


Janathon 2021 day 12: progress is progress!
This time last year (almost to the day) I got an overhead press PB of 31kg. I was so pleased because my overhead has always been my weakest lift. I […]

Project lockdown fitness: day 58 – Another new paddington!
yes! another one π π Absolutely, I nearly fell over in surprise too! Yesterday was deadlift day π deadlift day is a pretty awesome day anyway even without a […]

Project 44: Day 23 a new Paddington day!
This morning I deadlifted 102.5kg!!! This is a real actual PB and something I have been working on since the first time I deadlifted 100kg about 5 years ago… since […]

Project 44: Day 16 Deadlifts for days…
Well, for a day… Ok for about 25 mins… then lat pull downs then rows… but still! Deadlifts are one of my favourite things π This is just a quick […]

Project 44: Day 10 if mermaids had legs…
If mermaids had legs and could deadlift they might well have looked like me at the gym this morning… They might have been as tired too…I imagine it is hard […]

Project 44: Day 7…itβs a drag!
A sled drag ππ Which is what I managed to do at the gym this morning… I dragged 150 and then 175 kg up and down the gym while wearing […]

Project 44: day 5 pick and mix
Day 5, first time I have been to the gym 5 days in a row for a long time… π We (yes we, mark came along today π) turned up […]

Project 44: day 4 Leg day
The gym at the weekend is odd! Well, no actually, the gym is exactly the same but it contains people I don’t know. Not even to nod to! Not even […]

I love this strong person thing!
I am probably going to have to settle on strongwoman at some point, but strong person seems to suit me better in my head… Or possibly strong bear… Like […]