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hawkwing_lbWriting up of the conference continues over at the wordpress blog.
I got up before nine today, to go to the gym and get home before full tide. The weather is stunning at the moment: sun, blue skies, light breeze, 20-22 degrees Celsius.
So, gymming! Benchpress 30kg + bar, 1x8 reps, 2x6 reps, with a lovely spot of spotting from one of the gym staff. Deadlift, 20kg + bar, 3x10. Chest fly, 4kg/arm 3x10. Shoulder fly, 4kg/arm 3x10. Standing shoulder press, 4kg/arm, 3x10. Bicep curl, 6kg/arm, 2x10. Supported bicep curl, 12kg, 1x5.
Then exercise bike, 10km inside 27:30. No running today. Had to get the train home to be in time to catch the tide.
I met my mother on the beach. We spent half an hour mucking about in the water. The tide was high and full, and floating somewhere out beyond the harbour mouth was the front bumper of a car (detail reported by lifeguard in kayak). The water was murkier and a little choppier than it was yesterday, but still blue-green. A little scattered about with surface collections of weed. The cold freshwater current met the warm water - in short, it was glorious.
I'm trying to improve my swimming capacities, which means I swim for a count of thirty and then muck about some more. (I am not a good swimmer, although it seems that the lifting has improved my upper body strength to the point where I'm better than I was.)
After beach, lunch of soup and a toasted sandwich, and shopping in the supermarket. No sooner did I get home, I realised I needed to nap.
Nap like a napping thing.
I got up before nine today, to go to the gym and get home before full tide. The weather is stunning at the moment: sun, blue skies, light breeze, 20-22 degrees Celsius.
So, gymming! Benchpress 30kg + bar, 1x8 reps, 2x6 reps, with a lovely spot of spotting from one of the gym staff. Deadlift, 20kg + bar, 3x10. Chest fly, 4kg/arm 3x10. Shoulder fly, 4kg/arm 3x10. Standing shoulder press, 4kg/arm, 3x10. Bicep curl, 6kg/arm, 2x10. Supported bicep curl, 12kg, 1x5.
Then exercise bike, 10km inside 27:30. No running today. Had to get the train home to be in time to catch the tide.
I met my mother on the beach. We spent half an hour mucking about in the water. The tide was high and full, and floating somewhere out beyond the harbour mouth was the front bumper of a car (detail reported by lifeguard in kayak). The water was murkier and a little choppier than it was yesterday, but still blue-green. A little scattered about with surface collections of weed. The cold freshwater current met the warm water - in short, it was glorious.
I'm trying to improve my swimming capacities, which means I swim for a count of thirty and then muck about some more. (I am not a good swimmer, although it seems that the lifting has improved my upper body strength to the point where I'm better than I was.)
After beach, lunch of soup and a toasted sandwich, and shopping in the supermarket. No sooner did I get home, I realised I needed to nap.
Nap like a napping thing.
