Physical Education

I've been mostly sticking to my usual daily cardio and bodyweight routine at home, and my bum and thighs are definitely getting bigger. I split my favourite pair of jeans, my second favourite have been far too tight for several months, and I can't afford to replace either of them. But it's progress I guess.

We had a lot of rain here a couple of weeks ago which temporarily broke the boiler (landleech knows it keeps happening and doesn't gaf) so I had some cold showers too. For me, they're fine right after a workout but almost like a form of torture when you're already freezing cold.

The thought alone of having cold showers in a cold house in winter makes me shiver, I'd scream if I really had to do it. That being said I do something which I'd recommend: start the shower with hot water and gradually "lower the heat" to cold water during it.

I know a few people who do cold showers as well and everyone keeps telling me the winter is the best, when it’s cold outside. They like the cold water best then. I think they are all lying.

I guess it makes sense when you think of it as the water and the surrounding temperature being similar, but it probably is more a question of body temperature.

Anyway, I'm getting started with the snatch, pretty exciting. Have done some light training of some of the movements (high pulls, muscle snatches, overhead squats, etc.) and I've been surprisingly apt at them. I do need to switch my program around though, as I wasn't aware of how taxing these exercises are on the shoulders but particularly on the traps.