27 T-Shirt Day

Today was BBC Radio 6Music's "Wear your old band t-shirt to work day". This included a neat interactive element. If you tweeted a photo to 6Music of you, wearing your favourite band t-shirt, then they would try and play a track by the artist or group on your shirt. 

As a result of tweeting the photo of me wearing an a-ha singlet, that I got at their 2002 Lifelines tour in Glasgow, I received a reply from the Radcliffe & Maconie production team. They asked whether I'd like to appear on the show to chat about the garment, which I was happy to do.

The presenters, Mark Radcliffe and Elizabeth Alker, were very complimentary about they way I looked, and how well the shirt fitted me. Many people on Twitter also sent nice comments to me, when the photo was retweeted. 

So this afternoon I suddenly became aware that the world can finally see the results of what I've been working towards with Luke, and his team, at Luke Bremner Fitness.

This realisation felt very satisfying. It also confirmed to me that my original aim of getting match-fit for the second half of my life was one of the most important decisions that I've made, and will probably every make, in my lifetime.

If you're in the UK and have access to iPlayer Radio you can listen to my chat with the hosts by scrolling along to 00.43 on this link for the next 29 days:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06phwbg#play

26 Ton-up

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"Let's just stop there and take a moment Derek." Luke said to me yesterday morning.

I was a little confused about this, as I'd only just started the first super-set of my workout.

Mr Bremner continued "What do you think you've just lifted there?" 

My response was immediate, "Ninety-five kilos." I paused, and then asked "Ninety seven and a half?"

Luke remained silent, and then the penny dropped. 

"Not one hundred!?" I said.

"Look at what's on the bar.", was Luke's response.

Sure enough, on 03 November 2015, I deadlifted 100 kilograms for first time.

I don't usually subscribe to this action, but I felt reaching this milestone merited a "high-five" with Luke.

That particular moment epitomised everything I've been doing with Mr Bremner, and his team, over the past nineteen months. 

Week after week I've been challenging myself in what I'm capable of achieving. The guideance and motivation I receive at Luke Bremner Fitness, every Tuesday morning, inspires me to stretch myself further during my other two solo weekly workouts. 

"You're a quite a different person to one who first came into the training studio last year." Luke said to me later.

And he's right. I am!

I'm now not only fitter, healthier and happier, but based on yesterday's performance I'm also so much stronger. Who'd have thought that? Certainly not me!

Note: Weights mentioned are equivilant to 210lbs, 215lbs and 220lbs in Imperial