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End of week 8 – changes of direction
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Simpson (@chris.simpson.pl) I knew Thursday morning wasn’t going to be good. I unracked 40kg for my first squat warm up set and it felt heavy. […]
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End of week 7 – persistence triumphs
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Simpson (@chris.simpson.pl) My daughter is learning to walk at the moment. Sometimes she’s great, sometimes she falls, hurts herself and is upset. But she picks […]
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End of week 6 – find the opportunity in the crisis
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Simpson (@chris.simpson.pl) It’s 4am on Monday morning and I’m awakened by a big rainstorm starting outside. I turn over and go back to sleep. It’s […]
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Week 5 recap – a quiet one
Not a lot to report from last week, which has made a change! I wanted to keep the streak going though. Got through the work, enjoying the variety. Lift well, Chris.
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Week 4 recap – embracing discomfort
Unfortunately I managed to delete the underlying video that I was going to post this week, but here’s a link to the Instagram post: A shorter blog this week but last week I had my […]
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Week 3 recap – dealing with overwhelm
Introduction I began to feel overwhelmed last week. Training didn’t go well for a number of reasons (mostly diabetes related), I’ve completely changed the way I train recently, I’d made significant adjustments to my diet […]
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Week 2 recap
What’s your process for identifying your unknown unknowns? Never come across the concept before? The following should help to articulate it: Since taking on a coach I have started to move several areas into the […]
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End of week 1 recap
It’s been a real learning curve for me this week, having finished my first week of my new programme. I’ve begun to learn new exercises. No weight at all has been a challenge. I’ve done […]
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The next level
I’m not usually one for quick decisions. Before making a major decision I like to be pretty certain of the outcome, to have analysed as many variables as possible, and know that I’m committed to […]
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2021 European Championships reaction
The video above documents my thoughts around my performance at the 2021 ABPU European Championships. I could have talked for hours but limited myself to three positives and three areas of improvement: Positives: The people […]