Christian Ainley my day to day

  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 👍🏼

  Since the early 2000’s the united states has found its self in the midst of an opioide crisis. Crime levels had reached unprecedented levels and big pharma was recording billions of dollars in profit.  Dopesick looks at the origins of that crisis, from the incentivized sales team who are primed to aggressivly push doctors to prescribe it to patients for minor to major health conditions, opiodes where the answer.  Only when there were large amounts of addics who would go to any length to get their hit did the problem really come to the fore.  Now I have to confess I'm not a big Michael Keaton fan, I watched Birdman in the cinema and walked out. But in this he's actually ok.  It's a fascinating look at big pharma and how it's had an effect on society at large. Its also a lesson that was learned the hard way. Have fun stay safe 👍

  After lunch I decided to get out for a walk around the estate to pick up my WeWards then up Rowley path. It was very muddy under foot but I had a good book and sturdy boots.  I got to the top of the path and there were some teenagers who'd lost there friend Michael. The fact one was completely soaked fro where he'd stood next to a flooded road as a car cane past at speed led me to think Michael didn't appreciate that game.  It was a nice walk just over six miles and 7 golf balls it was home to get my head down and study some more. I finished off the last of the questions in unit 2 read it and submitted it for marking. That puts me 12 days ahead on the course. I have unit 3 to complete before half term, yes I get a week off for half term!  It's been a productive day in all, on Monday evening I'll start unit 3 it's only ten questions.  Have fun stay safe 👍

I woke up early this morning and set about unit two of my course. I did take some breaks for breakfast and when it got to mid morning I decided to get my arse to the gym.  It was cross trainer to start on intervals on level 14 I pushed and got into level 5. It was 475 calories over 30 mins and 1.65km.  I really wanted to train legs but a lot of the machines are busted. In total there are 5 broken machines which puts more pressure on other equipment. I decided to write an email to complain as it’s a joke having so much equipment out of action.  I decided to do chest instead and started with machine chest press low to start on 20kg and the up to 35kg. I did some Tri’s next on the machine starting at 50 kg and going up to 65kg.  Incline press next and just with a bar to start then adding 10kg. Bar press next I added 10kg to the bar and pressed to failure.  Wide chest press with the machine next starting at 26kg going down to 19kg and failure. It was a nice session ...

  Berlin if you've never been, it's a unique city when you visit most places you're an outsider a tourist, a foreigner, not in Berlin! In Berlin you are a Berliner.  There's the story of a civil servant who's just moved to Berlin in the book. It's his first day and he receives a questionare on a city improvement. Having experience in other German citys he knows it took 2 years before he could have an option in Frankfurt and 18 months before he could have one in Colone, so he skips the survey. 5 minutes later he receives a phone call. ‘You didn't answer the questinare?’ ‘well I'm new so I thought’ he was cut of ‘well you have opinions don't you? Fill out the questonare !’   That's Berlin she embraces you and takes you in, of course most of it was destroyed by the allied airforces during World War 2 and then pillaged by the soviet army after defeat. The irony being that Berlin didn't even vote the NAZI party into power.  The author takes the st...

  It's been a good day, first I received my certificate from my principles of customer service course, then I received grading for my first unit of principles of team leading which was a pass. I did get told off for some bad grammar, if only they read my blog!  For the late afternoon it was a hike up Rowley path and listening to the new expeditionry force book, which is my favourite sci-fi series on audible. It was a good walk and I found 5 gold balls to add for the spring stock.  Have fun stay safe 👍