March 2007

Crossfits “Christine” Workout – Athletic Skills Level 1

30 March 2007

2 weeks ago I tried out the “Christine” Crossfit workout as part of the Athletic Skills Level 1 (well rounded beginner) and failed to meet the 15 minute target, only managing 19 minutes and 1 second. Christine is this workout: 3 rounds of: 500m Row 12 Dead lifts 21 box jumps Whilst there’s no prescribed [...]

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Back Squat-tastic – Crossfit is the roxors.

28 March 2007

In separate news, down at the Crossfit gym today, I got a new personal best in back squats. Well actually, you could argue I got 4 PB’s. My previous crossfit back squat personal best was 110kg’s. Today I did 7 single reps at these weights: 90kg 100kg 110kg 115kg – PB 120kg – PB 125kg [...]

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Old fashioned food on The Zone Diet

28 March 2007

The kid has been asking for mashed potatoes for a while, which are pretty hard to do on the Zone Diet. Well I say hard, the zone carb block system means that boiled potatoes are 3 blocks per cup (250ml) which is not a lot. Anyway, tonights Zone recipe was Lamb Burgers, Mash Potato, Broccoli [...]

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Start to Earn Money through Ebay

27 March 2007

It’s a fact that many individuals are turning their focus to the world wide web to make a living these days. After all, there are a plethora of home business opportunities to check out and earn income from. One of the most popular however is selling stuff on auction websites such as eBay. If you [...]

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From Body Fat to Protein Intake on The Zone Diet

26 March 2007

My last post on body fat percentage calculations shows that I calculated a body fat percentage of 27% (down from 29% after 2 months of Crossfit, and 2 weeks of the zone diet). As I weigh 14 stone 10 (206 lbs) that means my actual body fat is: 206 lbs x 27% = 55.62 lbs, [...]

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How to Calculate Body Fat Percentage – and how Crossfit and The Zone are changing mine

25 March 2007

I’m doing 2 things new this year: one is to get fit by exercising the Crossfit way the other (which is actually a result of Crossfit) is to try the Zone Diet Book, by Dr. Barry Sears (UK). So I figured it would be a good idea to monitor my percentage body fat, here’s how [...]

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How To Do Pay Per Click Advertising Optimisation

22 March 2007

There are many reasons to do Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising through internet search engines like Google, MSN and Yahoo, when compared with established advertising systems, but the main one is that almost all established advertising and marketing methods are dumb broadcast methods to consumers who have shown little or no interest in buying your [...]

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Front Squats – Crossfit Style and Rowing Tabata

21 March 2007

Today was a nice heavy Crossfit exercise day: 7 rounds of 3 reps each of front squats, working up to max. My 3 rep blocks: 50kg – 60kg – 65kg – 70kg (PB) – 75kg (PB) – 80kg (PB) – 70kg I was pleased to bump up my Personal Best (PB) at front squats from [...]

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Kelly – the World of Pain

21 March 2007

Yesterday was the Crossfit routine known as Kelly down at the Manchester / Stockport Crossfit gym:5 rounds for time of: 400m run (430m for us round the Mill) 30 box jumps (20″ for me) 30 wall balls (16 lb ball for me) Running is my nemesis, so this was always going to be a sucky [...]

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Googling for “How to commit murder” could get you convicted

20 March 2007

In a current murder trial, circumstantial evidence is being heaped up against Melanie McGuire by computer forensic specialists who have trawled computers she’s used to determine that she searched Google and MSN for details of how to kill some one. Specifically she researched gun law and drugs and poisons. McGuire allegedly murdered her husband with [...]

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