Starting measurements

Taken on Day 4, 1st June 2017 at 2pm, having fasted all morning.

Tracked using the Boditrax system via a body check at my gym.

Baseline stats

Composition stats

‘Result’ stats

Physique stats

Starting blood test results

These results were produced by Thriva, as part of their baseline subscription. My blood sample was taken on June 1st, on day 5 of the experiment. Interesting here is the initial high LDL reading, and the recommendation to reduce my fats, which comes at a time where I’m ramping them up for the next six months. Here are screenshots from my Thriva account:

HbA1c (three-month blood glucose average)

Cholesterol

Vitamin D

Iron

Liver function

Thyroid

The above reveals some concerning results: that I may have an under-active thyroid, and potentially signals one of the factors behind my woes. I’ll be commenting more on this in my first weekly update.

Week 1 — Tabata stats

Push ups — 114

Kettle bell swings — 16kg x 95

Dips — 33

Pull ups — 32

Plank — 8 rounds

Burpees — 32

A Tabata workout is a form of high-intensity interval training. Here I do 8 hours of each exercise, in turn, with a 10 second break between each round

Week 1 — 5x5x5 stats

Bench Press — 60kg

Squats — 80kg

Isolation Bicep curls — 30kg

Deadlift Frame (exc frame) — 60kg

Overhead Press — 25kg x 5

The 5x5x5 workout is where you carry out each exercise in turn, performing 5 sets of 5 reps of each. The first set or two are usually lower than the current max for me, with the last 3 aiming to set a personal best.

Starting photo. 31/5/2017. More serious than intended

Anything else you’d like to see me track? Hit me up in the comments below.