Hello there

Hello to all who have stumbled across this blog. I would like to make a quick introduction.

My name is Bob, I'm 31, and I live in Australia.  Between being in the Army and getting physically flogged, running the physical training in the Army, and being a personal trainer in gyms, I have been around fitness for many years and have been exposed to just about every idea surrounding exercise.  Some are tried and tested, while others have been flash in the pan fads which have disappeared as quick as they came.

Like most guys and girls who have been exercising for a while, I've tried many of the different ideas surrounding exercise.  From your standard 3 sets of 8-12 reps to build "beach muscles", doing Olympic/power lifting, cardio only training for weight loss, to training for marathons and other endurance sports, and to one of the latest crazes in fitness, Crossfit.

First of all, I want to point out that I'm not going to be here talking bad about different types of exercise, or trying to preach that the type of exercises I like to do is the best for you.  Instead, I'm here to talk about the different types of exercise I like to do, as well as document different training methods and my own progress in such.  I also like to talk about the history of oldtime exercise, and

So, in saying that, I am assuming that you have searched for some sort of "oldtime" strength/fitness/techniques, and that's why you have ended up here.  That being the case, you are in the right spot, because that's exactly what I'm all about.

Now finally, in case your ideas of oldtime fitness is different to mine, I will quickly discuss what I believe.  Hopefully this will keep you from wasting your time keeping an eye on this blog if you disagree with what I have to say.

I want to say here, that I don't train for any specific purpose.  This means, I am not currently training for any one goal, i.e a marathon, and I don't train just to try and look good.  I train to feel strong, feel fit, and also for personal achievement. So this is basically what I do using exercises from back in the day.  Body weight strength feats, heavy dumbells/barbell work, kettle bell work and grip specific training.  I don't use any weight machines, have no benches and train in my shed.  I also consider "oldtime" as being around the 60's back to late 1800's!  If that doesn't sound like your idea of fitness, or oldtime fitness and you don't wish to read on, thanks for reading this much.  If that does interest you however, read on....

Bob.