2026
- 110kg squats fine. 5kg hip adductors 3s7r ruined26 February 2026 · 1 min
So its all progressing. legs stronger, balance stronger. Megan has modified the programme and ive even done my first mini sprint with T - he did beat me but progress! and the…
- October to Feb3 February 2026 · 1 min
a picture speaks a thousand words! above was october, right leg looking weinerlike today, its looking fuller. nothing else to add today!!
- Day 1 grind of 20266 January 2026 · 1 min
So back in the gym yesterday. Its time to park the coding and get back on the road to health. So xmas was a bit of a write off with fitness so…
2025
- Automating Christmas and Birthday Bonuses 🎄🎂25 November 2025 · 3 min
Another Needless Ballache Removed Date: 19 November 2025 Coding Experience: 4 months Annual Time Saved: ~12 hours Cost: £0 Broker Morale: Allegedly improved The Gym Realisation 🏋️♂️ I was at the physio…
- Week 19 Gym Update11 November 2025 · 1 min
Managed five solid sessions last week; a consistency milestone that had to be reached by either hook or crook. It is finally starting to feel automatic again. Skipped Monday after a late…
- The Ballache Factor - My Secret Metric!4 November 2025 · 1 min
Ive got a question for you Pit: "how did you learn to code so fast?" Me: " Had a torn ACL and got bored. Ballache factor drove me to automation." 😂 Forget…
- My Weekend Off28 October 2025 · 2 min
October 26, 2025 I took the weekend just gone off. Actually off. No checking logs, no rehab tracking, no optimizing anything. The idleness felt weird as hell. What I've Been Doing June…
- Strength in the Setbacks21 October 2025 · 1 min
The past week has been a mixed bag. Strength training has been going well - the weights are moving cleaner, the quads are firing properly, and every session feels like another small…
- How to celebrate 100 days post surgery....7 October 2025 · 1 min
Most people might mark 100 days with quiet reflection, perhaps a journal entry or a walk to take stock of how far they have come. I celebrated by deadlifting 100kgs and Squatting…
- What a difference a week of sleep makes...1 October 2025 · 1 min
So updates Ive been sleeping 8hrs a night for the last week. Feeling a lot more recharged. I took a full week off the gym. Sleep catchup was priority. Returned back to…
- Dexa Scan + Sleep Deficit24 September 2025 · 1 min
So Here we are in week 12 post aclr op. The inner circle around me will know my mood has been short tempered and a major loss of interest in most things.…
- ACL Recovery Update – September 202518 September 2025 · 2 min
It has been just over two months since surgery and honestly, if you saw me now, you would barely know I had my ACL reconstructed. Swelling is much reduced; range of motion…
- Back to the Gym; Still Fighting the Swell15 July 2025 · 2 min
Today was my first day back in the gym since surgery. It wasn’t heavy or heroic; just rehab, light upper body on machines and slow backward walking on the manual treadmill. But…
- Stitches out today - ouchie14 July 2025 · 1 min
Day 15... finally. Stitches came out. So it was a combination of glue, nylon stitches and dissolvable stitches. The experience was pleasant and quick largely due to Hannah the nurse and Dr…
- Surgery day12 July 2025 · 2 min
The day started at 6am. I was up, showered and ready. There was no looking back now. It was the day. I had made peace that I did all I could to…
- Hospital Bumpf28 June 2025 · 1 min
Just reading the pre admission hospital acl bumpf and listen to this at the end of the document. "It is unlikely that your knee will ever be as good as it was…
- What a difference a gym session makes...13 June 2025 · 1 min
Back squats today - worked up to 110kgs and reverse barbell lunges up to 90kg. Felt good. Had more in the tank..had to refrain. No pain no instability no wobble. Infact the…
- T minus 3 weeks.10 June 2025 · 1 min
So the prehab is progressing well. The knee feels the best it has in a long time. The new toys have helped. Potentiation with the powerdot is unreal. Sat with legs at…
- Boys and toys4 June 2025 · 1 min
I'm unsure when it started but I have never been one to shy away from buying a gadget to aid injury healing. I think it started when my brother qualified as a…
- The first hurdle3 June 2025 · 1 min
So went in for the pre op checks today and this damn cut on the left knee hasn't healed and the multiple applications of the steroid creme hasn't fulled cleared it.. Gutted…