June 2009

When Double Unders Go Bad

30 June 2009

The 10 minute double under challenge has become my staple “I can’t be arsed to go to the gym, but should do something” workout. (If you don’t know, a double under is when you skip and the rope goes under your feet twice for each jump.) So the double under challenge, is simply how many [...]

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My Horror Story with Datakits.co.uk

28 June 2009

On the 29th May I order a Jabra BT 250 headset for my mobile phone from datakits.co.uk BIG MISTAKE! Stupidly, I went for the cheapest seller, I know I know better, but when 10 people are all selling the same thing, you go for the cheapest one don’t you. Well, this is what happened: 29th [...]

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Friday Fun – Worst Tattoos Ever

26 June 2009

Some of these are hilarious. Why do people think these are a good idea?? From: here

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Facebook Allows Custom URLs

22 June 2009

Ok, this is probably old news, but FaceBook now allows you to set your own url, e.g. my facebook profile used to be here: http://www.facebook.com/people/Colin-McNulty/1421747440 Now it is here: http://www.facebook.com/colinmcnulty This is very nice, I like. Why they didn’t do such an obvious feature before is a bit of a mystery really. However, getting a [...]

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Friday Fun – M65 Portable Nuclear Rifle!

18 June 2009

Some people say, build it and they will come.  In this instance, if you build it, they will RUN!  How anyone thought an M65 rifle nuke with a range of just 3 miles was a good idea, is beyond me. Just don’t fire it up wind! WPvideo 1.10

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The Best CrossFit Gym in Cardiff

15 June 2009

EDIT: Feb 2011 Since writing this post, a dedicated CrossFit gym has opened in Cardiff: CrossFit Cardiff funnily enough! I recommend you go there (near Boulders Climbing Wall) and get proper CrossFit coaching from my mate Jon Hares, he’s a top coach and top fella to boot. Failing that, there’s also Dragon CrossFit, who operate [...]

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Friday Fun – Sporting Bird Deaths

12 June 2009

It looks like birds have more than cars to worry about during their next period of evolution. Cricket fielder takes out a bird: WPvideo 1.10 Golfer kills a bird on tee off: WPvideo 1.10 Bird dies during tennis doubles: WPvideo 1.10

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Crossfit followed by Core Combatives

2 June 2009

Today I tried what I hope to be the new Tuesday night regime of first going to Crossfit after work. So leaving at 4:30pm I drove into Cardiff to Aspire Fitness and was in and changed by 5pm. 75 mins of Crossfit, which comprised: Back Squat 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 [...]

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