Well, it's all over for me and to be honest the plan hasn't worked as well as I'd have liked in terms of measurements, although I think I look better than before, even if the pictures posted may not really show it. I'm not sure if I've lost any bodyfat, but one thing this plan has done for me and that's the fact it's got me eating better than ever before, and I feel a lot better than I did eight weeks ago which is a big plus.
At the end of the day it's got me off my arse and into the gym. I'm sure another eight weeks would see results, it's probably simply a case of tweaking the diet around a bit and maybe dropping more calories, but I'm running the London Marathon in April so now my focus turns to that and the training begins next week. I'm going to try to fit in two fb workouts a week still but realistically it may only be one.
It's going to be difficult changing my diet around again with a lot more focus on carbs now, but after the marathon I'll go back to weights and start again. I now just need to do a lot of research on how to amend my diet to fit around all the running.
So that's about it, if anyone's got any tips on distance running please let me know. I'm running for Macmillan Cancer Research which means a lot to me having lost my dad and nan to cancer, and if anyone wants to sponsor me a few quid then please go to www.justgiving.com/dnash
As for the plan, I'd still say it's worth every penny of the £7.50 spent on it, just for the advice and tips alone, not to mention the diet suggestions. I'll definitely use it again come the spring and just try a slightly different approach.
It's been a lot of fun!
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3 comments:
I would still use the plan when training for the marathon - bang the carbs around run times as you have done with gym times - keep blog updated and let us see how you go - 8 weeks is no time at all when trying to change your physique - its like getting a degree - it takes a while :-)
mate you can definitely tell that you have made progress! even in your relaxed photos.
i too am doing the marathon in April which is gonna be a bugger in gaining muscle however as neil said above if you can bang in the carbs around run time then you should be ok - you could try early morning runs. i am actually just nipping to the gym up the road from my work once a week to get in my 1hr plus run and i do a 30 min run on wednesday and play footy twice a week- so that should cover all my bases (gonna do outdoor run around feb onwards)
do you have any plans for your marathon training?
Yeah, sort of. I've been looking at the ones over on Runners World and might give one of those a try, I'd love to crack 4 hours in my first attempt. I'll be out running first thing, three or four times a week, starting a week on Monday.
One 3-5 mile run indoors to begin with and the rest outdoors depending on weather, then one or two full bodies a week.
Once the marathon is over I'll be back to the weights.
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