eat again now until a stroke past midnight (I'm working - last shift until Thursday night.)