Sunday

I wrote some slightly embarrassing drunken drivel last night, but I was fairly pissed, so let me off, huh?

Today was up early with a hangover and off to do the Fudoshin/David Loyd fitness challenge.  The challenge involved the following:




1500m run



60 sec leg raise



1 min rest



Bag work



60 sec press ups



1 min rest



500m row



60 sec sit ups



1 min rest



60 sec burpee



60 sec shuttle run

We didn't have a rowing machine as we were doing it on the beach, but we used a giant band and did 100 rows with it.

A good spread of aerobic and anaerobic activities designed to test us.  The point scheme was simple: anything involving a count event, you got a point for each repetition, anything involving timed events was done on fasted getting 12, 2nd getting 8, then 6, then 1.  There was only 4 of us doing it, so we did it that way.  The main group in the UK will have a full spread of 12 points.

Now, me being me, I figured out that I was in no way going to win the 1500m run, but I was certain to make it up in other areas, so I did.

Here's the results:





Event James P Eugene M Oshiro Shun Cody M



1500m run              5.47.06             7.53.3            6.29.32                 6.07



60 sec leg raise          49                     58                   37                     43



1 min rest



Bag work                    1.20.63              52.5  sec           1.20.03               2.19



60 sec press ups            50                  72                    47                       27



1 min rest



500m row                     1.03              29 sec                    1.45                  47 sec



60 sec sit ups                   58               63                            27                       31



1 min rest



60 sec burpee                    32             23                                22                 22



60 sec shuttle run                8               5                                 8                     8








And the points scores are as follows: 







Event                                 James P                  Eugene M                 Oshiro Shun              Cody M



1500m run                             12                             1                                6                              8



60 sec leg raise                      49                                58                          37                              43



1 min rest



Bag work                                   6                                12                            8                                1



60 sec press ups                     50                                 72                          47                                   27



1 min rest



500m row                                  6                                   12                           1                                8



60 sec sit ups                             58                                    63                       27                                  31



1 min rest



60 sec burpee                               32                                23                       22                                        22



60 sec shuttle run                         8                                      5                    8                                               8







Totals                                           221                              246                 156                                     142



Yes, I won.  I took it easy on the run, blitzed the muscle power events and had a very good technique for the bag work.

Yay me!

Am currently tired, however, and it did take it out of me as it is a very good work out: you hit both aerobic and anaerobic zones.  Even taking it easy on the run I still managed to run faster than I have for a while (and God, pulling 102kg is hard).

Then back for a lunch party!

Me, Cody and James played the Wii and James revealed some surprising depth to his Wii skills...

I suppose it would be good to talk about a Japanese cultural thing.  Maybe I should write something cultural every Sunday...

I'll think something up.