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“You’re back early,” Wally remarked as Pat walked into the office, dropping the car keys on the desk. “Johnny will be pleased.”
“Where’s my replacement? There was no bouncer on the door when I came in.”
“Getting stoned, around the corner.”
“You’re kidding me.”
“He’s an old mate of Johnny’s,” said Wally, lifting his hands in a gesture of hopelessness. “What can I do?” Continue reading
Without wanting to get too technical, boxing is one of few sports which delivers a truly comprehensive workout. Continue reading
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The restaurant spanned the side of the hotel that presented itself to the sea. As night gathered along the horizon, the sky was drawn in shades of black.
Darkest at middle sky and middle sea, it shifted tones until the rags of cloud that reflected the crescent moon’s light were balanced by the white foam that flecked the waves below. Continue reading
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As they entered the coastal town of Torquay, the sun made its way a little higher into the sky. The light had lost some of its yellow and become a little more chrome.
Because of its station, the beams clipped the roofs of houses and sprayed into points of brilliance. Pat had to pull down his visor to block out the sharpest. Continue reading
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“Pat, don’t.” A female voice. Strange, then familiar. He turned. It was Natalie. She came towards them. Pat stepped away from where Alan knelt on the wet bitumen, coughing as if he was trying to regurgitate whatever had broken inside him. Continue reading
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/exercise-and-injury/8372902
Final in the five-part series on exercise and injury, broadcast on ‘Life Matters’ on ABC FM Radio National.
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“Alan,” said one of the men standing behind him. “Easy.”
“Yes Alan, you’re being rather rude, you know that?” Pat liked to get a hold of their names. It was like a handle on their irritation.
“What’s your fucking problem?” demanded Alan the Stockbroker. Continue reading
You’ve been quiet. What have you been up to since you lost the Oz Heavyweight boxing title to Peter Graham? Continue reading
This article is the basis for the ABC FM Life Matters segment, ‘The Exercise Room.’
The broadcast can be listened to here.
What is weight training?
Weight training is one form of resistance training. Weights – barbells and dumbells – are the implements that immediately come to mind for most people, but there are a multitude of different tools you can use, all of which will give you a different result. Continue reading
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Pat told Johnny he needed to take a piss and went inside the pub. Wally stood at the end of the bar, a stubby sweating in front of him. Pat grabbed him by the elbow as he reached to pick it up. Continue reading
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