Author: martinjamesphd
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Summer Saturday Session (19th August 2023)
Today is my doctoral anniversary!! What better way to celebrate than a workout? 🙂 To keep things efficient I recorded these videos on my phone rather than on my new action cam. I need to buy some video editing software to go with my action cam. This means something of a procurement exercise will have…
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Action Cam Road Test, 17th Aug 2023
I’ve given it a whirl in the gym and park, now it was time to put my action cam through its paces on the road. An added bonus is that I get a workout in in the process, worth 800kcal+ not to mention “after burn”. Fingers crossed I’ve taken another step forwards towards my potential…
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Action cam test #2: Lido park, 15th Aug. 2023
Here’s another trial run with a bunch of cool new things, most notably a new off-road bike (A Specialized Status 140) and action cam (Akaso Brave 7 LE). At some point I want to edit vids with music but one step at a time…! This test was run in a nearly park. It has a…
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Throwing a few post-Rio punches, 14 Aug ’23
I’m back in the home gym, equipped with a new toy (which I’m doing a bad job of using so far but this was my first effort in all fairness). That toy is an Akaso Brave 7 LE action cam, which I will use to capture my journey back to fitness and tone. I can…
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A new London Season (trip #1, Sunday 6th Aug. 2023)
Just a brief stay but a rewarding one: I had lunch at San Carlo’s Cicchetti in Leicester Square and relaxed by the river for a few hours. The sun was out – not something we’ve enjoyed much this year in the UK – so getting outdoors was the top priority. Down by the river
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RIO DE JANEIRO, 18th – 31st JULY 2023
Conference week – Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (“SASE”) Flamengo and the Windsor Florida hotel Holiday week Copacabana & Centro
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MAJORCA 2023 – A long overdue beach holiday
It had it all: endless sun, golden sand, palm trees, a big pool and large hotel grounds where you had a sense of personal space in an otherwise busy hotel and resort. “Little things” made a big difference, amongst them were excellent air conditioning and food even better than a 4* rating suggests. I’d be…
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Quick session
I only had time for 4 sets so I made them count: deadlifts & squats. I’ve got a tiny bit of momentum and I’m away for much of July, so I want to keep it up rather than start afresh in August.
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Bounce back session #3, 22 June ’23
I’ve got work going on that will take me all the way up to my Majorca holiday. Otherwise, I’m otherwise occupied with an important side project so it’s taken me a few days to put in another session. It’s good to get around to though, I did bag work + arms and chest. A few…
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The Great Consolidation is underway!
The last few years have been a leap forward by necessity, although the speed of it has inevitably led to a sense of chaos. I’m now at the point where every key space needs to be consolidated because the organisation has not keep pace with the change. As a small but important first step I’ve…
Dr Martin James 