First time back deadlifting in nearly 6 months
Upon realising any deadlifting was exacerbating my hamstring recovery, I knocked it on the head. Today was my first session back conventional deadlifting, felt pretty good so hopefully this will continue.
Luckily whilst I was waiting between sets I could stay warm with the recently developed ibex performance sweatshirt.
Coming to you in a range of colours:
Black, bottle green, burgundy, French navy, heather grey, navy blue, red and royal blue
Yours for only £25
Putting an order in next Friday (31/10), so message with sizing and colour.
Also an opportunity for anyone that wants the Ukraine shirts or others. Give me a shout!
SAY YES
On a family trip to Italy with @melongram I got offered the opportunity to go skydiving. Not something I would have gone to do without suggestion from others. But following
@whearnshaw rule: Try everything twice
And here we are. Can now confirm, jumping out of perfectly working planes isn't hard.
Esto Arma
PLAY THE LONG GAME
Cam came to see me in October 2023 having just attempted Endure 24 in a team of three.
Wanting to go solo and realizing he needed to work on his robustness we took a long view to reach his goal of 100 miles.
A little over 300 training sessions later and here we are, 100 miles in the bag!
Give your goals the time they deserve and train for them accordingly.
Amazing work Cam!
ESTO ARMA
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LEAVE NO TRACE
Still cannot comprehend the volume of rubbish we found on the summit of Ben Nevis.
Luckily this didn't detract from our very soggy mountaineering weekend in Scotland with @h4tty
36 hours door to door from Leeds we managed to sprint up Curved Ridge and a walk in to the CIC on Saturday. Tower ridge and home on Sunday. Two amazing routes that have been on my list for a while. Maybe I'll go back and do them with visibility next time. May the drying commence.
Get psyched
Get out there
Crush it
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Happy Mountain Monday
The last 2 days have been mostly brain fog. So Wednesday is this week's Monday.
📷: Post work Monday a few weeks ago with @jdswain89 , always nice to go with different people. You end up getting on things you wouldn't have looked at otherwise
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TIME STRESSED TRAINING
Sometimes life just gets in the way for months at a time. This is common in parents of newborns but it's not exclusive to them.
Here is a simple 28 minute session that can be done to minimize decline.
There is a longer explanation on the blog
📷: James getting a refresher through the format as he's recently become a father for the second time
UNEXPECTED ADVENTURES 2
A few years ago I posted some book recommendations that I'd stumbled across. All were written by women or chronicling women in sport. Many books later, I have some more!
A Light Through The Cracks: I had read parts of Beth's story in The Push but her account adds depth to the conversation on relationships and the PTSD they experienced.
A Woman In Arabia: Often referred to as the female Lawrence of Arabia. A more apps title for TE Lawrence should be the male Gertrude Bell. An Extraordinary life under publicised.
A Woman Of No Importance: A tough but rewarding read on Virginia Hall's time in occupied France running French resistance networks during WW2 and her work afterwards for OSS.
Take The Lead: The first account of a modern comp climber I have read. Seeing the pressures placed the upon these young athletes in the emerging sport of climbing was eye opening. As I continue to learn and appreciate body composition pressures from a female perspective this gave me lots to think on.
All have been super interesting and inspiring. I have an incredibly nerdy two-page Google doc with all my recommendations if anyone is interested.
Equally, if you have any recommendations please comment below.
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Happy Mountain... Wednesday
My final "Winter" Trip of the year. Sadly winter conditions in Scotland were looking thin to say the least. A dynamic pivot later and we found ourselves in North Wales.
Three lovely days and one wash out is still pretty good for March. Multi-pitch climbing with some vitamin G to finish off each day. Worse days have been had. @neilmb
Didn't lose his mind with me either.
📷: Pitch 2 on Tennis shoe
-Walking away from an incredibly wet table direct
-Definitely not stopping on the penultimate pitch for a lunch break
-Basking in what appears to be sunshine?!
-Topped out on the hidden gem Bramble Buttress
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The Army has released/leaked the new fitness test...again, so I had a play.
2km best effort: 09:05 (10/15)
Hex bar deadlift: 156 (15/15?)
Pullups: 6 (11/15)
Pressups 1 min: 40 (13/15)
49/60 total score
The deadlift standard is still dubious but I went over the required 142 so I'm giving myself that. I didn't have the metronome for the pull-ups so just did them with a pause top and bottom.
Have a try and see how you do
козел
I mostly stick to training, adventures and a bit of humour on this page, whilst keeping my non training views to myself.
However as a former soldier and someone with friends who have worked extensively with Ukraninans on Op Orbital and Interflex, Ukraine has been important to me for a long time.
To contribute in some small way I am printing козел (IBEX) t-shirts in Ukraines colours and with the Tryzub (Trident of Ukraine). All profits will go to Unite with Ukraine. @unitewithukr
Non technical cotton T-shirts £20
Technical T-shirts £22.5
DM for payment details and to place your order!
If you don't need a T-shirt and still want to help you can donate directly through Unite with Ukraine.
Слава Україні! - Slava Ukraini!
Happy Mountain Monday!
With the start of spring feeling near I thought a throwback to some colder temperatures was in order.
📷: @jake_3115 battling an engaging pitch 3 on Open 89 (WI-3+)
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Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.
Chris wants to attempt the World Coal Carrying Championships this year. This involves carrying a 50 kilogram bag of coal through the town of Gawthorpe for approximately 1 km slightly uphill.
Until his bag of coal arrives for him to practice with, we loaded 50 kilograms worth of sandbags on his shoulders for some treadmill intervals to get the feel.
We then follow it up with some 24kg per hand farmers walks and shrugs for good measure.
I can't say he was super pleased at me at the time but we definitely identified what he needs to work on before the big day.
