45,11,12,11,765

Yoga 4 Bikram Wimbledon

Jerk chicken and salad wrap
Chicken, mushrooms and green beans in red wine with new potatoes

Lager and wine
13 st 4

64,11,?,13,10,53

9 x 10 60kg squats

3 x 10 30kg military press
3 x 10 30kg upright row
3 x 10 20kg parallel grip shoulder press machine

assorted mobility and flexibility drills

jerk chicken, mayo, lettuce and Louisiana sauce wrap
pear
Thai lamb and veg biriani

Lager and wine
13 st 6

75,10,?,10,865

22 mins recline bike hills level 11
machine kicked me off
lungin' op'nin' bendin'
8 mins recline bike hills level 11

bolognaise and lettuce wrap
banana
penne bolognaise

Stout and Guinness
13 st 7

84,9?,11,10,74

3 x 10 50kg bench
3 x 10 10kg decline flyes
3 x 10 40kg incline press

30 27.5kg kneeling cable crunches

3 x 10 1/r 12kg concentration curls
3 x 10 ez bar preacher curls 12.5kg on end of metal sleeved bar
3 x 10 ez bar curls 7.5kg on end of metal sleeved bar

kneelin' crouchin' foldin'

cheese and tomato wrap
banana
penne bolognaise

no booze
13 st 8

74,10,11,11,964

30 mins recline bike hills level 11

lungin' op'nin' bendin'

egg quessadilla
banana
carrot,courgette and spud frittata

wine
13 st 7

Fat Of The Land

Getting back in the saddle today.
4.5 miles, difficult too! The hill was implicated, we will call it a draw.
The Prodigy carried me the whole distance, they reminded me of the Cocteau Twins for some reason I cannot figure? Neither band would enjoy that comparison but there it is.
Jazz tomorrow and I may run roach park ? Or not ?

96,12,9,11,35

10 30kg pulley
10 35kg pulley
10 40kg pulley
10 45kg pulley
10 50kg pulley
10 55kg pulley
10 60kg pulley
10 65kg pulley
10 70kg pulley


3 x 10 20kg barbell triceps extension
3 x 10 10kg l/r dumbbell triceps extension

30 30kg abdominal crunch machine
3 x 10 30kg triceps cable pushdowns
kneelin' crouchin' foldin'

BLT wrap
Thai prawn, green bean and egg fried rice

lager
13 st 9

72,10,10,12,?65

8am Yoga 3? Bikram Wimbledon

banana
Brazillian  Barbecue

lager, wine and Brazillian cocktails
13 st 7

758,10,13,?35

30 mins recline bike hills level 11

kneelin' crouchin' foldin'

blueberry pancakes with bacon and maple syrup
sausage, fried onion and salad wrap
peanut butter cup

wine
13 st 7

Jazz Jam

Was thinking of using the weekend for longer runs but today that would mean leaving Jazz in the house on her tod so I chose a 3 or so mile circuit as a maintenance run. Maintenance of regime and of momentum.
Broke my 1 mile and 5 k records according to Garmin.
Yesterday I arrived back and hit the Stella and the smoke as I had no plans or interests for the bank holiday weekend.
Now Jazz is here we will make and execute plans which will involve roller skates, board games and foolish impersonations of each other and of random fermement of stars.
Longer regime time tomorrow.

35,10,11,12,?35

9 x 10 60kg squats

8, 10, 12 30kg military press
3 x 10 30kg upright row
3 x 10 8kg l/r kettlebell bottoms-up press

lungin' op'nin' bendin'

chicken and sweetcorn quessadilla
roast veg and prawn pasta

wine
13 zt 3

45,12,11,12,?52

30 mins recline bike hills level 11

kneelin' crouchin' foldin'


BLT roll
chicken thigh with cakes made from yesterday's risotto

wine
13 st 4

Regime Change?

Core : 32,40(meant to be 38),32,32,48

Finished off in perfect sync with J J's 'Sensitive Kind'. The breaks between sets were longer than I would have hoped but not so long that the first sit up of the subsequent set was not an echo of pain.

Press : 36,40,30,24,40

Better and more painful form but still far from perfect. I will, I think, have another aspect to my regime perfecting technique and maximising muscle pain and gain.

More tomorrow but I have not yet decided upon where the regime will lead as yet.

63,11,8,11,625

3 x 10 50kg bench
3 x 10 30kg incline press
3 x 10 10kg decline flyes

3 x 10 1/r 14kg concentration curls
3 x 10 15kg preacher cable curls
3 x 10 ez bar curls 7.5kg on end of metal sleeved bar

30 captain's chairs
lungin' op'nin' bendin'

red flannel hash
tuna, tomato and basil risotto

wine
13 st 6

Carpe diem off

A day away from the office affords time for a longer and more luxurious run.

J J Cale - Troubadour
J J Cale - 5
Pearl Jam - Ten (first 5 tracks)

8.2 miles

Followed the run with 30 better form press ups. They are much more trying and testing than those of yesterday. That will need some consideration.

469,10,11,714

30 mins hills level 11 recline bike

cheese and melon roll
red flannel hash

wine
13 st 4

Better Day

The Breeze, J J Cale was part of and with my joy as I drove to work. That made it ups and downs, sit and press evening.
Great time with Jazz today too. Sparring, impersonating, improvising and being generally rather silly. That continued when I picked up Mia from her friends home and headed back west.
WWW rather than WWN here?
I am planning tomorrow as I cook and sup a light brew.


Core : 33,42,30,30,45 (that was my absolute limit, how I will get bigger numbers done next time is a matter of some concern?)

Press : 29,33,29,29,29,40 (could improve form!)

Run tomorrow seems likely.

50,10,11,11,642

10 30kg pulley
10 35kg pulley
10 40kg pulley
10 45kg pulley
10 50kg pulley
10 55kg pulley
10 60kg pulley
10 65kg pulley
10 70kg pulley

30 30kg kneeling cable crunches

3 x 10 30kg triceps cable pushdowns
3 x 10 20kg barbell triceps extension
3 x 10 10kg l/r dumbbell triceps extension

kneelin' crouchin' foldin'

1/2 pint of milk
cheese, leaf and onion relish in a bread roll
apple
jerk  chicken, melon salsa and fried potatoes
cheese and biscuits

lager and wine
13 st 5

Electric

Random was not on the agenda for tonight.
Regaining charge I selected Electric by The Cult and set out with my eyes open and hit the road for a 4 mile return.
Broke my 3 mile lap record and my 1 mile time record.
Back for pork and beef and coleslaw with banana ketchup.
I feel lifted.

-328,11,12,325

yoga 3 Wimbledon 5pm

Cornish pasty
lamb with chick peas and tomatoes with a port and rosemary sauce

wine
12 st 11

34,12,11,12,533

30 mins recline bike hills level 11

kneelin' crouchin' foldin'

Calamari then calzone at Al Fornos

Lager and wine
13 st 3

349,11,13,863

9 x 10 50kg squats

8, 10, 12 30kg military press
3 x 10 30kg upright row
3 x 10 10kg l/r simultaneous Arnold presses

lungin' op'nin' bendin'

Sainsbury chicken and bacon layered salad
Fish and chips
Cheese

Wine
13 st 3

Motorvatioff

Changed or gone or both. Not sure which or why.

-14,11,11,11,572

13 mins recline bike hills level 11
machine kicked me off
17 mins treadmill

kneelin' crouchin' foldin'

leftover Thai Massaman curry
Salmon Pasta Pomodoro

wine
12 st 13

Lost

Something has changed. Milton might suggest To bow and sue for grace with suppliant knee.
I changed the pattern with an increase of speed and maintenance of distance.

The Beast In Me - Johnnycake Cash
Mercenary Territory - Little Feat
For Monk - Abdullah Ibrahim
Firestarter - The Prodigy
The Waiting - Tom Petty
Sassafras Roots - Green Day
Welcome To Paradise - Green Day
Man Out Of Time - Elvis Costello
The Needle And The Damage Done - Neil Young
The Difficult Kind - Sheryl Crow

May attempt more of some description later....

3098,11,633

3 x 10 40kg pecs machine
3 x 10 35kg strict incline machine
10 10kg, 2 x 10 30kg recline press (just getting my head around the set up)

30 captain's chairs

3 x 10 ez bar preacher curls 12.5kg each end of plastic sleeved bar
3 x 10 1/r 22kg dumbbell preacher curls
3 x 10 ez bar curls 7.5kg on end of metal sleeved bar

lungin' op'nin' bendin'

KFC Zinger Tower burger
Thia Massaman curry

wine
13 st 3

Far From It

Back from work late after picking up the girls.
Jazz and I attempted some press ups and sit ups :

Core - 21, 27, 21, 21, 30

Press - 21, 25, 21, 21, 32

Wearing a mask to cover any pain.

15,12,9,10,852

30 mins recline bike hills level 11

kneelin' crouchin' foldin'

cheese 'n onion melt wrap
pesto salmon and green beans with spuds

stout and wine
13 st 1

29 Black Dogs

I suspected that today might be the day that the rot set in. Couldn't let that happen so I plugged in, ignored and set out.
Tried to find Jumping Jack Flash while on the run as I was in the wind and the driving rain. To no avail so the selections were as follows :

No Time To Think - Bob Dylan
I've Got The World On A String - Sinatra
For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her - Simon & Garfunkel
On The Dunes - Donald Fagen
Gold Dust Woman - Fleetwood Mac
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
I'm No Angel - Dido
The Post War Dream - Pink Floyd

Just over 3 miles. Not good but ok. I was, in fact, barked at by a number of chien noir!

More tomorrow, definitely.

-1,1,11,10,10,753

30 30kg abdominal crunch machine

10 30kg pulley
10 35kg pulley
10 40kg pulley
10 45kg pulley
10 50kg pulley
10 55kg pulley
10 60kg pulley
10 65kg pulley
10 70kg pulley

3 x 10 30kg triceps cable pushdowns
3 x 10 20kg barbell triceps extension
3 x 10 10kg l/r dumbbell triceps extension

lungin' op'nin' bendin'

pineapple juice
bacon and courgette fried rice
ribs with smoked sweetcrcorn salsa

lager and wine
12 st 13

0?99,10,753

30 mins recline bike hills level 11

kneelin' crouchin' foldin'

raspberry and banana smoothie
Thai fish cakes with pineapple rice

wine
13 st 0

They Call Me The Breeze

Music for exercise provided by Eric Clapton & Friends in the form of the new J.J.Cale appreciation record.
The regime for press and sit ups does not cater for any plateau so I am demanded to step up beyond my level.

Core - 24, 25, 21, 21, 30

Presses - 22, 30, 20, 20, 28

A little John Mayer will do very nicely as a mellow tonic to cool down and plan the day to. I should do some work but, at the moment, I do not feel inclined.
The weekend rushes by too fast but at the same time I cannot wait to get back to it in work.

1?10,10,10,643

Yoga 2 Wimbledon at 8am

fresh melon juice
Sausage roll
banana
Cheese and onion omelette with chips

Lager and wine
13 st 1

Not On The Level

Took an early opportunity to get some done today. I have running about and planning with Jazz to do so I was out by 10am.

I did another 5 miler but it was long and arduous and felt like a longer run - it certainly took a long time.

I have plateaued or stalled but I will continue to try and hope to improve even if it is only by increments so tiny that even Aardman Animation would find them tedious. Perhaps i just need to acclimatise to this level before I can take another step up? I will lust have to see what my mind and body conjures up in terms of ability and in terms of barriers.

I may try some more exercise later but for now the cardio is done for today.

Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley
Locked Out - Crowded House
Cracked Rear View - Hootie & The Blowfish
Suffragette City - Bowie
Resolution - Prince
Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac
Must Have Been The Devil - Otis Spann
In A Little While - U2
Oh, Sister - Bob Dylan
So Fine - Ike & Tina
She's A Star - James
Romance In Durango - Bob Dylan
The Lady Is A Tramp - Frank
I Want To Hug You - John Lee Hooker
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
You Got Lucky - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Kettle's On - The Feeling
You Make Me Feel Like Loving You - Fleetwood Mac
Mean To Me - Crowded House

2?11,10,12,536

9 x 10 50kg squats

3 x 10 30kg military press
3 x 10 30kg upright row
3 x 10 8kg l/r kettlebell bottoms-up press

lungin' op'nin' bendin'

blueberry and apple pancake
Bacon and sweetcorn chowder

Stella
13 st 2

Friday Night Blues & Buddhism.

Had to go for a maintaining run as soon as I got back as today it would have been too easy not to bother as my tank was completely empty. I am determined and have goal, purpose and drive.

I may do a longer run or a mixture of exercises tomorrow but for tonight I did just over 3 miles and slowly at that.

Now TV, a few drinks and Jazz (Jasmine that is as opposed to the Dollar Brand I listened to on the run).

Feats Don't Fail Me Now - Little Feat
Dear Landlord - Bob Dylan
Dumb All Over - Frank Zappa (I love that track and it is the first time I have heard it in years !!)
(Meet) The Flintstones - Dirty Dozen Brass Band
One Love Stand - Little Feat
Zimbabwe - Abdullah Ibrahim
Horse To The Water - George Harrison
Goodbye Again - Dave Alvin
On A Night Like This - Bob Dylan
Fuel My Fire - The Prodigy

I accidentally found myself considering Dukkha once again today as I listened to one of its most eloquent exponents explain the theories of suffering. It was Joe Bonamassa with his album Dust Bowl. I have decided that Bonamassa, Howling Wolf, Robert Johnson, SRV and the like are experts as Blues is one path to enlightenment. Nice!

0?9,13,11,633

30 mins recline bike hills level 11

kneelin' crouchin' foldin'

blueberry and apple pancake with maple syrup
chicken, chips and salad

wine
13 st 0

Old Dog, New Trick

Green light for Stella and smoke tonight, it has been a little while for me !
Still, it was not a cardio evening so what the hell?
Home, cooking, wash on and beers a-plenty! (As an aside, beers continuing ! and current as I type this)
New trick for this old dog in the form of :

Presses : 20, 25, 15, 15, 25 - then sundry knuckle presses done slowly and with good form but only in bunches of three as I was in pain,
Then :

Core : 21, 24, 18, 18, 30 - they were unbelievably difficult with a load on but I am driven to complete a regime so I persevered in adversity.

I would have preferred to and really wanted to enjoy a takeaway but those pleasures are for another time and they do await me so, as it is, I am drinking alone and replete in the knowledge of the joys which are to come.

Interdependent origins & dependent origination

I wrote a full and detailed post last night upon my return and I believed that I published it but following a review of Triathblog it appears I did not even save my carefully weaved stream of consciousness !!

Fill My Little World - The Feeling
You Can Depend On Me - Dexter Gordon
Change It - SRV
Join The Band - Little Feat
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
You'll Be Mine - SRV
Time - Hootie & The Blowfish
The Rover - Led Zeppelin
Ruby's Arms - Tom Waits
The Ways Of Love - Neil Young
Mercenary Territory - Little Feat
Cold, Cold, Cold - Little Feat

The essence of my process was once again regarding the sorrow suffering and pain so as to better understand their interrelationships with all states of the five aggregates.
If one recognised the nature of sorrow or suffering one will also be able to better understand its causes.
The suffering I felt was in my legs and that stopped my considerations so instead I concentrated on motivation for the run and for my current regime in order to reach peace.
I tried out the Garmin and found that I ran exactly 4.99 miles at a very slow pace indeed ! Pleasing yet disappointing all at the same time; which ties in nicely I think ?

24,11,11,10,672

3 x 10 50kg bench
3 x 10 12.5kg cable crossovers
3 x 10 35kg strict incline machine

3 x 10 ez bar preacher curls 13.75kg each end of metal sleeved bar
3 x 10 1/r 22kg dumbbell preacher curls
3 x 10 20kg barbell curls

30 30kg kneeling cable crunches
lungin' op'nin' bendin'

sausage, potato and red pepper bake
chicken and pea egg fried rice

wine
13 st 2

-35,11,13,10,63?

30 mins recline bike hills level 11

kneelin' crouchin' foldin'

carrot, apple and tomato juice
sushi
sausage, potato and red pepper bake

wine
12 st 11

Crafty One In The Teaming Rain

I donned an old hoodie and my water resistant jacket and hit the street in a downpour for the very first time. The Abbey, Tesco, The Hill and back thinking and listening so as to help my ignorance of discomfort.

Your So Fine -  Ike & Tina
The Best Of Everything - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Train In The Distance - Paul Simon
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window - The Beatles
Passive / Aggressive - Fun Lovin' Criminals
When Did You Stop Loving Me , When Did I Stop Loving You - Marvin Gaye
Doesn't Anything Last - Fleetwood Mac
On Your Way Down - Little Feat
Come Together - The Beatles
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now - Harry Nilsson
Gone With The Wind - Frank Sinatra
D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin
Jammin' Me - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The Wild One, Forever - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Rock Me Baby - Ike & Tina
Mindfields - The Prodigy

Dukkha can be considered as suffering (and pleasure) in the ordinary sense; dukkha arising out of the impermanence of things, even of a state of pleasure; and dukkha in the sense of five aggregates meaning that the “I” constituted by any individual is nothing but a totality of five aggregates (form, feeling, conception, disposition, and consciousness). In brief, whatever is non-eternal (whatever is 
subject to the law of causality) is characterised by dukkha for this is the human situation.  

-249,13,9872

10 30kg pulley
10 35kg pulley
10 40kg pulley
10 45kg pulley
10 50kg pulley
10 55kg pulley
10 60kg pulley
10 65kg pulley
10 70kg pulley

30 30kg abdominal crunch machine

10 25kg, 2 x 10 30kg triceps cable pushdowns
3 x 10 20kg barbell triceps extension
3 x 10 10kg l/r dumbbell triceps extension

lungin' op'nin' bendin'

carrot, apple and tomato juice
smoked brisket, coleslaw and Louisiana sauce in a roll (Man, that's good eatin')
brisket and new spuds with a red wine and blueberry sauce

porter and wine
12 st 12

Dancing On The Edge !

My legs are still in pain from Saturday squats!!
Every time the muscles strained it looked like I was either losing balance or dancing on the edge of a ledge!

I was pleased that today was not a scheduled day for pounding the pavements.

Coer - 21, 21, 15, 15, 22

Presses - 14, 18, 14, 14, 20
After the presses I tried some prolonged balancing type presses where I would press a few inches before holding until my arms shook and I then tried the next few inches of press before holding again. Silly really but it was a new test. Now I cannot raise my arms above my head!!

Cardio tomorrow.

219?,10,7?3

30 mins recline bike hills level 11

kneelin' crouchin' foldin'

pork fried rice
beef, pasta and salad

wine
13 st 2

Dukkha

The truth of dukkha
The origin of dukkha
The truth of cessation
The truth of the path

Baby steps for me here but my understanding of suffering was greatly highlighted by the hills and roads to the abbey and back.

Isis - Bob Dylan
Conehead - Zappa
Reno - Bruce
You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones
Start All Over Again - Van
Ay Morena - Raimundo Amador
She Talks To Angels - The Black Crowes
Oh! Darling - The Beatles
Like Lovers Do - Lloyd Cole
Untitled - R.E.M.
Old Dan Tucker - Bruce
I Am A Rock - Simon & Garfunkel
A Foggy Day - Sinatra
Beside You - Van
Tripe Face Boogie - Little Feat
Butterfly - Lloyd Cole
Let Me Put My Love Into You - AC/DC

23,11,14,11,??3

9 x 10 45kg squats same as John

3 x 10 10kg l/r simultaneous Arnold presses same as John

10 x 30, 2 x 10 35kg shoulder press machine same as John

3 x 10 8kg l/r kettlebell bottoms-up press same as John

15kg overhead squats (demonstration event) same as John

oysters same as John
take away curry same as John

lager, stout and wine same as John
13 st 2 not the same as John

Buddhism & The Black Dog

9 x 10 45kg squats same as Nick

3 x 10 10kg l/r simultaneous Arnold presses same as Nick
10 x 30, 2 x 10 35kg shoulder press machine same as Nick
3 x 10 8kg l/r kettlebell bottoms-up press same as Nick

15kg overhead squats (demonstration event) same as Nick

oysters same as Nick
take away curry same as Nick

lager, stout and wine same as Nick
Weight same as Nick when holding the 45 Kg squat bar!

63,10,14,?5?3

6:30 am Bikram Yoga

Bacon and tomato thins
Banana and clementine
BBQ

Lager
13 st 6

81,13,????-1

20 mins recline bike hills level 11
machine kicked me off
6 mins treadmill
4 mins rowing

kneelin' crouchin' foldin'

cheese and tomato thins
banana and clementine
turkey, courgette, mushroom, carrots and bean sprouts with noodles

wine and stout
13 st 8