What is this?
Having a personal website is pretty cool. It’s like the old days. Free of ads, paywalls, and walled garden social media. An internet full of weird and interesting blogs, where you could read the thoughts of like-minded individuals.
This blog is my little contribution to the internet.
Motorcycles and bikes
Motorcycles are a lifestyle. It may sound cliché, and you’ve probably heard it before a thousand times, but stick with me.
The sense of freedom you get on a motorcycle is a unique feeling that no other vehicle can replicate. You are one with your surroundings and not sterilized in a metal box. You are part of a community where everyone helps each other when in need, transcending age or sex, political or religious beliefs, and background. It is an emotional experience, whether you are cruising by the coast or ripping trails on the mountains. You are in absolute synchronization with a vastly complex, but yet, so simple machine.
Motorcycles are a way of life.
Bikes on the other hand are the simplest form of a motorcycle to my eyes — you get a new perspective of two-wheeled vehicles dynamics.
Weightlifting
Science based lifting from the likes of Jeff Nipard and Renaissance Periodization is my cup of tea. I train consistently with weights for a while now. I don’t do 1 rep max efforts often as I deem them too risky. Instead, I use a one rep max calculator to roughly get an idea of where I stand.
| Lift | One rep max |
|---|---|
| Squat | 113kg |
| Bench | 85kg |
| Deadlift | 154kg |
Where that places me as a lifter? Well, given I am a little over 80 kilos and based on the table bellow from Jeff, I am an early intermediate.
| Lift | Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite | Freak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squat | 1.25X BW | 1.25-1.75X BW | 1.75-1.5X BW | 2.5-3X BW | 3X+ BW |
| Bench | 1X BW | 1-1.5X BW | 1.5-2X BW | 2-2.25X BW | 2.25X+ BW |
| Deadlift | 1.5X BW | 1.5-2.25X BW | 2.25-3X BW | 3-3.5X BW | 3.5X+ BW |
Film photography
At first I thought it was quite stupid to shoot on film in an age where the average smartphone is more than enough to cover your needs. I continued to believe it up until my friend Christos gave me printed photos of a trip we had. Next thing you know, I was out buying film for a 90’s point and shoot we had laying around.
Of course you can emulate the feeling of a film camera on a photo. And of course you can print your high quality digital photos. But, what I really like, is the fact that film is a constrained resource, so you have to make careful decisions on what to shoot. The process of buying the film, carefully loading it, waiting for it to develop…
Blogroll
These are some of the blogs I enjoy reading: