Winter fitness regimen
My fitness regime isn’t something I generally talk about, but it’s been coming up in conversation a lot lately, so I thought I’d write something here for posterity.
I have a general workout, which I try to do 3-4 times a week – I find it takes less than an hour and so I can quite feasibility work it in 3 to 4 times a week.
I essentially do 3 “circuits” of the following, with a 5 minute break between:
- Using light (10kg) dumbbells
- 60× arm curls with (I switch between 3 different variations)
- 12× front lifts with
- 12× shoulder presses
- 60× raised leg sit-ups (I add a twist for 20 of these)
- 30× push ups
- 30× curls with the triceps bar (25kg)
- 30× ab rolls
- Using a 35kg resistance band:
- 12× concentrated arm curls on each arm
- 12× shoulder shrugs
- 12× conventional band curls
- Using heavier dumbbells (15kg)
- 15× goblet squats
- 6× swings per arm
- 20× hammer curls
- 30× toe touches
This workout suits me because it doesn’t require a lot of space, equipment, or time – but, along with eating reasonably well, it does keep me in “6 pack” condition.
I’ve also added a few new things recently:
- Weekly boxing sessions with a PT
- Ad hoc shadow boxing
- 8-10 miles walking with the dog each day, wearing a 10kg weight vest.
I’ve not really been bouldering lately, but would really like to get back into the habit of doing so at least once a week – to re-engage all the obscure muscles that only climbing can trigger.
If time permits, I’m hoping to add an additional weekly wrestling session with my PT soon too.
42 under 42
It’s just turned one year since I incorporated Decimal, so it’s almost poetic timing that Insider have been incredibly kind and included me in this year’s 42 under 42 list. Proud to say I made it with 11 years to spare…
Tweak Digital Podcast Interview
A few weeks ago, John invited me to guest on his growing Podcast. It was a really fun interview, recorded during the peak of the NFT hype cycle, so I ended up doing a deep dive on that. We also covered the state of the music industry, the Manchester tech scene, the unappreciated aspects of Macclesfield, and some of my experiences raising finance.
Give it a listen on Apple, Google or Spotify.
Interview with HyperTribe
Kimmy Dickson interviewed me for the “Plugged Into” podcast. We covered a wide range of music industry topics: the relationship between music and tech, the future of the industry, the impact of AI, and a lot more. I also rambled a little bit about how my work ended up being so heavily music focused.