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Yes, Men Do Look at Other Men

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Iain

Don’t let anyone ever tell you that men don’t look at other men. We do. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

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Got me a heart rate monitor

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Iain

I wrote a few weeks ago about how I simply couldn’t understand how the calorie counting function on the gym machines could vary so much depending on weight. I found it hard to believe that it could be counting so … Continue reading →

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This road is longer than I ever thought

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Iain

I never thought Two fat Laddies would be such a long journey. I thought we’d have done it by now; that Shaun and I would each be five stones lighter. But life get in the way of things sometimes. Bookmark … Continue reading →

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Getting hot and sweaty with some Bikram Yoga

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Iain

There was a point last night, as I lay there bathed in my own sweat, when I contemplated my impending heart attack. I looked pleadingly to the door – the door I had expressly been asked not to open. I … Continue reading →

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The Glasgow to Edinburgh bike ride and meeting one of the Greatest Living Scotsmen

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Iain

It’s amazing how quickly the stuff we have done, and the posts we promise ourselves to write, can recede quickly into the distance of memory if we don’t find the time to get our thoughts together and get them down. … Continue reading →

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Today’s gym music..and THAT Archie Gemmill goal

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Iain

Couple of oldies but goodies spewed forth from the iPod gym mix today as I took to the cross-trainer in the works gym. First up was Blondie‘s Atomic, a simply magical tune in any environment, whether it be the gym … Continue reading →

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Something Old, Something New – today’s iTunes playlist

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Iain

Last couple of days have been good. Three proper workouts over the space of yesterday and today. I had wanted to do another tonight – maybe a 10k on the rower after tea – but after 50 minutes of solid … Continue reading →

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Toe to Toe With Man Mountain Big Daz

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Iain

We’ve both talked about Lochend Amateur Boxing Club and how great it is, how it has helped us both in our quest for weight loss and improved fitness, but I don’t think either of us has attempted to explain the … Continue reading →

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Cheers Lynyrd

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Iain

There are some songs that are slow burns, take a while to catch. I was never one for this tune when I was young. I’d usually fall asleep long before it really kicked in. But today as I worked towards … Continue reading →

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Fail to prepare, prepare to fail

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Iain

It’s now just a week since The Two Fat Laddies did our first 10k in Holyrood Park. That week began for me sweating and cursing my way round 10 kilometres of snot and snivel in a frankly risible time, then … Continue reading →

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