Mortimer's battle logs.

[Mortimer]

I will try next round, I don't know if I have the flexibility to bring my feet so close to my arms. I've done undergrips before and literally pulled myself up(blue route). I know my right hand can barely reach the rock above but I can't get a proper grip on it. I will try to take note on where my feet are. 

 

Anyway I got last min notification that there was no dinner at home, so I cooked =D

 

Dinner:

200g cabbage

140g pig liver. 

 

Now what I need to take note will be my vitamin A content in case I turn yellow again as the next few days to make matters worse I'm on full brocolli as the cauliflowers couldn't be found in the supermarket (at least those that are there are of poor quality that I refuse to buy). 

 

[Mortimer]

Breakfast:

 One tomato

 250g okra

 200g oyster mushroom

100g chicken

Hoisin sauce 

 

Hit the gym today. Weights were uhh crappy (I think I lost that muscle memory thing) but at least weights got done. And at least I only had one coughing fit which I managed to run to the toilet to do, in the duration of the whole thing. 

 

Bonus before gym:

Monkey bars, going one way, turning and going the other way hand over hand =D

 

Deadlifts:
Deadlift @ bar +15kg (x8)
Deadlift @ bar +17.5kg (x8)
Deadlift @ bar + 20kg (x8) 
 Deadlift @ bar +22.5kg (x8)  - took a break on last set. 

 
Chest press:
25 kg x 8, 3 sets - I tried 30kg and was struggling with doing it, decided it was not a good idea. 
 
Front Squat:
25kg x8, 3 sets - harder then usual
 
Pull ups:(assisted) 
6  pull ups 
6 chin ups 
4 pull ups
4 chin ups 
2 pull ups 
2 chin ups

 

Surprisingly pull ups and chin ups were very good, all went up. I'd do 2 stages of the orna dungeon per rest phase. Lol. 

 
Overhead press bar x8 +1.25 kg weight - had to take breaks on set 2 and 3 on rep 5.

 
Farmers walk with a 15 kg weight plate on each hand. 1 min 5 s

 

I noticed my presses noticeably not as good as they used to be, but it's fine. Now we're hitting the gym, they'll come back. 

 

Lunch:

380g brocolli

20 g hulled pumpkin seeds

100g chicken breast with five spice powder

[Mortimer]

Ran with local group under group 3. Not pushing it when I'm still coughing but yep it was at a fair decent pace. 

 

Dinner:

100g cabbage with dried shrimp and tau kwa 

Pickled vegetables 

120g pork

100g xiao bai cai

100g winter melon

Chocolate yeast bread 

 

Now that was more like a my kind of dinner, except for pickled vegetables.

 

Had a yak with my in laws this morning, was telling them that it was better not to get flavored milk and eat less pickled vegetables. The extra bread in the pantry was due to their siblings working in bread stores and bringing back home to prevent spoilage. That, I can understand. I previously thought they bought extra bread since they found my chocolate yeast bread too dry. Even if I have to slowly finish the chocolate bread myself (which technically I can, since now I'm back to exercising, I'm actually burning calories properly). 

 

Breakfast:

250g okra
200g King oyster mushroom
1 tomato
100g chicken breast

Chocolate yeast bread

 

Lunch:

380g brocolli 

20g hulled pumpkin seeds

100g five spiced chicken 

 

[Mortimer]

Also today is rock climbing day! No progress on any 2 pie routes, but there were a couple of 1 pie new routes which I happily tried out. 

 

Yellows both I completed, pointy pink I had my left hand on the end but couldn't shift my right hand over on that ending sloper. 

[Mortimer]

Oh joined the local group for Hiits yesterday

 

Dinner:

Some rice 

50g spinach with ikan billis

100g fish 

150g sesame chicken

 

I nearly thought my in laws didn't leave any rice for me and was rather happy then I got pointed to the rice pot. Not too a big deal in the long scheme of things. 

 

Also finally managed to get a proper rest at night without waking up in the middle of the night due to a coughing fit. 

 

Breakfast:

 

250g okra

200g King oyster mushroom

100g chicken breast

 

Ran out of tomatoes. 

 

Hit the gym, deadlifts weren't that good, the others surprisingly good. 

 

Deadlifts:
Deadlift @ bar +15kg (x8)
Deadlift @ bar +17.5kg (x8)
Deadlift @ bar + 20kg (x8) - took a break in the middle
 Deadlift @ bar +22.5kg (x8) -took a break in the middle 
 
Chest press:
30 kg x 4, 3 sets (Yes! I'm getting my 30kg chest press back!) 
 
Front Squat:
20kg x12, 3 sets - someone took the 25 kg weight and I didn't feel confident of doing 30kg. 
 
 
Pull ups:(assisted) - All went up =D
6  pull ups 
6 chin ups 
4 pull ups
4 chin ups 
2 pull ups 
2 chin ups
 

I do about 2-3 battles in an orna dungeon (each fight lasts 1-2 rounds) between each set. Seems to work well. 

Overhead press bar x4 +2.5 kg weight.  3sets. Couldn't find the 1.25kg weight plate, so I guess necessity is the mother of increasing weights... Was harsh but managed it. 

 
Farmers walk with a 15 kg weight plate on each hand. 1 min 12 s

 

Lunch:

340g brocolli 

20g hulled pumpkin seeds

100g five spiced chicken 

2 pieces fried dim sum my colleague passed me

 

Usual decoction of:

1 tablespoon cumin and fennel

1 teaspoon fenugreek

[aramis]

12 hours ago, Mortimer said:

Pull ups:(assisted) - All went up =D

See, here's the progress. In no time you'll shift to regular ones  For start, aim for doing first one on first set unassisted, and continue with assisted to finish your set. And as you get better, do more unassisted as long as you won't need the assistance at all  

[Mortimer]

I will try to do first one without assist. I know for chin ups I can push out a chin up. 

 

Friday dinner:

200g fish

100g sesame chicken

200g cabbage with dried shrimp

60g pork ribs and 100g winter melon in winter melon soup 

 

Sat breakfast:

300g of cabbage fried with 40g chicken and 25g mushroom

 

Did my orna dungeon run, ran for about 30 min, walked back(I needed to cool down before I take a bath - not that I lack the stamina to run back), since I was going to his grandma's birthday party. Apparently I was going at a fairly decent pace since I got my heart rate up to 153 between dungeons. 

 

Lunch:

Well its a traditional chinese birthday lunch with loads of courses so it was a massive overeat :

Jelly fish

Fried pork and prawn roll 

Fried salmon skin 

Mushroom and seaweed

Spinach and abalone

Steamed groupa 

Fried suckling pig

Duck and sea cucumber

6 drunken prawns 

Noodles

Ice jelly desert 

Chocolate cake

 

Then his friend came along and we did the orna dungeon route again(yay another 7-8 km or so on foot), but this time at a walking pace. 

 

Dinner:

1 piece KFC nonya chicken(wanted to try for science) 

 

Breakfast :

Remainder of pork and winter melon soup

10g of raisins

2 dried prunes

 

Lunch:

200g bok choi fried with 70g pork

90g pork ribs and 100g mountain yam with 5 jujubes

1 preserved persimmon

[aramis]

2 hours ago, Mortimer said:

drunken prawns

At first, it got my attention, and now I'm curious. 

 

And about "drunken" food - we use as a (heavy alcoholic) party snack Haribo Gummy Bears dipped in vodka overnight. They will absorb booze, grow twice in size and get you wasted in no time  

[Mortimer]

Drunken prawns:

 

https://eatwhattonight.com/2016/05/drunken-prawns/

 

Most of the alcohol evaporates during cooking so you can't get drunk on this. 

 

For the more ahem..ghoulish types, there's a variant where they cook the live prawns in front of you, and in Taiwan, I ate the live shrimp in a rice wine, vinegar, garlic and chilli sauce, raw, while they were still hopping. 

 

As alcohol tolerance goes, I can take up to 3 servings of alcohol(1 serving = 1 shot/one glass of wine) on a meal. Anything after that is iffy, though I've gone up to 5. I don't do beer anymore after getting bloated on it while trying it on a plane. 

[Mortimer]

Dinner:

Suckling pig head cooked in dark soya sauce with daikon. 

75g brocolli 

Some rice

A preserved persimmon. 

 

I guess you could call Sunday a rest day since no exercise got done. 

 

Breakfast:

250g okra

100g King oyster mushroom

100g chicken breast

A tomato

200g cabbage

 

Deadlifts:

Deadlift @ bar +15kg (x8)

Deadlift @ bar +17.5kg (x8)

Deadlift @ bar + 20kg (x8) 

 Deadlift @ bar +22.5kg (x8) -took a break at 5th rep

 

Chest press:

30 kg x 4, 2 sets

Last set only managed 3 reps =(

 

Front Squat:

25kg x8, 3 sets - 

 

Pull ups:(assisted) - All went up

6 pull ups, first one unassisted 

6 chin ups, tried first one unassisted but failed. 

4 pull ups

4 chin ups 

2 pull ups 

2 chin ups

 

I do about 2-3 battles in an orna dungeon (each fight lasts 1-2 rounds) between each set. Seems to work well. 

 

Overhead press bar x4 +2.5 kg weight. 3sets.

 

Farmers walk 1 min 6 s

 

[Mortimer]

Went for a healthy cooking session during lunch. The shiitake mushroom stuffed with chicken breast, carrot and onions, then steamed is healthy enough, but the custard with fruit... Eh... Not really since it consists of 180g of sugar. Anyway afterwards they had samples to give out 

 

Ate 2 shiitake stuffed shrooms

And too much custard with urm 10 grapes a banana and quarter an apple 

 

Lunch:

240g cauliflower

120g brocolli

20g hulled pumpkin seeds

100g five spiced chicken 

 

Joined local group running. Stairs this time and I'm kinda rusty on the stairs thing. 

 

Dinner:

150g duck 

200g fish

200g cabbage fried with dried shrimp and Vermicili 

A scoop of rice

 

Anyway I think the custard didn't agree with me since I ended up with a stomachache later that night and didn't get very much sleep =(

 

Breakfast:

250g okra

100g King oyster mushroom

100g chicken breast

A tomato

 

Lunch:

240g cauliflower

120g brocolli

20g hulled pumpkin seeds

100g five spiced chicken 

 

Usual decoction of 1 tablespoon cumin and fennel, one teaspoon fenugreek. 

 

Will go climbing later. 

[Mortimer]

Went climbing, well.. Got one notch higher on an old wall before its going to be changed but didn't manage to get to the top =(

 

But the previous walls of blue and yellow, I get up on first try now. 

 

In laws not cooking, yay I get to whip up whatever wooot! 

 

Dinner:

240g pig heart

200g French beans

A dragon fruit

 

Breakfast:

 

250g okra

 

100g King oyster mushroom

 

100g chicken breast

 

A tomato

 

 

 

Deadlifts:

 

Deadlift @ bar +15kg (x8)

 

Deadlift @ bar +17.5kg (x8)

 

Deadlift @ bar + 20kg (x8) 

 

 Deadlift @ bar +22.5kg (x8) -took a break at 4th rep

 

 

 

Chest press:

 

30 kg x 4, 3 sets

 

 

Front Squat:

 

25kg x8, 3 sets - 

 

Pull ups:(assisted) - All went up

 

6 pull ups, first one unassisted 

 

6 chin ups, first one unassisted

 

4 pull ups

 

4 chin ups, first one unassisted (atonement for extra long rest, was dealing with a bezerk cthulhu in orna with only lunge) 

 

2 pull ups 

 

2 chin ups

 

 

I do about 2-3 battles in an orna dungeon (each fight lasts 1-2 rounds-well except for the bezerk cthulhu - that was a slog) between each set. Seems to work well. 

 

 

Overhead press bar x4 +2.5 kg weight. 3sets.

 

Farmers walk 1 min 3 s

 

 

 

[Mortimer]

Lunch:

 

240g cauliflower

 

120g brocolli

 

20g hulled pumpkin seeds

 

100g five spiced chicken 

 

 

 

Usual decoction of 1 tablespoon cumin and fennel, one teaspoon fenugreek. 

 

Went running with local group, Fartlek, group 2. Though I think they were a bit slower then usual but it was comfortable enough for me, and anyway later the trainer said run back as fast as you want, so I widened up my stride and started running back(return journey probably is sub 6/km). 

 

Dinner:

100g brocolli

100g fish

A bit of rice

Also finished 100g of chocolate in the fridge. 

 

I weighed myself yesterday I'm back down to 52kg which is more like it? Unfortunately muscle mass according to scale dropped from 23.4 to 22.8 =( I'm wondering if I should start actively trying to find ways to add in calcium into my diet. I think I get iron down pat as long as I get to eat some pig heart/pig liver once a week. However pig liver is iffy because I may run into a vitamin A overdose that way =(

 

Lunch:

240g cauliflower

120g brocolli

20g hulled pumpkin seeds

100g five spiced chicken 

 

Usual decoction of 1 tablespoon cumin and fennel, 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds. 

 

And will do a lunch climb, followed by hiits with local group later. 

[Mortimer]

And the lunch climb-

 

 

New 2 pie (6a)route conquered - white. To compensate for my lack of reach(they call it span), I used the sidewall to start. Its allowed by the route. (It says sidewall OK). 

 

And I finished the route before they will be replacing it, hip hip hurrah! 

 

Joined local Hiits group later.

 

Dinner:

200g French bean

218g pig stomach (Note to self, do NOT ever try frying pig stomach again - it had the consistency of rubber ><) 

 

Now I was expecting my in laws to cook. I don't mind them not cooking, but at least let me know so I can buy stuff to cook on the way back. 

 

Breakfast:

250g okra

100g King oyster mushroom

100g chicken breast

Ran out of tomato. 

 

A little pressed for time so didn't go to the gym, opting to nerd fitness star wars workout (I think a little variety might be good too, besides I've heard bodyweight rows are good for climbers) 

 

Jedi high jumps:

3x 15 box jumps 
Han solo shuttle run, 6 sets of 20 s run, 10 s rest
 Jabba the Hutt chokes:
3x10 body weight rows, no breaks. 
 Chewbacca carries:
Haven't done yet
 Force push ups:
 4x8 plyometric push ups, had to rest between sets.
Force choke: no breaks 
Luke Handstands: 3 breaks for 5 min. Sigh.
 

 

Lunch:

200g French beans

100g five spiced chicken 

[Mortimer]

Teabreak:

2 tangerines 

 

Dinner:

200g cabbage with vermicilli and dried shrimp

200g chicken with potatoes and carrots 

A bit of rice

 

 

Breakfast:

 

250g okra

 

200g King oyster mushroom

 

100g chicken breast

40g carrot

 

Ran out of tomato. 

 

Did a bit of orna running with my hubbie. 

 

Lunch:

One duck drumstick in herbal duck soup 

 

Teabreak:

2 tangerines

9 almonds

 

Dinner(eating out) :

200g ribeye

Pasta

Salad with 4 cherry tomatoes with lemon dressing 

[Mortimer]

Breakfast:

250g okra

 

200g King oyster mushroom

 

100g chicken breast

 

Did some orna running, my hubbie decided to skate after me(what the heck?), so I decided not to hold back (shouldnt be a problem for someone on a scooter skate to chase to someone running, right?) since the timer for the buff on orns was going 60 min down and went zipping off to the dungeon hub. Wheeee?

 

I'll say I sure as hell wouldn't want to do that pace for long.... 

 

Lunch:

200g fish

200g bok choi

Beancurd skin

70g minced pork

150g pork from pork ribs 

 

Dinner:

Since it was my sister in laws birthday and she had a party at mc Donald's, it was all burgers and fries. Enuff said lol. 

 

Breakfast:

250g okra

 

200g King oyster mushroom

 

100g chicken breast

1 tomato 

 

Jedi high jumps:

 

3x 15 box jumps 

Han solo shuttle run, 6 sets of 20 s run, 10 s rest

 Jabba the Hutt chokes:

3x10 body weight rows, no breaks 

 Chewbacca carries:

Won't be doing. 

 Force push ups:

 4x8 plyometric push ups, had to rest between sets.

Force choke: no breaks 

Luke Handstands: 2 breaks for 5 min. Hrrrmmm=) 2 min 38 s for first plank attempt, a fair long break then 2 min 22 s for 2nd plank attempt. 

 

Lunch:

 

240g cauliflower

 

120g brocolli

 

20g hulled pumpkin seeds

 

100g dark soya sauce chicken 

[Mortimer]

Went running with local run group speed intervals 220m x6

 

Dinner:

200g chicken(cooked in dark soya sauce) 

100g brocolli 

A bowl of rice

 

Breakfast:

Ack forgot to bring back my cut veggies and scavanged the fridge. 

140g French beans 

100g chicken breast 

1 tomato 

 

And also probably inappropriate use of climbing skillz but I reached the top kitchen cupboard without the use of any stools or ladders. Sequence went like this. Right hand to underhang(cupboard), left hand to sloper(kitchen table), left leg to left hand, stand, pull right leg up, left hand to kitchen cupboard shelf, get the bottle of rice wine. Lol. 

 

Lunch:

240g cauliflower

 

120g brocolli

 

20g hulled pumpkin seeds

 

100g dark soya sauce chicken 

Usual decoction:

1 tablespoon fennel and cumin, one teaspoon fenugreek seeds. 

 

Dinner will be:

125g fish

300g bok choi with 100g beef

[aramis]

9 hours ago, Mortimer said:

probably inappropriate use of climbing skillz

IMO it's the most appropriate way. You train a skill, then use it to get food. Well done caveman  

[Mortimer]

Cupboard is this:

 

 

The kitchen table where the oven is on is up to my hip. Rice wine from the top shelf got brought down lol. 

[Mortimer]

Yesterday was climbday! 

 

I got up and down yellow, got up green, attempted black, but fell short of finishing, arms were on the 2 slopers near the top, not sure where my feet were. Could start blue apparently red is supposed to be easier then blue? (How is that possible?) 

 

Also did 100 burpees, broken into sets of 20,5 sets, a min break between sets. 

 

Supper last night:

2 dried prunes

2 tangerines

 

Breakfast today:

250g okra

200g King oyster mushroom

100g chicken breast

1 tomato 

 

Deadlifts:

Deadlift @ bar +15kg (x8)

Deadlift @ bar +17.5kg (x8)

Deadlift @ bar + 20kg (x8) 

 Deadlift @ bar +22.5kg (x8) -took break on 4th rep 

 

Chest press:

30 kg x 5, 3 sets - yesss! No breaks! 

 

Front Squat:

25kg x8, 3 sets

 

 

Pull ups:(assisted - 20kg) 

6 pull ups (tried first one unassisted on gym pull up machine but failed. Grip is different angle) 

6 chin ups (did an unasssied chin up) 

4 pull ups

4 chin ups 

2 pull ups 

2 chin ups

 

Overhead press with 25 kg weight (x4), 3 sets, yay no breaks! 

 

Farmers walk with a 15 kg weight plate on each hand. 1 min 5s

 

Morning snack:

 

Sorry, I failed a will save. Ate 2 pineapple tarts, 2 peanut cookies, one salted egg cookie, one Earl Grey cookie, one pistachio coffee cookie, one chocolate meringue. 

 

Lunch:

 

240g cauliflower

120g brocolli

20g hulled pumpkin seeds

100g dark soya sauce chicken 

 

Usual decoction:

 

1 tablespoon fennel and cumin, one teaspoon fenugreek seeds

[Mortimer]

Went running hills with group 3 and had a conversation with the trainer better part of the way (hint, it means I'm not really pushing myself hard enough if it's meant to be tempo). 

 

Anyway dinner:

100g brocooli

150g cabbage with dried shrimp 

A bowl of rice 

Vermicilli and meatball and fishball soup(eek its all the store bought processed stuff) 

 

Breakfast:

 

250g okra

200g King oyster mushroom

100g chicken breast

1 tomato 

A date(was wondering what the new thing in the fridge was and ate it) 

 

 

Anyway did my climb, not much progress except on this pink one. Apparently the last part is to lean your body weight on your left side then reach out with both hands to touch the end. I managed it, then promptly fell off with an arrrgghhh =P Good thing I had the foresight to take off my glasses before attempting that. 

 

 

 

 

Also, my office is a disaster snacks wise. Go and look at all this temptation happening on Chinese New Year ><

 

Lunch:

240g cauliflower

120g brocolli

20g hulled pumpkin seeds

100g dark soya sauce chicken 

[aramis]

1 hour ago, Mortimer said:

fell off with an arrrgghhh =P

[Mortimer]

Thank you =D

 

I might actually be able to climb ropes these days though swinging from the rafters while swashbuckling would still be a lost cause =P

 

Did a bit of running last night since I worked overtime and missed hiits class. 

 

Dinner:

100g spinach with ikan billis

1 ear of corn and 60g pork ribs

40g pork shoulder 

200g turnip with dried shrimp

A bowl of rice 

 

Breakfast:

 

250g okra

 

200g King oyster mushroom

 

100g chicken breast

 

1 tomato 

 

Weights :

 

Deadlifts:
Deadlift @ bar +15kg (x8)
Deadlift @ bar +17.5kg (x8)
Deadlift @ bar + 20kg (x8) 
 Deadlift @ bar +22.5kg (x8) -took break on 5th rep
 
Chest press:
30 kg x 5, 3 sets
 
Front Squat:
25kg x8, 3 sets
 
 
Pull ups:(assisted) 
6  pull ups, first unassisted 
6 chin ups, first unassisted 
4 pull ups
4 chin ups 
2 pull ups 
2 chin ups
 

Overhead press with 25 kg weight x4, 3 sets
 
Farmers walk with a 15 kg weight plate on each hand. 1 min 28s

 

Morning snack:

Two pineapple tarts, one love letter. 

 

Lunch:

 

300g cauliflower

20g hulled pumpkin seeds

100g dark soya sauce chicken 

[Mortimer]

There will be a lot of overeating and unhealthy food for the next couple of days due to it being Chinese New year. Its like the rest of the world celebrating Christmas for us Chinese. 

 

Dinner:

2 tempura prawns 

4 cereal prawns 

Half a plate of yee fu noodles

200g fried fish fillet

70g fried yam

20g capcicum

2 prawns

2 pieces of curry chicken

Too much dried longan jelly

2 otah buns

 

Again I walked something like 34k steps that day. (Long walk with hubbie while playing orna-someone took his territory and we needed to take it back. At least now I know which territories he's talking about, I can arrange to run there. Must as well put that run speed of mine to good use). 

 

Breakfast:

3 otah buns

A bowl of yee fu noodles 

 

Lunch:

Assorted bunch of vegetarian mock meats and fried beancurd skin

A small plate of bee hoon 

150g brocolli

40g mushrooms 

One tau kwa

 

After the visiting session, I decided to go rock climbing and brought my hubbie to spectate. Since it was a new climbing gym, I went for as many routes as I could go for, rather then quality of routes(6a and above). I wanted more variety so I took anything that looked climbable, mostly below my pay grade of V0 and V1s. 

 

White up,yellow up. 

 

 

Red up

Yellow up

 

White up 

White up and blue up. Tried to do pink up on bottom most pic but failed. 

 

Green up, then on hubbies crazy idea, with his guidance, the only V1-V2 route, yellow up.  I was swearing all the way seriously climbing up 3 storeys on a V1-V2 route? But eventually managed it. 

 

 

I think my hubbie has a decent climbers eye. (Might be better then mine). Such a pity I can't drive him up the wall =P

 

Dinner:

 

2 bowls of yang chou fried rice

 

Fried egg tofu

 

50g brocolli with 20g scallops 

 

1/4 of a steamed chicken with ginger sauce 

[Mortimer]

OK anyway Chinese New year - I don't want to count what I ate but at least on the bright side, quite a bit of walking got done (20-30k steps per day), so it wasn't exactly a complete loss. Also managed 3/4 of the nerd fitness hotel room workout on one of the days, (100 squats, 80 push ups, 60 reverse crunches - couldn't find anything to bodyweight row from), and 100 burpees on another day.