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29 posts & 10 voices | Started 10 months ago by headfirst | Latest reply from showerman

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headfirst - Member

Having just polished off a bag of Kettle crisps (mature cheddar and red onion) and a tub of sour cream and chives dip, I'm feeling I need to do a bit of exercise, but I want to carry on watching the Tour.

One idea is to do a minutes worth every 10k, eg:

100 k to go: sit-ups
90k: plank
80k: star jumps
etc

or... a la drinking games, every time Phil or Paul (ITV4) mentions something I have to do 10 sit-ups or press-ups or squat thrusts. I need suggestions for words please ( NOT peleton or break though! )

And you're welcome to join in too!

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

I'm 25 min behind live by the way, but catching up. Just done sit-ups at 100k

Posted 10 months ago #
Oggles - Member

I need suggestions for words please

le-o-pard-schleck

courage

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

le-o-pard-schleck

I would've been knackered about 20 min's ago!

Posted 10 months ago #
soobalias - Member

is it only chris boardman who is brave/clever enough to pronounce leopard as leperd?

Posted 10 months ago #
muppetWrangler - Member

I need suggestions for words please

Chateux

Not so good in the mountains but any other day you'd be done for.

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

Chateaux

Paul Sherwin does love his chateaux

80k coming up here...will change my jeans for shorts at next ad break.

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

My own choice for today:

col

I may live to regret it.

Posted 10 months ago #
maxray - Member

Lol, why not just watch it whilst on a turbo trainer ?

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

I cant get itv4 or eurosport on the portable telly where the turbo is. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Posted 10 months ago #
showerman - Member

Snap on turbo in garden watching tour through conservaty doors

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

showerman, you're on the turbo and STW at the same time? Impressive.

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

blimey, 'col' x 5 in a minute there!

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

lost count of the number of 'cols' now...but I'm keeping up with them

Posted 10 months ago #
yesiamtom - Member

Do mega hard intervals in the breaks on a turbo or something?

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

no more cols now so:

plateau

maillot jaune/yellow jersey

Posted 10 months ago #
RealMan - Member

If you're on ITV4, just do something every time they say something painfully obvious, in a dramatic way.

Posted 10 months ago #
MrOvershoot - Member

The word "crash" would have given you a good workout so far today!

Posted 10 months ago #
muppetWrangler - Member

CHATEUX

go, go, go.

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

I did chateaux mW!!

Posted 10 months ago #
muppetWrangler - Member

I did chateaux mW!!

Good stuff!

thought of another one for tomorrow:

"In the world of professional cycling"
This only works if you're doing the Phil & Paul commentary.

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

mW:

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

I love tommy, but he's killing me right now

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

I'm stopping this at 5k. I'm pleased with today's effort. Where's my soigneur when I need her?

Posted 10 months ago #
muppetWrangler - Member

Where's my soigneur when I need her?

Shopping?

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

mW: got it in one

Posted 10 months ago #
headfirst - Member

For my own purposes, if I choose to do this again tomorrow:

le-o-pard-schleck

courage

Chateau(x)

col

plateau

maillot jaune/yellow jersey

"In the world of professional cycling"

Posted 10 months ago #
jimmy - Member

Evans, Contador, Schleck, Hushodv, Cavendish - 10 press ups each.

HTC, Garmin, Quickstep, Saxobank etc, 20 sit ups

Commercials - plank through.

ITV4 seems to have a lot of commercials as well...

Posted 10 months ago #
showerman - Member

no mrs showerman reading this to me,just reading it now makes me look as if i can multi task.i did find the mountains very easy only did 1.1/2 to their 4hrs.
off up the woods today as not raining

Posted 10 months ago #