This is the story of this site’s banner: the story of an
article that was never written. And it all started with my cat!
I must confess, I have limited amounts of energy: I let
work get the better of me quite easily, and when I get busy, my whole life
seems to collapse. Winter and springtime are always a busy time for me.
Around this time last year, I realized the winter months
had taken their toll: I’d fallen into a slump, my training had virtually become
non-existent, and I’d piled on a few pounds. At 80 kg (176lbs or 12 ½ stones) I
was the heaviest I’d been since I could remember.
It was then that I decided I could actually make the best
of a bad situation: I could use this opportunity to write an article on how
bodyweight strength training could be used for weight loss. I would put
together a 12 week program, and I would document my progress with weekly
pictures. No fake before and after pictures here, no photoshopping: just clear
weekly photos, from the same angle, illustrating my progress.
