On the stereo today- Disintegration- The Cure Best album of the 80s? Change my mind kids! Last week was a busy week as I changed up my training ever so slightly. Had a bit of a back strain that kept me from doing too much, but the conservative approach is something I’m mastering. Monday Busy … Continue reading
On the stereo today- anything and everything. After feeling a bit ill the week before, this was a welcome return to normal. Monday A highly busy work day meant that I didn’t train at all. My quote is “never skip a Monday”, but I seem to be skipping a few Mondays. Tuesday Gym work in … Continue reading
On the stereo today- Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys Not a great week. I think I might have had a bug throughout it, now that I think about it. Monday Felt a bit “off” for some reason. So I decided not to train and took a rest day. Tuesday Switched up a bit and went … Continue reading
On the stereo today- Everything must Go- Manic Street Preachers Busy week. Quite happy with how it went. Monday Got robbed of a strength session by an “emergency” meeting I needed to get on. It was, of course, not an emergency. Evening Jiu Jitsu. Positionals and about 4 rounds. Tried to keep my pace high. … Continue reading
This is something I was asked to write about. It seems more suited to here than on the Kyuzo blog. It’s slightly personal, I suppose. I did a project in lockdown (remember that?). I decided I wanted to be on the Concept 2 Indoor Rowing leaderboard. I hadn’t submitted a log on C2, so I … Continue reading
On the stereo today- A Mellow Playlist I put together. Damon Albarn, Led Zep’s Rain Song, Daysleeper by REM, One Hundred Days by Mark Lanegan. Fits my mood this morning. Last week, I was in Venice for a few days, so I didn’t update this log. So this is the week prior plus the last … Continue reading
On the stereo today- Rumours- Fleetwood Mac. My mate always said “best album of all time” about this one. To which I replied “Pet Sounds!”, and then, “Fleetwood Mac is your Da’s music”. But now I’m a full on Dad, I really appreciate this might be among the best ever. I had a good week … Continue reading
On the stereo today- Arctic Monkeys- AM I’m actually in the headphones here as the kids summer camps are in full swing for the third and final week. A decent week’s training as I’ve upped it slightly in NoGi. No time for any gym work as I spent some work time on a project. I’m … Continue reading
On the stereo today- Grand Prix- Teenage Fanclub Busy weeks at the gym as we prepare to launch a new venture, run summer camps, and start some gym renovations. Not a lot of time for training last week, but that will clear up in the next while, and I’m signed up for the European NoGi … Continue reading
On the stereo today- Training Music! I’m writing this in the gym. Nathan is currently working the teenagers on the mat at our MMA summer camp. Monday Back into training after my holiday. Apart from some light swimming and a few times in the hotel gym, I relaxed and took some time to eat, drink, … Continue reading