More room to work with

Scott Birdby Scott Bird | March 17, 2006
Filed in Favourites , workouts | 14 comments

A clearingIn a couple of months I’ll be relocating to Australia (slight change of scenery) and spent a bit of time this morning clearing out the garage a little. This finally gave me enough room to shift the bench out the way and do some full range deadlifts.

That extra range makes a big difference - I was starting to feel out of breath by the sets at 100kg. Looks like I’ve got some work to do.



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4×10@60/132
2×10@100/225


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1

WOW…what’s the cause of that? Thought you’d bought part of this house that you are currently in? New job?

Posted by: Chris D. | March 18, 2006 10:06 PM

2

That’s a big change. Hopefully, for the better. Are you and your partner splitting ways on the house? Anyway, good luck!

Posted by: Jon | March 19, 2006 2:29 AM

3

Change is always good. Don’t like to stay in one place for too long - too many things to see. Time to experience a bit of warm weather for a while :)

Posted by: Scott | March 19, 2006 8:16 AM

4

Wow, just as I’m going north, you’re going south. Having now been to Oz I can see its appeal. NZ holds a similar appeal to me and I intend to go back there, thought we would go see a bit more Europe and make some money :)

Posted by: Steph | March 19, 2006 8:37 AM

5

That is a big change. What are you going to do with your weight equipment? Will you reconstitute down under?

It does not completely surprise me though. You’ve never liked the weather in Scotland. BTW, yesterday I pretty much flew over you on the way from Amsterdam to Detroit. Still owe you that t-shirt. How long till you move?

Posted by: Bud Gibson | March 19, 2006 1:28 PM

6

Steph, having done this twice (lived in the UK for a few years then gone back to oz to defrost) I can definitely identify with that sentiment. Best of luck. Is the long-term goal to have a house in Edinburgh and another somewhere in NZ?

Bud, I don’t actually see it as a big change. Apart from the physical distance, there isn’t that much separating the two countries. It feels the same (to me) as simply moving to another city.

As for the weather, I love it. I’m just not used to snow - I still stand outside with my mouth open when it snows here. As for the weights, yep. Sell here and re-purchase essentials locally.

Re: t-shirt - plenty of time. I’ll be here for another couple of months.

Posted by: Scott | March 19, 2006 3:15 PM

7

Make sure to get a bigger garage, Scott:)

Posted by: Alberto Caraballo | March 19, 2006 11:02 PM

8

Indeed I shall Alberto. Don’t think I’ve ever seen one so small, so that shouldn’t be an issue.

Posted by: Scott | March 20, 2006 9:01 AM

9

I think the plan is to get back to New Zealand eventually, really like it here the lifestyle is (for want of a better word) nice.

We’re not dreaming of buying in Edinburgh, but we’re gonna save up and get a deposit together for a nice place in New Zealand eventually.

It’s funny when you move accross the world and it’s really quite similar, only my wife will be the one with the funny accent. :)

Good luck for your move too, where you off to in OZ. I’m pretty enamoured with Melbourne, it’s a great city. Was almost tempted to go for NZ citizenship to move over there, but decided to come back to scotland instead.

Posted by: steph | March 20, 2006 9:08 PM

10

Not sure where in oz I’ll end up - at the moment I’m considering the extremes of Hobart (which has a similar climate to Edinburgh) and Darwin (nice ‘n’ toasty). Melbourne’s great; although I’m not sure I’d want to live there. It always feels like a holiday destination rather than a home to me.

Oh Steph, rest assured that you BOTH have funny accents :)

Posted by: Scott | March 20, 2006 10:42 PM

11

ach, dinnae be takin the pish mon. :P

Posted by: steph | March 21, 2006 8:53 PM

12

Ah, new powerlifting vistas ahead! Very much looking forward to seeing the new gym come up. :-) Best of luck with the move!

Posted by: Kris | March 21, 2006 9:49 PM

13

Thanks Kris. I love projects like this.

Posted by: Scott | March 22, 2006 3:04 PM

14

Thanks Kris. I love projects like this.

Posted by: Scott | March 22, 2006 3:12 PM

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