The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Games of the XXX Olympiad Pub, London

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The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Games of the XXX Olympiad Pub, a place where you can come in for a sly beverage and discuss whatever's on your mind, or just eavesdrop on the regulars if you fancy a break from all the rugby chat.

This week the pub has set up in the host city London, where we can watch the greatest athletes from all four corners of the globe compete in a multitude of Sports under the one thousand flame Olympic torch... each wearing the 5 coloured Olympic rings of blue, white (or black), red, yellow and green.

"Citius, Altius, Fortius" (faster, higher, stronger) has been the motto for the modern Olympic Games since their beginning in 1896.
(but not too high obviously!)

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Marcus Aurelius, Henri Didon, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Sir Steve Redgrave, Cameron Van De Burgh, Marianne Vos, Murray Rose, Jesse Owens, Emil Zátopek,
Zara Phillips and her fabulous horse "Toytown" and last but not least.... Boris Johnson playing whiff-whaff against Danny Boyle.



Last Pawb: https://www.606v2.com/t32901-the-zone-virtual-sports-bar-hamilton

The racist thing is a controversial subject I don't know if he used it to offend but he should have been banned for longer for it. No place for it in sport, even if you're not trying to be offensive.

Thomond wrote:Willser, I'd say your either lifting way too much, doing too much or not warming up properly. A bit of pain is to be expected but doubt you should have that much.



I'm feeling great after a tough fitness session, legs a bit wobbly during it but finished well.


Tribute to the best commentator at the games:

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Sounds more like too much volume (multiple reps) rather than too much weight. Normally lifting heavy does not leave you with that kind of muscular soreness.

It's more than likely doing too much alright, you can get it a bit from a heavy weight but it doesn't last too long.

Lifting heavy is often hugely taxing on the nervous system, and will leave you feeling wrecked, but muscular soreness like Willy describes is usually an indicator of too much volume, not too much weight. Hence why circuits or bodybuilding type training can leave your muscles completely sore for days, and why bodybuilding routines often only train one body part per week. They need the full 7 days rest to recover that particular muscle.

This is also why I think most bodybuilding style training is crap.

Yeah, that was kind of what I said, you get pains but last a hell of a lot longer with more reps. I will be feeling sore tomorrow anyway

Evening all, late-ish one for me, just getting in some practice for the south of France festivities - cant believe Gib is there already, jammy git, and Staggy (& N) head off today (Thurs). Ah well, at least. I get to meet Rav for lunch

Gazing at Stars. No light abatement here.

Gib, ye lucky sod! Morning all, pancakes today for breakfast in honour of my adopted-Dutch friend, El Founder (as his name plaque will simply say) and our other Dutch- qualifying reg with amazing recovery tendencies, young billy:

All the best you lot. Jealous doesn't cover it.

Then again none of you are judging the Texel classes at the National Sheep Association Early sale on Monday.



No, still jealous...

Morning folks


Three Irish lads walk into a bar.....................................and smash all the locals in the quiz!!!!

Great night out last night with my two brothers, got asked a really good question last night in the quiz.

What two capital cities in the world are furthest apart??


And asbo you can flock off with your Wikipedia

Beijing and Ottawa?

No, wait, Rekjavic and Wellington

Both wrong

One has to be Wellington

London to Canberra

Santiago - Ulaan Bator?

Has to be Wellington and somewhere in Western Europe, I would go for Lisbon or Madrid. Not 100% where they are in relation to each other.

Morning all.

Wish I was going to Chefs.

Bore da pawb / good morning all.

The northernmost capital must be Reykjavik, right?

Come on Hoog man, put us out of our misery!

Ok, well it has to be near and antipode, so I'll go with the only one I know, Wellington to Madrid?

That’s a cracking question. The thing is that the circumference at the equator is bigger than any of the lines of longitude because the earth bulges in the middle a little (like me) so it could well be two places on the equator.

What's the capital of Tahiti? It could be that and somewhere the other side.

Cork and Dublin.....

I know the closest are Vienna and Bratislava - 58km

Linebreaker wrote:I know the closest are Vienna and Bratislava - 58km

Nope, either Rome and the Vatican City, or the capitals of the two Congos, separated by just the river Congo

WillyGilly wrote:My tricpes are still destroyed from yesterday. I can't hardly bend my elbows like at all. Deep heated up to within a inch of my life. The fumes are going to send me right to sleep.

Willser this is DOMs man, read up on it. It is perfectly normal if you are doing unaccustomed exercise, especially eccentric. It will peak after a two or three days and then the next time you do the same session it won't be anywhere near as bad.

What happens is your CNS is not used to a particular excercise so doesn't recruit enough muscle fibres so the ones that are get torn and damaged, basically you are not using your muscles efficiently. There are some other reasons but this is the main one.

After a few sessions your brain understands the movement so is more efficient at recruiting the individual fibres. Thats why when you start a new exercise you improve very quickly, your brain is learning how to perform the exercise. When you switch to a new exercise, even if you are fit and strong anyways, its best to use a low resistance/high reps to minimise the muscle damage. 8-12 reps causes most damage hence this is what bodybuilders use.

Wait until the pain subsides, possibly up to 3-4 days to perform those particular exercises again. I guarantee after 3 sessions you will be doing them with much heavier resistance and you won't feel anywhere near as sore.

If this doesn't work take up Salsa or something easier....

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Linebreaker wrote:I know the closest are Vienna and Bratislava - 58km

Nope, either Rome and the Vatican City, or the capitals of the two Congos, separated by just the river Congo

oh yeah... I had my blinkers on obviously. The Vatican one is a little bit too close for comfort though.

Linebreaker wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Linebreaker wrote:I know the closest are Vienna and Bratislava - 58km

Nope, either Rome and the Vatican City, or the capitals of the two Congos, separated by just the river Congo

oh yeah... I had my blinkers on obviously. The Vatican one is a little bit too close for comfort though.

I agree - cheating!

Hoog must have his hands full this morning.

No, he's probably feeding the pigeons. Sorry, eagles.

Or looking for lost trains

They've been trialling a wedge-tailed eagle at the MCG... they had a shot of it the other day with it's handler in the rain up on the roof.

They both looked so miserable. The guy in his rain-suit with hood... and the bird looked pi55ed off too. The gulls didn't front up that night.

There's actually 2 there - Zorro and Sabrina.

Wow, they named them after my parents!

just thinking of a comeback line to that....

Some idiot rower in our Eight got arrested last night. Drinking got out of hand and he breaks a shop window. Twirp!

Keep up the intensity and your mind on the job fellas.

Doesn't sound good, Breaker!

Someone at work mentioned the cricket earlier and I'm glad he did, because I'd forgotten that the second Test starts today.

Thanks for the reminder. Might watch some of it too.

England won the toss and put South Africa in. Graeme Swann out, Steven Finn in. Bold or stupid? We'll find out soon enough!

A bit of a risk - so they're relying on 4 seamers? Who would be the 5th slow bowler then? Taylor can do some leg breaks but surely he wouldn't be effective at this level... so that leaves just KP?

Yep, and Trott's medium-pace. If the seamers don't do the business we're in trouble.

rodders wrote:

WillyGilly wrote:My tricpes are still destroyed from yesterday. I can't hardly bend my elbows like at all. Deep heated up to within a inch of my life. The fumes are going to send me right to sleep.

Willser this is DOMs man, read up on it. It is perfectly normal if you are doing unaccustomed exercise, especially eccentric. It will peak after a two or three days and then the next time you do the same session it won't be anywhere near as bad.

What happens is your CNS is not used to a particular excercise so doesn't recruit enough muscle fibres so the ones that are get torn and damaged, basically you are not using your muscles efficiently. There are some other reasons but this is the main one.

After a few sessions your brain understands the movement so is more efficient at recruiting the individual fibres. Thats why when you start a new exercise you improve very quickly, your brain is learning how to perform the exercise. When you switch to a new exercise, even if you are fit and strong anyways, its best to use a low resistance/high reps to minimise the muscle damage. 8-12 reps causes most damage hence this is what bodybuilders use.

Wait until the pain subsides, possibly up to 3-4 days to perform those particular exercises again. I guarantee after 3 sessions you will be doing them with much heavier resistance and you won't feel anywhere near as sore.

If this doesn't work take up Salsa or something easier....

Paging dr Rodders. Is there anything I can do in the mean time to make the pain subside. I honestly can't bend my elbows. Makes eating and brushing teeth excruciating.

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Yep, and Trott's medium-pace. If the seamers don't do the business we're in trouble.

Of course... I forgot Trotty. He can chime in with a wicket or two hopefully.

Stuart Broad needs to pull his finger out this Test, he was so unthreatening at the Oval.

Willy, I really struggled the other week with my legs - I had to cling to the bannister when I was going up and down the stairs. It lasted a good few days but they've been fine since.

WillyGilly wrote:
Paging dr Rodders. Is there anything I can do in the mean time to make the pain subside. I honestly can't bend my elbows. Makes eating and brushing teeth excruciating.

Hmm thats the tricky part....

Promoting bloodflow should speed up recovery a bit. Things to try would be alternating hot and cold (very) shower, doing some light ot moderate aerobic exercise - swimming, running, Some stretching or even a light weights session. Some or all of this should help but I make no guarantees...

Make sure you are well hydrated and are eating well too.

If you are totally busted and in agony then some NSAIs like Iboprofen might help but I wouldn't really recommend that. Pain is your body telling you it is feiced.

The good news is in a couple of days you will be stronger than you were before

I hitting a cold bath pre work. I don't care how much baby willygilly protests.

Try cold, hot, cold, hot in the shower, followed by 10 minutes of stretching (and I don't mean baby willygilly).

If you do the alternating hot cold thing right you should feel a tingling sensation in your muscles, this is called the 'lewis effect' and means you are getting a blood rush into your muscles which will help flush out toxins and get oxygen into your limbs.

Does it work? No idea but sure you'll have fun trying....

If that fails anabolic steroids will definitely work.

SA power home for GOLD in the Fours. Fantastic race.
GB Silver, Denmark the Bronze.

My wife just phoned me and said we won, I was watching the cricket so didn't see it.

Can;t beleive after the last Olympics that we could win three golds.


Will this never end?