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Well that was fun. I raised hundreds of $ and went for a swim with 150 other naked crazy people just as the sun came up. It was -2 degrees and the water was very cold.

This Friday I’m participating in a naked winter solstice charity swim to raise money for a cancer charity. It will be in a lake in the centre of the city. I’ve raised quite a bit of money so far which I’m quite happy about. The weather forecast says it will be -3 degrees when I dive in totally starkers with up to 100 other naked fools. And no, I’ve never done this type of fitness before. I figure it will raise a bunch of money that otherwise would not be raised, so I’m happy to get my kit off to raise some money for those who are really suffering.

I was too stubborn to quit. Even a few hours later my legs struggled to go up some steps. This morning I used the poor lonely arm cycle machine in the gym. It just sits there unused so I thought I’d give it a crack. It’s not really a cardio machine. It does give the arms and shoulders a good workout though.

Used the cross trainer this morning and set the calorie achieved setting to 1500 calories instead of using the typical distance achieved or the defined time period settings. It took me 30 seconds to both realise this was a bad idea and that i really have no idea about how many calories are burnt. 1500 calories burnt later I staggered out of the gym.

The fat Mexican was vastly superior and hungrier for the win.

If you ever want to mix it up try fartlek training. It’s periods of fast running mixed with slow running and other variations. Use either a watch or landmarks to tell you when to change pace. Look it up on google if interested. Many years ago when I ran all the time I use to throw in the occasional fartlek session and it was great.

Should have been 6km. ?

What a great thread. It’s full of motivation. Keep at it folks! After my surgery earlier in January I’m now back kayaking and going to the gym. I try to do at least 100 floors on the stairclimber a few days a week plus the kayaking for cardio. My rack pull is now up to 180kgx5 and I may return to full deadlifts eventually depending on my body. I’ll throw in a HIIT class every now and then too. I also slow roast myself in a sauna at 90 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes once a week. I want to lose around 10kg.

Mandolin Orange

After three months recovering from surgery I’m now permitted to return to the gym. In one week I’ve done 3 high impact interval training (HIIT) classes and scaled 110 floors on a stair climber. The delayed onset muscle soreness I feel as a result of all of this is substantial. I’ve lost a lot of fitness and strength over those 3 months doing nothing.

Half the crowd damn near had a heart attack in those last few minutes!

Bateman’s hard head inflicted some pain on Blake Ferguson last night..

With around 8 million Australians claiming English descent there’d be far more England eligible players than you realise.

Psycho. It’s very well known as a classic but until a few months ago I’d never watched it. It’s a very good movie and the influence it’s had on generations of horror movies is obvious.

Can’t stand people in the gym calling me “brah”. Stop it! Stop it now!!

I tried to get a quote for a bathroom renovation and the guy said he’s booked solid until April!

I did 10k in 44 minutes a few years ago but really bad plantar fasciitis put an end to my running. I still really miss it and wonder if I should sign up to my local park run but I’m worried the pain will return.

I loved it. It was good escapist trash. Even the laws of physics are incapable of defeating The Rock.

I asked my friend about the whiskey he gave me that I enjoyed. He has a few and didn’t know which one I had. So for Father’s Day last weekend I asked my partner for either a bottle of whiskey or a bottle of spiced rum..... she bought me a bottle of Spicebox spiced whiskey instead as she thought it’d cover both of my gift suggestions. ? It’s nice for what it is but didn’t quite scratch my itch. To scratch that itch I bought some Bowmore small batch single malt whiskey. I have not tried it yet.

I’ve just started In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust. It must me the longest novel I’ve ever attempted. The previous big effort was Anna Karenina by Tolstoy and that was absolutely brilliant. This Proust novel is around 4-5 times longer. Sometimes I just want to be totally consumed by a novel and I’m hoping to do that with this publication. Wish me luck!

I’ve only ever had whiskey twice in my life. The second time was a few weeks ago. I really enjoyed it and might have to give it another try

Sepuluh Anak Negro by Agatha Christie. It’s the Indonesian language version. The original English title is now considered very offensive. I’ve never read Agatha Christie before and am really enjoying it.

I started watching the recent X-Files series and it prompted me to drag out an Indonesian language edition of an X-Files novel. It’s good fun.

Wakanda wasn’t hidden, only the developed part was hidden away. Fake countries on earth that are recognised by the UN, news reports, government agencies etc are unbelievably annoying in movies. I’d rather Wakanda be completely hidden, or even on another planet. I thought the movie was quite boring and, when compared to many other superhero movies, is below average. If people are specifically looking for black actors as superheroes then the Luke Cage TV series is much better (but not really family friendly).