SOUTH LONDON CIRCUIT

On what would have otherwise been the last day of tour, Ben and I did a little workout circuit using the best of our surroundings. We were staying in a 3 story house in Wandsworth Town, South London, where our record label office is located. On the top floor is an apartment where bands are allowed to stay. It's a pretty meagre spot, and there's bunk beds (for maximum activities), but it's great to have a free place to crash when we're in the busiest/most expensive city in the world.

Good trivia about this flat is that it's first resident was actually Ian Astbury from the Cult (or so i'm told). i'm sure he was doing precisely the same thing by himself in the mid 80s, contemplating the chorus to 'Nirvana.'

This short workout circuit was done in the middle of a (20kg) kettlebell routine. The kettlebell moves i'll leave anyone to figure out on their own, since a written description is a bit useless in the age of youtube (except for my long winded stories, which despite a photo telling a thousand words, usually exceed that and beyond. All totally necessary).

1) pull ups. Three sets. 5, 3, 2 (or whatever you're comfortable with). We clung to the ledge for dear life, staring certain spinal injury in the face. Actually worked pretty well to stay motivated, though.


2) Decline Pushups. Three sets: 10-15 each time using two 'push up handles' (best way I think I can describe these) that Ben brought along on tour.


3) Squats unweighted. Three Sets: 15 each time. I've no picture to accompany this one, but it was done in the same room as the kettlebelling, which was a tiny kitchen. On either side we were flanked by boxes of Fucked Up merch.



So that was some stuff done in tight quarters. Not the most intense routine, but a good way to round out a whole other circuit of working out. These were done in consecutive steps (1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, etc) without stopping. I'm sure it will get more creative as time goes on. There was a great 'street workout' in Berlin, but no one had a camera on them.

Good stuff.

until next time