[Fiend]

Surely you can still plank Duma?? 

Andy, if you're moving, you're sharkathonning, especially under such difficult circumstances.

[andy popp]

Sorry team, I'm out. Covid sick note.

Damn! Hope you're not feeling too bad Duma.

[Duma]

Not bad really, night before last was like flu, very achey. But improved since, and slept a lot better last night, so fingers crossed that's as bad as it gets.

[Fiend]

21 days closer to the grave: 45 minute 1.5 mile light kneehab walk. 1+ hour gym session focusing on arm stuff after rowing warm-up: wall angels, IYTs, face pulls for scaps, bench and military press for shoulders, slow heavy pull downs and rows for elbow rehab. And some light deadlifts for what passes for fun these days 

(Knee feeling tender and worked after yesterday's bigger walk so kept it gentle today, including skipping leg day at the gym. Did want to do some planks to make up for MIA Duma but was feeling increasingly nauseous at gym so couldn't face core and had to skip them  )

[battery]

21 - 2 x 30 minute walk/run/push toddler on balance bike.

Got reminded of this beaut that my 15 year old niece challenged me to last summer (and was suitably surprised and impressed when I completed it with her) will have to have another crack at it when I have recovered from cold number 2 of the year.

[Duma]

21 - managed my 2 x 1:40 plank, but decided not to try anything beyond that.

[lagerstarfish]

Day 20

Didn't cycle to work due to my right hand hurting too much to operate a brake lever, so walked in.

Walked a total of 18km


Day 21

Same as previous day

[Wellsy]

Not bad really, night before last was like flu, very achey. But improved since, and slept a lot better last night, so fingers crossed that's as bad as it gets.

Hope you make a fast and full recovery!

[webbo]

Day 20

Didn't cycle to work due to my right hand hurting too much to operate a brake lever, so walked in.

Walked a total of 18km


Day 21

Same as previous day

Does this mean you can’t include as part of your 30 minutes unless you are left handed.

[lagerstarfish]

Day 20

Didn't cycle to work due to my right hand hurting too much to operate a brake lever, so walked in.

Walked a total of 18km


Day 21

Same as previous day

Does this mean you can’t include as part of your 30 minutes unless you are left handed.

Lagerstarfish has people who do that for him.
#thuglife

[andy popp]

Not bad really, night before last was like flu, very achey. But improved since, and slept a lot better last night, so fingers crossed that's as bad as it gets.

Good to hear it's not been too bad so far Duma. Hopefully you're over the worst.

Barely worth recording my own efforts.

[Fiend]

22 - 20 mins gentle walking, 2 x 2.00 plank with feet on wobble board which seemed to make bugger all difference except it kept sliding back on the carpet so I kept shuffling back too 

(Feeling just tired today but figure I could scrape in with an almost day and the invigilator might not notice given I've done pretty well on the gym and longer walks recently)

[Duma]

22 - 3 x 1:40 plank (catching up). Bit of yoga, 50 press ups, 50 sit ups.

[Wellsy]

Yesterday - went out to try the Mermaid 7A. Did the bottom in like 12 goes, had an awful time on the top, got off, did it to the top, had an even worse, truly awful epic on the top, fucked it up massively like the punter I am, needed hauling off, pulled a trap, watched BID work out the top properly but decided to avoid injury. Nothing to prove but I'll go back at some point and finish it cleanly, what a fucking idiot etc

Today - went out and made some progress on Where Beagles Dare which is nice. Spent the light on A Fistful of Beagles and linked the bottom to the mantel and figured out the beta for the mantel but was a bit too knackered and cold, so I'll do that bit next session and put it together. Feels like a mega problem, psyched to go back on it.

[webbo]

22nd. Walk with missus before breakfast 1hr14 mins 4.3 miles. 30 mins stretching. 50 mins on the board followed by 40 mins weights.

[lagerstarfish]

Day 22

Cycle 40 mins

Walk 10km

[Duma]

How's the hand lagers?

[lagerstarfish]

How's the hand lagers?

Much improved.

(Probably just wankers cramp as Webbo suggested)

I managed not to use any opiates to manage the pain.

[Fiend]

23 - 1.5 hours getting thoroughly demoralised backing off V3-4 indoor problems because they were too dynamic / off-balance / slopey etc near the top. Did manage to do at least some V1-3s though. 15-20 mins IYTs, shoulder stretching, mobility etc. 2 x 1.41 tripod plank, using toes and knob. Quite difficult to stay rigid enough 


(Really pretty unpleasant having to be that timid indoor climber who downclimbs from every problem and doesn't do any committing moves and never pushes himself until the chance of falling. Just feels totally wrong, living a lie and not being myself. But equally I have to be that sensible climber who lets his injuries heal without risk of re-aggravating them so that he can push harder in future. On the less negative side, my golfer's elbow didn't feel quite so tweaky on the low level problems. But now have carpet burn in an embarrassing place to look after too....)

[battery]

22 - failed - housework, kids, life, Christmas night out all got in the way.

23 - an epic amount of time at boulder Hut with the family. Brilliant to see the kids enjoy climbing 😁

[Duma]

Christmas??

[Duma]

23 - 3 x 1:40 plank. 20 pull ups, 20 press ups, 100 squats. Aerocap on lattice edge. Tested +ve so at least 2 more days in the house

71

[lagerstarfish]

Day 23

Ace 12km walk with the family

On the drive home I noticed that a few bits of road were dry. One of my local flat and gentle hill roads was almost actually dry - I headed out with the Smoothstar Manta Ray (surfskate board)  to see if I could get my clunky bones moving. I wasn't expecting much.
After 20 mins of movement, The Flow was taking hold of my soul. Unexpected, but very welcome.
I jumped in the car with a brush, my helmet and my board and went looking for more dry tarmac.
Local school car park was decent after I brushed the grit off.
Tesco park and ride is now locked off on Sundays, which means no drugged up joyriders and less broken glass and noz cannisters. It was also mostly dry.
I ended up doing a total of 90 mins surfskate pumping. Way more fun than I was expecting. Fucking awesome.

[battery]

Christmas??

It was postponed from December.

[webbo]

23rd. Cycling 4 hrs 22 mins 74.5 miles.