@booboo maybe the more distilled it gets the better our test team goes!!

Is long-form cricket at domestic level profitable in any country? I wonder if it is in England as their county cricket is high profile, but I'd have no idea about crowd numbers. Is it even televised? almost 100% sure their ODI and 20/20 comps are.

ICC politics aye. stink.

@canefan really sad to hear about his sister. But you are spot on, he seems like top drawer people aye. Could see him becoming a big influence (if he isn't already) at the club. Have we snapped him up on a longer term contract yet?

@Kirwan well what do ya know! Do you think he's talking about summer NZ-time or US-time?

Massive effort bro! So satisfying to see those clear indicators of change

Bloody maintenance gets more and more important aye. Such truth to that 'always keep moving or doing something active' advice. It's the times when you stop, by choice or injury, that you can run into more issues imo.

Was cruising to test my bench 1RM tonight, but the weight decided things on the night!

Warmed up on Y and T's rows. Then set shoulders with 20kg KB.
Kept the rep range lower for warm ups. Still haven't really settled on the best way to work my way up in weight and balance the priming v fatigue.
Sets of 5 at 60kg, 80kg and 100kg. Then 3 at 120kg, and singles at 130kg and 140kg. Worked damn hard on that 140kg and managed it without a spot. But it was a grinder for sure. That was the signal that 145+ wasn't happening tonight. Will note we didn't have any pre-workout which I reckon gives a good 5kg bump. Will note my current 1RM of 145kg was without any stim lol.
Hit 120kg for 3 then right back down to 80kg for 20 reps. That was a nice change up from doing high volume sets at 60kg.

Was well tapped out by that point, plus we always manage to be pushed for time on chest day... too much bants I reckon. Plus we were being careful to have at least a 1-2min break between our heavy singles.

103.8kg today on the back of a nearly 15.5hr fast. Haven't really factored how the fasting is impacting strength or energy with training. I am trying to have a decent lunch on training days though - and lighter eating on non-training days.

@mariner4life said in The rebuild of M4L and a new challenge:

@Kirwan said in The rebuild of M4L and a new challenge:

Sounds like you are in great shape to me, good luck!

I think i mentioned it before, but without i am as fit, if not fitter, than i have ever been. I'm astounded what i can do without blowing really hard, and how quickly i recover.

It's just that i have a lot to get through, and having never done it before, i don't know what to expect.

@mariner4life so is your missus!!

Good luck with the race!

lol failed on the quote post.

Good wee leg session. Pretty limited warm up in terms of stretching etc.
Back squats were 5s at 60, 80 and 100kg. Then 2 sets of 5 at 120kg with a final set of 5 at 130kg. That felt plenty heavy tonight, but depth and form was good.
3 rounds of the one leg extensions and hammy curls to finish up. That was enough after a week off!
Remembered my bloody shoes too lol.
Oh, and weighed in at 103.3 today. Really pleased with that. On a 25 day fasting streak and getting more 14+ hour fasts in. It is getting easier and I'm managing to finish eating earlier during the evening. Chee-hooo!!

@Chris-B yep, that really killed the vibe mid-episode. Would have been good to see Jon get caught then a bit of a ruckus while they call the various lords together. Also unsure why Bronn would be on the council but not at the table deciding who was king?