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Pain. The Good Kind.

On Monday, I wanted to do legs. I know, I know - it sounds ridiculous. Nobody wants to do legs, it's just something you have to do. Well, not this time. I actually really did want to do some legs work at the gym, because of my up-coming half-marathon and insane bike-ride from Helheimr. Altho...

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Busy busy busy!

Life has become about as busy as it could possibly be. Or at least it feels that way. I have, therefore, sadly not had time to blog the last couple of days of Ed vs. Sport. I hope the following summary will suffice: Chest Routine of 10.05.2011: Bench presses: 50, 90, 95 and 98kg Incline dumbbell ...

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A Pain in the Arse. Literally.

Yesterday was legs day at the gym. Having read an interesting article on leg development (and because I require endurance for my half marathon), I decided to take down the weight and go for a higher number of reps. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQqJp5OAYdU The result - I could barely even walk th...

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Something, something, chin up.

Excited by my recent technique development, I went back to the gym to experiment with dumbbell presses. Frustratingly, I cannot remember exactly what I did and in what order. I recall the following: Dumbbell presses at 40kg Incline barbell presses at 70kg Chin-ups Triceps push-downs at 35kg The...

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Training with Music

Although I didn’t train today, I was hardly resting on my laurels. Whatever that means. No no, my friends. Today I was in the studio with my band, Gay Bum, for a live recording! Here is a sample song: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYLddhwibMU&hl=en&fs=1] Read on, McRock! A...

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Weak for a Week!

I have been having problems with my right ankle. It has been weak for a week which, despite being a lovely rhyme, has been disrupting the small amount of training I have managed with my dodgy elbow and wheezing lungs. On Monday, I noticed the sole of my foot hurting quite a lot whilst skipping at ...

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A Busy Day!

Having not done much training for the last 10 days, I absolutely had to go to the gym today. Unfortunately, it was also boxing-day (as in the sport, not the crap version of Christmas). Not wanting to give up either, I decided to do both. It hurt... (The person in the picture is not me - it's pu...

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New Tactics

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...

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Success!

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...

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R.I.P Kurt Cobain

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...

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Professional Boxing Circuit

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...

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