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bankston:

Tee-hee!
(Courtesy of George Takei.)

bankston:

Tee-hee!

(Courtesy of George Takei.)

ilikerainbowsandwriting:

This is the best show ever, and I say that in all seriousness.

ilikerainbowsandwriting:

This is the best show ever, and I say that in all seriousness.

Living my life. And it’s feeling good.

Just saw this.

And you know what? I think there is a good chance that Germany understands how important this all is. At least, I hope they blood well do haha.

I have now returned to Portsmouth

And University is over. The very thing this blog was created to track. I didn’t do a great job of tracking it on here but what are you going to do. Now I am back in Portsmouth I can focus on things like fitness, learning a new language, and my new job (!).

I need some time to consider ‘the next step’. Hopefully, this will not take too long.

Until next time, Take care!

Michael~

University is now over.

Guess I should find something to do with my life.

May 7

(Source: natalia-romanoff)

May 6

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

- Buddha (via quotes2enrich)

May 4

are you going to the beatles: the lost concert" movie when it comes out next month?

Anonymous

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this movie, so I doubt it. However, the new “The Dictator”, as well as the new Tim Burton, are on my to do list!

May 2

Looks like I’m going to do P90X (first!)

So now I just need to find £100 to buy it or find it some other way. :/

May 2

Insanity or P90X?

Thinking about doing one of these. Which one do you think would be better for someone who has never done something like it before? Thoughts?

May 1
thedailywhat:

West Wing Reunion of the Day: Who better than the stars of The West Wing — which made the walk-and-talk a pop culture phenomenon — to get Americans back on their feet? Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dule Hill, Joshua Malina, Melissa Fitzgerald, and William Duffy reprise their famous roles in a new PSA about an initiative that cuts the risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, various kinds of cancer, depression, and more.
[funnyordie]

This is damn hilarious!

thedailywhat:

West Wing Reunion of the Day: Who better than the stars of The West Wing — which made the walk-and-talk a pop culture phenomenon — to get Americans back on their feet? Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dule Hill, Joshua Malina, Melissa Fitzgerald, and William Duffy reprise their famous roles in a new PSA about an initiative that cuts the risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, various kinds of cancer, depression, and more.

[funnyordie]

This is damn hilarious!

May 1
screamandfuckshitup:

road swimming.

Meanwhile, in England.

screamandfuckshitup:

road swimming.

Meanwhile, in England.

(Source: fucknme0w)

May 1

(Source: delusionaldianne)

Exercise for Week commencing 23rd April

Now I’m actually doing exercise again, I can go along with my plan of providing a weekly update on what I did and progress of said activities. As this week for the first period of extensive exercise for some time, I went easy (particularly on the weights) so there’ll be more to say in future editions of this - something I need to find a better name for!

Monday:

Tracked a workout for 270 pts

  • Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press:
    • 29 lb x 12 reps (+30 pts)
    • 40 lb x 10 reps (+32 pts)
    • 40 lb x 10 reps (+32 pts)
    • 51 lb x 10 reps (+34 pts)
    • First weight work out in a long time so going light and simple.
  • Barbell Curl:
    • 40 lb x 10 reps (+15 pts)
    • 40 lb x 10 reps (+15 pts)
    • 40 lb x 10 reps (+15 pts)
  • Push-Up:
    • 6 reps (+9 pts)
    • 6 reps (+9 pts)
    • 5 reps (+7 pts)
  • Two-Arm Kettlebell Swing:
    • 4.4 lb x 10 reps (+24 pts)
    • 4.4 lb x 10 reps (+24 pts)
    • 4.4 lb x 10 reps (+24 pts)
    • Actually with a medicine ball but hey-ho.

Nothing exciting here. Just seeing what was occurring. The close-grip press, whilst not challenging, certainly made you feel it.

Wednesday:

Tracked a workout for 293 pts

  • Barbell Squat:
    • 29 lb x 12 reps (+34 pts)
    • 29 lb x 20 reps (+37 pts)
    • 29 lb x 10 reps (+33 pts)
  • Dumbbell Side Lateral Raise:
    • 8.8 lb x 10 reps (+33 pts)
    • 8.8 lb x 10 reps (+33 pts)
    • 8.8 lb x 10 reps (+33 pts)
  • Plank:
    • 50 sec (+17 pts)
  • Bent Over Barbell Row:
    • 29 lb x 10 reps (+21 pts)
    • 29 lb x 10 reps (+21 pts)
    • 29 lb x 10 reps (+21 pts)
  • Crunch:
    • 10 reps (+5 pts)
    • 10 reps (+5 pts)

Again, nothing too exciting. Just getting the blood flowing. Completed the Baby Widowmaker quest on Fitocracy thanks to that 20 rep squat.

Thursday:

Tracked a workout for 291 pts

  • Video Game Dancing:
    • 0:30:00 || Moderate (+96 pts)
    • Just Dance. First time I’ve done it in a while. Good fun :D
  • Badminton:
    • 1:00:00 || drills (+195 pts)

Just Dance is a lot of fun. I hardly play it but might do more often now! Badminton was good fun, as usual.

Friday:

Tracked a workout for 183 pts

  • Badminton:
    • 1:00:00 || pick-up game (+183 pts)

Early morning session. Went well and then proceeding to revise for the rest of the day for the upcoming exams.

Elected to take the weekend off. That gives a total of 1237 Fitocracy points for the week (including the 200 extra points from the Baby Widowmaker quest). Next week I’ll try to push myself harder in the weightlifting department and might go for a run at some point as well.

Until next time, Take care!

Michael~