Started off looking like this in April 2005 when I first started training:
At my last interclub in March 2008 I looked like this:
After playing around in the boxing gyms in GTA San Andreas I decided I'd have a go at doing it for real so I did a search for boxing gyms in Leeds and Bad Company was top of the list. I decided to try it for 6 weeks and a couple of weeks in I realized the state I was in and decided to stick with it. After a couple of family health scares at the end of 2006 I knew I had to do something more so I decided to increase the intensity of my training. Through tweaking the circumstances slightly I've since lost somewhere between 35 - 40 kg, dropped my waist from 48" to 36" and become
much fitter. From getting out of breath just walking up the stairs to the gym back in 2005 I managed a 42 mile bike ride yesterday and I would have gone further if it wasn't getting late. I want to fight before the end of the year but I'm biding my time so I don't have to fight in the super heavyweight class. There are lots of ways I could have improved my health and fitness but the combination of cycling and Thai boxing (and now Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as well) seems to work for me. Having something to aim for rather than just losing weight gives it a bit more drive.