It’s now less than a week to the English Open and my weight is all on point, as you can see from my most recent note on the weight board and I really am feeling like a lean green fighting machine! For the last week I’ve been eating the following and drinking LOTS of water: Breakfast Power Porridge (with… Read More 2016 Nutrition plan part 3 – I’m a lean green fighting machine!
I am very lucky to have an amazing nutritionalist, Sylvia Sobota at Nurture Your Body, who tailors my nutrition programme to just what my body needs to cut for the European Championships. For the last few weeks I’ve been eating: Breakfast Power Porridge (with the extra’s reduced a bit in quantity) Mid-morning snack Carrots Lunch Large raw salad,… Read More 2016 Nutrition plan part 2
As weight cuts are often met with questions of how healthy is that? I thought it would be good to schedule myself in for one of the free health assessments offered at my work by Nuffield Health in the final week of my weight cut. As I thought if my diet is going to give… Read More Health test results while on weight cut week
I’ve had the most amazing week out at the Europeans. It was knackering but I’ve loved every minute of it. However it does mean I’ve been a bit slow to update you on the results, so sorry for that. Well, to start with the first challenge of the competition – weighing in. On Monday 27th I… Read More ITF European Championships. Andria, Italy 2015
So it’s the last week and I would be lying if I didn’t say I’m thinking about food every 5 minutes, ok every 30 seconds! But it has been much more manageable than before and my weight is still going down, so it’s all good! I’ve been at work all week and while I might… Read More Weight-cut part 2 – the last week
Elite athletes are always in amazing shape for their sport. But for combat athletes as well as getting fit, strong and skilled enough, you also have the joys of weight categories to deal with. For Taekwondo each division is 6kg (13.2lbs or almost a stone) apart. So there is quite a big difference between each… Read More Weight cutting – my past experiences and part 1 of the current cut on a plant based diet
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