Fatbastarding: NTA log
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NTA is displeased with himself - he should have worn better socks when trialling his new boots. 20 minutes into it I've got 1 blister the size of a 20 cent piece on my right heel. Better forethought - and the purchase of some new socks - will be required in future.
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[quote name='Nick the Aussie']<br />
NTA is displeased with himself - he should have worn better socks when trialling his new boots. 20 minutes into it I've got 1 blister the size of a 20 cent piece on my right heel. Better forethought - and the purchase of some new socks - will be required in future.<br />
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Try the Carl Rackemann method; especially if you're bowling: Two socks on each foot. Both thick.<br />
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Lots of help, especially if you plan on doing more than an MVJesque amount of bowling and have a run up longer than 2 m. -
[quote name='Luigi']<br />
Some grease on the heel part works well Nick - just while you're wearing them in.<br />
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Good point. Will try that out. Must be something about my running style that promotes the right heel to blister over the left. My other runners also wear out first in this area... -
Well this is weird - the only exercise I've done in the last few days is walking here and there - maybe only a few km per day at the outside.<br />
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Yet I am down to 114kg - [edit] just under [/edit] 18 stone on the old scale :nta That is down 1kg from the official weigh in a few days ago. The only thing I can theorise is that my metabolism is out of first gear and doing some work for me. I've also been pretty good on the eating side.... -
What sort of lightweight gets a knee injury <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> Poof.
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[quote name='Nick the Aussie']<br />
What sort of lightweight gets a knee injury <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> Poof.<br />
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So you'd be calling Tim Horan a poof? :nta <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> -
With that hair? Yes <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
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NTA's exercise this weekend consisted of mowing the lawn, doing a bit of pruning and re-potting some trees. NTA did not make it to the Oval today, but did make it to The Cricketer's Arms and proceeded to be ripped off for lunch. The beer was good though as they have Guinness and James Squire on tap. Sitting in the sun drinking beer, perving at Mrs TA and her friends. Not bad, except the heat stroke wasn't the stroke I was looking for <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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Tomorrow's plan is to take the day off as NTA has an Important Job Interview that afternoon. The morning will be seeing Mrs TA and Little Aussie off to their respective places of employ, and then going for some running and kicking practice in the new boots before it gets too hot. Then crash out and rest before said interview in the city. -
Lap of the playing area, a heap of kicking practice (tee, dropgoals, line kicking), and a short sprint session reveals three things:<br />
<br />- The blisters are here to stay<br />
- The boots are nice and grippy on the wet surface<br />
- NTA's kicking (tee, dropgoals, line kicking) needs a lot of work <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
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Yeah had a couple of slack days on the eating and exercise thing, but rectified that yesterday - had to run to catch my train and must have covered about 1km at pace. I got to the train but it was chockers so I sat my fat arse down with a pie (only food available) and a bottle of powerade. The pie wasn't gristly at all which is something, and to make up for it I had an apricot and almond bar as dessert. Not easy to run 1km in the elastic side boots....
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Oh yeah and last weekend went for a walk with Mrs TA, her Mum <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> and Little Aussie to the local oval. Wearing my old sneakers I managed to knock over about a dozen ropgoals in a row anywhere up to 30 metres out from in front or out to about 10m from the sideline (was a league field so weird markings). It just felt sweet and I realised the secret to kicking for me is to stop thinking about it, and just swing the whole farkin body into it...<br />
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The tremendous news from all this is Little Aussie is more interested in playing with rugby balls out in the sunshine than any of the overpriced toys that Mrs TA or her Mum have ever bought him. Good lad <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> -
very good to hear of the little tackers love of a Gilbert footy, Nick. <br />
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I know what you mean re kicking, I can kick a lot better in bare feet than i do with footy boots on. And I think that just comes from being more comfortable, and not thinking about it. :nta <br />
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Is the new job going to adversely affect your fatbusting? -
Hope not. its contract work and the guys I'm working with know about the family situation. Thing is with daylight saving fucking up the after-work fatbusting that was already out the door, so now I'm going to have to switch to getting up at 6AM and going for a run around the oval, with the odd night time 20km bike ride to compensate, and then do a bit more on the weekends.<br />
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Winter sucks. -
[quote name='Nick the Aussie']<br />
Hope not. its contract work and the guys I'm working with know about the family situation. Thing is with daylight saving fucking up the after-work fatbusting that was already out the door, so now I'm going to have to switch to getting up at 6AM and going for a run around the oval, with the odd night time 20km bike ride to compensate, and then do a bit more on the weekends.<br />
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Winter sucks.<br />
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not in Brisbane it doesn't. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> But yeah, reduced daylight is an impediment I know, but I actually enjoy winter....the rums are very tasty on a chilly night around the bushfire watching mates spew. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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Is cycling at night not an option? Or running even?
