Starting Insanity? Download the Insanity Fitness Template that I designed to keep record and mark changes From fat to fit to unfit Due to injuries, an increasing social life and changing jobs. I have not made much time for the gym. As a result my fitness has gone downhill - for someone who could do … Continue reading Insanity Fitness Test template – Regaining my fitness
Winners guilt
I don't really win much. I don't really win ever. It's not through lack of effort, but occasionally a combination of my hardwork, determination, luck and good decisions pays off. It's nice that hardwork does occasionally pay off because I put a lot of faith in it - usually to my disappointment this has not … Continue reading Winners guilt
1 year later – so what now?
Has it really been a year since I wrote my first blog article? 1 Year ago... It seems strange that as I completed that post, I looked at my new blog Perfection Manifesto (soon renamed The Manifesto of Perfection) and thought how empty the archive looked. So I deliberately set the blog so that it looked like … Continue reading 1 year later – so what now?
3 attitudes to a better life
Life is great. Yet we take for granted the small things, such as access to education, health care and sanitation. Many of us are miserable as we express dissatisfaction in every area of are lives. I did not have a great start last year - I was miserable. But by the end of last year … Continue reading 3 attitudes to a better life
Burpee Hell
Ahh the Burpee, you know a exercise is going to be hard, when even the physically fit seem to despise it. When I perform it I feel like my heart will explode, unfortunately when I die and go to hell the devil will have whole groups of us performing the exercise constantly.
The life and mind of a perfectionist
When I was a young comic all I wanted to do is to go on stage for 5 minutes and make people laugh. Then I thought, "Fuck that man, they better pay me." And then they started paying me and I went, "I am better than these cunts, I'm going to be a headliner" I … Continue reading The life and mind of a perfectionist
It’s what works for you
In the lead up to doing Badass Mudder, I have been watching a lot of YouTube videos to get inspiration. For some reason I am drawn to the YouTube comments, which seem to be the place for others to share their own insecurities or hatred. If you look at any crossfit video you probably will … Continue reading It’s what works for you
Hey ho, let’s go… insane at Badass Mudder
Hey ho, let's go... insane at Badass Mudder: On a very hot, humid Saturday morning my friend Tom and I took part in the Badass Mudder obstacle race at the River Lune, Lancaster. We crashed over at friends, so had a pleasant 30 minutes drive through the country. When we saw the Badass sign with … Continue reading Hey ho, let’s go… insane at Badass Mudder
What should I bring to an Obstacle Race?
What should I bring to an Obstacle race? You've come up with training circuits in the gym, you've run - a lot and you've even taken part in boot camps. What else can you do? On Saturday I will be taking part in Badass Mudder. It seems so long since my first Obstacle Race - … Continue reading What should I bring to an Obstacle Race?
The 60 minute makeover – a crossfit style workout
The 60 minute makeover: I am always looking for new ways to meet the needs that an obstacle race challenges you. I do various routines in the gym to help me out. Here is a really intense workout that my personal trainer friend got me doing. He calls it the 60 minute makeover because when … Continue reading The 60 minute makeover – a crossfit style workout
7 Mindset Hacks To Help You Lose Weight
Being in an office for local government I am constantly surround by middle-aged women who constantly seem to be on a 'diet'. It is quite amusing to hear women talk about weight loss - I'll honest I never thought people congratulated themselves because they lost 'half a pound' since there last weigh in at the local … Continue reading 7 Mindset Hacks To Help You Lose Weight
Review: How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still win big
Scott Adams (author of Dilbert) has written a pretty good self-improvement book that kind of borders on a biography, called How to Fail at almost everything and still win big. The book approaches self-development by looking at mistakes in hindsight that Scott had made and reflecting on what he. This was something I found quite … Continue reading Review: How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still win big
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