Tough week

Had a pretty tough week this last week. Off work for a couple of days with a bad migraine, then today I went for a typical ride around the river, but pulled up with a recurrence of my knee pains.
I’d set out with Cyclemania group. There was a low turn-out due to the early rain [...]

Bike fit – Review

Tonight I went for a bike fit or cycle fit as some people call them. I’ve wanted to do it for a while but kept putting it off. There are 2 places I know in Perth that offer this service; Rick at Churchill Cycles and Greg at Excel Sports Physiotherapy. I’ve heard very good reviews [...]

Detox – Day 4

Weight – 81.6kgs
Feeling – Awesome
Not much to write but today I’ve felt absolutely awesome and my sleep is fantastic.
Oats made with water and mixed with a little honey for breakfast.
Couscous with onion and pumpkin for lunch.
Gina and I are now feeling we can back off the detox a but and just start eating healthily, [...]

Detox – Day 2

Weight – 83.3kgs
Feeling – OK
So another portion of brown rice for breakfast, but at least with some steamed vegetables. It’s bland but edible. Gina had cooked us some more rice and vegetables to take to work. Every morning I normally go out around 8am with a colleague for a coffee at Infusion in Perth. That’s [...]

Detox – Day 1

Weight – 84.7kgs
Feeling – Great
So we started the detox today. Last night we cooked up a load of brown rice with some chopped onion and herbs. We also steamed a load of carrots and sprouts. Once all was cooked we put it into meal size tubs.
This morning I had plain brown rice for breakfast. Bloody [...]

Detox – Brown rice cleansing diet

Over the last few weeks my sleeping pattern has been getting worse. I don’t sleep well, wake up early and nothing seems to be helping. I train a lot, but my diet sucks really. Add to that I drink coffee, lots of coffee! I’ve been cutting back on the coffee, but it’s not helped a [...]