The shock at Cardiff proposing to close Nursing at their Uni simply demonstrates how unaware the sector is of the sharp decline in nursing applications year on year. Yes we need nurses, but prospective students are not applying for nursing degrees... I wonder why that might be...

We aren't peaking squats, but I got a huge new rep PB yesterday, 95kgs x 3 💪🏻 my comp PB is 100kgs, and last comp I only managed 97.5kgs (September 24) so this really shows progress. Need to work on hip shift as I get tired but still 🤩 110kgs here. We. Come!! // Powerlifting

Prepping for the British bench is going well 💪🏻 this is set five of five 🫠 really been working on my arch and engaging my lats and it's starting to show 🤩 // powerlifting

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Today's landscape: Stickle Tarn with Pavey Ark // Lake District

Today's landscape: solstice sunset

Today's landscape: loch Katrin, reflections in the water // scotland

I entered the British bench championships yesterday. Eight weeks to nail this and peak. 52.5kgs for the second time in my life (questionable pause I know 🤦🏻‍♀️) // powerlifting

Today's landscape: apt for the winter solstice: Stonehenge. May the days grow longer and the nights shorter as we welcome back the sun.

Today's landscape: view from Steel Fell down to Honnister Pass and slate mine // Lake District

Today's landscape: sunset from Tal-y-bont, Wales

Eight weeks to go, bench volume continues. Reps feeling great. This was set five of five // powerlifting

Today's landscape: reflections on Coniston Water // Lake District

Another nice 50kg in the bank 🟡 // powerlifting

Today's (portrait) landscape: waiting for the husband! // Lake District

Today's landscape: Sunset at Silverdale

Today's landscape: rainbow on Wastwater // Lake District

Eight out of ten people say they won't read this post.

Today's landscape: not really a landscape but a heatmap of all the photos I've taken over the last 18 months in the Lake District whilst completing the Wainwrights!

👀 I've actually cycled 313kms but Strava didn't know that as they were Garmin logged rides 🚲 on a watt bike. Works out at £0.47 per hour of gym time, pretty good. Fewer hikes and time on the fells as we've completed the Wainwrights now and are visiting other places than the Lakes!

Blue sky really is no good at all for portrait videos. Is there a way around this? (Other than filming a long way away which is useless for me and my coach?!). Anyways some nice rpe 6.5 squats @ bodyweight // powerlifting

Never thought bench would be my favourite and most consistent lift but here we are. One of the best reps I've ever done. // Powerlifting

Today's landscape: en route to Causey Pike, Lake District. Love seeing the cotton grass out on the fells.

Today's landscape: stormy skies over beadnell bay, Northumberland // waves // beach // sea

Sweet bench reps too. This was set five 🫠 // powerlifting

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Deads getting better every session 💅🏻 87.5kg *tempos* // powerlifting

Today's landscape: sunset from Aberffraw, Wales.

Today's landscape: sitting above Seathwaite campsite, en route to climb Base Brown. What a glorious day this was - Feb 24 // Lake District // lakedistrict

Managed 3x10 plus 1x5 of these today. It's a work in progress. In April I couldn't do a single one of these. This was set 3. They're a bench accessory hence flared arms // Powerlifting

Today's landscape: rock art on Mousehole beach, Cornwall.

And a buttery smoooooooooth 47.5kgs bench. Week 2, you've been fantastic 😍 // powerlifting

Slight overshoot but my deads ARE getting better 🥳🤩 // powerlifting

Today's landscape: looking down Wastwater // Lake District

Yesterday's mocha smoothie bowl 🍽️ //plant based // protein // wholefood

There's something smugly satisfying about being kept cosy by something you have made. The cat is helping with warmth levels too 🙂‍↕️ // crochet // granny square

This is the face of a cat that bit me at 1445 because she wanted her dinner and I said no 🤦🏻‍♀️

Finally figured out it's better to Bluetooth my Garmin to a watt bike at the gym than faffing about with the dreadful watt bike app on my phone. Yes, sometimes powerlifters do cardio!

Different kind of landscape today. Raw power and fire at a Rammstein gig.

Deads clicked on Wednesday, squats today. Really should have upped the weight for the last set of backdowns. I'd share a video of them if you could see what I'm doing but it won't 😂 here's an easy peasy 45kg bench instead. Fastest it's ever moved (RPE6) // powerlifting

Today's landscape: misty, murky Derwent Water.

Since my Au diagnosis this makes sooooooooooo much sense 😜

Today's landscape: sunset over the canal.

Quite simply, the best deads I've ever done. They've finally clicked 🥳🥳🥳 I do wish blue sky would sort out posting portrait videos 🫣 // powerlifting

Today's landscape: Innominate Tarn, Lake District. We had the pleasure of completing Haystacks on a glorious day at the end of April 24. Hiked from Honister and took our time exploring the whole of Haystacks. // Wainwright // Wainwrights // hiking // lakedistrict // reflections // water // sky

Today's landscape is sunset over coniston water. A stunning visual treat! // Lake District // Lakeland // lakedistrict

And today's squats too 😅 an enjoyably hard session. Seven reps is a lot tho! This is set two of four. // Powerlifting

Today's landscape is my first ever cloud inversion, seen on the summit of Lingmell which we'd climbed from Wasdale, heading up to Great End. // Lake District

It's December 1st 🤷🏻‍♀️🫠

End of week 1, deads and bench (soooooooo many reps of bench 😅😂) // powerlifting