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Reading "All the Bright Places"
Nov. 8th, 2016 03:09 pmSo, it was my lunch hour and I had ordered All the Bright Places from the library. I'd had the email to say it was there. I was thinking about going running, but I didn't really feel like it. Last week I felt distinctly under par. I'd had a flu jab, bits of me were sore - I wasn't sure if from weight lifting or the vaccination. Today, my right arm (the one I had the jab in) looked a bit mottled and had some little marks on it. Anyway, it was a no-brainer, I went to the library to pick up my hold.
I realise, by the way, that no-one reads this blog.
Anyway, I have been feeling a bit down lately. The strength training is going sort-of okay, but I feel fat and progress is slower now. I am thinking I should start to add conditioning workouts back in. But the sore knee is not yet fully un-sore. I did run at the weekend (4.5 miles) and feel okay. So, I will try.
Anyway, back to the book. I managed to read the first 38 pages in the library and couldn't resist finishing the chapter at my desk at work. For those who do not know, the book opens with two teenagers both considering suicide by jumping from the bell-tower of their school. Theodore and Violet. What interested me a lot about what we learn about Theodore is that he seems to be bipolar (okay, I know I am only 40 pages in, but that's how I read it). He has extended periods when he is "Asleep" and others when he is unpredictable, dangerous, exciting. Well, that sounds a lot like my illness. Except now I'm on Lithium it's more of a steady state of disappointment and regret.
But enough about me. As the (zero) readers of my blog will know, I have been reading quite a lot of YA fiction recently. I'm not so into the fantasy or dystopian stuff, but I like books by John Green and E Lockhart - basically romance but with characters who are cool, quirky and tragic. This book is clearly right up my street.
My SO told me this morning that she will not be coming into town for coffee tomorrow, which means I can get to the gym. Realistically, I can only do two things. Obviously one of these will be squats. If I do 5x5 I might not have much time left for anything else, but if I can warm up on the bench press in between sets, I will probably have time to do either a new 5RM attempt, or some sets across at a slightly lower weight. Sounds like a plan.
90% of my current 5RM at squats would be 105kg.
For the bench, I should try 5 x 75kg, or sets across at 67.5kg.
I will also do some dips with 10kg on a belt as I warm up for squats.
My appetite has not been great recently. I have that feeling that I am forcing myself to eat at almost every meal.
I am still enjoying The Suffragette Movement by Sylvia Pankhurst. Very interesting stuff on the split with the Labour Party, despite Keir Hardie's long-standing support for women's suffrage. Highlighted for me the utility of single-issue parties. The Labour Party would not prioritise votes for women as they were still trying to get votes for all adult men, help for the unemployed etc..
It's a fairly slow afternoon at work.
I realise, by the way, that no-one reads this blog.
Anyway, I have been feeling a bit down lately. The strength training is going sort-of okay, but I feel fat and progress is slower now. I am thinking I should start to add conditioning workouts back in. But the sore knee is not yet fully un-sore. I did run at the weekend (4.5 miles) and feel okay. So, I will try.
Anyway, back to the book. I managed to read the first 38 pages in the library and couldn't resist finishing the chapter at my desk at work. For those who do not know, the book opens with two teenagers both considering suicide by jumping from the bell-tower of their school. Theodore and Violet. What interested me a lot about what we learn about Theodore is that he seems to be bipolar (okay, I know I am only 40 pages in, but that's how I read it). He has extended periods when he is "Asleep" and others when he is unpredictable, dangerous, exciting. Well, that sounds a lot like my illness. Except now I'm on Lithium it's more of a steady state of disappointment and regret.
But enough about me. As the (zero) readers of my blog will know, I have been reading quite a lot of YA fiction recently. I'm not so into the fantasy or dystopian stuff, but I like books by John Green and E Lockhart - basically romance but with characters who are cool, quirky and tragic. This book is clearly right up my street.
My SO told me this morning that she will not be coming into town for coffee tomorrow, which means I can get to the gym. Realistically, I can only do two things. Obviously one of these will be squats. If I do 5x5 I might not have much time left for anything else, but if I can warm up on the bench press in between sets, I will probably have time to do either a new 5RM attempt, or some sets across at a slightly lower weight. Sounds like a plan.
90% of my current 5RM at squats would be 105kg.
For the bench, I should try 5 x 75kg, or sets across at 67.5kg.
I will also do some dips with 10kg on a belt as I warm up for squats.
My appetite has not been great recently. I have that feeling that I am forcing myself to eat at almost every meal.
I am still enjoying The Suffragette Movement by Sylvia Pankhurst. Very interesting stuff on the split with the Labour Party, despite Keir Hardie's long-standing support for women's suffrage. Highlighted for me the utility of single-issue parties. The Labour Party would not prioritise votes for women as they were still trying to get votes for all adult men, help for the unemployed etc..
It's a fairly slow afternoon at work.
