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FreeSole Barefoot review Nike , after looking at buying the Vibram five fingers for a long time I decided due to the fact they are so hard to get hold of in the UK, I would go for a pair of Nike Free instead, the Nike Free sole is a flexible sole , the sole is not as thin as the Vibram nor does it have the toe pockets for each toe, but what it does do is double as a shoe that can be worn almost any place walking bareoot. The Nike Free TR is a good enough looking cross trainer that is goes with most jeans and trousers , and is a good start for free running and a closer barefoot experience for walking barefoot, I know that these have strengthened my toes and feet the first few weeks these trainers were painful. My toes and feet ached.  I will have some Vibram’s the feeling is that they are coming at some point in my life. I am very happy with my Nike Free Barefoot trainers at the moment, i mite even buy a second pair of the same shoe just in case they change the design or discontinue. Working on my parkour and freerunning in these barefoot style shoe could even have the feeling of. Im not sure how strong they would be I went on a skatebouard in the Nike Free’s and I didnt want to wear them out by doing ollies. I have used these trainers for jogging and jumping and found that due to the increased flexibility i am allot more agile on my toes. I can quickly sprint and change direction with these shoes.

The design is very good, I can wear these most places and i know that if i need to run they are suitable to quickly breaking in to a sprint. Videos explaining barefoot basics

Check out this hot sexy Barefoot runner, How said barfoot running was for the odd this is just what barefoot running needs a hot barefoot babe, More barefoot running girls are needed especialy those that shoot videos.

Enjoy. How to Start Barefoot running. Barefoot girl how to start running barefoot advise and barefoot basics for health for the ladies especially.

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Barefoot Running when the ground is hot.

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Pink Noise for concentration, relaxation and meditation

So I have found that I can concentrate allot better when I have some noise to block out external distractions, Usually I use music and some ambient trance to block out any distractions and work harder by listening to music, I have found I can work longer and harder with deeper focus and concentration when i have music to focus on and create my own head space, But the music has become repetitive and also a distraction in its self, Which track to put on and the volume and also becoming borde of my music selection, I have found Royksopp to be very effective for working especialy their Album Melody A.M this album has worked for years.

Recently I have started using my MP3 player again, and as it’s been a holiday weekend I’ve used it allot to work on my blog and also to aid in sleep when my neighbors have been partying.  Once again music works fine but it has also been rather distracting and annoying at times. Then I realised that often the most soothing and comforting sound is simply just the low humming of my computer, I have often fell asleep just by the sound of this in the background ,  I Used to have an old lap top which had a white noise, this white noise often lead to the best snoozes and sleeps.  So I decided to look in to White Noise I knew that white noise was effective for aiding sleep and concentration, White noise is used to aid sleep and also for mediation reasons as white noise covers and blankets other sounds, white noise covers and diffuses other distracting noises, you can even buy white noise machines that generate white noise for your office or bedroom to help sleep and cover up other sounds. This sounded ideal for me I needed a sound that I could use to concentrate, white noise was good for concentration, and focus, I also needed something to play on my mp3 play to cover up late night music and distracting sounds.

I went on to youtube and searched for white noise, this is when I came across pink noise. Great white noise and pink noise now I’ve got a choice. After listening to many white and pink noise samples, I picked out that I actually find pink noise more soothing than white noise. Pink noise is less harsh and has a sound similar to a gushing waterfall, pink noise is easier to listen to than white noise and Ican also tune out of this sound, till Ialmost forget that even that noise is playing. I have no idea why pink noise has improved my concentration, I have yet to use pink noise to sleep better although I have found it easier to relax with pink noise. I have been using it tonight while I write this post and I find it very useful , when  it’s a solid sound that blocks out those little noises, I am easily distracted by slight sounds , if I hear a voice I want to listen to what they are talking about , if I hear a bump or a slam I want to know what is going on, with pink noise I am finding that I am able to stick with my focus for longer and keep going with out distractions. Pink noise for meditation and health, pink noise for concentration and focus, if I use these tools and sounds to work on some level pink noise could also be used to work and success. or maybe even using white noise during exercise, to focus on training have not tried this yet, white noise in the gym.

I purchased a pink noise track 60mins from amazon its just a constant whooshing sound here is a example of pink noise below.

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Ahh failing I hate it, I hate it and it is very annoying so I spent apromitatly 4 hours training and practicing FIFA 2009 which is a football game , not that I enjoy the game or am even that botherd about football but I wanted to not loose, I got beat at this game and I thought ok fine , I will do a little practice, and will learn and then I will play this game again and kick some butt, So I practiced for 4 hours and I watched youtube Videos for hints and tips of how to win this game. I was starting to feel lucky at FIFA, I was on a lucky role with FIFA, It felt bad failing, I was feeling lucky and my skills had improved. So I decided to challenge my friends and test my new found FIFA skill, I used the hints and tips I had learnt on FIFA , but then I started to loose, I lost 6 – 0 , it felt bad failing very bad, and was even called a saw looser. Well I will try again and practice some more.

Brain Tracey always cheers me up , Here is Brain Tracey talking about overcoming feelings of failure

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Tito Ortiz the badass ledgend, cool guy and ass kicker, is training for a come back against another heavy hitter Matt Hamill this is going to be a sweet fight, as Tito is claiming in these video’s he wants to go on for another 5 year’s if Tito is still kicking ass and smashing face when he is 40 then the guy is worth keeping an eye on for some time.

How does Tito Ortiz train for fights, what is his bag work. Video footage of Tito at his training camps preparing for fight. After over a year , the guy is still in good shape, Working allot of body weight conditioning in these videos. Tito Ortiz training video, here is some video’s of heavy bag work, bodyweight conditioning and sparing with Tito Ortiz preparing for the next 6 months for his comeback fight, on the Brock Lesner card

Tito Ortiz – 1st Day of Training since surgery

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1 Day Training Part 2

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Tito Ice Bath

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Tito Ortiz training at RVCA

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Tito Sighning the UFC 121 Contract

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UFC Tito Talks about UFC 121

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Getting up early challenge over!

Couldn’t do it, getting up early was hard, especially at 5am . This is not just getting up early this was getting up stupidly early. I mean this was torture, and the days when I managed it I was tortured. I felt like a walking zombie, the living dead. I think that even though I did not manage this task, once again it was something new. I have a new insight on the mind of someone who wants to get up at 5am. Damn this was too hard, waking up at 5am when the alarm went off then setting the alarm for 6am, then 7am then just getting up at the usual time. And since this for the first time ever I have slept through an alarm and been late for work. Ah no this has the opposite effect of what I wanted to achieve, I was more tired , more of a mess, a social ghost drifting around asleep and awake when everyone else was sleeping.  More realistic and something that I am currently working on is just not abusing my sleep , I need to get a certain amount of sleep so I am taking my sleep when I can get it, and getting my rest in early if I have nothing more productive to be doing.  The morning jog day was good and also some of the other days battling with the alarm clock and snooze button.

This is something worth while for getting a start on the day and getting a head-start on the rest of the world, but if your life is pretty simple and organised, then there is nothing extra that needs to be done, 6am is still plenty of time to read for an hour or exercising for an hour. 5am just seemed a little excessive, and falling asleep at 8pm or feeling tired while driving home from work is no fun at all.

This sole is Good , I have the Nike Free TR , which has a camouflage back and nice black colour, they are a cross trainer that look smart, so can be worn any time very functional , If you need to run any time I can break in to a full Sprint wearing the Free’s . I’ve experimented with different types of shoes. But have found that using these I’ve been jogging more and more. Also found that I’m on my toes allot quicker. I really like just running on the spot and also climbing with these , the deep grooves down the middle really help to get a feel for my footing around the rope and where the edges are. I think with the Free’s they do take a while to get used to, you need to become confident that they will provide just enough support on your feet. I really want to upgrade next to the Vibram FiveFinger’s more than likely I would get the Ko’s as I like the idea of the extra support they offer. And are a bit more covered up over the top of the foot. This sole is very flexible, the Nike Tr’s have a criss cross pattern on the bottom which makes them able to flex from side to side as well as allong the foots natural arch

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Nike Free Video Reviews , Nike Free TR’s , I have a pair and I love them , they are the most comfortable pair of trainers I have ever owned. Each time I put them on , the possibility’s are endless, I run Climb and walk with these for hours.

Nike Free TR unboxing reviews
After a month of use reviews

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Barefoot Ted! Barefoot runner , all he does is run around all the time wearing these small sandals, found that barefoot Ted had a channel on youtube, the first time i ran barefoot I felt it in my feet for hours, it’s a really great experience , and I even had comments from people saying don’t your feet hurt.

Wake up at 5am for 30 days, day 3

So i got up at 5am yesterday and packed my bags for my holiday, started traveling at 7am arrived at 12pm. Spent the day sight seeing till about 7.30 feeling groggy, and sleepy. Went on some rollercoster rides and was almost too sleepy to even experiance any fear or rush. The ride felt relaxed as though my senses were dulled. I then went and watched a movie, the new A-Team , that period of time i could have easily fell asleep , i was sitting there and with the explosions and gun fire i was just comfortable with my head on my hand almost falling to sleep i closed my eyes a few times. Then i went in to the town and enjoyed a night out until i finaly got in and went to sleep at 2.30am, almost 24 hours awake and i felt it. Sleepy tired and run down , no naps during this period of time. Just 2 hours where i was sat watching a film.

I slept, and then at 4.45am i woke up almost like on autopilot like it was part of my normal routine, i woke up before my alarm had even a chance to buzz, i stayed awake until about 5.45am , i was aching all over and worn out from my whole day previous so i went back to sleep and stayed in bed till 8.30am. Which was needed, there was no reason getting up and staying up when i actually needed the rest. Now im back at home , and the time is 23.04 pm so im getting up at 5am, im going to bed  just after this. Getting up this early 5am i almost seem to feel some sense of power when i say ive been up since 5am today. And im not worried that i haven’t prepared for work, i’ve got 2 extra hours tomorrow morning to sort out the little jobs that didn’t get done while i was away.

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Although it does not worry me, its a debt that i have hanging over my head, that i wish i was clear of. University was great, i enjoyed the experience of the whole thing every year i was there i was also creating more debt.
Ive been working on trying to pay some of it back, i want to cleat this debt.
Still i am on an income that does not allow me to clear this loan, i could pay some of it off but then im also not going to be able to save for the future. So im in a situation where, this is a goal i am trying to think creatively about. The easiest way to clear this is to just get a higher paying job. Although i am happy in my current role, so i will keep working at clearing this debt.