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Why can’t I spend more time doing this: working out
One of the challenges we all wrestle with is what to prioritise. By definition you cannot prioritise everything, although it’s hard to miss the societal pressure to be perfect in every domain. In the abstract we know that health and wellbeing should be our priority. Our loved ones and dependents cannot depend on us otherwise,…
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Trying to progress
Here’s another snapshot of my trying to push forward in 2024, despite it’s many obstacles. Hopefully progress will come easier as the year rolls on.
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Weekend workout #2
Even though I ached a bit from the day before, I pressed on and did what I could for 45 minutes. Chest and shoulders were the main focus. I alternated between resistance moves and 1-minute HIIT sets to get the heart pumping. Every. Little. Counts.
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Another workout
At this point I have lost track of my workouts this year, as there’s been a few since the last one I uploaded. I do not feel like I am making progress to be honest. I am going sideways at best because my diet has been pretty poor. That’s been out of my control in…
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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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Mid-week ride
Normal ride, normal pace, it’s just important to get out there. 40 is a milestone that makes you think about your own mortality that bit more than in years prior. Statistically it’s about the half way point; in socioeconomic terms it’s summer but physiologically, it feels like early autumn. You’ve got to cling onto summer…
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Overview: diet week #6
As can be seen from the picture montage I had a great week. Extra retained water – probably due to the mini heat wave – stopped exceptional underlying change directly translating into equally exceptional overall loses. Most remarkably I lost 4.5lbs of body fat and gained 1lbs of muscle in a single week! These are…
Dr Martin James 