Christian Ainley my day to day

  I’ve completed half of the Principles Of Team Leading course. Unit 4 has been marked and I’ve passed only 4 more to go.  In all honesty it’s a bottom weighted course with the first two units having 40% of the questions.  But it’s progress and I’ll soon be looking for my next project or course to study.  Have fun stay safe 👍🏼

 It was back to the gym today and a leg work out, I try to get legs in every week if nothing else. It was  rowing to start and 3844 meters in 30 minutes.  On to hack squats and 57kg up to 67kg it felt ok and I should go up next week. ( if I remember ).  Leg curls next and 41kg up to 61kg  Leg extensions 40kg up to 65kg  Calf raises 40kg up to 50kg.  Abs crunches 57kg up to 75 kg  It was a good workout, the leg press was tied up so I could get on as one is broken. I’ll add it to the next session.  Have fun stay safe 👍🏼

  In the early nineties the average speed in the Tour de France was 28kph by the late nineties that had risen to 35kph, what caused that shift, better training, lighter equipment or new training regimes. Well all those things made small margins but the truth was a sport that had been surrounded by drugs and cheating had found a new edge in cheating and taking performance enhancing drug that could raise performance by 20% that was the hormone EPO . Where there downsides, yes blood so thick you could die in your sleep a ban from the sport or criminal conviction if found in France. It didn’t deter professional cyclists and if you look at the records most of the names have been struck because of drug use.  Tyler Hamilton was a trusted lieutenant of Lance Armstrong at his peak and in this book he takes you behind the scenes as the USPostal team comes to dominate the Tour de France. The ways in which they used drugs and how they beat the system of drug tests and scrutiny.  A re...

It’s my second rest day and I woke up early and got down to study straight away. I’m currently on unit 4 having passed the first 3. Unit 4 is a significant milestone as it’s half way through the course.  I worked through the morning and had break for breakfast and for lunch. I managed to get through half of unit 4 today.  After lunch I needed some fresh air so went for a long walk in the rain, it was up Rowley path and around the lake in Black park before coming home. Only two balls today, I guess the poor weather is keeping the golfers away. I don’t blame them as all the fields and footpaths are flooded and without boots it’s hard going.  I managed to get just over 9 miles and felt better for it, tomorrow it’s indoors and the gym.  It’s been a nice day.  Have fun stay safe 👍🏼

    At the beginning of January Netflix dropped a new murder mystery. A young woman is found murdered in the forest and over the next six episodes it unravels the story.  It’s a little bit of a slow burner as the story builds. Which is probably best suited to a slow Sunday afternoon binge. The cast is good Jon Bernthal plays the county sheriff who’s the lead on the case and his a vested interest in its progress. Tessa Thompson his costar delivers a great performance too she is trying to pull everything together.  I have to say I really enjoyed how the film was directed, the use of light and how the frames were shot the angles, it was very good and I hope my photography can reach that level !  It’s a good mini series that’s worth a look, after watching Dopesick with its multi layered story line this was a bit pedestrian.  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have fun stay safe 👍🏼

  It’s to the gym today and they’ve actually repaired some of the faulty gym equipment so I could do a full leg workout.  I listened to the overlap because they had Paul Merson on and he’s a character. Starting with cross trainer it was intervals on level 14 and it felt good. It was 1.62km and 30 mins.  Hack squats to start and my usual 57kg to start then up to 67kg it felt ok.  Leg extensions starting at 42kg it felt light so worked up to 65kg maybe it’s the new cables.  In for leg press and starting with 50kg and up to 80kg it felt good I could probably go higher next week.  Leg curls to finish and again starting 42kg and up to 65kg again.  It was a nice session, I’m glad the machines are fixed. Let’s hope they stay that way.  Have fun stay safe 👍🏼