I've noticed my blog is slowing down a bit, probably because my general bad health has meant my training volume has declined. Although I fully intend tomorrow to herald another full week of training, I will need to develop some new tactics if I am to maintain intensity without damaging myself furth...
Continue reading ...I'm pleased to report that, thanks to my trusty elbow support, I completed a full workout for the first time since Friday! I was fairly concerned that, by wearing my elbow support and hitting the gym, I'd just look a little more pathetic and fail anyway. However, after a quick warm-up of press-ups...
Continue reading ...I'm meant to be boxing tonight, but a combination of injury and illness is holding me back... For the last few months, I've been having trouble with my left elbow which, as far as I can tell, has resulted in some form of trapped or pinched nerve. This has been making things difficult... For the l...
Continue reading ...Today I visited Longridge Outdoor Activity Centre in Marlow, who have very kindly agreed to sponsor both my kayaking and rowing challenges! This is well beyond my wildest expectations and I am incredibly grateful to everybody who has volunteered their help! Longridge is an activity centre, d...
Continue reading ...Having been suffering from a horrible cold/chest-problem-type-thing, I was surprised to find it cured, by an extended period of running, jumping, rolling and wrestling! Here you see some evidence, in the form of training footage from Slough Freestyle Wrestling Club, where I am training for 1/30th...
Continue reading ...[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NPgPNku2fo?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349]Today, I did my first ever...run. Well, one of my first ever runs... My first ever training run, where I'm training myself to run again, but farther. Get it? No? Good, nor do I - RUNNING MAKES NO SENSE T...
Continue reading ...After a few days off (for drinking and barbecuing), I returned once again to High Wycombe Amateur Boxing Club for yet another gruelling session. Beforehand, however, I managed to catch a word with John, who said he should be fully healed by next week, so we can start our intense training. I'm ...
Continue reading ...Having agreed to cycle 100 miles in a day, I have been doing some research. Instead of anything useful, however, I have been looking into some fun statistics... Welcome to Maths for the Brainally Challenged (Soon to be followed by English for the Wordily Challenged) 100 miles at 10 miles per h...
Continue reading ...Tonight, after six years away, I returned to my old wrestling club. Having fond memories of my time at Slough Freestyle Wrestling Club, I was amazed and overjoyed to find the same coach there, who was just as welcoming as he had always been. His son, who was hip-high last time I saw him, is now ra...
Continue reading ...On today, the 17th anniversary of the death of Kurt Cobain, I felt somewhat guilty about going to the gym, instead of playing my guitar and feeling sad. For this reason my training consisted of a single hour after work, followed by a lovely dinner to distract myself from musing about how much bet...
Continue reading ...Tonight, I returned to High Wycombe Boxing Club for my second two-hour boxing session. Similar to last time, there was a good mix of fitness and technique, though this week included more pad-work (known to you and me as "hitting something held by somebody else, lest it hits you first"). Befo...
Continue reading ...[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLoMOk9tglM?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] As it is with everything, motivation is integral to fitness. It doesn't matter how often you go to the gym; if you don't work hard when you're there, you simply won't improve. Today, I wasn't motivated - and ...
Continue reading ...So it turns out the pigs at Youtube and/or various music labels have decided to remove the audio from my videos, or ban them altogether in some countries. This does not please me... [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p6APl1Z1aI&w=480&h=390] I work hard on those videos, but I under...
Continue reading ...http://youtu.be/6p6APl1Z1aI I have now been training for the Gold Challenge for a whole week. I have done 8 hours of training, across 5 training sessions. I was, however, late to my training this morning, because Ajax came galloping into my bedroom this morning and demanded attention for a consi...
Continue reading ...Having turned my calf muscles into porridge at boxing on Monday night, including any kind of leg work into my Tuesday training regime was simply out of the question. Having done a hard back workout towards the end of the previous week, I decided it was about time to do a chest and triceps workout,...
Continue reading ...When I signed up for the Gold Challenge, the only way to complete the road biking challenge was to take part in a series of organised group cycles. Not being a fan of organised things (or other people), I asked whether I could do something different, on my own...somewhere far, far away, where peopl...
Continue reading ...Tonight, I attended my first boxing training at High Wycombe Amateur Boxing Club. Made up of half fitness and half technique, it was a welcome and much needed introduction to the sport. When the session was over, I spent some time getting used to the different punch bags in the club and working ...
Continue reading ...This just in: a fantastic man called John has offered me some free 1-2-1 boxing training sessions, to help me find my feet (and other people's faces)! This is a wonderful turn of events and, hopefully, will propel me further into this challenge. FOR VICTORRRRRY!!! p.s. I should point out that Joh...
Continue reading ...Not wanting to spend my Friday night at the gym (when it should be spent drinking ale and cavorting with wenches), I decided to get up and do my training in the morning. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEdvZiogwsY&hl=en&fs=1] Having not got be bed until 01:00 the night before, I accidenta...
Continue reading ...Tonight I conducted my first evening of training. I don't know why you would be interested but, in case you are... [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMOsqZtue0I&hl=en&fs=1] With the half marathon still 15-or-so weeks away, I decided it wasn't worth starting my running training yet...
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