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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…
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Dr Martin James 