Week going well

This week I have done 2 sessions o Pilates, 1 gym session and played basketball for 2 hours.

I was supposed to play volleyball for 2 hours as well but I was unable to leave work in time to play. Next week I plan to do the 2 hours of volleyball before the 2 hours of basketball.

I am feeling good and I am noticeably thinner after the basketball last night. I plan to also go for a 30 km bike ride on Sunday morning early to further the fat loss. I have noticed this week in Pilates that I am not struggling with any of the exercises any more even though I have moved to more advanced exercises. I have also noticed that my core is much stronger and I can do 20 crunches without it burning any more where as 2 months ago I couldn´t do 20 crunches without stopping.

I felt much better playing basketball last night and I am definitely feeling the benefits of the Pilates and gym.

I am a little worried as I have some pain coming back in my left knee and my ankle is also really painful but I am going to keep on training and see if the pain goes away.

I have one more gym session tomorrow morning and one more Pilates session friday morning. If I complete these sessions it will be the first week that I have manged to do 3 sessions of Pilates and 2 gym sessions.

Starting Stage 3

I have been doing stage 2 for a month now and I am feeling much better. My core is much stronger and I am much more flexable than before.

I am now moving to stage 3 of my training which is basically adding cycling to the pilates and gym.

I am also cutting out coca cola. I managed all week last week although Friday night and Saturday I drank coke. Sunday I stopped again and have had only one small glass of coke since then (last night).

For stage 3 I am going to do 1 hour on the exercise bike 3 times a week (Mondays, Wednesday and Friday nights).

I have started to see the difference in my arms and legs from the pilates and gym but my middle is still the same and my stomach is sticking out more due to the fact that the Pilates is developing my abs. This is why I am introducing cycling to burn off the fat.

I am also going to go back to playing basketball again on tuesday nights to burn off some more caleries.

After 4 weeks of Stage 3 I plan to move to Stage 4 which will add court sprints and shooting training on saturday mornings to increase my basketball fitness so that I can get back to playing basketball at a higher level again.

Phase 2 Starting

I have been doing Pilates for over a month now and have ramped it up to 3 times a week.

I am feeling much better with hardly any aches and pains now and no back pain.

I have however got real problems with my right ankle when I play basketball which is due to the fact that I am now running on my toes and also running much faster due to my increased range o motion and flexability.

I have decided that I am going to start back at the gym twice a week to try and drop my weight to try and stop the ankle problems. I have spoken the my trainer and we are going to focus on leg strength and weight loss as Plyometrics is working well to tone my upper body and abs so I don´t feel I need any more upper body weight training for now.

I will start this coming week with plyometrics Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday mornings with the Gym Tuesdays and Thursdays. I am going to take a few weeks off from basketball to reduce injury while I start the strength training.

I am also going to do a big bike ride for 2-3 hours on saturday mornings to try and help with the weight loss.