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the shizzle => diet, training and injuries => Topic started by: shark on December 26, 2023, 11:31:16 am
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Feeling bloated and unfit?
Fret not as redemption is just around the corner.
6 days to go then kick start the New Year with Sharkathon :boxing:
The only rule is 30 mins of any type of exercise for every day of January but feel free to add other aims for the month - going dry, weight loss..
Are you in?!
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The only rule of shark club is talk a lot about shark club :fishing:
I was lying awake last night with nihilistic anxiety, so nothing excites me more than the prospect of a miserable month of self-flagellation and futile demoralisation. I'm in.
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We have a new baby which means the last 3 weeks have involved lots of lounging around, adjusting and getting to know her.
It’s been lovely, and that will continue, but I’ve also just got some new trail shoes and want to get back on the board a little too. So I’ll give it a go again! 💪🏻
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I'm in. Shoulder rehab & aerobic base fitness the main priorities.
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On the one hand, I can’t do thirty minutes exercise a day (or at all, really) for tedious health reasons.
On the other hand, I’ve a 630 day steak of daily stretching so suspect I might continue through to the end of January… :)
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Feel for you, mate. 630 days of stretching is impressive though. Can you touch your toes now? 😀
After 24 years of sometimes committed, sometimes intermittent yoga, I still can’t.
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On the one hand, I can’t do thirty minutes exercise a day (or at all, really) for tedious health reasons.
On the other hand, I’ve a 630 day steak of daily stretching so suspect I might continue through to the end of January… :)
I feel like stretching, breathing exercises and suchlike should all count as "exercise"!
Also yeah, a 630-day streak is incredibly impressive.
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If it feels like exercise to you, it counts I reckon.
Are you in?!
Of Course. Rubbish effort last year, need to get back up to respectability in 2024.
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On the one hand, I can’t do thirty minutes exercise a day (or at all, really) for tedious health reasons.
On the other hand, I’ve a 630 day steak of daily stretching so suspect I might continue through to the end of January… :)
Interesting, how have you found it and have you seen a significant difference in flexibility / how you feel?
I'm in. I feel in reasonable shape, but with a little bit of excess I'd like to trim off, and I'm also aiming to focus a bit more on good nutrition and introducing a bit more cross / weight training.
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I'm in. Going dry too. Weight loss sounds like the opposite of MASSIVE GAINZ so eff that! :D
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I’ll go dry and really push the boat out to stretching every day.
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Feel for you, mate. 630 days of stretching is impressive though. Can you touch your toes now? 😀
After 24 years of sometimes committed, sometimes intermittent yoga, I still can’t.
Thanks and yes, I can! Palms on the floor on most days. Currently trying to get my chest close to the floor in pancake stretch which is nails.
I feel like stretching, breathing exercises and suchlike should all count as "exercise"!
Also yeah, a 630-day streak is incredibly impressive.
Thanks, I just tried to do ten days in a row and then didn't stop. I was sick for a month with covid and some of those sessions were a bit desultory, but they got done.
Interesting, how have you found it and have you seen a significant difference in flexibility / how you feel?
Yeah it's really good, I'm definitely more flexible, perhaps not that much considering the length of time, but I only do short sessions and I've been really immobile (involuntarily), so it's keeping the decrepitude at bay.
It's also super good for calming down my nervous system, which is great for me as it's part of my health issues, but I suspect it would be good for most people. Modern life is stressful...
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Am keen, forces me to do stretching and rehab if nothing else
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In, as always. Might be the only one trying to gain weight.
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You can have some of mine! Is there a suitable pipeline from Manchester to Muchalls??
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I’m in! I also have a new baby, 2 months, and was demotivated by injury this year, but I need to start reconditioning.
Main focus will be rehab, physio, yoga and dry Jan. 30 mins might be a stretch on long work days or if child care dominates, but will at least aim log an activity daily.
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2 month baby - there must be a minimum of a few hours weights in there!
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Ha ha well my three year old is ‘up on shoulders’ enough to count!
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Right, I'm in as long as "I did child's pose and savasana for 30 minutes" counts. And I reserve the right to withdraw with honour if I get any depression days where even that isn't happening ...
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Complete Sharkathon (maybe not quite 30 mins a day, unless walking counts)
I've always taken 30 minutes of brisk walking as counting.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/focus-on-brisk-walking-not-just-10000-steps-say-health-experts
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/nhs-active-10-walking-tracker/id1204295312
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.ac.shef.oak.pheactiveten&pli=1
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a 630-day streak is incredibly impressive.
Thanks, I just tried to do ten days in a row and then didn't stop.
That approach to just getting it done with stretching is super inspiring for me. Likewise with El Mocho saying he hated stretching and yet did it (as I guess everyone who climbs at his standard must).
Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I've done a little stretching :)
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I’ll be joining sharkathon! I was pretty good with stretching all of 2023 so will try and do 30 mins every day in jan to continue the trend :)
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Complete Sharkathon (maybe not quite 30 mins a day, unless walking counts)
I've always taken 30 minutes of brisk walking as counting.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/focus-on-brisk-walking-not-just-10000-steps-say-health-experts
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/nhs-active-10-walking-tracker/id1204295312
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.ac.shef.oak.pheactiveten&pli=1
All relative, innit? I know people with chronic health conditions for whom 30 minutes of slow walking would be super-strenuous and a massive effort. If I'm having a truly awful day mental health-wise, it might be impossible for me, because I can't generate any impetus to do anything at all.
Conversely, for some people, 30 minutes' walk might be slacking off and not something they really count as "exercise" at all.
It's definitely worth having the info about what "walking" means for purposes of official exercise recommendations. But for Sharkathon purposes, I think everyone should define what counts as "exercise" for them personally.
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Any suggestions for some rehab/prehab exercises I can do with light dumbbells. I got as far as shoulder presses (are these useful?) but could do with three more.
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Any suggestions for some rehab/prehab exercises I can do with light dumbbells. I got as far as shoulder presses (are these useful?) but could do with three more.
Seated shoulder rotations, replace shoulder press with Arnold press and then do low rows as well but may need more weight for these
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Any suggestions for some rehab/prehab exercises I can do with light dumbbells. I got as far as shoulder presses (are these useful?) but could do with three more.
Depends what "light" means relative to your strength, and if there's anything in particular you want to rehab, but possibilities might include:
side-lying external rotations
Is, Ys and Ts (if you can find a bench or something else suitable to lie on)
wrist curls, reverse wrist curls
windmills
Turkish get-ups -- they're more fun with a kettlebell, but still pretty fun with a dumbbell; great for shoulder stability
Zottman curls (my secret weapon for helping ward off elbow tendonitis, because they give you an eccentric reverse curl on the way down)
halos
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An hour gentle surfskating Tesco park and ride carpark. Suboptimal conditions.
A good start to the year.
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Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
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2 hours raking and shovelling scree in a quarry. Tiring. Elbow rehab.
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10k run
finger rehab
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30 minutes "run" (for anyone who has not heard me whining about this, this is intervals of walking and very slow jogging; I am very very bad at running and I resent every single thing about this, but I am trying to sort out my blood pressure and also I have to concede that it's mildly good for my mental health).
30 minutes miscellaneous stretching and yoga.
30 minutes shoulder and back exercises.
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Hey up UKB!
I’ve been absent from these pages for quite some time, but Sharkathon 2024 seems like a perfect reason to resurface. I’ve got fatter, weaker, and not climbed for an age, so not much to lose really. We had a 2 hour ramble today to start the year, so day 1 complete. I also kept off the sauce from the middle of October until Christmas Day, so I’ll be hopping back on the wagon for a good while again now too.
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I'm in. 30 mins of something every day. Bonus points for physio related business and minus points for eating choss. Hopefully lose some training weight.
Day 1
Finger physio (5 mins)
Morning walk (20 mins, bonus sun)
Ilkley moor walk (hour ish)
Choss eaten: Much
Weight 79.6 kg (!)
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Weighed in at 168.0lbs this morning. Looking to chisel that down
Day 1 Hangs at home then Tor to work on Bens Roof finishing with a dog walk down and back up Water Cum Jolly.
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1. fell at the first hurdle, hungover and miserable weather not even enough of a walk or stretching to count. Lets try again today...
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Day 1. 6k walk from redmires to stanage edge, short board sesh at Jules’ and then some light stretching before bed
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Day 1: Overhead Squat for 5 with bar, 30kgs, 40kgs. Front Squat for 5 with 50, 60, 70kgs. Backsquat for 5 with 80, 90, 100kgs. Power Cleans up to 60 working on technique.
Day 2: Hour and a half at the Hanger. Skin pretty knackered and pulling muscles a bit spent, keen for a day of nothing too intense soon.
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Any suggestions for some rehab/prehab exercises I can do with light dumbbells. I got as far as shoulder presses (are these useful?) but could do with three more.
Have you seen this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcC5joL1ev8
Thanks for the reminder for me to do this stuff (and everyone else's suggested exercises too).
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Shoulder presses always make them feel strong imo
Shoulder rotations are great too
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Alright here we go!
Baseline weight 86.1kg.
Highest ever been and can’t be accounted for with muscle mass! Think this is the first time been technically overweight. For context was 71.6 at absolute minimum peri Fighting Torque ascent.
Day 1. Not best self in the morning. Walk down to beach, swim in the sea. Not for very long! Walk back carrying the toddler up zig zags. Restarted elbow physio to try avoid injury now pain free. Pronator teres rotations. Yoga to take up to probably 30 mins total!
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Weighed in at 168.0lbs this morning. Looking to chisel that down
Day 1 Hangs at home then Tor to work on Bens Roof finishing with a dog walk down and back up Water Cum Jolly.
Day 2 A few hangs and fingertip pull ups. Foot-on one arm undercut locks on edge. Foot off one arm undercut locks on bar. Leg presses on counterweight pulley. Assisted one arm undercut locks on edge with pulley. Few goes foot on campus laddering. Easy auto belay at Foundry
Not looking forward to walking or jogging in the rain tomorrow
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Day 2
Two hours snowboarding at Castleford with the family. I have reached the point where I notice how much kinder a soft board is on my joints. Today I was riding a stiff board.
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Day 1
3x3 pull-ups and then board session
Day 2
5x3 pull-ups with baby in sling
5x5 push-ups with baby in sling
25 mins walk-run
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1 - was yesterday
2 - Indoor bouldering @ The Depot. Full stretching session.
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I'm in. Shoulder rehab & aerobic base fitness the main priorities.
December
26 - 4km walk with in-laws and children, plus a rehab session
27 - 30mins of stretching and a few sets of pushups. I am not flexible.
28 - portable fingerboard, giving the fingers a bit of exercise
29 - 1.5km potter with parents and children, plus rehab
30 - another fingerboard session. Wasn’t as good as Thursday but still tried hard.
31 - light stretching
January
1 - there was a very brief window of sunshine, so I shuffled round the park for a bit. 5km in about 32m. I don’t really do cardio!
2 - 1-on-1-off in the board. Feeling a bit fitter than previous sessions on it.
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2. Foundry. Mobility and some light fingerboarding followed by blowing something in my finger :slap:, suspect A3 pulley. Poor start to 2024.
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1st set of on 2 hour ride, hit a pothole and punctured replaced inner tube only to find I couldn’t get my pump to work. So had to be rescued. 1 hr 6 mins riding.
2nd hip and shoulders rehab 10 mins. 50 problems on board 1 hr 45 mins.
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1. fell at the first hurdle, hungover and miserable weather not even enough of a walk or stretching to count. Lets try again today...
2. 90 min bouldering
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25 minutes walk, 25 minutes more walk (in the course of getting to and from bus stops).
50 minutes standing in the freezing rain at a bus stop while a bus failed to show up, which I recognize is not exercise but which I feel should somehow count for something.
Assorted elbow rehab exercises, because before the New Year I finally, finally managed to get back to doing enough to make my tendons object.
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Forgot to post this for moral support to all Shark Club victims / inmates.
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Day 2
30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
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Well here goes nothing, this is not the sort of thing I’ve ever done.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
I’m going on another exploring trip to Saudi, unfortunately it’s all very last minute, we have plans to look at a wall we saw last time it’s 6-10 pitches probably all at least E5, I’ll be happy to free as much as possible and won’t be bothered if I don’t free it all. I will be bothered if I feel like I climb like shit though…
The plan is to do a minimum of a 30 minute zwift workout 5 days of the week. Eat 3 meals a day and not snack. And in preparation for a dry couple of weeks in Saudi no booze (I might get leathered on the flight as it’s a nice carrot and I’ll be travelling with an old friend I don’t see very often), And obviously climb as much as I can (one day outside and two sessions indoors per week) hopefully putting it all on here will give me some extra motivation to stick to the plan.
Day 1 obviously drank in the early hours and had hair of the dog with lunch… hopefully the last for a little while. Walked for about an hour to blow the cobwebs out!
Day 2 1hr threshold session, no snacks. 85kg
Should make for an interesting experiment I’ve never been very good with self discipline.
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Day 2
Undoor routes up to 6c.
Finger physio x 2
Choss: a handful of crisps and 2 biscuits. Toblerone consumption at all time low.
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1 - glorious weather, long walk on the coast with the family. Sea wild, and spray lit by sun all the ay up the coast.
2 - boulder session at Block 10. Pretty much all new since last visit in November (ish) so resisted the temptation to spend too long working anything. Good session, skin went about the same time as arms.
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Ah bollocks to it, I’m in….
1 - The Plantation, surprised myself by doing Green Traverse. Even more surprising neither of the kids managed it (I have to take these infrequent victories when I can…)
2 - Early start and long day, got home at 11 and did some stretching, I think I can just about scrape it as a tick…
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Day 1 Hangs at home then Tor to work on Bens Roof finishing with a dog walk down and back up Water Cum Jolly.
Day 2 A few hangs and fingertip pull ups. Foot-on one arm undercut locks on edge. Foot off one arm undercut locks on bar. Leg presses on counterweight pulley. Assisted one arm undercut locks on edge with pulley. Few goes foot on campus laddering. Easy auto belay at Foundry
Not looking forward to walking or jogging in the rain tomorrow
Day 3 One hour ‘brisk walk’ tm* with dogs from Higgar to Surprise View and back
*as endorsed by Dr Duncan Critchley
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Day 3. Was planning on going to the climbing wall today, but got massively overloaded by stuff yesterday, woke up feeling like shit and without the brain capacity to get on a bus and go anywhere, let alone make effort.
So I did an hour's slow yoga while watching a Let's Play of Slay The Princess, and am calling that a win.
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1. fell at the first hurdle, hungover and miserable weather not even enough of a walk or stretching to count. Lets try again today...
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
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day 3
90 mins walking
derigged Christmas and put everything into the attic
top rope solo onto the roof to check ridge tile measurements
40 mins table tennis
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3 - Light walk. Full shoulder rehab / mobility session.
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3 - board session and then roughly 20 easier problems at the works. Most of which I've already done but tried to focus on doing the spooky/techy ones that I shied away from repeating
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3. 30 mins stretching, rehab exs. Chopped up Christmas tree to put in the recycling bin, brought boxes of ornaments down from the loft, took outside Christmas lights down, put boxes now filled with Christmas decorations in the loft. Walk 2 hours.
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Day 3
brutal 30min zwift workout! Zone 5 intervals (haven’t changed my ftp for a couple of years! Should be lower) struggled to hang on.
Went to the wall, warmed up with circuits, bouldered and finished off with circuits
No snacks, no booze
84.3kg
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3.
Finger physio, leg/shoulder physio. Felt crap on the shoulder stuff - tired, so didn't do the whole routine.
Choss levels: high
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2. Strength and conditioning. Bicep curls, squat/shoulder-press, bent row, single leg RDL with 6kg dumbbells. Plus push ups. Finished with 4x 10s body weight hangs on a flat jug. Zero pull ups this month. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations evening.
3. Brisk walking with toddler on shoulders and pram+baby. Yoga. Another simple weights session. Few easy exercises from Al Kavadlo’s pistol squat progression. Elbow PT exercises + pronator teres rotations.
Lots of snacks, no booze, but only two more days of Christmas left so snacks will be gone soon.
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Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
Day 2
30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
Day 3 - very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
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3 - the works getting burnt off by a teenager and a pre-teen for an hour and a half. Brilliant brilliant fun.
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Day 1
3x3 pull-ups and then board session
Day 2
5x3 pull-ups with baby in sling
5x5 push-ups with baby in sling
25 mins walk-run
Day 3
5x3 pull-ups with baby in sling
5x5 push-ups with baby in sling
15 mins hamstring stretches
Lots of walking out with the dog and baby in a sling.
Baby in a sling seems to be my new thing…
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Bit late to this one...
1 - breezy walk up to Point Lynas
2 - an hour of pretty vigarous housework.
3 - 3 hr session at Preston wall, mostly on the ropes
Baby in a sling seems to be my new thing…
Amazing, I never thought about utilising this ever increasing weight belt when ours were young!
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3. Hamstring and hip stretching
Rehab on what is now my good hand
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Bit late to this one...
1 - breezy walk up to Point Lynas
2 - an hour of pretty vigarous housework.
3 - 3 hr session at Preston wall, mostly on the ropes
Baby in a sling seems to be my new thing…
Amazing, I never thought about utilising this ever increasing weight belt when ours were young!
It’s something that I always wanted to do after my 70 year old relative could shoulder press my 40kg niece having done it regularly as she grew. I could barely pick her up!
I’m trying to think of extra exercises if anyone has any recommendations! I’ve added scapular pull-ups today.
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Bit late to this one...
1 - breezy walk up to Point Lynas
2 - an hour of pretty vigarous housework.
3 - 3 hr session at Preston wall, mostly on the ropes
Baby in a sling seems to be my new thing…
Amazing, I never thought about utilising this ever increasing weight belt when ours were young!
It’s something that I always wanted to do after my 70 year old relative could shoulder press my 40kg niece having done it regularly as she grew. I could barely pick her up!
I’m trying to think of extra exercises if anyone has any recommendations! I’ve added scapular pull-ups today.
Great work, you'll be a fucking wad by the time they're a toddler!
Once they're too big for a sling, I find if you're ever on the floor children always want to climb on top of you, which really helps get deeper into a stretch.
Hope the start of dad life is treating you well :beer2:
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Day 4
spent most of the day dicking about on the roof, mixing mortar, up and down ladders carrying stuff etc repairing the damage from the storm a few weeks ago
The fixed rope and ladders had an Everest vibe to it, but without the crowds, cost and lack of oxygen
30 mins table tennis, will probably be coerced into more
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Day 4.
20 mins walk from the bus stop, two and a half hours climbing at the Works (playing on the new irn brus), about half an hour's strength training afterwards.
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Day 4
handballed 300l of heating oil 150m
35mins sweet spot zwift
No booze no snacks
84.3kg
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Day 4 started with a pummelling by the physio but I guess that doesn’t count despite the pain.
So 10 minutes of new theraband exs. One hour five minutes cycling interval session.
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4 - Indoor bouldering @ The Depot. Full stretching session.
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2. Strength and conditioning. Bicep curls, squat/shoulder-press, bent row, single leg RDL with 6kg dumbbells. Plus push ups. Finished with 4x 10s body weight hangs on a flat jug. Zero pull ups this month. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations evening.
3. Brisk walking with toddler on shoulders and pram+baby. Yoga. Another simple weights session. Few easy exercises from Al Kavadlo’s pistol squat progression. Elbow PT exercises + pronator teres rotations.
Lots of snacks, no booze, but only two more days of Christmas left so snacks will be gone soon.
4. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations. Really wanted to go for run but couldn’t bring myself to go out in the pouring rain at 2100. Few more pistol squat progressions and hangs on flat edge instead.
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4. Opened account on gorrilas in the mist and then did the storm, stretching for 20 mins before bed
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Day 4
spent most of the day dicking about on the roof, mixing mortar, up and down ladders carrying stuff etc repairing the damage from the storm a few weeks ago
The fixed rope and ladders had an Everest vibe to it, but without the crowds, cost and lack of oxygen
30 mins table tennis, will probably be coerced into more
also weighed myself = 97kg
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Day 4.
20 mins walk from the bus stop, two and a half hours climbing at the Works (playing on the new irn brus), about half an hour's strength training afterwards.
4 - I was also doing the Irn Brus today between 5:30 and 7:00-ish.
Did we happen upon the same problem at the same time perchance I wonder?
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Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
Day 2
30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
Day 3 - very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
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Bit late to this one...
1 - breezy walk up to Point Lynas
2 - an hour of pretty vigarous housework.
3 - 3 hr session at Preston wall, mostly on the ropes
Baby in a sling seems to be my new thing…
Amazing, I never thought about utilising this ever increasing weight belt when ours were young!
It’s something that I always wanted to do after my 70 year old relative could shoulder press my 40kg niece having done it regularly as she grew. I could barely pick her up!
I’m trying to think of extra exercises if anyone has any recommendations! I’ve added scapular pull-ups today.
Great work, you'll be a fucking wad by the time they're a toddler!
Once they're too big for a sling, I find if you're ever on the floor children always want to climb on top of you, which really helps get deeper into a stretch.
Hope the start of dad life is treating you well :beer2:
That’s the plan! Need to put the fingerboard up in the Kitchen and then I can do my normal climbing warm up and hangs as part of it too. Maybe one day I will one arm hang them….
Dad life is great so far. Got another week off work, then the real shock will hit!
Day 4:
More pull ups, push ups and one arm scapula pull ups.
40 mins board session. 3 new problems added. Thought they would be hard ones but went down okay in the end.
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4 - an hour on the board. Man that was hard! Reacquainted myself with some old problems. Finished with a pull up session
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Day 4.
20 mins walk from the bus stop, two and a half hours climbing at the Works (playing on the new irn brus), about half an hour's strength training afterwards.
4 - I was also doing the Irn Brus today between 5:30 and 7:00-ish.
Did we happen upon the same problem at the same time perchance I wonder?
Nah, I was in there earlier in the day -- I don't cope well when it's busy, for autism reasons, so I'm mostly an off-peak climber. Looks like a fun new set, with some problems which I suspect will go on my nemesis list.
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1. fell at the first hurdle, hungover and miserable weather not even enough of a walk or stretching to count. Lets try again today...
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
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Day 4.
20 mins walk from the bus stop, two and a half hours climbing at the Works (playing on the new irn brus), about half an hour's strength training afterwards.
4 - I was also doing the Irn Brus today between 5:30 and 7:00-ish.
Did we happen upon the same problem at the same time perchance I wonder?
Nah, I was in there earlier in the day -- I don't cope well when it's busy, for autism reasons, so I'm mostly an off-peak climber. Looks like a fun new set, with some problems which I suspect will go on my nemesis list.
Was certainly very popular in the evening. We felt the circuit overall was a bit harder than usual, but good variety and quality.
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4. Mobility and conditioning - weighted pancake good mornings and butterflies, Copenhagen plank, straight leg hamstring bridges, seated external rotation, prone military press, Arnold press, lateral raises.
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Day 1 Hangs at home then Tor to work on Bens Roof finishing with a dog walk down and back up Water Cum Jolly.
Day 2 A few hangs and fingertip pull ups. Foot-on one arm undercut locks on edge. Foot off one arm undercut locks on bar. Leg presses on counterweight pulley. Assisted one arm undercut locks on edge with pulley. Few goes foot on campus laddering. Easy auto belay at Foundry
Day 3 One hour ‘brisk walk’ with dogs from Higgar to Surprise View and back
Day 4 Home warm up. Tor. Got to work on Bens but realised I wasn’t recovered enough for a decent session so sacked it. Non-brisk walk with dogs to Rubicon and back.
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4 - 2 hours misc tree clearance assistance.
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Day 1 Hangs at home then Tor to work on Bens Roof finishing with a dog walk down and back up Water Cum Jolly.
Day 2 A few hangs and fingertip pull ups. Foot-on one arm undercut locks on edge. Foot off one arm undercut locks on bar. Leg presses on counterweight pulley. Assisted one arm undercut locks on edge with pulley. Few goes foot on campus laddering. Easy auto belay at Foundry
Day 3 One hour ‘brisk walk’ with dogs from Higgar to Surprise View and back
Day 4 Home warm up. Tor. Got to work on Bens but realised I wasn’t recovered enough for a decent session so sacked it. Non-brisk walk with dogs to Rubicon and back.
Day 5 Ergo edge BW hangs FC, HC and Drag 10,10 and 10 secs and 3 x pull-ups at each grip type. Foot-on one arm undercut locks on edge. Leg presses on counterweight pulley Foot off one arm undercut locks on bar. Front lever attempts. Assisted one arm undercut locks on edge with pulley. Ergo edge +15kg FC, HC and Drag 10,10 and 10 secs +20kg 8,7 and 10secs
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Day 5. Half hour "run", about 40 minutes shoulder/back/arm exercises and elbow rehab stuff.
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5. Hip, hamstring and chest stretches. Finger rehab
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5. 20 minutes shoulder theraband. 45 minutes walking round Lincoln including down and up the big hill. 55 minutes flailing on the board.
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Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
Day 2
30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
Day 3 - very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
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Day 5
30mins intervals zwift
No snacks, 1 alcohol free beer(absolutely shite)
83.65kg
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Day 5 - board session at school room followed by finger lifts, pinch lifts and hangs followed by prone shoulder rotations
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Day 5
45 minutes cycling to/from work
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Day 4 Physio session. Leaned some new hip magic
Day 5 A few hip physio routines through the day (10 mins), finger physio (5 mins), board session 1 hr. Should board more often. I love it. bad boy chiller crew all night
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5 - building home wall for the small child, fun but will doubtless increase the rate at which I get left in the dust…
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5 - 2.5 hours of misc. chainsawing and moving logs in some dank Lancashire hole in the ground.
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1. fell at the first hurdle, hungover and miserable weather not even enough of a walk or stretching to count. Lets try again today...
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
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2. Strength and conditioning. Bicep curls, squat/shoulder-press, bent row, single leg RDL with 6kg dumbbells. Plus push ups. Finished with 4x 10s body weight hangs on a flat jug. Zero pull ups this month. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations evening.
3. Brisk walking with toddler on shoulders and pram+baby. Yoga. Another simple weights session. Few easy exercises from Al Kavadlo’s pistol squat progression. Elbow PT exercises + pronator teres rotations.
Lots of snacks, no booze, but only two more days of Christmas left so snacks will be gone soon.
4. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations. Really wanted to go for run but couldn’t bring myself to go out in the pouring rain at 2100. Few more pistol squat progressions and hangs on flat edge instead.
5. Run. 31min 19sec, 5.07k. First since September! Probably wouldn’t have gone so far if not for Sharkathon. Pronator teres rotations, yoga.
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Bit late to this one...
1 - breezy walk up to Point Lynas
2 - an hour of pretty vigarous housework.
3 - 3 hr session at Preston wall, mostly on the ropes
Baby in a sling seems to be my new thing…
Amazing, I never thought about utilising this ever increasing weight belt when ours were young!
It’s something that I always wanted to do after my 70 year old relative could shoulder press my 40kg niece having done it regularly as she grew. I could barely pick her up!
I’m trying to think of extra exercises if anyone has any recommendations! I’ve added scapular pull-ups today.
Great work, you'll be a fucking wad by the time they're a toddler!
Once they're too big for a sling, I find if you're ever on the floor children always want to climb on top of you, which really helps get deeper into a stretch.
Hope the start of dad life is treating you well :beer2:
That’s the plan! Need to put the fingerboard up in the Kitchen and then I can do my normal climbing warm up and hangs as part of it too. Maybe one day I will one arm hang them….
Dad life is great so far. Got another week off work, then the real shock will hit!
Day 4:
More pull ups, push ups and one arm scapula pull ups.
40 mins board session. 3 new problems added. Thought they would be hard ones but went down okay in the end.
Day 5
Pull ups and push ups
20 mins walk run
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5 - building home wall for the small child, fun but will doubtless increase the rate at which I get left in the dust…
Ha! Doubtful Nik! Hope the build goes well! :2thumbsup:
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Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
Day 2
30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
Day 3 - very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
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6. 3.0458 mile hillwalk. Brief gym session including full stretching session.
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1. fell at the first hurdle, hungover and miserable weather not even enough of a walk or stretching to count. Lets try again today...
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
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6. It was gorgeous out, so 2-and-a-bit hours walking the loop from the bottom of Burbage Valley up to Carl Wark, Higgar Tor, Burbage Bridge and back down the Green Drive.
Low-key fingerboard session on the Ergo edge, just trying to re-accustom my fingers to the idea that fingerboarding is something we do again. And see what makes my elbow grumpy (I'm currently trying to work out if it's tendonosis yet or still tendonitis, and therefore whether I should be trying to rehab and stress it in the right ways or rest it and cool it down).
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Day 6
45 mins cycling to/from work
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Day 6
Crag with the kids
No snacks, no booze (it was everything I had not to go to the pub after)
83.8kg
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2. Strength and conditioning. Bicep curls, squat/shoulder-press, bent row, single leg RDL with 6kg dumbbells. Plus push ups. Finished with 4x 10s body weight hangs on a flat jug. Zero pull ups this month. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations evening.
3. Brisk walking with toddler on shoulders and pram+baby. Yoga. Another simple weights session. Few easy exercises from Al Kavadlo’s pistol squat progression. Elbow PT exercises + pronator teres rotations.
Lots of snacks, no booze, but only two more days of Christmas left so snacks will be gone soon.
4. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations. Really wanted to go for run but couldn’t bring myself to go out in the pouring rain at 2100. Few more pistol squat progressions and hangs on flat edge instead.
5. Run. 31min 19sec, 5.07k. First since September! Probably wouldn’t have gone so far if not for Sharkathon. Pronator teres rotations, yoga.
6. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations. Weights session. DOMS kicking in from run so mostly upper body. Increased weight. Few more hangs. Right wrist slightly complaining at the elbow physio :wall: . Old injury from way back.
Last day of eating crap! Christmas pudding after dinner. That’s it now, rest of the month will be on point.
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6. Short walk and some hip mobility stuff.
Low energy day.
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6. Foundry. Hip and hamstring mobility then easy toprope slab. Chuffed to get 7a using only front two on right hand.
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6. 30 mins of stretching
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Day 6,
Push ups and pull ups.
90 mins walk up Sharphaw.
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6 - continuing woodie build in the morning. A couple of hours outside at the traverse wall at the chasms in the afternoon, surprised myself by doing the “8a” traverse. More woodie building then some woodie trying out in the evening. Even did a bit of stretching.
Woodie is looking good, got some Rick Ginns holds which are luurverly. Was nostalgic putting on some of my old home made wooden holds from back in the day.
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6. 30 mins stretching/theraband stuff. 2 hours of taking down curtain poles, shelves and moving furniture. Cycling 1 hour 5 mins interval session.
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4 - Power Cleans up to 70kgs for a good long while. Benched up to 80 for 5 and 9 for 2.
5 - 30 mins yoga
6 - Did the whole new irn bru circuit and a few red and yellow repeats
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1 - 30 mins run, 6k
2 - 30 mins run, 6k (as above, but wetter)
3 - 50 mins run, 11k with 4 x 40 secs strides
4 - 30 mins run, 6k
5 - 50 mins fell run, 8k
6 - Depot , 2 hrs, mostly comp wall
7 - 2 hrs 30 fell run, 22k
Work deadlines have meant minimal climbing this week. Managed to stay off the booze so far.
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6. Round walk to Birchens via Gardoms with Sonia and dogs. Soloed Topsail VS and Sail Buttress HS which scratched the itch
7. ~30 min local dog walk. Didn’t feel this was sufficiently in the spirit of Sharkathon so dug out the unused shoes Sonia got me a few years ago and went for a 25 min run whilst squeezing therapy putty (firm)
Not particularly missing the booze even at a house party last night
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
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Day 7
3hr walk with the Fam
Steady weekend, back to zwift hell tomoz!
No snacks no booze
83.6kg
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2. Strength and conditioning. Bicep curls, squat/shoulder-press, bent row, single leg RDL with 6kg dumbbells. Plus push ups. Finished with 4x 10s body weight hangs on a flat jug. Zero pull ups this month. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations evening.
3. Brisk walking with toddler on shoulders and pram+baby. Yoga. Another simple weights session. Few easy exercises from Al Kavadlo’s pistol squat progression. Elbow PT exercises + pronator teres rotations.
Lots of snacks, no booze, but only two more days of Christmas left so snacks will be gone soon.
4. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations. Really wanted to go for run but couldn’t bring myself to go out in the pouring rain at 2100. Few more pistol squat progressions and hangs on flat edge instead.
5. Run. 31min 19sec, 5.07k. First since September! Probably wouldn’t have gone so far if not for Sharkathon. Pronator teres rotations, yoga.
6. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations. Weights session. DOMS kicking in from run so mostly upper body. Increased weight. Few more hangs. Right wrist slightly complaining at the elbow physio :wall: . Old injury from way back.
Last day of eating crap! Christmas pudding after dinner. That’s it now, rest of the month will be on point.
7. Red Spider. Couple of hours running after two and three year old through the castle play thing. A few boulder problems for good measure! Bicep curls when home plus yoga evening.
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7. Indoor boulders and a full hip mobility session.
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7. Hour of yoga and stretching.
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Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
Day 2
30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
Day 3 - very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
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Not a bad first week.
1: session at Almscliff. I was tired but it was a nice day, so good to be out.
2: dog walk x 2, stretching
3: board session stretching
4: board session
5: dog walks x 2, stretching
6: Brandrith. Circa 30 attempts at HIYH, no tick. Destroyed skin!
7; Earl. Totally bollocksed but did some climbing.
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7. 1:45 hours light heather clearance and brushing. 1:45 hours light indoor bouldering and pottering.
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7. Finger rehab
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Sorry didn’t realise we were posting every day stretched every day so far plus finger rehab plus light climbing
7. Irn brus at the works finger rehab and I still haven’t had a drink yet.
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7 - stretching. Bloody stretching, always feels like Groundhog Day to me…
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7 - hour and a half weightlifting class; hang cleans, jerks and push press, front squat 80kgs for 2 for 6 sets,V-ups and RDLS. Went to Cratcliffe afternoon, did a dozen things up to 6A+, then tried T-Crack and did Low Slung in two halves but skin wrecked and too tired to link. Great day.
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7. 10 minutes shoulder rehab. 3 hours 55 minutes cycling 63.39 miles.
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Day 7
45 mins cycling to/from work
Weighed in at 96 kg
One kg lighter probably as a result of eating for one for a week
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1 - glorious weather, long walk on the coast with the family. Sea wild, and spray lit by sun all the ay up the coast.
2 - boulder session at Block 10. Pretty much all new since last visit in November (ish) so resisted the temptation to spend too long working anything. Good session, skin went about the same time as arms.
3 - quick wall hit before collecting daughter from diving. Pretty productive even with sore skin from day before. Sent prob I was working last go, and was only 5 mins late picking up. She's used to that.
4 - kettlebells must have been half an hour or so.
5 - kettlebells and some stretching
6 - wall session. Felt ok, ticked off new prob with toe hook start (I hate toe hooks) and finally did purple dyno, so they can now reset the 45 board as I've done all I can do on it.
7 - DIY and house sorting all bloody day. Didn't sit down except to have a shit until about 10 pm
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Day 7:
Bit of a cop out day. Had a block scheduled for a board session or run. Van battery went when i tried to move it, so i had 2 hours sorting that as the van wouldn’t lock and the alarm kept going off…
Though battery wrangling was knackering, and i did the long loops on both my dog walks rather than the standard one I do…
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I'm in...
M: Dancing and Djing til 6am - Does this count?
T: Rushing around airports carrying 23Kg of baggage - At least 30mins.
W: Routes @ Arico - Up to F6b+ - Couple of hrs at least.
T: Tried to surf at El Medano - No waves, went swimming - 30 mins +
F: 2hrs surfing @ PDLA - Tough avoiding the foamers!
S: Routes @ El Capricho - 10mins walking at 200m too!
S: Surfing @ Punta del Hidalgo - 3hrs! Caught the best left of my life!
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8 - light walk, stretching
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Day 8
over an hour surfskating a couple of carparks, earphones in, music loud
like this, but over and over again with very loud frenchcore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlA8jk-SjTg
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6 & 7 - didn't do anything on 6 so did a back to back 40 minute run then hour cycling.
8 - brisk 30 min lunchtime walk
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8 - more stretching, about an hour. Still hate it, but lack of flexibility is getting worse with age, got to get over myself and get my flex on
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Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
Day 2
30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
Day 3 - very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
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8. 20 minutes walk, 2 hours at the Works mostly being ineffectual and un-co-ordinated, though I did pick off some more irn brus, circa half hour strength training.
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
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Day 8:
20 mins walk run
Baby is being difficult so didn’t manage more today. Though was out with the dog 3 times. Also did many baby bounces and rocks.
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8. 10 minutes shoulder rehab. Walk 1 hour 50 minutes.
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Day 8
1hr walk with the fam
1hr zwift hell
No booze, no snacks
83.5kg
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8. Foundry. Mobility, ropes, shoulders and upper back
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8 - new program begins. Pulling (trx rows, 1 armed trx rows, low dumbbell rows, pullups, weighted pullups 3x3@24kgs, wide pullups). Core (hanging knee raises, pallof presses, presses with twists, lat pull downs, crunches), pushing (pressups, y-raises, banded presses, benching 3x3@80kgs, dips). Hip mobility.
Ded
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9. Half hour "run".
25 mins shoulder and back exercises, adjusted to skip anything that pisses off my elbow.
100 kettlebell swings with 16kg (sets of 10 spread out over about 18 minutes, as it was an experiment -- not done any swings since my back problems, so wanted to see if I can without tweaking anything).
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9. 30 minutes stretching/ theraband. Board 1 hour followed by 40 minutes weights.
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Day 9
three hours pottering on easy routes and boulder problems at Burbage North in the morning
had planned on going to the pump track, but ended up doing supermarket shop and cooking the next four days' meals
40 mins table tennis after tea
a bit of today's slow and awkward movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-epj0PSDaE
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2. Strength and conditioning. Bicep curls, squat/shoulder-press, bent row, single leg RDL with 6kg dumbbells. Plus push ups. Finished with 4x 10s body weight hangs on a flat jug. Zero pull ups this month. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations evening.
3. Brisk walking with toddler on shoulders and pram+baby. Yoga. Another simple weights session. Few easy exercises from Al Kavadlo’s pistol squat progression. Elbow PT exercises + pronator teres rotations.
Lots of snacks, no booze, but only two more days of Christmas left so snacks will be gone soon.
4. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations. Really wanted to go for run but couldn’t bring myself to go out in the pouring rain at 2100. Few more pistol squat progressions and hangs on flat edge instead.
5. Run. 31min 19sec, 5.07k. First since September! Probably wouldn’t have gone so far if not for Sharkathon. Pronator teres rotations, yoga.
6. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations. Weights session. DOMS kicking in from run so mostly upper body. Increased weight. Few more hangs. Right wrist slightly complaining at the elbow physio :wall: . Old injury from way back.
Last day of eating crap! Christmas pudding after dinner. That’s it now, rest of the month will be on point.
7. Red Spider. Couple of hours running after two and three year old through the castle play thing. A few boulder problems for good measure! Bicep curls when home plus yoga evening.
8. Run. 29m 20s 5.08km. Beautiful sunshine and light snow. Physio. Very gentle wrist stuff. Yoga.
9. 30+mins of weights. Wrist physio included in warm up. Yoga.
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December
26 - 4km walk with in-laws and children, plus a rehab session
27 - 30mins of stretching and a few sets of pushups. I am not flexible.
28 - portable fingerboard, giving the fingers a bit of exercise
29 - 1.5km potter with parents and children, plus rehab
30 - another fingerboard session. Wasn’t as good as Thursday but still tried hard.
31 - light stretching
January
1 - there was a very brief window of sunshine, so I shuffled round the park for a bit. 5km in about 32m. I don’t really do cardio!
2 - 1-on-1-off in the board. Feeling a bit fitter than previous sessions on it.
3 - rehab
4 - 1-on-1-off again. It’s amazing how much harder this feels if my skin is less than fresh.
5 - rehab, plus walking to and fro going to work. Stupidly sliced the end of a fingertip with a knife right before the good weather starts!
6 - busy day out with the kids, chunk of walking about
7 - outdoor bouldering. Lasted 40m before I tweaked my hamstring. Gutted.
8 - rehab
9 - nada. Need to rest between rehab sets, finger needs to heal, hamstring needs another day before I see how it’s feeling.
Hopefully hamstring won’t be too serious but my last few injuries have all taken ages to heal so a bit of a mental blow
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Day 9
30 mins tempo
No booze, no snacks
83.7kg
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
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8. Tor. Session on Bens then dog walk
9. Protracted home training session. Ergo edge BW hangs FC, HC and Drag 10,10 and 10 secs and 3 x pull-ups at each grip type. Foot-on one arm undercut pulls on edge. Leg presses on counterweight pulley Foot off one arm undercut locks on bar. Front lever attempts. Assisted one arm undercut locks on edge with 15kg counterweight on pulley. Ergo edge +15kg FC, HC and Drag 10,10 and 10 secs +22.5kg FC 10, HC 6 and 6 secs Drag 10 secs
Good turnout this year. Keep at it ladies and gents.
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Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
Day 2
30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
Day 3 - very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
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Day 9
Yin Yoga class
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9 - 1hr 20m board session
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9 - busy day, brief stretching session. Scraping the barrel…
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9. Finger rehab. Essay writing so frantic I'm counting it as cardio. Associated caffeine consumption that Certainly counts.
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Day 9
Yin Yoga class
Out of curiosity, how are you finding it? I've got a lot out of Yin practice at various points.
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Day 9
Yin Yoga class
Out of curiosity, how are you finding it? I've got a lot out of Yin practice at various points.
It was my first “proper” yin class, but i really liked it. I was doing a runners and cyclist yoga for a while but the studio where that was closed down. It was a shame as the class was never more than 3 people, so it was always adapted to who was there.
The Yin class was elsewhere, but with the same teacher. It was the only one I could make before going back to work next week so went along largely to say hello.
It was more of an older women's institute crowd so it was super relaxed and pleasant. After a month of having a baby I was falling asleep through half of it 😂
I did like Yin though - i think I'll try to find some good online videos to do a more regular practice at home. Do you happen to have any recommendations for youtube videos?
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I absolutely love Paul Grilley's DVD (also available as a streamable course, but that costs way more) -- you can grab it on ebay for cheap, and it's seriously worth it:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134881875752
It's got over 5 hours of material, including a bunch of full-length practices, with students who have a wide range of builds and levels of flexibility, so he shows a lot of variations and how to adjust poses to work for you.
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
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10. Half hour "run", 20 mins stretching because my legs hated me after yesterday.
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Day 10
45 mins cycling to/from work
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Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
Day 2
30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
Day 3 - very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
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Day 10
Session at the wall
No booze no snacks
83.05kg
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9. A little bit of bouldering.
10. Gentle walk. A little bit of indoor routes.
Not really being very focused despite ticking the boxes.
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2. Strength and conditioning. Bicep curls, squat/shoulder-press, bent row, single leg RDL with 6kg dumbbells. Plus push ups. Finished with 4x 10s body weight hangs on a flat jug. Zero pull ups this month. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations evening.
3. Brisk walking with toddler on shoulders and pram+baby. Yoga. Another simple weights session. Few easy exercises from Al Kavadlo’s pistol squat progression. Elbow PT exercises + pronator teres rotations.
Lots of snacks, no booze, but only two more days of Christmas left so snacks will be gone soon.
4. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations. Really wanted to go for run but couldn’t bring myself to go out in the pouring rain at 2100. Few more pistol squat progressions and hangs on flat edge instead.
5. Run. 31min 19sec, 5.07k. First since September! Probably wouldn’t have gone so far if not for Sharkathon. Pronator teres rotations, yoga.
6. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations. Weights session. DOMS kicking in from run so mostly upper body. Increased weight. Few more hangs. Right wrist slightly complaining at the elbow physio :wall: . Old injury from way back.
Last day of eating crap! Christmas pudding after dinner. That’s it now, rest of the month will be on point.
7. Red Spider. Couple of hours running after two and three year old through the castle play thing. A few boulder problems for good measure! Bicep curls when home plus yoga evening.
8. Run. 29m 20s 5.08km. Beautiful sunshine and light snow. Physio. Very gentle wrist stuff. Yoga.
9. 30+mins of weights. Wrist physio included in warm up. Yoga.
10. First day back at work post baby. Yoga. Wrist physio and theraband. Body weight hangs on flat jug. Hanging core stuff. Body weight hangs on a crimp. Christmas weight vest coming in useful. Easy pistol progressions to take me up to 30 mins total.
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10. 1 hour brisk walk with dogs in foul weather from Higgar to Surprise View car park and back
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8 - half hour intense weights and core at lunchtime. evening - intended run with mate, that soon became a walk as he pulled a muscle in his hamstring - 4km - 30 mins.
9 - lunchtime run became lunchtime walk after friend asked me to walk here dog as she was feeling ill. At least it was sunny. 4 km - 52 min. Went for a run in evening instead 8km - 44 mins. Damp cold.
10 - half hour beastmaker sesh at lunch. Walked to see friend in evening - 20 mins.
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10 - 1hr endurance circuits on the board
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10 - The Works 1.5 hours steady away.
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10. 15 minutes stretching shoulder rehab. Wednesdays geriatric ride 5 hours 47 minutes 83 miles wet, windy, cold and muddy.
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10. Finger rehab
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9 - 30 mins yoga. Ached
10 - still ached from Monday a bit. Variety hangs. 3x 20 second hangs. Climbing drills, an hour of gentle recovery climbs
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11. Went to the donor centre and gave them some of my blood in exchange for a small packet of crisps. That's practically exercise, right?
Then an hour of very slow yoga.
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11 - 2 hours bramble clearance / involuntary forearm accupuncture (may also count as donating blood but I didn't get any crisps). 2 hours indoor bouldering, weak but feeling fairly energetic.
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11 - 50 minutes walking from the garage to work
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Day 10
2 hours of pram pushing for nap time
3km run to garage
Day 11
2 hours of pram pushing for nap time.
Going to count the pram time as it is meaning I’m not managing to fit much else in. It’s also knackering with all the hills!
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
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9. Walk 30 mins, finger rehab
10. Walk 30, finger rehab
2 lazy ISH days, but will make up for it in the next couple of weeks....
11. Finger rehab, 7 routes up to 6b in the sun (after a bit of rain based faff).
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Day 10
30mins zwift tempo
No snacks no booze(found a passable low alcohol beer… )
83.15kg
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2. Strength and conditioning. Bicep curls, squat/shoulder-press, bent row, single leg RDL with 6kg dumbbells. Plus push ups. Finished with 4x 10s body weight hangs on a flat jug. Zero pull ups this month. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations evening.
3. Brisk walking with toddler on shoulders and pram+baby. Yoga. Another simple weights session. Few easy exercises from Al Kavadlo’s pistol squat progression. Elbow PT exercises + pronator teres rotations.
Lots of snacks, no booze, but only two more days of Christmas left so snacks will be gone soon.
4. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations. Really wanted to go for run but couldn’t bring myself to go out in the pouring rain at 2100. Few more pistol squat progressions and hangs on flat edge instead.
5. Run. 31min 19sec, 5.07k. First since September! Probably wouldn’t have gone so far if not for Sharkathon. Pronator teres rotations, yoga.
6. Yoga. Pronator teres rotations. Weights session. DOMS kicking in from run so mostly upper body. Increased weight. Few more hangs. Right wrist slightly complaining at the elbow physio :wall: . Old injury from way back.
Last day of eating crap! Christmas pudding after dinner. That’s it now, rest of the month will be on point.
7. Red Spider. Couple of hours running after two and three year old through the castle play thing. A few boulder problems for good measure! Bicep curls when home plus yoga evening.
8. Run. 29m 20s 5.08km. Beautiful sunshine and light snow. Physio. Very gentle wrist stuff. Yoga.
9. 30+mins of weights. Wrist physio included in warm up. Yoga.
10. First day back at work post baby. Yoga. Wrist physio and theraband. Body weight hangs on flat jug. Hanging core stuff. Body weight hangs on a crimp. Christmas weight vest coming in useful. Easy pistol progressions to take me up to 30 mins total.
11. 10 mins of yoga before work. 20 min run after the kids asleep.
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Day 10
30mins zwift tempo
No snacks no booze(found a passable low alcohol beer… )
83.15kg
Which one?
Have you seen this thread?
https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,28598.0.html
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Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
Day 2
30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
Day 3 - very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
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Day 10
30mins zwift tempo
No snacks no booze(found a passable low alcohol beer… )
83.15kg
Which one?
Have you seen this thread?
https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,28598.0.html
Lucky saint hazy ipa…
I have seen that thread, the trouble is like real beer it’s such a personal thing. I tried the Guinness which was sold to me by JB as being no different…. He doesn’t drink much Guinness is what I think, not bad on taste but the texture is nowhere near(too watery). Lucky saint is either the best I’ve had, or I’m at my most desperate…. 0.5 % as discussed in the thread far superior to the zero stuff imho.
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11 - another non-stop day, stretching only again, bah!
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No snacks no booze(found a passable low alcohol beer… )
Which one? Lucky Saint is the only worthwhile pretend beer I've ever found
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11. 30 mins stretching and rehab exs. Walk 1 hour 25 minutes. Too tired from yesterdays ride to go on the board.
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Day 10
30mins zwift tempo
No snacks no booze(found a passable low alcohol beer… )
83.15kg
Which one?
Have you seen this thread?
https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,28598.0.html
Lucky saint hazy ipa…
I have seen that thread, the trouble is like real beer it’s such a personal thing. I tried the Guinness which was sold to me by JB as being no different…. He doesn’t drink much Guinness is what I think, not bad on taste but the texture is nowhere near(too watery). Lucky saint is either the best I’ve had, or I’m at my most desperate…. 0.5 % as discussed in the thread far superior to the zero stuff imho.
Yeah, lucky saint is good, I like punk AF. I don’t drink any of the 0%s any more, 0.2-0.5% is a ripe banana anyhow.
If you haven’t tried, Clear Head from Bristol beer factory is good, and I quite like Citra IPA from big drop.
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11. Finger rehab, stretching, routes at the Foundry. Weighted pull ups and face pulls
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11. 40 mins walking with and without dogs. Lame
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I have seen that thread, the trouble is like real beer it’s such a personal thing. I tried the Guinness which was sold to me by JB as being no different…. He doesn’t drink much Guinness is what I think, not bad on taste but the texture is nowhere near(too watery). Lucky saint is either the best I’ve had, or I’m at my most desperate…. 0.5 % as discussed in the thread far superior to the zero stuff imho.
I'm pretty sure you're aware I'm not a big Guiness drinker but have you tried the pin trick as perhaps that might improve matters?
https://www.ladbible.com/community/viral-mans-can-of-guinness-hack-goes-viral-on-tiktok-20210505
https://www.joe.ie/life-style/mans-hack-guinness-can-viewed-millions-times-721256#:~:text=He%20recommends%20puncturing%20the%20can,impressive.
(brought to you by 'the Dull Men's Club' over on FB of which several UKBers are members :tumble: )
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In my defence I didn't say 'no different' I said if you weren't paying attention (or were already drunk) you might not notice.
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12. 20 mins walk, two and a half hours at the Works (but the first hour and a half was fairly ineffectual, trying new things and finding they hurt my elbow, before I got it together and spent the last hour more productively, repeating easier things I'd done before and not hurting my elbow), circa half hour strength training.
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12. 15 minutes shoulder rehab. 1 hour 15 minutes on the board.
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12. 7 routes up to 6bish.
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12 - 2 hours chainsawing at a local crag with Fiend. Thirsty work!
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12 - 2 hours moving chainsawed tree debris at a local crag with rginns.
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12. 20 mins walk, two and a half hours at the Works (but the first hour and a half was fairly ineffectual, trying new things and finding they hurt my elbow, before I got it together and spent the last hour more productively, repeating easier things I'd done before and not hurting my elbow), circa half hour strength training.
Pleased with myself for (mostly) warding off a downwards mood spiral during the session, even though my sleep is fucked and I've been having one of those days where sensory sensitivity is especially bad and the noise of the hand-dryers in the loo is like taking a cheese-grater to my brain.
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Day 12
45 mins cycle to/from work
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12. Finger rehab
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12. 20 mins walk, two and a half hours at the Works (but the first hour and a half was fairly ineffectual, trying new things and finding they hurt my elbow, before I got it together and spent the last hour more productively, repeating easier things I'd done before and not hurting my elbow), circa half hour strength training.
Pleased with myself for (mostly) warding off a downwards mood spiral during the session, even though my sleep is fucked and I've been having one of those days where sensory sensitivity is especially bad and the noise of the hand-dryers in the loo is like taking a cheese-grater to my brain.
Good effort.
I've been feeling pretty pleased with how steady I have been feeling for the last couple of years.
I know we are all different, but I do hope you get a good stint if steadiness at some point. It's really nice.
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Day 12
Good day at the crag, followed by a terrible evening at the football, I’d really like to drown my sorrows, as good as lucky saint is, it’s just not going to work
No snacks, no booze
83kg
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
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12 - more bloody stretching…
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12. 20 mins walk, two and a half hours at the Works (but the first hour and a half was fairly ineffectual, trying new things and finding they hurt my elbow, before I got it together and spent the last hour more productively, repeating easier things I'd done before and not hurting my elbow), circa half hour strength training.
Pleased with myself for (mostly) warding off a downwards mood spiral during the session, even though my sleep is fucked and I've been having one of those days where sensory sensitivity is especially bad and the noise of the hand-dryers in the loo is like taking a cheese-grater to my brain.
Good effort.
I've been feeling pretty pleased with how steady I have been feeling for the last couple of years.
I know we are all different, but I do hope you get a good stint if steadiness at some point. It's really nice.
I hear that! Unfortunately some very bad things happened to my brain over a decade ago (hot tip: "freak neurochemical reaction" is a phrase you never want to hear), and after that I got a lot better, but never got back to my previous "normal" again.
So for me, relative "steadiness" involves a fair amount of fluctuation and bad brain patches, and managing those. Tedious but that's just how it goes, and I'm doing way better than last year (where it got to the point where I actually get worried).
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
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13. 3 routes (6 pitches total) up to 6a+.
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13 - walking and bouldering Burbage valley
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Day 13
Two hour brisk walk - scored a total of 32 dogs off the lead and three drones
30 mins table tennis
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13. Half hour "run", hour's strength training and left-handed finger strength training (pick ups), for the sake of sparing my right elbow and because I'm much weaker on the left anyway.
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Day 10
2 hours of pram pushing for nap time
3km run to garage
Day 11
2 hours of pram pushing for nap time.
Going to count the pram time as it is meaning I’m not managing to fit much else in. It’s also knackering with all the hills!
Day 12
2 hours of pram pushing.
Dog walks
5x3 baby pull ups
5x5 baby push ups
5x5 baby one arm scapular pull ups
Day 13
Long pram walk
Dog walks
Board session doing circuits
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13 - 2 hours brushing chalking and tickmarking holds and a little bit of climbing.
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Day 13
40 mins zwift over unders
No booze, 1 cream egg :devangel:
83.1kg
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13. Finger rehab. Foundry. Easy boulders, lead, mobility, external rotation and extended hamstring work
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Stretching, easy climbing sessions and cruising through dry January no problem.
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Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
Day 2
30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
Day 3 - very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
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12. Finally some climbing! Project after work, about 1 hour 20mins bouldering/board.
13. Basically rest day. 5 mins running to pick up breakfast for wife from grove. 10 mins wrist physio exercises with 1.5kg. 15mins yoga and a tiny bit of core.
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13. 10 minutes shoulder rehab. 5 hours putting up shelves and curtain poles, 90 plus screws.
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Sounds like that would undo any shoulder rehab!
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Sounds like that would undo any shoulder rehab!
Didn’t do my arthritic wrists a lot of good either.
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11 - pulling training. Lock offs, one armed and two armed, banded and weighted respectively. Weighted two armed shrugs. One armed shrugs. Other bits.
12 - New Wasps. Flashed 5, did another. Several more will go. Pleased as expected worse. Technique seems to be returning. Two hours total inc warmup
13 - Went to try Little Gem, was wet. Only dry thing was Black Prince, spent a good hour and a half trying without much success
14 - part 1: Weightlifting club. Cleans pull, hip clean, power clean complex. Push press and jerk complex. Front squats up to 4 x 4 at 75%. RDLs and V-ups.
Part 2 power endurance 4x4s on Kilter 6Bs, other kilter bits and bobs, 7:53 max hangs.
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14 - Morning stretch, afternoon Burbage bouldering again about 3 hours.
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14. Half hour "run", a bit of stretching, but then knackered and headachy so didn't do anything else.
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Day 14
90 minutes easy bouldering at the Minu Works
40 minutes table tennis
45 minutes surfskate on a carpark until legs and core were jelly. Select tracks from Original Gangster and Cop Killer
Sawed and chopped firewood
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14 - at least 1.5 hours walking some of it arduous. 4 boulder problems.
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1 - 30 mins run, 6k
2 - 30 mins run, 6k (as above, but wetter)
3 - 50 mins run, 11k with 4 x 40 secs strides
4 - 30 mins run, 6k
5 - 50 mins fell run, 8k
6 - Depot , 2 hrs, mostly comp wall
7 - 2 hrs 30 fell run, 22k
Work deadlines have meant minimal climbing this week. Managed to stay off the booze so far.
8 - 25 mins run, 5k plus 1 hr walk for the school/nursery run at either end of the day
9 - 35 mins run, 6k plus 60 mins on the board (first session since I swapped the footholds, so repeating old problems)
10 - 50 mins run, 11k with 4 x 40 secs strides
11 - 30 mins run, 6k plus 2 hrs board in the evening (more repeats)
12 - 45 mins fell run, 8k plus 1 hr of walking for the school run
13 - 2 hrs 30 fell run, 24k (possible new fell race route from Hathersage called The Hibernator, good route but some bad line choices)
14 - 40 mins conditioning (pull-ups, hangs, TRX)
Still no booze.
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Day 14
Session at the wall(climbed shit)
No booze no snacks
83.2kg
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14.
6 routes up to 6b+ish, including some mint 40m pitches.
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8 - 2 x dog walks, stretching. Sore following the weekends climbing.
9- dog walks. Stretching, pullups, pressups in the evening.
10- slow day. just the dog walks.
11- wall session in the eve
12 - dog walks
13 - traipsed pads into Brandrith only to find wet rock. Did likewise at Hunters Stones before bailing home.
14 - bouldering at Earl.
2 weeks down. I fucking hate January!
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14. Half hour "run", a bit of stretching, but then knackered and headachy so didn't do anything else.
Added 40 minutes of restorative yoga. It's still restorative if you prop a laptop on your chest and watch YouTube while doing it, right?
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
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Day 14
2 hours of dog training in cold friend. Lots of baby bouncing.
I’m going to bow out after today. In all likelihood I’ll still do something most days, but I’ve found myself forcing exercise some days when i really need to conserve some energy or should direct it towards something in the house.
Been averaging 4-5 hours sleep for most of January with the new baby, and I’m back at work tomorrow. I'm going to be kind to myself and not stress about fitting something in each day given I’m going to be taking away a lot of help from my wife and the baby.
Happy with how things have been though. Had more board sessions since she was born compared to the last 3/4 months!
Good luck to everyone else!
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12. Finally some climbing! Project after work, about 1 hour 20mins bouldering/board.
13. Basically rest day. 5 mins running to pick up breakfast for wife from grove. 10 mins wrist physio exercises with 1.5kg. 15mins yoga and a tiny bit of core.
14. Arms still a bit boxed from Friday. 15 mins yoga, 10 mins wrist physio, 5 mins press ups, plank and a bit more stretching. Also did fair amount of heavy box shifting as part of house move to be sort out.
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Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
Day 2
30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
Day 3 - very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
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14. Finger rehab. 1.5 hour walk
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12. Session on Bens Roof and dog walk
13 Park run in Leicester. Just over 30 mins
14 Stanage to do some soloing but conditions looked iffy. Went for 1hour briskish hill walk
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14. 10 minutes shoulder rehab. Walk 2 hours 20 minutes now starting with a cold, so I might be about to pack.
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8 - half hour intense weights and core at lunchtime. evening - intended run with mate, that soon became a walk as he pulled a muscle in his hamstring - 4km - 30 mins.
9 - lunchtime run became lunchtime walk after friend asked me to walk here dog as she was feeling ill. At least it was sunny. 4 km - 52 min. Went for a run in evening instead 8km - 44 mins. Damp cold.
10 - half hour beastmaker sesh at lunch. Walked to see friend in evening - 20 mins.
11 - Board session. Cold in garage, few nasty dry fires, ended up doing endurance instead of hard probs.
12 - lunch run - 12.5km
13 - wall session. Actually did some routes. 6a, 6a+ and 6b. More indoor leading this year than I've done in the last 3. Finished up bouldering a bit.
14 - walk with family, about an hour. Rest of day doing DIY, including first attempt at hanging a door. 90% successful
15 - lunchtime run in the snow. vis ranging from about 20 km to about 20m. Glorious.
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I'm in...
M: Dancing and Djing til 6am - Does this count?
T: Rushing around airports carrying 23Kg of baggage - At least 30mins.
W: Routes @ Arico - Up to F6b+ - Couple of hrs at least.
T: Tried to surf at El Medano - No waves, went swimming - 30 mins +
F: 2hrs surfing @ PDLA - Tough avoiding the foamers!
S: Routes @ El Capricho - 20mins walking at 2000m too!
S: Surfing @ Punta del Hidalgo - 3hrs! Caught the best left of my life!
M: Routes @ El Capricho - 20mins walking at 2000m too!
T: Swimming and brisk walk along PDLA
W: 30 mins brisk walk (and airport crap lugging at 12-2am).
T: Bouldering @ The Hangar - I was shit!
F: Cycling to and from gig - 30mins
S: Bouldering @ Mothercap - 2hrs + walk
S: Moonboard @ AW - 10 problems up fo 6B (was shit!)...
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15. Half hour "run", hour at Burb South Valley puttering about very gently and trying to remind myself how grit works, bit of strength and core work.
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Day 15
45 minutes cycling to/from work
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
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15. 30 mins decent stretching at last. Some slopers and smears.
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15 - Burbage lamping, 45mins ish… cold
No fucking stretching at all!
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15. 20 minutes shoulder rehab. Walk 2 hours 20 minutes.
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Day 15
Zwift 35 mins sweet spot intervals
No booze. No snacks
83kg
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15. Day got away from me a bit after work. Had planned a bit more, but 20 mins of dumbbell stuff at home, followed by 10 mins yoga.
Half way point weight 83.2kg. Almost 3kg of water weight lost; a good start.
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Monday - push sesh, benched 80 3x3. Think my bench will probably get a bit weaker across the next few months but I'll push it later on in the year. Pull sesh, lock offs and that. Cold gym.
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15. Finger rehab. Foundry, mobility and routes.
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16. Gym. Misc weakweights and conditioning. Gentle elbow rehab. Full stretching session (48 mins).
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16. 10 x10 kettlebell swings, half hour strength stuff (shoulders and back), half hour yoga and miscellaneous stretching.
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Day 16
Snow walk with the kids after rescuing them from school early…. Gonna be carnage tomorrow after a big freeze tomoz
No booze, 1 cream egg
83 kg
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
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16. Still ill. 30 minutes stretching and rehab exs. Walk 1 hour 45 minutes.
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Day 16
45 mins cold cycle commute to/from work
90 mins lantern session in Meersbrook bowl on the surfskate. Coordination was poor, timing wasn't quite right due to low light, legs were weak, but it was a lot of fun. It doesn't often dry out in winter - this felt like winning. Legs, core and back are trembling jelly.
I didn't listen to music - the sounds of the park and my wheels were enough
I recommend sound on for this video, preferably headphones - soft wheels on concrete...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYy6iiorrdE
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13 - half arsed pullup and fingerboard session
14 - nick at work style scraping the barrel stretching sesh
15 - nowt
16 - 40 minutes running round Schiphol airport chasing a flight connection I subsequently missed
Poor show recently. Must do better
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16. Run. So cold. Tough putting on shoes and tough last 600m, but actually rest pretty good! 5.1km 27min 47s. Yoga.
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90 mins lantern session in Meersbrook bowl on the surfskate. Coordination was poor, timing wasn't quite right due to low light, legs were weak, but it was a lot of fun. It doesn't often dry out in winter - this felt like winning. Legs, core and back are trembling jelly.
I didn't listen to music - the sounds of the park and my wheels were enough
I recommend sound on for this video, preferably headphones - soft wheels on concrete...
This is great, looks like so much fun
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90 mins lantern session in Meersbrook bowl on the surfskate. Coordination was poor, timing wasn't quite right due to low light, legs were weak, but it was a lot of fun. It doesn't often dry out in winter - this felt like winning. Legs, core and back are trembling jelly.
I didn't listen to music - the sounds of the park and my wheels were enough
I recommend sound on for this video, preferably headphones - soft wheels on concrete...
This is great, looks like so much fun
It is the most easily accessible fun I have found
I started two and a half years ago: hoping to just be able to travel around flat carparks.
Every time I get on a surfskate now, I feel like Im doing something that I thought I would never do
its an odd niche hobby, but it fills a gap for us climbers - it is a treat to put effort into something without fingers, elbows, shoulders and toes hurting
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16. Walk to Grindslow Knoll
17. Walk back from Grindslow Knoll. Finger rehab
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15 Bens
16 Extended strength training
17 ?
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17 - 90 minute walk across frozen lakes, forests and hills East of Gdansk.
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16th - lunchtime unsuccessful wander on nearby hills hoping to find enough snow to do a few turns on the snowboard. Not quite enough down, and a bit claggy. 45 min walk plus about 20m of descent. Kettlebells in evening. Started fingerboard session, but no motivation.
17th - 7.5 km lunchtime run in snow. Sunny and no wind. Glorious.
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15. 1hr walking, finger physio, some hips
16. 1hr walking, finger physio, some hips
17. 6 routes up to 7aish. Fell of two 6bs.
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17 - 45 mins walk or so. minor skin abrasion.
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1. Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
2. 30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
3. Very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
15. 1h brisk walk and 1.5h bouldering at TCA
16. 1h brisk walk
17. 1h brisk walk. Have signed up to gym from next week, following a week's trial, so will get back on it then.
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Day 17
a delightful couple of hours bouldering at Burbage North in the sunshine - I managed my loop problem on Tiny Slab for the first time in a long time (in good style) and then failed to repeat it again (many times) - bumped into The Mighty Stone who tried to convince me that I would enjoy projecting Peak lime sport routes
90 mins plastic pottering at The Mini Works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cn-GN9m27o
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Day 17. 20 mins walk, 2 hours at the Works, repeating things I've done before while trying to avoid either hypothermia or worsening my elbow, half an hour miscellaneous yoga and stretching.
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
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Sorry 30 mins core doesn't count unless you moan about it!
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There was a lot of moaning! I curse Shark for forcing core on me.
That looks lovely Lagers.
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Day 17
Session at the wall
No booze no snacks
82.8kg
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That looks lovely Lagers.
It was
As some of you know, when I am having a nice time I try to reflect on what I am experiencing in order to create memories of good times. There was a lot of that today.
A really good sleep last night combined with the dry, sunny rock of today has pushed the emotional well being reserves well above the usual January bollocks. All the effort involved in structuring work to give me days off during the week seems well spent.
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17. Wrist physio. Yoga. Hangs off a crimp.
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16 - back to stretching…
17 - The Works, opened my account on the new wasp circuit… oooof feels like a tough set…
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17. 30 minutes stretching rehab exs. Walk 2 hours 20 minutes, still snotty.
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I've only just sussed out who you are Largerstarfish!
It was the skateboarding that made me wonder, and search your posts to see if the 35years-later-reunion yesterday was also with someone who posts on here!
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16th - lunchtime unsuccessful wander on nearby hills hoping to find enough snow to do a few turns on the snowboard. Not quite enough down, and a bit claggy. 45 min walk plus about 20m of descent. Kettlebells in evening. Started fingerboard session, but no motivation.
17th - 7.5 km lunchtime run in snow. Sunny and no wind. Glorious.
and some dumbell work in the evening.
18th - 8km run in the snow, well mostly run. some wading through drifts at one point.
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December
26 - 4km walk with in-laws and children, plus a rehab session
27 - 30mins of stretching and a few sets of pushups. I am not flexible.
28 - portable fingerboard, giving the fingers a bit of exercise
29 - 1.5km potter with parents and children, plus rehab
30 - another fingerboard session. Wasn’t as good as Thursday but still tried hard.
31 - light stretching
January
1 - there was a very brief window of sunshine, so I shuffled round the park for a bit. 5km in about 32m. I don’t really do cardio!
2 - 1-on-1-off in the board. Feeling a bit fitter than previous sessions on it.
3 - rehab
4 - 1-on-1-off again. It’s amazing how much harder this feels if my skin is less than fresh.
5 - rehab, plus walking to and fro going to work. Stupidly sliced the end of a fingertip with a knife right before the good weather starts!
6 - busy day out with the kids, chunk of walking about
7 - outdoor bouldering. Lasted 40m before I tweaked my hamstring. Gutted.
8 - rehab
9 - nada. Need to rest between rehab sets, finger needs to heal, hamstring needs another day before I see how it’s feeling.
10 - shoulder rehab. Did some cautious testing of the hamstring doing some of the rehab exercises from the previous recovery. Went ok, didn’t really get any pain although definitely not as strong on some things as I was.
11 - stuck, finger cut nearly there, didn’t want to over-exert hamstring, needed to rest shoulder rehab
12 - shoulder rehab
13 - day out with the kids
14 - nothing
15 - Bristol, 25m walk from station to office. Then 4.5km brisk walk at lunch, 45m.
16 - back from Bristol, 25m walk from office to station.
17 - nothing, feeling snotty and grotty
The cut on my finger has healed now which is good, and my hamstring thankfully seems to be slightly tweaked rather than completely clobbered as it first felt. Definitely thrown my off course though, won’t be a complete Sharkathon but I’ll see if I can get a streak through to Feb half term to make up….
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I've only just sussed out who you are Largerstarfish!
It was the skateboarding that made me wonder, and search your posts to see if the 35years-later-reunion yesterday was also with someone who posts on here!
you haven't changed much in 35 years Stone
and seeing as I've got your attention - have a look at what I was talking about for the finish to The Nose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g9OBvcEjgQ
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Day 18
Body is feeling the effects of the last couple of days of enjoying myself. Must be sensible...
Walked to software training venue, then to work, then home.
Total of six miles with 6-8ish kg bag on my back
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18. About 6 pitches of climbing up to 6a+ and some sideways shuffling. Absolutely cooked made it feel much harder. Vitamin D levels through the roof though.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g9OBvcEjgQ
Good grief, I had to get the small rail below the rounded break, get my feet out from the back to somewhere in the roof, and either match the rail or bump again, before even getting the break.
18 - some moves. Maybe some stretching soon.
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18. Half hour "run", then tired and headachy so fuck-all for the rest of the day.
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Good grief, I had to get the small rail below the rounded break, get my feet out from the back to somewhere in the roof, and either match the rail or bump again, before even getting the break.
You have reminded me that I need to do a video of the real lank and pull method on that problem. I'll tag you in
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Day 18
50mins threshold intervals zwift
No booze, 1 cream egg. We’ve a fucking box of the things in the fridge… I swear the wife is taunting me, it’s everything I have to just have one, I don’t really have a sweet tooth but I can’t get enough of them!!
82.7kg
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Bizarrely, I had watched that video of The Nose and not realised it was you! You do look exceedingly nonchalant on the scrittally mantle at the top. I guess Fiend wouldn't be able to comprehend that anyone could be thwarted by that summit move. After much gibbering, (and despite Nick at the top providing moral support) I conceeded defeat and stepped across instead of mantling.
On the start, I had to put my left foot in a hole in the roof whilst doing the right toe hook. What was fun on Sunday, was that Mike Adams demonstrated that short arse method (after doing the tall way) despite being 6'3" or whatever he is.
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
18. 90 min bouldering
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1. Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
2. 30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
3. Very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
15. 1h brisk walk and 1.5h bouldering at TCA
16. 1h brisk walk
17. 1h brisk walk. Have signed up to gym from next week, following a week's trial, so will get back on it then.
18. 1h walk and 1h indoor bouldering
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18. Finger rehab
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Good grief, I had to get the small rail below the rounded break, get my feet out from the back to somewhere in the roof, and either match the rail or bump again, before even getting the break.
You have reminded me that I need to do a video of the real lank and pull method on that problem. I'll tag you in
No,that's okay thanks >:(
Also, there is a summit move?!
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18. Snot levels seem to be persisting. 15 minutes shoulder rehab, 1 hour 15 minutes on the board.
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Day 19
A few hours playing on rocks at Cratcliffe and RHS. I was climbing like C3PO, but had a nice time.
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17. Wrist physio. Yoga. Hangs off a crimp.
18. 30min+ weight session. Yoga.
19. Pre night shift. 10 mins yoga morning. Tom Randall’s 6min core x2. Yoga for the rest.
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19. 50 minutes walk, 2 hours bouldering, bit of yoga and stretching later.
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Day 19
30mins intervals zwift
No booze no snacks
82.7kg
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
18. 90 min bouldering
19. 25 min run
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19. 15 minutes rehab stuff. Walk 2 hours 35 minutes and still full of snot.
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19. Finger rehab. Foundry, easy boulders and lead
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19 - some skin abrasion, brushing, fallen tree movement.
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1. Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
2. 30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
3. Very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
15. 1h brisk walk and 1.5h bouldering at TCA
16. 1h brisk walk
17. 1h brisk walk. Have signed up to gym from next week, following a week's trial, so will get back on it then.
18. 1h walk and 1h indoor bouldering
19. 1h walk only
20. 6 mile run incl. parkrun. The quickest I've done Ashton Court (big hill) in a good few years, which was a pleasant surprise.
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20 - Gym, stretching.
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20. Tired tired tired. Half an hour of very slow yoga.
ETA: this is why trying to stick to training plans don't work for me. Why did I wake up extremely tired today? Who the fuck knows. Will I be this tired tomorrow? Who the fuck knows.
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19. About an hour of walking.
20. 6b+ X 2 and pretty much 3 laps of a 7a (tr and 2 RP, got it in the end)
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Day 20
50 mins Reform Pilates… first time!! Interesting, complements climbing well I think, strong core required.
No booze, 1 bar chocolate
82.5kg
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20. 30 minutes stretching and rehab thought about leaving due to still feeling shit. Went for a walk to see if that would clear the snot, it didn’t. 1 hour 40 minutes.
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50 mins Reform Pilates… first time!! Interesting, complements climbing well I think, strong core required.
My mum's been doing reformer Pilates all her life and her core strength is insane -- she's 70-something and has Parkinson's and I'm pretty sure she could still outdo me on core strength. So yeah, would be an amazing complement to climbing, I think.
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20. Hour walk. Fatiged all day
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18. 30min+ weight session. Yoga.
19. Pre night shift. 10 mins yoga morning. Tom Randall’s 6min core x2. Yoga for the rest.
20. Pre night shift. 1 hour 15 bouldering before work. Few plastic problems and then making up easy stuff on the board. Adding a little try hard back. Yoga.
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
18. 90 min bouldering
19. 25 min run
20. No
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18 - stretching
19 - board session with the kids, brutal.
20 - board session with one child, still brutal…
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50 mins Reform Pilates… first time!! Interesting, complements climbing well I think, strong core required.
My mum's been doing reformer Pilates all her life and her core strength is insane -- she's 70-something and has Parkinson's and I'm pretty sure she could still outdo me on core strength. So yeah, would be an amazing complement to climbing, I think.
I’ve some very interesting aches this morning…..
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1 - 30 mins run, 6k
2 - 30 mins run, 6k (as above, but wetter)
3 - 50 mins run, 11k with 4 x 40 secs strides
4 - 30 mins run, 6k
5 - 50 mins fell run, 8k
6 - Depot , 2 hrs, mostly comp wall
7 - 2 hrs 30 fell run, 22k
Work deadlines have meant minimal climbing this week. Managed to stay off the booze so far.
8 - 25 mins run, 5k plus 1 hr walk for the school/nursery run at either end of the day
9 - 35 mins run, 6k plus 60 mins on the board (first session since I swapped the footholds, so repeating old problems)
10 - 50 mins run, 11k with 4 x 40 secs strides
11 - 30 mins run, 6k plus 2 hrs board in the evening (more repeats)
12 - 45 mins fell run, 8k plus 1 hr of walking for the school run
13 - 2 hrs 30 fell run, 24k (possible new fell race route from Hathersage called The Hibernator, good route but some bad line choices)
14 - 40 mins conditioning (pull-ups, hangs, TRX)
Still no booze.
15 - 50 mins fell run, 9k
16 - 2 hrs at Depot, new red circuit and a few board problems on the 30
17 - 55 mins run, 11k
18 - 45 mins fell run, 8k
19 - 90 mins board (more repeats) plus 25 mins run, 5k
20 - 2 hrs at Depot, knackered from board on Friday so bit of a shambles session on the circuit board.
21 - 1 hr fell run, 9.5k
Still off the booze unless you count whatever’s in tiramisu.
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21. Lead to 6as (one was more like 6b) and dogged an amazing looking bit shit climbing 7a on top rope. Retreated for a rest day. Ate a burger (worth it).
Curious to see what weight I'm at given high activity levels and low self restraint.
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18. 30min+ weight session. Yoga.
19. Pre night shift. 10 mins yoga morning. Tom Randall’s 6min core x2. Yoga for the rest.
20. Pre night shift. 1 hour 15 bouldering before work. Few plastic problems and then making up easy stuff on the board. Adding a little try hard back. Yoga.
21. Pre night shift. 15 mins yoga when home. Evening, 7 mins core, Randall’s thing but less rest and swapped out sit ups. Return to some form of structure finger board for the remainder. 7 on 13 off for a couple rounds on crimp.
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21 - board session with the kids. Wasn’t feeling inadequate enough so invited Dougie Hall round to join us (Chris says hi from the 80’s…?). Triple oooooof!
Was supposed to fly back to Manchester tonight but winds have cancelled my flight, now flying back Tuesday morning… which means another board session likely tomorrow evening, I think my fingers might start to cry.
Did a decent stretching session today, not getting any more bendy but hate to admit that it does seem to be (unsurprisingly) beneficial for old man achey stiffness. Might have to persist…
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21 - 2 hours bouldering at the boardroom interspersed with blood pressure raising training as they've still kept of the gobbledegook nonsense root vegetable grading bullshit.
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21. Half hour "run", hour doing shoulder exercises and left-handed "fingerboarding" with the little Ash offcut board.
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
18. 90 min bouldering
19. 25 min run
20. No
21. 120 min bouldering
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21. Finger rehab
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1. Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
2. 30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
3. Very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
15. 1h brisk walk and 1.5h bouldering at TCA
16. 1h brisk walk
17. 1h brisk walk. Have signed up to gym from next week, following a week's trial, so will get back on it then.
18. 1h walk and 1h indoor bouldering
19. 1h walk only
20. 6 mile run incl. parkrun. The quickest I've done Ashton Court (big hill) in a good few years, which was a pleasant surprise.
21. Half hour run this morning
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21. 15 minutes stretching and rehab exs. Board 1 hour.
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Day 21
Session at the wall
No booze, no snacks (did have dessert with dinner)
82.5kg.
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15 - Shipley Glen with dog. Failed to do most stuff but good conditions.
16- weights, pullups, stretching
17- short board session, pullups
18 - stretching, shoulder stability hands, pressups
19 - Attempted to go to Brandrith and Hunters Stones but was iced off. Ended up at Eastby. Good session
20 - weights, shoulder presses, pullups, stretching
21 - an hour playing with new tindeq. did critical force test; brutal.
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17 Stanage 1 hour walk
18 Tor Trying Bens
19 Home Extended Strength training
20 Stanage soloed 4 routes
21 Foundry Short easy auto belay
22 Tor Trying Bens
23 Home Extended strength training
24 Short foot on campusing sess
Lapsed with alcohol on Saturday for a celebratory meal out
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M: Routes @ AW- 1.5hrs. Cold!
T: Brisk walking to drop off and get van from garage (30mins and just a couple of advisories YYFY!)
W: Bouldering @ The Hangar - 1.5hrs
T: Lumping subs around for half hour - van to lockup...
F: Bouldering @ The Hangar - 1.5hrs
S: Surfing @ Saltburn - 1.5hrs! Fucking baltic! My mate thought he was gonna die as was only in a 4/3 and lost feeling in his arms so almost couldn't even paddle in! Caught a few but was howling offshore so had to really put the effort in to catch anything or takeoff really deep and get punted by the drop (or the wind)... Good times!
S: Moonboard and bouldering @ AW - 2.5 hrs
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17 Stanage 1 hour walk
18 Tor Trying Bens
19 Home Extended Strength training
20 Stanage soloed 4 routes
21 Foundry Short easy auto belay
22 Tor Trying Bens
23 Home Extended strength training
24 Short foot on campusing sess
Lapsed with alcohol on Saturday for a celebratory meal out
Seem to be slightly ahead of the game there!
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22. Hour or so walking
A good 15 minutes of hip moby.
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
18. 90 min bouldering
19. 25 min run
20. No
21. 120 min bouldering
22 30 min run
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22 - as predicted another board session. As predicted my fingers were screaming, got bruised tips on several fingers now. Was only a short session (about an hour). Got my ass handed to me by both kids…
Also did a decent stretch session this morning and went for a good brisk hilly/rocky walk for an hour or so.
Supposed to be flying back tomorrow morning but still very windy…
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Day 22
Handballed 300litres of heating oil 200m or so!
No booze, no snacks
Flying tomoz, so might all go out of the window for one day…. Desert here I come.
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22. 20 mins walk, 2 and a half hours at the Works mostly managing not to piss my elbow off too much, bit of strength and core stuff after.
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22 - 2 hours gentle walking.
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22. 30 minutes stretching, rehab exs. Walk 2 hours 15 mins. 2 hours furniture moving, taking down curtain poles.
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1. Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
2. 30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
3. Very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
15. 1h brisk walk and 1.5h bouldering at TCA
16. 1h brisk walk
17. 1h brisk walk. Have signed up to gym from next week, following a week's trial, so will get back on it then.
18. 1h walk and 1h indoor bouldering
19. 1h walk only
20. 6 mile run incl. parkrun. The quickest I've done Ashton Court (big hill) in a good few years, which was a pleasant surprise.
21. Half hour run this morning
1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
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22. Yoga. Run, 29min 55s, 5.11k. Some stretching.
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19th - a little bit of weights in the evening, probably scraped half an hour.
20th - wall session - bouldering, went OK.
21st - walk to father in law's house, about an hour in total
22nd - not much, a bit of stretching and S&C, a few pull ups and pushups. Probably not half an hour, I'll make up for it by skiing all day for 5 days later in the week.
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17 Stanage 1 hour walk
18 Tor Trying Bens
19 Home Extended Strength training
20 Stanage soloed 4 routes
21 Foundry Short easy auto belay
22 Tor Trying Bens
23 Home Extended strength training
24 Short foot on campusing sess
Lapsed with alcohol on Saturday for a celebratory meal out
Seem to be slightly ahead of the game there!
Time machine, it's the hot new training strategy.
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20. Tired tired tired. Half an hour of very slow yoga.
ETA: this is why trying to stick to training plans don't work for me. Why did I wake up extremely tired today? Who the fuck knows. Will I be this tired tomorrow? Who the fuck knows.
I solve this one by having extremely low thresholds for what counts as acceptable activity, working on the premise that anything is better than nothing, even if it’s a very tiny anything. I guess that doesn’t quite count as following a training plan!
Have stretched everyday so far this month and done a decent for me amount of walking.
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22. Foundry. Finger rehab, few routes and easy boulders, mobility and extended hamstring work.
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Whoops. Looks like I lost track but have done my daily quota
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The wheels fell off my attempts after a promising start. I went down with some kind of flu last Monday, and I’ve not been right since. 2 full days in bed, sweating and shivering with some hallucinations thrown in for good measure. I’ve not got a permanent sensation of my head being in a vice, a nasty cough (blood, phlegm etc) joints feel full of iron filings, muscle aches, extreme lethargy, and a lack of taste. Done numerous covid tests, all negative. If this is what the flu is like, I hope to fuck I don’t get it again anytime soon.
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23. Vicious IC flare starting last night, so I've been awake and in pain since 3am, woooo. Half an hour very slow and lackadaisical yoga.
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23.
A 6a, 3 laps on a 7a (pretty much) and 2 top ropes on another one. Last route was a shambles. Chill day tomorrow.
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Day 23
All day travelling…, got pissed, had a great time.
??kg
In deep tomoz
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23 - a welcome return to stretching after four days of board session screaming fingers…
Dunno what I was complaining about before, stretching is lovely…
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
18. 90 min bouldering
19. 25 min run
20. No
21. 120 min bouldering
22. 30 min run
23. 120 min bouldering
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23 - bouldering at Rock Over Shartson. No LingLing to cuddle.
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22. Yoga. Run, 29min 55s, 5.11k. Some stretching.
23. Weights 30min+. Yoga. Round of 7 on 13 off whilst waiting for tea to brew.
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1. Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
2. 30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
3. Very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
15. 1h brisk walk and 1.5h bouldering at TCA
16. 1h brisk walk
17. 1h brisk walk. Have signed up to gym from next week, following a week's trial, so will get back on it then.
18. 1h walk and 1h indoor bouldering
19. 1h walk only
20. 6 mile run incl. parkrun. The quickest I've done Ashton Court (big hill) in a good few years, which was a pleasant surprise.
21. Half hour run this morning
22. 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
23. Same as yesterday - 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
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23. Finger rehab
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23. 10 minutes stretching and rehab. 30 minutes death grip on dentist chair arms while having a filling :o pumped. Board 1 hour.
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20. Tired tired tired. Half an hour of very slow yoga.
ETA: this is why trying to stick to training plans don't work for me. Why did I wake up extremely tired today? Who the fuck knows. Will I be this tired tomorrow? Who the fuck knows.
I solve this one by having extremely low thresholds for what counts as acceptable activity, working on the premise that anything is better than nothing, even if it’s a very tiny anything. I guess that doesn’t quite count as following a training plan!
Yeah, it's a very sound strategy! I aim for that, even when depression means I don't always make it (and am trying to get better at it currently).
The tricky thing I'm working on at the moment is how to take advantage of the times when I have more energy and get enough consistency that I can hopefully rebuild some strength, while having enough flexibility that I can adjust it around my wildly-fluctuating energy levels (and not overdo things and dig myself into a hole that way). Still figuring it out.
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
18. 90 min bouldering
19. 25 min run
20. No
21. 120 min bouldering
22. 30 min run
23. 120 min bouldering
24. 60 min circuits
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24 - 1.5 hours misc walking, 0.5 hours patioing.
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24. 6 routes 5-6a
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24. Bit less knackered, 45 mins walk.
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24. 15 minutes stretching rehab exs. Turbo 50 minutes. Walk 1 hour 20 minutes.
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1. Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
2. 30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
3. Very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
15. 1h brisk walk and 1.5h bouldering at TCA
16. 1h brisk walk
17. 1h brisk walk. Have signed up to gym from next week, following a week's trial, so will get back on it then.
18. 1h walk and 1h indoor bouldering
19. 1h walk only
20. 6 mile run incl. parkrun. The quickest I've done Ashton Court (big hill) in a good few years, which was a pleasant surprise.
21. Half hour run this morning
22. 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
23. Same as yesterday - 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
24. 15 mins on the bike each way to the station, best I could manage on a long work day in London
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24 - the Works, fingers still feeling it from the weekend. Went round the rest of the wasp circuit, and revisited scenes of previous failure. Most problems done now, a couple that need finishing off but it’s all there… apart from the impossible one that I have not the faintest idea how to climb…
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23. Weights 30min+. Yoga. Round of 7 on 13 off whilst waiting for tea to brew.
24. 20 mins (pausing stop watch for significant rests, so a bit longer overall). Pull up bar. Series of two arm lock offs, then short one arm lock offs. Finished with 4 or 5 15sec body weight hangs on crimp with 45sec-1min rest. Yoga for 10 mins.
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20 - 2 x 30 mins table tennis plus various weekend DIY stuff
21 - 40 mins table tennis plus gardening duties
22 - 45 mins cycle commute
23 - 45 mins cycle commute. Sore throat and strange dry sneezing
24 - 45 mins cycle commute. Wasn't feeling too good on the hills on the way home
25 - feeling ill. Tested positive for covid. For me, Sharkathon 2024 is
over.
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20 - 2 x 30 mins table tennis plus various weekend DIY stuff
21 - 40 mins table tennis plus gardening duties
22 - 45 mins cycle commute
23 - 45 mins cycle commute. Sore throat and strange dry sneezing
24 - 45 mins cycle commute. Wasn't feeling too good on the hills on the way home
25 - feeling ill. Tested positive for covid. For me, Sharkathon 2024 is
over.
Awww, fuck. Sorry to hear it -- I hope it's very mild and you're feeling better soon!
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20 - 2 x 30 mins table tennis plus various weekend DIY stuff
21 - 40 mins table tennis plus gardening duties
22 - 45 mins cycle commute
23 - 45 mins cycle commute. Sore throat and strange dry sneezing
24 - 45 mins cycle commute. Wasn't feeling too good on the hills on the way home
25 - feeling ill. Tested positive for covid. For me, Sharkathon 2024 is
over.
Awww, fuck. Sorry to hear it -- I hope it's very mild and you're feeling better soon!
Cheers. Doesn't feel as bad as last time. What hurts is that today is the first day of eight consecutive days off work due to shift rotation.
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Poor lagers! P.S. 30mins gentle stretching / day?? :ninja:
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24. Foundry. Finger rehab, mobility, aerocap, shoulders and extended hamstring work. Skin knackered from 28 laps of easy lead and autos
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Day 24
More travelling, lots of humping bags
No booze, no snacks
Day 25
Hit the wall climbed and fixed the first 2 pitches, and carried gear
No booze, snacks for day food.
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25. Quick dash up four routes 4-5 and a run (not very far) back to the car
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25 - bramble clearing, excavating, trundling, patioing, brushing.
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25. 10 minutes shoulder rehab. 20 minutes carpet scrubbing after Smartie the cat had walked the results of his digging across said carpet. Board 1 hour 40 minutes weights.
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25. Half hour "run", half hour shoulder exercises.
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
18. 90 min bouldering
19. 25 min run
20. No
21. 120 min bouldering
22. 30 min run
23. 120 min bouldering
24. 60 min circuits
25. 60 min bouldering
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1. Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
2. 30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
3. Very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
15. 1h brisk walk and 1.5h bouldering at TCA
16. 1h brisk walk
17. 1h brisk walk. Have signed up to gym from next week, following a week's trial, so will get back on it then.
18. 1h walk and 1h indoor bouldering
19. 1h walk only
20. 6 mile run incl. parkrun. The quickest I've done Ashton Court (big hill) in a good few years, which was a pleasant surprise.
21. Half hour run this morning
22. 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
23. Same as yesterday - 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
24. 15 mins on the bike each way to the station, best I could manage on a long work day in London
25. Back to the new routine of 1h walk, 5k run, 1h strength training
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23. Weights 30min+. Yoga. Round of 7 on 13 off whilst waiting for tea to brew.
24. 20 mins (pausing stop watch for significant rests, so a bit longer overall). Pull up bar. Series of two arm lock offs, then short one arm lock offs. Finished with 4 or 5 15sec body weight hangs on crimp with 45sec-1min rest. Yoga for 10 mins.
25. Run 6.4k with a hill at 5k. 38min 12sec. Yoga.
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25 - barrel scraping stretching session…
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25. Stretching and finger rehab
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26. 20 mins walk, 2 hours at the Works, which unfortunately included skidding down the wall, catching my foot on a hold and wrenching something behind my knee.
I'm currently hopeful that it's just a strain, but it's annoying.
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
18. 90 min bouldering
19. 25 min run
20. No
21. 120 min bouldering
22. 30 min run
23. 120 min bouldering
24. 60 min circuits
25. 60 min bouldering
26. 30 min run
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1. Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
2. 30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
3. Very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
15. 1h brisk walk and 1.5h bouldering at TCA
16. 1h brisk walk
17. 1h brisk walk. Have signed up to gym from next week, following a week's trial, so will get back on it then.
18. 1h walk and 1h indoor bouldering
19. 1h walk only
20. 6 mile run incl. parkrun. The quickest I've done Ashton Court (big hill) in a good few years, which was a pleasant surprise.
21. Half hour run this morning
22. 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
23. Same as yesterday - 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
24. 15 mins on the bike each way to the station, best I could manage on a long work day in London
25. Back to the new routine of 1h walk, 5k run, 1h strength training
26. Just a 1h walk. Still claiming it.
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26 - Stanage plantation, was going to be an afternoon session, but ended up being a smash and grab couple of problems (Green Traverse and Badger) before I got called away on other matters.
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26. 10 minutes shoulder rehab. Walk 2 hours.
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26 - scrittle
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Lost momentum.
My first miss yesterday. Day ran away.
Back on the booze.
Not lost weight.
:sorry:
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Still managed to stretch every day + the endless finger rehab that I've got another 9 months of apparently.
Did dry January standing on my head no problem, might do dry February as well just for the crack.
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26. Gym by work. About 50mins. Heavier stuff than home, but maybe need a better structure. Yoga.
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26 - scrittle
any luck?
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26. Foundry. Finger rehab, mobility, boulders up to L5 upstairs, L1&2 on the wave.
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1. Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
2. 30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
3. Very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
15. 1h brisk walk and 1.5h bouldering at TCA
16. 1h brisk walk
17. 1h brisk walk. Have signed up to gym from next week, following a week's trial, so will get back on it then.
18. 1h walk and 1h indoor bouldering
19. 1h walk only
20. 6 mile run incl. parkrun. The quickest I've done Ashton Court (big hill) in a good few years, which was a pleasant surprise.
21. Half hour run this morning
22. 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
23. Same as yesterday - 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
24. 15 mins on the bike each way to the station, best I could manage on a long work day in London
25. Back to the new routine of 1h walk, 5k run, 1h strength training
26. Just a 1h walk. Still claiming it.
27. 1h gym session (HIIT style class) which was hard and good. Still dry and still resisting cake.
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27 - Burbage bimbling
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27. Finger rehab, fingerboard ARC on the train
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26. Did fluted columns in high winds, an easy boulder problem then bailed. Went for a walk later. Low effort hourish total.
77.4 kg post trip. Acceptable
27. Bouldering at depot. About 2 hours up to limit. Then hip/shoulder strength for 30. Didn't feel too bad which was nice given ive ignored it for 2 weeks
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Day 26 and 27
Some climbing some jumaring some hauling
No booze
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
18. 90 min bouldering
19. 25 min run
20. No
21. 120 min bouldering
22. 30 min run
23. 120 min bouldering
24. 60 min circuits
25. 60 min bouldering
26. 30 min run
27. Several hours sport climbing
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27. 30 mins yoga/stretching. At least I am increasingly confident that my knee is just strained.
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26. Gym by work. About 50mins. Heavier stuff than home, but maybe need a better structure. Yoga.
27. Run 10.23km 1hr 1m 18s. Yoga.
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27 - shoulder and elbow rehab doing a seemingly endless amount of scrubbing, scraping, and brushing a god-awful vertical bog garden otherwise known as "Yorkshire Grit" .
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27. 30 minutes stretching and rehab. 1 hour 10 minutes cycling, intervals. 30 minutes ceilidh dancing at village Burns night. 30 minutes stagger home. Some of this could also be on the 28th as I’ve no idea what time I got back home.
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
18. 90 min bouldering
19. 25 min run
20. No
21. 120 min bouldering
22. 30 min run
23. 120 min bouldering
24. 60 min circuits
25. 60 min bouldering
26. 30 min run
27. Several hours sport climbing
28. 150 min bouldering
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1 - 30 mins run, 6k
2 - 30 mins run, 6k (as above, but wetter)
3 - 50 mins run, 11k with 4 x 40 secs strides
4 - 30 mins run, 6k
5 - 50 mins fell run, 8k
6 - Depot , 2 hrs, mostly comp wall
7 - 2 hrs 30 fell run, 22k
Work deadlines have meant minimal climbing this week. Managed to stay off the booze so far.
8 - 25 mins run, 5k plus 1 hr walk for the school/nursery run at either end of the day
9 - 35 mins run, 6k plus 60 mins on the board (first session since I swapped the footholds, so repeating old problems)
10 - 50 mins run, 11k with 4 x 40 secs strides
11 - 30 mins run, 6k plus 2 hrs board in the evening (more repeats)
12 - 45 mins fell run, 8k plus 1 hr of walking for the school run
13 - 2 hrs 30 fell run, 24k (possible new fell race route from Hathersage called The Hibernator, good route but some bad line choices)
14 - 40 mins conditioning (pull-ups, hangs, TRX)
Still no booze.
15 - 50 mins fell run, 9k
16 - 2 hrs at Depot, new red circuit and a few board problems on the 30
17 - 55 mins run, 11k
18 - 45 mins fell run, 8k
19 - 90 mins board (more repeats) plus 25 mins run, 5k
20 - 2 hrs at Depot, knackered from board on Friday so bit of a shambles session on the circuit board.
21 - 1 hr fell run, 9.5k
Still off the booze unless you count whatever’s in tiramisu.
22 - 30 mins run, 6k, not 100%
23 - 90 mins Depot (new purples) and 30 mins run, 5k
24 - 40 mins run, 8k
25 - 45 mins fell run, 8k plus 90 mins board
26 - 1 hr fell run, 11k
27 - 3 hrs bouldering on the grit
28 - 2 hrs 15 fell run, 22k
Still off the booze, looking forward to a whisky on Thursday.
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28. Caving. Couple of hours down/up Yordas. Low effort except some rigging acrobatics on a traverse. Legs felt sore from the physio yesterday!
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28. Half hour walk (mainly to test out my knee -- pretty much fine on level ground, less happy with downhill). One hour shoulder exercises and left-hand fingerboarding, added some elbow rehab back in now my elbow's less actively aggravated.
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22 - first max hangs in months. 5kg assist which I was pleased with. This works out at 53ish kg; my max peak load score is 51ish kg. someone explain!
23 - board session
24- weights, pullups, pressups. stretching.
25 - short board session. 4 sets foot on campusing.
26 - Hunters Stones with the dog. Proceeded to brutalise myself on Hunters Roof and drop it going to the jug. Totally spent at the end of the session. I do very little in the way of roof climbing or prows and my hamstrings and arms felt broken.
27 - rest mostly. did some stretching and conditioning.
28- West Nab for a few hours.Nice mini session. Felt tired and climbed appallingly but nice to be outside. Arms still knackered.
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28. Hour walk
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28 - some scrittle, some brushing, some walking.
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1. Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
2. 30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
3. Very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
15. 1h brisk walk and 1.5h bouldering at TCA
16. 1h brisk walk
17. 1h brisk walk. Have signed up to gym from next week, following a week's trial, so will get back on it then.
18. 1h walk and 1h indoor bouldering
19. 1h walk only
20. 6 mile run incl. parkrun. The quickest I've done Ashton Court (big hill) in a good few years, which was a pleasant surprise.
21. Half hour run this morning
22. 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
23. Same as yesterday - 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
24. 15 mins on the bike each way to the station, best I could manage on a long work day in London
25. Back to the new routine of 1h walk, 5k run, 1h strength training
26. Just a 1h walk. Still claiming it.
27. 1h gym session (HIIT style class) which was hard and good. Still dry and still resisting cake.
28. 1h run then Junior parkrun at 5 year old pace, about 8 miles in all.
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28. Walk 2 hours 30 minutes attempting to get rid of hangover.
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29. Half hour walk, 25 mins shoulder rehab/prehab stuff.
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29. 15 minutes rehab, stretching. Board 75 minutes.
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28 - stretch, had a video call with the young lad who informed me he’d tried a one-armer. Which he promptly demonstrated, with probably better form than I’ve ever managed in my life… inspired me to have a go, oh my days it appears I no longer have any muscles in my shoulders! Slightly horrified at just how inconceivable it felt…
29 - stretch and a few pull up, push up, sit ups, leg raise type things.
Last couple of days to go…
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
18. 90 min bouldering
19. 25 min run
20. No
21. 120 min bouldering
22. 30 min run
23. 120 min bouldering
24. 60 min circuits
25. 60 min bouldering
26. 30 min run
27. Several hours sport climbing
28. 150 min bouldering
29. 60 min easy bouldering
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1. Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
2. 30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
3. Very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
15. 1h brisk walk and 1.5h bouldering at TCA
16. 1h brisk walk
17. 1h brisk walk. Have signed up to gym from next week, following a week's trial, so will get back on it then.
18. 1h walk and 1h indoor bouldering
19. 1h walk only
20. 6 mile run incl. parkrun. The quickest I've done Ashton Court (big hill) in a good few years, which was a pleasant surprise.
21. Half hour run this morning
22. 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
23. Same as yesterday - 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
24. 15 mins on the bike each way to the station, best I could manage on a long work day in London
25. Back to the new routine of 1h walk, 5k run, 1h strength training
26. Just a 1h walk. Still claiming it.
27. 1h gym session (HIIT style class) which was hard and good. Still dry and still resisting cake.
28. 1h run then Junior parkrun at 5 year old pace, about 8 miles in all.
29. 2 x 1h walk, 5k run, 1h strength training
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29. 1.5 hours fairly dismal indoor bouldering. 0.5 hours pretty decent stretching.
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27. Run 10.23km 1hr 1m 18s. Yoga.
28. Busy day, but managed to sneak in 30 mins in the evening. Warm up hangs, couple of rounds of 7 on 13 off on crimp. Elbow physio exercises with 6kg dumbbells. Yoga.
29. Rest day. Needed it. 30 mins yoga.
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29. Foundry, finger rehab, easy boulders up to L3 on the new wave set as finger allowed, shoulders, mobility and extended hamstring work.
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28. Busy day, but managed to sneak in 30 mins in the evening. Warm up hangs, couple of rounds of 7 on 13 off on crimp. Elbow physio exercises with 6kg dumbbells. Yoga.
29. Rest day. Needed it. 30 mins yoga.
30. About 50 mins in gym before work. Quite new to me, but very convenient having it right by work. Mostly deadlifts, dumbbell bench press, TRX rows. Will do some yoga later.
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30 - 30+ mins walking. Minor nausea bout earlier, am considering stretching but might just go to the sleep on the sofa now.
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30. 2 hours cautious bouldering (my knee held up surprisingly well), some core and other strength stuff after.
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30 - 30+ mins walking. Minor nausea bout earlier, am considering stretching but might just go to the sleep on the sofa now.
Doesn't sound like fun, hope you're feeing better soon!
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30. 15 minutes stretching rehab stuff. Bike one hour 5 minutes intervals.
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
18. 90 min bouldering
19. 25 min run
20. No
21. 120 min bouldering
22. 30 min run
23. 120 min bouldering
24. 60 min circuits
25. 60 min bouldering
26. 30 min run
27. Several hours sport climbing
28. 150 min bouldering
29. 60 min easy bouldering
30. 90 min bouldering
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1. Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
2. 30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
3. Very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
15. 1h brisk walk and 1.5h bouldering at TCA
16. 1h brisk walk
17. 1h brisk walk. Have signed up to gym from next week, following a week's trial, so will get back on it then.
18. 1h walk and 1h indoor bouldering
19. 1h walk only
20. 6 mile run incl. parkrun. The quickest I've done Ashton Court (big hill) in a good few years, which was a pleasant surprise.
21. Half hour run this morning
22. 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
23. Same as yesterday - 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
24. 15 mins on the bike each way to the station, best I could manage on a long work day in London
25. Back to the new routine of 1h walk, 5k run, 1h strength training
26. Just a 1h walk. Still claiming it.
27. 1h gym session (HIIT style class) which was hard and good. Still dry and still resisting cake.
28. 1h run then Junior parkrun at 5 year old pace, about 8 miles in all.
29. 2 x 1h walk, 5k run, 1h strength training
30. 1h walk, 5k run, 1h strength training. Nearly there now...
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29. Hip mob + a walk. A barrel scraping 30 mins
30. Walking round the moor in the dark herding kids with a stretcher. 2 hrs
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30. 40 min walk
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31. 20 minutes shoulder rehab exs and hip rehab exs, been given some weights exs to do by physio which I can barely do with just the dumbbell bar. Board 90 minutes.
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Congrats to all Sharkathletes!
29 out of 31 days for me.
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1. No
2. 90 min bouldering
3. 30 min run
4. 2 hrs bouldering
5. 30 min (barely!) Core and rehab.
6. 90 min bouldering
7. 30 min run
8. 75 min bouldering
9. 120 min bouldering
10. 30 min run
11. 90 min bouldering
12. 30 min core
13. 3 hrs bouldering
14. 120 min bouldering
15. 30 min run
16. 120 min bouldering
17. 30 min core
18. 90 min bouldering
19. 25 min run
20. No
21. 120 min bouldering
22. 30 min run
23. 120 min bouldering
24. 60 min circuits
25. 60 min bouldering
26. 30 min run
27. Several hours sport climbing
28. 150 min bouldering
29. 60 min easy bouldering
30. 90 min bouldering
31. 30 min run
29/31 for me too. Thanks for the motivation all!
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31. Hour and a half shoulder/back exercises, elbow rehab and left hand "fingerboarding". Half hour yoga and stretching.
31/31, though several days were just 30 mins of yoga.
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31/31 - 15+ mins elbow rehab, 30+ mins shoulder rehab, 30+ mins stretching. Low energy after yesterday's digestive blip, but this was actually quite a celebratory way to finish Shark Club as I actually made myself do a whole load of beneficial supportive / self-care stuff, on my own, at home, which is pretty much the crux for me :wall:
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31. Indoor bouldering 2 or 3 hrs
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31/31 - 15+ mins elbow rehab, 30+ mins shoulder rehab, 30+ mins stretching. Low energy after yesterday's digestive blip, but this was actually quite a celebratory way to finish Shark Club as I actually made myself do a whole load of beneficial supportive / self-care stuff, on my own, at home, which is pretty much the crux for me :wall:
Woohoo!!! Serious kudos for that.
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15 - yoga
16 - Bouldering Session
17 - Bouldering Session
18 - did Cornflake
19 - Bouldering Session
20 - Yoga
21 - Weightlifting, Fingerboarding, pull session, light Bouldering Session
22 - Yoga
23 - Core, Fingerboarding, Bouldering Session
24 - Bouldering, Push
25 - Hot Yoga Class
26 - Pull Session, Fingerboarding, Core, Bouldering Session
27 - stretching!
28 - Weightlifting Class, Kilter, Pulling Session
29 - Stretching
30 - Bouldering Session, Core Session
31 - eating cheese
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More details for #31 plz Wellsy
Thanks slabs, well done you too.
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31. Ten mins yoga and about 30 mins of Huffy’s elbow physio weights stuff!
That was a good Sharkathon!
31/31. Was good to see that most days it’s possible to fit in 30 mins of something. Even with nights and long days at work, can make something happen with a bit of planning. Less excuses this year!
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1. Parkrun with brother-in-law this morn, good start to the year. Cleared out the remaining Christmas leftovers from the fridge, though still going on the homemade mince pies, too good not to.
Aim to start a week's trial at the independent crossfit-style gym my wife goes to, in the next day or so, with the aim of working on the gaps left by climbing and running and just feeling stronger/healthier overall.
2. 30 min rainy walk to nursery and back in the morning.
5k run loop to/from the gym (first time in about 20 years) this eve, had a good 1h strength training session. Keen to get stuck in over the next few weeks and see some progress. Mostly used light weights and focused on technique.
Was quite restrained with food, though still working through sister-in-law's homemade Christmas cake.
3. Very wet 1h walk school/nursery run. 1h30 indoor boulder session.
4. 1h walk school/nursery run. 5k run loop to/from gym, 1h strength session. Really enjoyed.
5. Just the 1h school/nursery walk today. And currently doing a bit of stretching.
6. 15 min jog to gym then a 1h beasting. Loved it. Went for a coffee after and managed to avoid the pastries.
7. 1.5h trail run (10ish miles) along the coast from Clevedon to Portishead whilst daughter at ballet. One of those where it fitted in perfectly and felt like a win.
8. The normal 1h walk school/nursery run this morning, then 5k run to/from 1h strength training at gym.
9. Just the 1h walk this morning, though we were late so I was storming along with a double buggy incl. 40kg of children, which got the HR up.
10. Same again today, just the school run. Wife's birthday so no chance of an evening outing!
11. 2 x school run (2h brisk walking) then 1.5h bouldering at Bloc this eve. Had a whale of a time.
12. Just the school run 1h walk
13. Very gentle jog to parkrun then back, about 6 miles. Keeping my powder dry for a race tomorrow. Went out for dinner for wife's birthday, it was really nice and also managed to maintain dry January
14. 10 mile off road race this morning, it went well and enjoyed climbing deep into the pain cave
15. 1h brisk walk and 1.5h bouldering at TCA
16. 1h brisk walk
17. 1h brisk walk. Have signed up to gym from next week, following a week's trial, so will get back on it then.
18. 1h walk and 1h indoor bouldering
19. 1h walk only
20. 6 mile run incl. parkrun. The quickest I've done Ashton Court (big hill) in a good few years, which was a pleasant surprise.
21. Half hour run this morning
22. 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
23. Same as yesterday - 1h brisk walk (school run), 5k run & 1h strength training
24. 15 mins on the bike each way to the station, best I could manage on a long work day in London
25. Back to the new routine of 1h walk, 5k run, 1h strength training
26. Just a 1h walk. Still claiming it.
27. 1h gym session (HIIT style class) which was hard and good. Still dry and still resisting cake.
28. 1h run then Junior parkrun at 5 year old pace, about 8 miles in all.
29. 2 x 1h walk, 5k run, 1h strength training
30. 1h walk, 5k run, 1h strength training. Nearly there now...
31. 1h walk, 5k run, 1h HIIT training.
Congrats Sharkathletes :weakbench:
Sharing updates on here and reading other people's has definitely helped give me a kick up the arse, thank you. 31/31 and dry January, good start to the year and I intend to keep riding the wave (though the wave will get a bit wetter)
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30 - forgive me father for I have sinned… long busy day, none of it admissible as exercise.
31 - stretching session for about 40 mins during the day. 2 hours at the works in the evening.
30/31 so not a full success. But a month of pretty consistent stretching and I’m definitely feeling the benefit, no more flexible but certainly less general stiffness. Hoping to keep the SYKE to keep stretching. Who knows I may even develop a bit of flexibility at some point…
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1 - glorious weather, long walk on the coast with the family. Sea wild, and spray lit by sun all the way up the coast.
2 - boulder session at Block 10. Pretty much all new since last visit in November (ish) so resisted the temptation to spend too long working anything. Good session, skin went about the same time as arms.
3 - quick wall hit before collecting daughter from diving. Pretty productive even with sore skin from day before. Sent prob I was working last go, and was only 5 mins late picking up. She's used to that.
4 - kettlebells must have been half an hour or so.
5 - kettlebells and some stretching
6 - wall session. Felt ok, ticked off new prob with toe hook start (I hate toe hooks) and finally did purple dyno, so they can now reset the 45 board as I've done all I can do on it.
7 - DIY and house sorting all bloody day. Didn't sit down except to have a shit until about 10 pm
8 - half hour intense weights and core at lunchtime. evening - intended run with mate, that soon became a walk as he pulled a muscle in his hamstring - 4km - 30 mins.
9 - lunchtime run became lunchtime walk after friend asked me to walk here dog as she was feeling ill. At least it was sunny. 4 km - 52 min. Went for a run in evening instead 8km - 44 mins. Damp cold.
10 - half hour beastmaker sesh at lunch. Walked to see friend in evening - 20 mins.
11 - Board session. Cold in garage, few nasty dry fires, ended up doing endurance instead of hard probs.
12 - lunch run - 12.5km
13 - wall session. Actually did some routes. 6a, 6a+ and 6b. More indoor leading this year than I've done in the last 3. Finished up bouldering a bit.
14 - walk with family, about an hour. Rest of day doing DIY, including first attempt at hanging a door. 90% successful
15 - lunchtime run in the snow. vis ranging from about 20 km to about 20m. Glorious.
16th - lunchtime unsuccessful wander on nearby hills hoping to find enough snow to do a few turns on the snowboard. Not quite enough down, and a bit claggy. 45 min walk plus about 20m of descent. Kettlebells in evening. Started fingerboard session, but no motivation.
17th - 7.5 km lunchtime run in snow. Sunny and no wind. Glorious.
18th - 8km run in the snow, well mostly run. some wading through drifts at one point.
19th - a little bit of weights in the evening, probably scraped half an hour.
20th - wall session - bouldering, went OK.
21st - walk to father in law's house, about an hour in total
22nd - not much, a bit of stretching and S&C, a few pull ups and pushups. Probably not half an hour, I'll make up for it by skiing all day for 5 days later in the week.
23rd – packed, I think I did some kettlebells at some point
24th – flapped about like a headless chicken; car hassles and delayed flights! I walked laps of airport while waiting for flight, might have been half an hour but i doubt it.
25th – arrived in Geneva 12 hours alter than intended, collected hire car and 2 hr drive doubled due to farmers protesting in autoroute. Got to resort too late to do much, got 3 quick runs in on a borrowed pass - 40 mins skiing.
26th – day 2 ski -6 hours on the move – 38km skiing, 7639 descent, including 2000m in one run
27th – day 3 – 7:15 on the move – 55.5 km skiing, 10300m of descent
28th – day 4 – 7:34 on the move – 58 km skiing, 10800m of descent
29th – day 5 – 7 hrs on the move – 36 km of skiing, 6700m of descent including 2 off piste runs off shoulder of Bellecote
30th – day 6 (half day)- 3:15 on the move – 33km of snowboarding, 6000m of vert. Travelled home.
(Total of over 4 ½ Everests of descent)
31st – not a load – walked down to scouts, played dodgeball. Maybe 30 mins
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31. Foundry. Mobility, finger rehab and wave
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Day 28,29,30 and 31.
Climbing and questing in the desert
No booze(did drink some camel milk)
No idea what I’m weighing in at somewhere around 80kg I hope. Looking forward to a cold beer…
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1 - glorious weather, long walk on the coast with the family. Sea wild, and spray lit by sun all the way up the coast.
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31st – not a load – walked down to scouts, played dodgeball. Maybe 30 mins
Failed on weight gain though....
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More details for #31 plz Wellsy
Thanks slabs, well done you too.
Cheddar. Stilton. Bit of brie.
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29 - two long dog walks
30- max hangs
31 - board, foot on campusing, stretching, core.
Thats January out of the way anyway...
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31. Ten mins yoga and about 30 mins of Huffy’s elbow physio weights stuff!
That was a good Sharkathon!
31/31. Was good to see that most days it’s possible to fit in 30 mins of something. Even with nights and long days at work, can make something happen with a bit of planning. Less excuses this year!
Oh yeah and final few things… Dry January complete, don’t miss it at all, so probably just keep on going for the moment barring special occasions. Weight started 86.1kg, 81.2kg today, so definitely a good start there, even if it’s still above my normal ‘do something about this’ weight!
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1 - 30 mins run, 6k
2 - 30 mins run, 6k (as above, but wetter)
3 - 50 mins run, 11k with 4 x 40 secs strides
4 - 30 mins run, 6k
5 - 50 mins fell run, 8k
6 - Depot , 2 hrs, mostly comp wall
7 - 2 hrs 30 fell run, 22k
Work deadlines have meant minimal climbing this week. Managed to stay off the booze so far.
8 - 25 mins run, 5k plus 1 hr walk for the school/nursery run at either end of the day
9 - 35 mins run, 6k plus 60 mins on the board (first session since I swapped the footholds, so repeating old problems)
10 - 50 mins run, 11k with 4 x 40 secs strides
11 - 30 mins run, 6k plus 2 hrs board in the evening (more repeats)
12 - 45 mins fell run, 8k plus 1 hr of walking for the school run
13 - 2 hrs 30 fell run, 24k (possible new fell race route from Hathersage called The Hibernator, good route but some bad line choices)
14 - 40 mins conditioning (pull-ups, hangs, TRX)
Still no booze.
15 - 50 mins fell run, 9k
16 - 2 hrs at Depot, new red circuit and a few board problems on the 30
17 - 55 mins run, 11k
18 - 45 mins fell run, 8k
19 - 90 mins board (more repeats) plus 25 mins run, 5k
20 - 2 hrs at Depot, knackered from board on Friday so bit of a shambles session on the circuit board.
21 - 1 hr fell run, 9.5k
Still off the booze unless you count whatever’s in tiramisu.
22 - 30 mins run, 6k, not 100%
23 - 90 mins Depot (new purples) and 30 mins run, 5k
24 - 40 mins run, 8k
25 - 45 mins fell run, 8k plus 90 mins board
26 - 1 hr fell run, 11k
27 - 3 hrs bouldering on the grit
28 - 2 hrs 15 fell run, 22k
Still off the booze, looking forward to a whisky on Thursday.
29 - 30 mins run, 6k
30 - 90 mins Depot, 30 mins fell run, 6k
31 - 1 hr 50 fell run, 17k
Stayed dry (tiramisu excepted), don’t really miss the beer but looking forward to a small whisky tonight. Weight still a bit higher than I’d like, both from a climbing and running perspective.
Finished the month with just short of 260k of running (160 miles-ish) over 24 hours of running - first time for over 12 months that I’ve felt like I could put some proper volume in since pre-COVID last December. Couple more months of that sort of load and I should be good for racing in May.
Not as much climbing as I’d have liked, but that’s normal for me in January. Need to start being a bit more focused now rather than just going to the wall and having fun.
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M: Routes @ AW - Up to F7a
T: Balance board and paddle practice (therabands attached to a pullup bar).
W: Bouldering @ The Hangar - Too full! Went to AW and repeated a 7A...
T: Fingerboarding 1hr
F: Balance board and paddle practice (therabands attached to a pullup bar).
S: Ice skating with daughter (does this count?)
S: MB @ AW - 10 x Problems up to 6B and got involved in a new 6C+...
M: Routes @ AW - Up to F6c (tired)
T: Paddle practice (therabands attached to a pullup bar)
W:Nowt
Dun! Could have been better but could have been worse. Dry February now, time to shift a few KG's and get back on Power Club... See you next year Sharkathletes!