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- Allergic to work?
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- What would you like to see on my blog?
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- Wk49 into Wk50
- Santa Dash 2018
- 5k in Shetland
- Wk47 & 1,000 mile goal for 2018
- Wk47 into Wk48
- Black Friday Trainer deal for charity
- Balance including plenty rest
- Results into Wk46 and beyond
- The words we use … need, must, should
- Three years on …
- Wk44 into Wk45
- Our work running group
- Wk44 into Wk45
- Getting about a bit…
- 100 miles in October
- BMI & Obesity – where are you on the UK fat scale?
- Moira’s 5k 2018
- Wk43 into Wk44 & October Results
- New Mizuno Sonics
- Garmin Training Status
- 85 mile target for October
- Book club – A Great Day at the Office
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- Foxy’s Garagym 🦊
- Wk41 into Wk42 & results
- Being seen in the dark
- Hello new Garmin Forerunner 645 Music
- 85 miles and Strength for October
- Wk40 into Wk41 including coaching
- Wk38 & 39 into October
- 1,000 miles running target for 2018
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- My Scottish Half Strategy
- 9 days in New York City
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- Monthly mileage 85 miles
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- Fixing my Garmin HRM
- Half shut knife
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- 10 miles hard vs 10 miles easy
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- Spring 2015 Training Plan
- 5k PB Challenge Time
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- Walking the West Highland Way: Tue 3rd April!
- Summer 2014 Super Strength Challenge
- Super Lean Regime
- Super 8s Strength Workout
- Why worry?
- Winter Strength Workout Challenge
- Carb Cycling Plan
- Strength & Barrathon Half Marathon Training
- Super Strength Workouts wi Mr Muscle
- Building back into it Winter 2014
- Last challenge of 2011
- Walk the WHW in 3 days!
- One New Route a Week
- My Glasgow Marathon 2013
- Run in the rain with me!
- 8 year life cycles?
- Intermittent Fasting 1:6
- Food list for 2015
- Belfast Marathon Training
- 6 Week Fat Burn Tabatas Challenge
- Winter Training Plan 2014
- Spring Summer Strength Workout Challenge
- Intermittent Fasting 2:5
- D33 Ultramarathon
- Highland Fling Training
- Ultra Challenge ?
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Category Archives: Strength
Run Stronger, Get Faster – Training Plans
I get a lot of queries from people who want to get faster. If you know me, you’ll know that getting faster isn’t necessarily a focus of mine, but I’ve done it and more importantly, I know how to help … Continue reading
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Reasons to Strength Train
I told a guy I work with about my intensions to start strength training this week… and he asked me why. Why strength train? I’ve not really thought about this much this time around, as strength training has just become … Continue reading
Wk8 – Upper Kettlebell Workout
I got home after work and fancied a wee cheeky home upper body kettlebell workout. No leg exercises (apart from the sumo squat which felt fine). 11 exercises below, 30 secs work,6 secs rest. 5 circuits = 40 minutes. 11 … Continue reading
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Wk6 – Super 8s Strength (Lower & Plyo)
5:00am this morning, the heating went on and I woke up. 5:55am, bleary eyed, I got up. 6:10am, I was dressed in my gym gear, out the door and in my car. 6:25am, I was outside the Commonwealth Arena ready … Continue reading
Wk4 – Super 8s Lower Strength Workout
This morning I did the Lower split of my Super 8s Strength workout. After getting to sleep at around 11pm, I oddly woke up, bright as a button at around 5am. I ended up getting up and doing a few … Continue reading
Wk4 – Super 8s Upper Strength Workout
After my Metafit course on Sunday, I decided that it would be a good idea to change my Super 8s Strength workout to encorporate more high intensity body weight exercises to really make me work hard, along with lifting heavy … Continue reading
Wk3 – Super 8s Strength Workouts
I did my second 8s Strength Workout this morning, and I’ve updated it a little decided it would be more apt if it was called my Super 8s Strength Workout instead. 🙂 I was still a little sore (all over: chest, … Continue reading
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