The Silver Fern

<p>Very sad to hear. Always a player that made me nervous to see my team come up against. A lovely stroke-player in the classic mould.</p>

<p>Brumbies by plenty - 20-30 in a canter.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:10px;">I'll get me coat.</span></p>

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="sparky" data-cid="538201" data-time="1446420550"><p>World Rugby have named Giteau at 12 in their team of the year ahead of Nonu, what a fucking joke.</p></blockquote>
I saw a clip from a paper yesterday with quite a few northern scribes talking him up. I suspect his NH club play would bias their decision a bit. Hard to see a 12 above Nonu this year.

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<p>too funny. First time i've heard this. Just looked at. How can anyone say that was a deliberate trip.....</p>
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<p>Really? Who did? In real time I thought Mitchell just slipped.</p>
<p>People need to let it go.</p>

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<p>Nice photobomb by Tana in a RWC Winning Captains' shot!  :good:</p>

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<p>seems I have run out of likes for the first time ever! </p>
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<p>Shot my load this morning....sheesh, sorry, I'm usually better than this! </p>
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<p>I'll sell you some.</p>

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<p>Quade's staying, isn't he?</p>
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<p>With all the spots opening up in the NZ, Aus and SA squads and the Argies having a young squad too, the next four years will be really interesting to watch.</p>
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<p>Nah, Quade has signed in France, but the planned crack at 7s looks a bit uncertain as he might not be released to play enough 7s prior to Rio to get in.</p>
<p>Unless he backs out of a contract, which these days...</p>

<p>Bugger. Well done All Blacks and congrats to the supporters. Wallabies came back but not enough. I got nothing more to say.</p>

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<p>It looks like a night on the Guinness followed by a torn anus.</p>
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<p>Repressed memory, Nick?</p>

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="phoenetia" data-cid="536238" data-time="1446159217"><p>Flying Qantas wearing my all blacks kit, feeling a bit outnumbered but it's all high fives and smiles. Cliffy Palu / Skelton were in the lounge but I didn't see them because I was too busy relishing that I had snatched the last office just as Joe Hockey arrived (even got a dirty look! [emoji3])<br><br><br>
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Just a good thing you weren't wearing jandals. I hear the style-nazis on the door are down on visible toes! Have a good flight. Give Hockey the bird!

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="529068" data-time="1445086806"><p>Why what?<br><br>
BTW the guy who runs Post Modern Jukebox gets into some really cool stuff.</p></blockquote>
Because I watched the video. Very alluring. That's why what. <br><br><br>
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Wonder why?<br><br><br>
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Interesting, I usually rate about 24-25 then go up to about 27-28 when I increase pace. I have concentrated on trying to really use leg drive as much as possible, and finish the "pull" (no way of saying that without a little grin!) - I used to have a shorter arm stroke.

[quote name='Duluth']Yeah I do the same splits too. It totally destroys you but because you get the break it can be mentally easier that a normal row. I still like to keep track of the overall time for the working metres and try to beat the overall time<br />
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250m on 1 off or 250m on 30s off are good too. Even 125 with 30sec off is great for a short intense session[/QUOTE]<br />
I like intervals because they're more efficient. Still do the occasional 5K row, but mostly 500m splits.

[quote name='JK']Hell that would kill me cyclopath! Did a 1.39 and a 1.43 this evening in the hotel gym. Amazing what less that 2mins of exercise on a rower can do to ya![/QUOTE]<br />
Well, it lets you know you've had a workout, that's for sure. It doesn't look like it, but it's a mean little set.

Try doing 10 of them with the minute break, and keep them around 1.50-53 rather than go hell for leather with 1.40 something. You'll know you've done them, believe me!! Well, I do, but I am 44+.

Belt-o-meter is a good guide. I used to be a 36" waist 10 yrs ago. Now 32-33" although probably only 3-4 kg lighter. Good marker of what type of weight you're carrying.

Well done Bart, fantastic effort, mate. Well deserved. Now defend, defend, defend!

If you like 500m, do the interval thing. 500m / 1 min rest / 500m and so on. I do 10 (so 5000m) and try to keep them at 1.53-55. Bloody good workout! I haven't actually tried a single 500m for ages. Must do it.

Have returned to the rower for some variety. Was doing 5k in intervals - 500m, 1min rest, and so on, average about 1.52-4 for each.<br />
So I thought "How hard can a straight 5k be?"<br />
19.32 - happily surprised. Forgot how much the bastard hurts.