Many thanks to Betty (name changed to protect her identity) who inspired this post 
Hello Again Readers
It’s Friday afternoon – I’ve not settled into a new regular Blog writing time yet – and I’m once more relaxing in the luxurious splendour of the reception at The Scotsman Spa If you’ve never been here then I implore you to do so, it’s lovely I am happy to report that I’m still relaxed, though it’s taking a little adjusting to I have to say
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This is where I thoughtfully tell you what I’m going to ramble about this week. It’s a win/win for you as it’ll either create a bubbling undercurrent of anticipatory excitement in you, which is always fun , or enable you to save time by reading no further if you’re not interested
So what do I have in store for you this week? I’m going to report on my progress, both in the gym and in the new arenas of leisure and recreation that I mentioned last week. I’m enjoying this public accountability thing Then, time permitting, as I’ve got personal training clients soon, I’m going to tell you the ultimate secret This is the only single thing that you absolutely have to become an expert in to ensure success in your health and fitness endeavours If I run out of time you’ll just be getting another teaser and I’ll tell you about it next week
Me
I thought after my announcement last week – “I’m going to build on this progress and gradually extend my relaxed new mindset into the new arenas of leisure and recreation” that I’d best get on it post haste, so I have
After the success of her last visit my Mum is visiting me again this weekend and I’ve planned a most pleasant and relaxing schedule of events for us We’re booked in at The Grainstore on Saturday evening. I’m excited about this as I’m going to wear my photo shoot kilt with my fine new Panama Jack boots, thank you for your support Mogwai , for the first time and I’m also sneaking in a bit of personal development by breaking a personal habit of never returning to a restaurant if the last experience wasn’t perfect as I’ve decided this is foolish and extreme The food has been great there on my previous visits too so I’ve decided not to allow one incidence of slow service to prevent me enjoying it once more
Linlithgow Palace
We’re at The Roseleaf again on Sunday evening I love it here and it’s is without doubt my favourite place to eat in Edinburgh It’s charming, friendly and quirky with a great atmosphere, great food and great service at a shockingly reasonable price Highly recommended
In between I’ve pencilled in trips to the newly refurbished National Portrait Gallery, two castles (Blackness and Linlithgow Palace) and a couple of fine breakfasts, probably at Urban Angel and Kilimanjaro coffee, though we might give the Red Squirrel a try
My favourite Caravaggio so far - Judith Beheading Holofernes
On a slightly more dramatic note I’ve started to plan a rather major project that I’ve had in mind for some time – to see every work of my favourite artist Caravaggio I’m consulting a number of sources to ascertain the exact extent of the project and already a rather exciting series of trips is starting to take shape. I’ll be spending a fair amount of time in Italy, returning to the USA and taking in lots of other locations across the rest of the world including Madrid, Berlin and Dublin. I’m very excited and am delighted to report that I am managing to keep my natural inclination to intensity in check, having decided that learning Italian in order to consult the original sources myself is taking things a little too far for the time being That’s not to say I won’t do it, just that it’s not essential
The National Portrait Gallery - not sure who the girl is though
I’ve have already seen a number of his works but I’m going to see these again anyway
More Me
Things are continuing to go very well in the gym, both personally and professionally I’ve said it before but for a personal trainer Edinburgh is a brilliant location and The Scotsman Spa is a perfect example of exactly why this is the case It’s simply brilliant I love it here, my clients love it too so everyone is happy
My own training with Robbie is still going well too as FB regulars will know It’s fantastic having a training partner and I love our workouts I’m weighing around 195lb in reasonable condition and anticipate dropping to around 185lb over the next few weeks as I’m currently ‘priming’ again – slightly reducing intensity and tightening up my condition in order to create a window of opportunity to build some more muscle
I’m still following this workout but Mike tweaked my Chest workout a little so it now looks like this -
- Flat Flyes 4 x 8 – 25
- Cable Crossovers (any height/angle) 2 x 25 – 50
- Incline Smith Machine Press 2 x 12 – 25 , 2 x 4 – 8
- Decline Smith Machine Press 2 x 12 – 25, 2 x 4 – 8
I’ve dropped an exercise from the Back Workout too so it now looks like this –
- Lat Pulldowns 3/5 x 12 – 25 (warm up exercise)
- Pulley Rows 3 x 8 – 25 (usually do around 15)
- Dumbell Rows 3 x 8 – 25 (usually do around 10)
- Reverse Grip Bent Over Rows 3 x 8 – 25 (usually do around
- Hammer Pulldowns 3 x 8 – 25 (usually do around 12)
Everything else is the same
The Ultimate Secret
A quick time check tells me that you’re going to have to wait for this I think this is my first cliff-hanger ending How exciting is that?
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