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Friday Climbing This was OK, I actually got a proper dyno. (I am rubbish at dynos.) My balance-y slab stuff was nicely controlled. Saturday Diving A quick quarry trip a friend wanted to test his kit. Visibility was poor, at some points I couldn't see my computer (which is on my wrist). I had the neck seal on my drysuit…

Indeed, and good luck in your race. Wednesday I aimed to go climbing, but worked until after midnight. So I just went for a short run instead, around the block. It took about 9 minutes, so Fitbit's GPS didn't kick in. It seems to have been about 1.7km. Thursday Climbing, 75 minutes. I was in a lot better form than my…

I lifted, doing a 3 mile walk, some jump rope, and 3 sets of 5, dips as my slightly eccentric warm up. I then over head pressed, doing 3 sets of 7 @ 30kgs. I then benched, getting 3 sets of 5 @ 50 kgs.

I lifted. I started off trying to pistols. It's ages since I did any, and I have got worse - I didn't get proper depth. I then did 3 sets of 10, pull-ups; 3 sets of 10 dips; and 3 sets of 10 hanging leg raises. I then squatted, so 3 sets of 5 @ 80 kgs. Finally, I deadlifted. I thought I did 1 set of 5 @100 kgs, but it…

It took me about a month for me for the first 14 lbs, I went for an aggressive cut initially. (I went from 185 pounds to 142 pounds overall, a BMI of 28 to a BMI of 21. My Type II diabetes went into remission.) I reached my goal weight over 2 years ago, and have been at the same weight since then (to within a few pounds).

My illness got worse, and I didn't move around a lot. I even failed to get 10,000 steps on Saturday. The good news was that on Sunday I felt completely recovered. I went for a walk to celebrate. I didn't want to overdo it and risk the recovery, so I ended up on 18,000 steps. (This about my daily average, but I really…

I was terrible - completely out of form. I went climbing again yesterday, and was terrible for the second day in a row. I felt feverish when I got home, which could explain why I fell off the wall so much. I did a lateral flow test, which was negative, so it doesn't seem to be COVID. I slept poorly tonight, but feel a bit…

Thursday A truly poor day for exercise. I worked until 3 p.m. (as I booked half the day off) then drove to Scotland. I arrived just before midnight, and almost immediately fell asleep. This was for a scuba trip I was organising. 5 people dropped out at the last minute. This created a risk I would be out of pocket, but…

2 hours climbing. It was really good fun. I got quite a few hard routes. There was one which may be intended to be a dyno, but I came up with a static route I was quite proud of. (You face outwards initially, kick a leg onto a corner, partially turn around, and this lets you get enough reach to do it statically.)

I lifted, doing: 15 minutes jump rope as a warm-up. I find this hard work. Hangboarding. Squat, 3 sets of 5, 85 kgs Deadlift, 2 sets of 7, 110 kgs.

Tuesday I worked until 3.30 a.m. due to a slightly bonkers work deadline. I managed a 10 mile walk after dinner, so it wasn't a complete write off for exercise Wednesday I lifted over lunch, doing: Overhead press, 35 kgs, 3 sets of 5 Bench, 2 sets of 5 and 1 of 10, 55 kgs Thursday My first work meeting was at 7.30 a.m.; I…

Climbing, just under 2 hours, Craggy Island. I was a mixed session. I session flashed two projects, but went backwards on the project I want to sent the most. After falling off it many, many times, I decided to relax with an "easy" climb. As far as I can tell, it was mis-graded and was really hard. It starts off easily…

Diving weekend! I spent Thursday packing - Friday promised a long drive and I wanted to be ready. On Friday, I worked for about 5 hours (having booked the afternoon off), and set off at about 2 p.m. Traffic was terrible, so I got to camp site at about 9.30 p.m. Fortunately, there was still enough light to see what we were…

On Tuesday, I went climbing at Craggy Island. It was not a great session. I got two or three new routes, but failed to make any progress on my two main projects. One the plus side, my finger strength is very good and I have been doing well at crimpy climbs. One Wednesday, I did an hour of yoga before breakfast. Then, in…

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Climbing (Vauxwall East). Not a bad session, I got a few new routes and repeated a lot of old ones. There is a tough v1 competition route I failed to get last time. I went backwards on it this time - there is a non-intuitive move at the start, and I completely forgot what it was, so always fell off on the second move. (I…

I dived out of Brighton. The first dive was the TR Thompson, a First World War wreck. It was 33 minutes at 31 metres. The dive was very dark, possibly due to the miserable weather. (It was raining, with no break in the clouds.) The visibility was actually pretty good, at maybe 5 metres. The wreck was hard to see due to all…

Climbing, 2 hours. I think this was a good session - nearly all the routes had been reset, so there was a lot of new stuff to try. One turned into a bit of a project. I inched my way up it, sending it on about the 10th go. I had completely different beta to everyone else, but my way was clearly best (as it eventually…

Nice! I love Snowdon, although I've not had the chance to go up it for a few years. I climbed on Sunday. I am in the UK's Office for National Statistics COVID survey, and so I needed to cut the session short to get home in time for a test. (As it happened, the tester was an hour late so I could have stayed on.) So it was…

I went climbing. It was my third day in a row, which is a bit unwise. But it was a good session - 2 hours total. My last route was a long term project. It was my third session where I attempted it. It took me about 6 goes this to me, but it eventually went. (The trick I had missed before was matching hands on some poor…

I seem to have gone up a grade at bouldering recently. I now flash v3, and my standard project is v4. I have got v5 very occasionally. My goal is to get to v6 before my birthday - I am 50 in October. (I won't be climbing on the day, as I will be scuba diving in rural Cornwall.)

Wednesday I lifted, doing: 3 sets of 4, 55 kgs, bench 3 sets of 8, 100 kgs, deadlift. Thursday 2 hours climbing, Croywall. This was an odd session. I started off feeling lethargic, and falling off the wall a lot. I then perked up after about 30 minutes, and started sending stuff, and I was still getting decently hard stuff…

When I was 18, I played rounders using small fireworks as a bat. The ball was also small fireworks. It was fun, even if mildly unwise in retrospect.

2 hours climbing. I spent most of my time on tiny crimps, fortunately my pulleys still seem to be intact. It was good fun. I got two new routes. One actually had a dyno, and I'm terrible at them, but I managed it eventually.

I am just outside London, so I have many climbing walls nearby but not much rock. The nearest rock is probably Tunbridge Wells, which is about two hour's drive. I should aim to go there soon - I've not been for a while. I did it as bouldering the first time, but a lot of the boulders are high balls (e.g. 5 metres) and are…

I went climbing for 2 hours. I was on form, it was a bit of a sending spree. I got a v3-v5 graded one - I think my first. The crux was at the top, and on the fourth go I went for it in blind terror. To my surprise, it worked and I got the route. I also got 20,000 steps.

Climbing, 100 minutes This was a good session, I got a few projects. I get about half of the v3/v4 graded climbs at Craggy Island now. Before lockdown, there were typically 2 I could get (out of many ). I seem to have been bouldering 5 days out of the last 7, which is arguably too much volume

Climbing, 100 minutes. This was pretty good. I went to Croywall for the first time in a while. I got quite a few white routes (v2 to v4), one of which was a flash. A couple more are close, and should go next time.

My experience is clearly anecdotal, and whilst it works for me it may not be applicable to anyone else: I went from from a BMI of 28 to 20.5, and I've maintained at that level for 2.5 years. Hunger can be an issue, and my strategy is:* Eat low calorie dense food as far as possible. (I am addicted to nuts, which is the…

Bouldering, 90 minutes. This felt like a pretty good session, although I got very pumped by the end. My crimping strength is definitely better than before. It was my fourth day climbing out of 6, which is a silly level of volume for an old man. I got back from bouldering at around 9.30 p.m., and I was wiped out - I barely…