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On the stereo as I’m writing- Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys. To hell with your Sergeant Pepper. This is the greatest of all time. Last week was a good week. I trained well, found some groove after being sick the previous week. The injuries I’m managing didn’t rear their heads too much, and I got … Continue reading
Playing as I write this- Massive Attack- Protection. The album, not the single. My favourite album of theirs. So last week was a disaster. If you read last week’s blog you’ll remember I said I had hay fever. Well, I didn’t, I had a bad cold and a throat thing. I missed almost the entire … Continue reading
What I’m listening to while writing this: Neil Young- Harvest. General condition- Full of hay fever. Every year I get a scratchy throat and puffy eyes this time of year and I say “Oh I think I’m getting a cold”, but the cold never arrives, and then I remember “Oh Yeah, I get Hay Fever … Continue reading
What I’m listening to as I’m writing this: Miles Davis- Kind of Blue. Don’t read anything into that choice. I’m feeling pretty fine this Easter Monday. Coffee steaming on the table beside the laptop, I’m full of chocolate. Had some wine and Port Salut last night. Gym done this morning. Nothing to complain about. Monday- … Continue reading
Inspirational writing music- GO! This week it’s Siamese Dream by Smashing Pumpkins. Man, what an album. Okay let’s go. Last week was not the best, but I got 2 quality sessions of each of what I wanted to do in, so lets’ call it a good week all the same. That being said, bad sleep … Continue reading
Okay here we go. Let’s throw on some background music and see what comes out. I’ve gone with Dummy by Portishead. And segwaying nicely into background. Let’s also see what sort of background I can lay down for you to understand the point of this log. Very busy time last year. Lots of events to … Continue reading
Started a phone journal in March hoping to track training towards competing in the European Masters in late April. Just copying and pasting it all in here. 1/3/23 Park pull ups and long walk. Wednesday Gi rounds. Not a lot of partners at my level but some big units so worked on bottom and letting … Continue reading
I blog more often on http://www.kyuzogym.com/news now, and only put something down here when it’s not suitable for that site. I am trying to relax. It is not working. I reached the end of 2022 highly stressed. It took a physical and mental toll. I had a busy and stressful year. I didn’t take a … Continue reading
… By Barry Oglesby, aged 41 and a half. They’re everywhere. They won’t stop uploading! They’re on Yoga mats on patios, and in living rooms hugging their dogs! They’ve all got rubber bands! They’re telling me to lift cans of beans! They won’t leave me alone! That’s right- personal trainers are everywhere. So what else … Continue reading
And so my blog returns! Look, I won’t make any promises as to the frequency of what follows this post. I’ll just say that I’ll be more regular. A vague promise that when I have something to say, and when the time suits, I might, just might, possibly sit down and type something. Honestly though, … Continue reading
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