I met with Sharm from KURUP FIT last weekend for my PT assessment, this was going to tell me if I’d progressed since my first one in October.  I’ve had six training sessions with Sharm and I’ve tried to keep active during the gaps, including over Christmas – but it was still judgement day for me!  No alcohol the night before, no caffein in the morning and a good nights sleep would ensure the best possible results.  I was a little nervous as I am not a member of a gym and the only working out I do is on the water either wakeboarding or surfing… and its winter so that has been pretty limited!  However, I did my best and tried to make better food decisions as well.

Sharm started by taking all my vitals.  My blood pressure and resting heart rate were a tad lower (they were never bad anyway!)  My body was measured for fat and also to see if I’d lost or gained in places.  Well my body fat decreased, and I lost millimetres / centimetres in areas.  However I had gained mm’s or cm’s in other places.  Once the results were all taken and explained, I had lost fat and gained more muscle which also increased my weight.  This was one of my goals so I was very happy with that! 🙂

The one goal I really wanted to beat was the 1.5 mile run – which I did!  I shaved 3 minutes and 22 seconds off my previous attempt.  I increased my Swiss ball ab crunch test, but the crazy improvements were for the lateral muscle test (side plank) and the press up test. Side plank I could hold for 28 seconds and this time I held it for 72 seconds!  Press up (full that is, none of that girly stuff), before I could barely do 6, now I can bust out 23 in a row!  I was stoked to see such an improvement in such a few amount of sessions with Sharm, I thought I’d see a slight improvement but not as much as that.

The other thing we were working on was my flexibility as its pretty poor for someone who does a lot of sport.. most of my muscles Sharm tested had become more flexible but there are still a few parts I need to keep stretching out consistently.

So overall, my fitness, strength and flexibility have all increased which were my main goals.  I’m really happy with the outcome and its made me want to train harder and more often – if I can improve that much in such a short space of time, then I’m excited to see what I can do in the next few months.  I’ve even invested in a swiss ball and a balance half ball thing for squats.. 🙂

Train with Sharm and get the results you want.

Contact Sharm:  Kurup Fit – sharmy@kurupfit.co.uk – 07968854397

Wakesurfing.  I’ve completely got the bug.  However, this doesn’t really surprise me as I’m a wakeboarder and a surfer, and I happen to live four hours away from a coastline that produces decent waves.  I went to the Quays to get my fix…

          

          

          

SO much fun, you should get involved!!!

Thanks to Sharm for the pics 🙂

This year we will be seeing a slight change in British Cable Wakeboarding.  The UK will be holding more IWWF affiliated competitions.  This means riders can earn points to go towards their International Rankings at other comps rather than just at the Nationals – these events can be seen on www.cablewakeboard.net.  There are no set British Team Trials this year, but development group selectors will be in attendance of these events.

JB is kicking off the first of these competitions on the 15th April.  There will be wakeboard and wakeskate categories, as long as enough riders have entered to open the category.  On the other hand, there are limited spaces so you need to get entering if you want to compete. If you would like an entry form just ask your local cable, or contact me and I will send you one as soon as I can.

Do you like this change?  You can have your say by taking this BWSW survey… click here.

I personally think its great for the UK to have this level of competition held at our cables.  It will not only increase the awareness of the sport, which will also help the push to be in the 2020 Olympics, but it will help promote our cable parks as well.  Also it gives riders who don’t/can’t travel to competitions abroad, the chance to earn points towards their National / International rankings.

Everybody Wins! 😀