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<p>Ah, guess we were talking about it in the climate thread?</p>
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<p>Hope the install goes well in any case :)</p>
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<p>The engineers at the solar company are in full nerdgasm - nearly as much as me!</p>
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<p>System installed today, and first day was good - overcast here but still got 22kW in through the panels. Once they get all the battery stuff hooked up it'll be schweet. Will cut the existing bill down by 80-90%, with ROI at current rates of around 8 years for the whole system. Price goes up, ROI shrinks.</p>
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<p>Today I've spoken to the local paper (in person, and photos), The Australian (on the phone, photos), news.com.au (phone only), mashable (photo), and gizmodo (email).</p>
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<p>I was on TV tonight about the PowerWall mainly, on The Project here on the Ten network.</p>
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<p>The 10 panels photographed are only half the story, as the other section of roof is a bit too high to photograph from the back yard.</p>
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<p>I'm the bloke with the least style in these shots. Great head for radio!</p>
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<p>Phone call at 6AM. ABC National radio wanted to have a chat. Its starting to get to the point now where my work is a place to relax, away from all these intrusive media people.</p>
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<p>So Miss the Aussie wanted to go for a walk and the interview wasn't until after 7 - we did 1.8km as she wore herself out in the first 1000m running. But bloody good effort, particularly compared to her older brother who, at 6AM, was playing Terraria on his fucking iPad. Why the hell did we ever buy those things?</p>
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<p>Radio interview was fine, Channel Nine are coming some time today. </p>
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<p>By the time I settle down for a beer this afternoon I'll have spoken to a metric shitload of people about this thing.</p> -
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<p>A mate of mine did something pretty similar many moons back after a few ales by Wellington waterfront. Not sure if it's coincidence or not but of the group of blokes that were around and laughing at him he's the only one that doesn't have any children all these years later......luckily for him his inner thigh as opposed to his groin took most of the impact. </p>
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<p>Except for a bit of walking and the odd pull up here and there, I've not done much of late.<br><br>
But I've been teaching the kids to ride the new bikes we bought them, which made me think I should get back on mine.<br><br>
What had been stopping me was the vision loss thing in my right eye - not the sort of thing you want to carry into a road situation with trucks and whatnot. Not do I want to hit some idiot's dog/child because I was blindsided.<br><br>
But a mate said it might be better on the bike with no impact, compared to the running. So I thought I'd give it a go.<br><br>
No dice. Instead of getting the vision issue at 1km/5 minutes I got it at 3km/7 minutes.<br><br>
Fuck.<br><br>
Anyway, it was evening, so I was relying on light more than movement to detect vehicles etc and I clocked up 7km in 20 minutes.<br><br>
Good little workout for the legs. This vision thing I'll just have to push through until I get fitter, and see if things improve.</p> -
<p>Glad you asked ;)</p>
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<p>Next steps have been: avoid any form of fucking exercise, take a shitload of selenium (<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/287842.php'>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/287842.php</a>) to counteract whatever is going on, and investigate my limits in the meantime. </p>
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<p>Mostly I feel some form of tension in the right side trapezius in the part that extends up into my neck. This is pissing off all the muscles and nerves up that side of my skull, which I think is causing further tension, blood flow issues, and the vision problem as a symptom. Pretty convinced at this point it isn't neurological, given the MRI didn't find anything in my head (boom boom).</p>
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<p>Its probably because I work at a desk, and sleep on my right side. The answer is to sleep on my back but then I snore like a mofo and for some reason I can't sleep on my left side for any extended period due to lower back pain. I used to sleep on my stomach but now I just wake up with a dead arm whenever that happens, moaning like a fucking zombie.</p>
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<p>In any case, there has been <em>some</em> exercise the last few months. I took the boy hiking on Good Friday to Mt Kosciuszko which you can read about here: <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://unleashthepowerwall.com/2016/03/27/a-trip-to-mount-kosciuszko/'>http://unleashthepowerwall.com/2016/03/27/a-trip-to-mount-kosciuszko/</a></p>
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<p>The boy also learned to ride his bike so we've covered a few short rides (< 10km) on the odd Saturday). Hardly sweaty though.</p>
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<p>On a couple of weekends I've run the AR flag for First Grade. Saturday was the latest, so got a bit of sprinting and jogging in, with no ill effects as far as vision goes. Bit of leg strain persistent through today which figures, given I've done basically nothing in terms of serious exercise.</p>
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<p>Tonight, I decided to go back to the gym, to do further testing on the old rig with weights instead of aerobic exercise. It was going to be particularly interesting to test any overhead lifts or chinups to see how the muscles would respond, in addition to the headaches.</p>
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<p>The gym is a bit like a crossfit box, owned by a friend of the family (top bloke) who also does PT and group classes like HIIT, Heavy Lifting, stations, etc. He has a couple of trainers with him and the one managing the gym tonight is quite tasty... Not one of those fit skinny bitches, but got a set of lifter's legs on her and a nice smile. </p>
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<p>There was nothing heavy about the session because I knew I'd just fucking wreck myself.</p>
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<p>Started with squats (bar 15kg x 6, 45kg x 6, 45kg x 6, 35kg x 10), and while the legs and lower back protested, I got fairly deep and didn't fall over.</p>
<p>Changed to deadlift (45kg x 6, 45kg x 10) and got complimented on my form. Again, the fatigue in the lower back was the stopper.</p>
<p>Moved over to chins and did 3 x good-form narrow grip, touching floor and pausing, then full lift. After that I did a couple of quick ones, and then a few reverses.</p>
<p>Upstairs to the Incline chest machine (6 x 10kg per arm, 10 x 20kg per arm, 10 x 15kg per arm)</p>
<p>Static rowing cable machine thing with the narrow grip (6 x 45kg, 6 x 65kg, 6 x 55kg)</p>
<p>Downstairs (wobbling) to Incline leg machine (5 x 70kg) follow by singles (5 x 70kg right then left)</p>
<p>Bit of abs (cat vomits) but I was kind of stuffed by then so could only do 5 and hold them for 8 seconds each</p>
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<p>Good start back with the core lifts. This time tomorrow I'm going to hurt like a mofo. Smashing the magnesium tablets in preparation, and early bed for me tonight.</p>
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<p>Might have to go back tomorrow night to blow out the lactic acid with a light session.</p>
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<p>There were no vision issues BUT I could feel the tension in my neck building when I was getting fatigued, and my form was therefore slumping a little. When I stopped, corrected, and started again it would recede.</p>
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<p>I reckon that is probably the key: don't overdo it, get things moving again, and let the endorphins work out the muscle issues as we go. Also should get regular massages on the neck and shoulders to help break that down.</p>
