Author: martinjamesphd
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Office Winter Wonderland
We caught a snow shower on Tuesday, much of it coming down during my drive into work on Birmingham University campus. It looked beautiful so I grabbed a couple of pics. Even on my worst days (which are few and far between) I feel very lucky to work in such a picture-esque place.
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WORKOUT #7 (2023)
It’s been one of those Mondays, I am sure you know what I’m talking about. Suddenly everything happens at once, stalled projects go from dormant to active and you’ve just got to ride out the storm. This is a perfect recipe for skipping a scheduled workout, but I once again refused to be denied and…
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WORKOUT #6 (2023)
This was a good example of squeezing in a session when there was ample justification not to. It was Friday night – gone 5pm – the end of a tough week; I was ready for a glass of wine more than a workout and I paused for a moment to ask that question we all…
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WORKOUT #5 (2023)
I just put in another good session, making it 5 in 11 days in 2023. What a start! I cannot deny that I’m anxious about what happens when the rock (workouts) meets the hard place (workload as a HE professional), but I am determined to not let things slide when teaching starts at the end…
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WORKOUT #4, RIDE #2 (2023)
Although time was limited – it was 3pm before I could get my bike out and get changed – I got out there anyway and put in 20 miles of roadwork. My hope is that I’ll get in at least one cardio-endurance session each week in 2023, either on Sunday or Monday. It was getting…
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WORKOUT #3 (2023)
My biggest weights session post-Op, 14 sets in total across 7 exercises. I felt weak on some exercises and strong on others, but the main things is that I got it done. 5 days into a busy start of year and 3 workouts is no bad start, it certainly speaks volumes on my determination. One…
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WORKOUT #2 (2023)
Short and sweet – 15 minutes on the bag and trampette – although it was interrupted by tech issues as I sought to roll out a new system. With it being the new year there’s some updating across the board, which always comes with teething problems. Hence I’ve only attached a snippet of the workout…
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WORKOUT #1 (2023)
A 30 mile ride in the English countryside. It’s my first bike outing since my hernia op in September and boy could I tell. The power is gone from my legs, I couldn’t really tell on the flats but on the hills there was nothing in reserve. For those who don’t know, a hernia op…
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P.O.W. #8 (31st Dec 2022)
The last day of the year has been a microcosm of all that went before. It’s been busy – dashing from one thing to the next – the whole day sacrificed to larger projects whilst I nonetheless try to squeeze in some acknowledgement of its abnormal significance. In amongst the frenetic activity I crammed in…
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P.O.W. #7 (Thur 29th Dec 2022)
Probably my last gym session of 2022 so I now look forward to my first session of 2023! All being well I will get a bike ride in on Sunday, starting the year in the best of ways. Right now my legs are sore from squat thrusts in yesterday’s workout. Hopefully I’ll shake it off…
Dr Martin James 