Maximus Ironthumper
Maximus Ironthumper
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Hike and camp on the highest point of the Mendip hills
A trip mainly intended to test some kit (and my ability to carry it!), before going on a extended adventure in the near future.
My camera played up on me badly, I lost a lot of footage and of what's left the quality of both audio and video is not great but the trip was so fun I wanted to share it anyway.
Camera has already been upgraded in preparation for the next trip!
Some extra details of what was on test:
Rain gear
Royal Navy current issue Gortex Coat £55 used
Royal Navy current issue MVP (Gortex) trousers £17.50 used
Both were excellent
Navigation
Garmin 62st GPS £140 used
Tiny screen makes it no substitute for a proper map but for knowing in an instant where you are and being able to stick...
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Видео

Bodyweight Lifting Challenge
Просмотров 59 тыс.Месяц назад
It's long been a dream of mine to lift my own bodyweight - but have I left it too late? My workout plan: maximusironthumper.co.uk/index.php/my-bodyweight-lifting-challenge/ For really good information on all aspects of strength training check out: www.strongerbyscience.com/ www.youtube.com/@UC_9SjsqyO87d4aZkEqNuHBA For really good lifting technique videos and general strength training inspirati...
Project Kermit: The Finale
Просмотров 27 тыс.2 месяца назад
Time to hit the road! Chapters 00:00 460 mile shakedown drive 18:29 MoT test 22:08 Project highlights Project Kermit is a 1978 Land Rover Series 3 109 (long wheel base) which is being stripped right down and rebuilt with a 200tdi engine and a few other improvements. The other videos in the series can be found in this playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLNE6DEIclzg3yHWooBXZj8xXiQEjnF8o3 If you want to join...
Project Kermit 36: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration
Просмотров 27 тыс.2 месяца назад
We are near the finish now. In this episode I build the dashboard and get everything ready for an MoT test but first - uncocking a(nother) cock-up! Chapters 00:00 Fog lamp 04:34 Heater ducting 09:39 Dashboard building 35:50 Door tops 40:27 Loadbay finishing 44:14 Fuel problem 54:51 Torquing up suspension, spacers and wheels 01:05:22 MoT test attempt Project Kermit is a 1978 Land Rover Series 3 ...
Whatever happened to Project Awesome? A Q&A and beer tasting session
Просмотров 21 тыс.4 месяца назад
Mark has brought back a bunch of beers from his European travels, I've been all the way to my local Waitrose for some English ales. In this video we drink our way through them whilst answering questions from my patrons. Includes news on Project Awesome! If you want to join those supporting my channel (starting at £1!) you can check out my Patreon page here: www.patreon.com/user?u=37285132 Patro...
Project Kermit 35: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration
Просмотров 55 тыс.4 месяца назад
In this feature length mega episode, it's time to sort the whole electrical system, the seats, seatbelts and doors. Chapters 00:00 Lights install 08:07 Washer and wipers 14:54 Dashtop 21:24 Reflectors and numberplate and horn 23:34 Towing socket 29:39 Dashtop rebuild 30:24 Heater vent 31:25 Wiring 58:26 Seats and seatbelts 1:18:30 Doors Project Kermit is a 1978 Land Rover Series 3 109 (long whe...
Growing My Own Bread: The Final Chapter
Просмотров 18 тыс.6 месяцев назад
It’s been a long strange trip to get to this point but the end is in sight! Join me for this final installment of my quest to grow my own bread and we’ll thresh the grain, winnow it, mill it into flour and bake it into bread - with bonus soup making too. Chapters 00:00 Threshing 09:25 Milling 16:40 Baking and soup making Recipe for bread: 500g of wholemeal flower (home ground for extra hipster ...
Three day hike along the Mendip Way (with Keitei Ventures)
Просмотров 15 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Thanks to @KeiteiVentures for joining me on this trip across Somerset's Mendip Hills. Katie is a highly experienced veteran of many hiking adventures including walking the famous Pacific Crest Trail (all 2,650 miles of it!). Unfortunately for her, she found herself on a trip organised by someone with all the experience of one and a half multi day hikes (on the flat)...! Check out Keitei's chann...
Project Kermit 34: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration
Просмотров 32 тыс.7 месяцев назад
All aboard for the first test drive! Plus Kermit's conversion to a pick-up cab and some heavy refurbishment of some doors. Chapters 00:00 Test drive 04:21 Cab parts refurb 21:08 Tailgate 23:02 Doors 37:28 Windscreen 41:43 Putting the cab together Project Kermit is a 1978 Land Rover Series 3 109 (long wheel base) which is being stripped right down and rebuilt with a 200tdi engine and a few other...
Project FauxPo 2: BMW K75 service and MoT
Просмотров 18 тыс.7 месяцев назад
This time we get stuck into a full service and take the bike for a MoT test in a bid to make it roadworthy and legal. First though - can it stay dressed up like a police bike and even if it could, would I want it to!? This link will take you to the relevant part of the The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/regulation/11/made This link is for a decent...
Project FauxPo 1: BMW K75 back from the dead
Просмотров 16 тыс.7 месяцев назад
In need of a machine more suited to hacking up motorways than my venerable XT600, I found a cheap example of BMW's 750 triple. Bought as a non-runner will it prove a easy fix up or have I let myself in for another big rebuild!? If you want to join those supporting my channel (starting at £1!) you can check out my Patreon page here: www.patreon.com/user?u=37285132 Patrons get lots of exclusive v...
A New Garden Part 6: Harvesting the Wheat
Просмотров 17 тыс.7 месяцев назад
After a most peculiar summer weather wise - it's finally time to harvest the wheat - but will it even be worth doing!? If you want to join those supporting my channel (starting at £1!) you can check out my Patreon page here: www.patreon.com/user?u=37285132 Patrons get lots of exclusive videos and updates on myself and my projects. Thanks to the support of Patrons I am able to make videos almost...
Project Kermit 33: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration
Просмотров 35 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Into the midsection of the truck this time! Chapters 00:00 Seatbox 15:06 Bonnet catches 17:43 Oil cooler pipes 22:00 Mud shields 23:11 Engine plumbing and seats 28:49 Trying to start the engine Project Kermit is a 1978 Land Rover Series 3 109 (long wheel base) which is being stripped right down and rebuilt with a 200tdi engine and a few other improvements. The other videos in the series can be ...
A New Garden Part 5: Summertime Update
Просмотров 15 тыс.9 месяцев назад
A New Garden Part 5: Summertime Update
River Severn Hike Part 2 - Redemption?
Просмотров 19 тыс.9 месяцев назад
River Severn Hike Part 2 - Redemption?
River Severn Hike Part 1
Просмотров 17 тыс.9 месяцев назад
River Severn Hike Part 1
Friction Folder Knife - Made from an old file and some firewood!
Просмотров 17 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Friction Folder Knife - Made from an old file and some firewood!
Homemade Backpack - from a sofa cover and old seatbelt!
Просмотров 13 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Homemade Backpack - from a sofa cover and old seatbelt!
Project Kermit 32: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration
Просмотров 34 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Project Kermit 32: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration
Homemade Tent vs Polish Lavvu, German Pup Tent & British Basha Tarp
Просмотров 19 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Homemade Tent vs Polish Lavvu, German Pup Tent & British Basha Tarp
Homemade Candle Lantern from tin cans!
Просмотров 22 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Homemade Candle Lantern from tin cans!
Homemade oilcloth tent - from a dust sheet!
Просмотров 18 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Homemade oilcloth tent - from a dust sheet!
Project Kermit 31: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration
Просмотров 45 тыс.Год назад
Project Kermit 31: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration
A New Garden Part 4: The Potatoes
Просмотров 14 тыс.Год назад
A New Garden Part 4: The Potatoes
A New Garden Part 3: The Polytunnel
Просмотров 12 тыс.Год назад
A New Garden Part 3: The Polytunnel
A New Garden Part 2: The Planting
Просмотров 14 тыс.Год назад
A New Garden Part 2: The Planting
A New Garden Part 1: The Plan
Просмотров 16 тыс.Год назад
A New Garden Part 1: The Plan
Project Kermit 30: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration
Просмотров 34 тыс.Год назад
Project Kermit 30: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration
Solar Phase 2 Concluded
Просмотров 27 тыс.Год назад
Solar Phase 2 Concluded
Project Kermit 29: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration
Просмотров 34 тыс.Год назад
Project Kermit 29: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration

Комментарии

  • @Nickolas_1892
    @Nickolas_1892 4 часа назад

    It's all about fast twitch muscle fiber. We lose it as we age unless you train like a sprinter, so train like a sprinter. You can sprint (the concept) in many different forms of exercises, rowing machine, bicycle, actual sprinting, elliptical walker, don't over do it either. Eat lots of meat and eggs everyday and organ meat as often as you can. Get rid of sugar in your diet. Drink clean water, get quality rest and sleep if you can, meditate, don't over train. Be consistent and your form will change.

  • @MichaelStanwyck
    @MichaelStanwyck 4 часа назад

    You can easily do it. Proper clean and jerk or even push press technique will add 20kg in a couple of months. Right now you’re not lifting as efficiently as you could. I’d be amazed if it took you a year

  • @internetmail3888
    @internetmail3888 16 часов назад

    Would I be the first to suggest a common sense sustainable planning policy based on taking a person's age and financial status into account so we don't have 40+ year olds who have not yet started their financial life being refused a foot on the first run of the ladder instead of a one size fits all idiocy.

  • @internetmail3888
    @internetmail3888 16 часов назад

    Would I be the first to suggest a common sense sustainable planning policy based on taking a person's age and financial status into account so we don't have 40+ year olds who have not yet started their financial life being refused a foot on the first run of the ladder instead of a one size fits all idiocy.

  • @durbledurb3992
    @durbledurb3992 День назад

    Please no, never stop completely over-explaining it. It's half way to listening to a professor who can't be understood. You're still too smart, but it's a way to start 😜

  • @Lorjamonvid
    @Lorjamonvid 2 дня назад

    Hello Maximus. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. I wish I could talk to others in the way you do. Sadly, I don't feel capable of assuming this kind of exposure. I wanted to know if you've ever experienced difficulties to create significant bonds with others, as in my experience i think this particular subject triggers in me a profund state of sadness and feelings of worthlesness, loneliness and lack of hope in life. I am on a 100mg sertraline dose and although i am much more functional, i can't avoid feelings of neglection. I fell jelousy of people who attract others with their charisma. I would give half My life to receive a huge, to be spontaneous and feeling free. Do You think more sertraline could help me? Am I doomed to a poor Quality existente? Some times i just can't stand the overwhelming loneliness i feel, and i feel guilty. Perhaps its My fault for not having better social skills. Perhaps i'm just a wounded animal.

    • @maximusironthumper
      @maximusironthumper 12 часов назад

      Being functional is far better than the alternative. Once I was functional I could start to work on the underlying problems, before then I could not even see them. Once I saw some worth in myself, I think other people did too. It's still very much an ongoing process but my experience does at least show there is hope.

    • @Lorjamonvid
      @Lorjamonvid 11 часов назад

      @@maximusironthumper Thanks a lot for answering. I'm feeling very well today. The other day I needed someone to express my feelings. Thanks a lot

  • @tomtom4405
    @tomtom4405 3 дня назад

    In an internet full of shallow bs, great to see someone with noble goals humbly working towards them. Own bodyweight strict press from a rack (not clean from floor like you) has been a goal I've got so close to a few times but so far eludes me (I'm 50 and a genetic weakling, opposite of an athlete) . But I'm still working on it and still determined. Good luck with your training. Respect to you

  • @almor2445
    @almor2445 4 дня назад

    Can't wait to see your progress. I used to lift and hurt various body parts for years but recently started carnivore and found I'm able to exercise again. I think I'll try the same goal as you since we weigh about the same.

  • @felixjackson2670
    @felixjackson2670 4 дня назад

    After 40 years vegetarian..( but sugar addict) always very physical lifestyle -had health scare early 2022. Started looking into and discovering how misinformed the population is regarding health and how the body works. Started down the Keto pathNo sugar,very low Carb. Meat and Saturated fat ( pretty much what our body has evolved to eat,before Global Food Corporations dominated the scene). Now looking at Carnivore ( Meat,Fish,Butter,Eggs) Well worth looking in to. We are all different and have different tolerances. So a path of personal trial,error and discovery.

  • @tamarasmith9506
    @tamarasmith9506 4 дня назад

    Did you have to have a deposit before purchase if the land?

    • @maximusironthumper
      @maximusironthumper День назад

      No, I took out a loan and bought the land outright (then paid off the loan over the next 5 years). See part 5 for all the details!

    • @tamarasmith9506
      @tamarasmith9506 День назад

      @@maximusironthumper thank you Maximus I actually listened to the video throughly and heard what I didn’t hear previously. Thank you for taking the time to answer 🙏🏽

  • @iloveFreedom.
    @iloveFreedom. 4 дня назад

    Wwoahhh❤ Thankyou this has been so enlightening !! Thankyou🎉 I think im writing a farce as therapy instead of relying on Drs and " Mental Health" I need to start a comedy hotline or something i went like a female version of The Joker... Not really that fun to be around 😂 but must persevere ... I went to mental health and the crisis provision team sure did provide crisis Coz you really need the cops and a male 999 guy calling while you're having attack flashbacks trying to calm everyone down 😂 Mad This is Healthy Health right here!!! Pure honesty and determination ❤ 10000 out of 10 for perseverence not that anyone needs marks 🎯 But jeez the validation of being a real warrior in the face of adversity while y're being given drugs which im beginning to wonder / do more harm to our livers, our emotional process centres, than help 🌻 I mean The Cherokees and The Sioux managed quite fine before pharmacies didn't they ? !!! My old Aborigine mates would probably laugh their heads off if i I told them i was asking my Dr for drugs 😂😅 "" yeah they tell me i need these drugs ok, but im sayin I DONT WANT to get addicted to anything " But they keep tryna get me addicted And im telkingvthem i would love to be able to decide myself when im in the middle of a flashback or meltdown But they seem to know better Then i react to their Narc behaviour Then they call the cops 😂🤣🤩🤩🤩MeNTAlllll Oh flippin heck The children tho ...giving ten yr olds chemical warfare for the brain Attacking their livers Preventing calibration and connection to Nature While they become dulled and their spiritual perceptions get shut down Oh flipping heck I must keep inventing games with music colour role play 🎉 I Believe that tiny theatres on every street corner or at least every park in every collection of homes Could replace TV ❤🎉🎉🎉 Or at least have some fun while I'm depressed Coz yes yes yes we must be clear and honest and sure of what is safe for the kids now For all of us Shit i I didn't mean to write a strange speech Just a Massive THANKYOU ❤

  • @athleticclubeast8633
    @athleticclubeast8633 5 дней назад

    A man with a simple workout plan, with ambitious but reasonable goals, looking ahead over a period of 12 months. This is very, very unusual in the fitness world. Good luck, mate.

  • @rnp497
    @rnp497 5 дней назад

    good luck with this I'm sure you will do it. So much so I think you will be redoing your training plan after a few months as you get stronger

  • @Wildcamp-lifestyle
    @Wildcamp-lifestyle 5 дней назад

    Do you use a special type of toilet paper?

    • @maximusironthumper
      @maximusironthumper День назад

      Nope, but then it is often only me here and the septic tank is oversized.

  • @jeffreymabbe9829
    @jeffreymabbe9829 6 дней назад

    Nice

  • @nopeyadayadayada1248
    @nopeyadayadayada1248 7 дней назад

    I went back on fluoxetine last year as once upon a time it worked. It made me worse, with extreme anxiety and suicidal thoughts. By luck I wasn't able to take them for a few days last month and I actually felt better. Stopped altogether and haven't had a return of anxiety.

  • @romac9516
    @romac9516 7 дней назад

    I remember when they put buttons on things too, what a treat to find some in 2024 xD Great vid, cheers x

  • @MrChristopoop
    @MrChristopoop 8 дней назад

    Train untamed!!!!!

  • @Saladzingers
    @Saladzingers 8 дней назад

    Good luck! Reminds me of Milo of Croton… I appreciate you’re not asking for advice, and you’ve done your homework! But I suspect you’re not spending enough time under tension to provide a good level of muscular stimulation - and as you get older, trying to do it all with heavy dynamic movements is something of a risk to your joints, your back etc. When you involve momentum, you can lift more but you’re loading your muscles less. I think you’d be more likely to improve quicker if you took your strict press to failure within around 90 seconds, say 2x a week, then practiced your cleans on 1x other day. Honestly, I don’t think you will manage this. At my strongest I would deadlift 160kg (not that great, sure), I now finish workouts with 110kg x10 DLs but would never think about that weight for clean and press. Years of lifting got me approaching a 70kg shoulder press but shoulders are easy to injure and not really designed to lift big like the back squat or DL. But ballsy to try.

  • @hotdokete
    @hotdokete 8 дней назад

    'Anatomy of an Epidemic' and 'Crazy Like Us' are eye-opening books

  • @The_Iron_Yuppie
    @The_Iron_Yuppie 10 дней назад

    3:03 you’re right, pro-wrestlers tend to die young. Steroids definitely are a factor, but you have to appreciate, pros take absurd levels of the stuff. TRT is becoming quite popular now. More or so in the U.S., but clinics are starting to pop up in the U.K. Anyway, fair play to you for challenging yourself. I hope it goes well.

  • @jamesc7857
    @jamesc7857 10 дней назад

    I find it hilarious how you managed to get your hands on issue Navy foul weather kit before its rolled out to the majority of the navy. Only the special people get it for now

  • @johnd4348
    @johnd4348 10 дней назад

    I would start out with lighter weights and add a few pounds every week and lift to failure were you cant do one more rep. over time you should be able to keep adding wirht till you reach your goal without injury.

  • @johnd4348
    @johnd4348 10 дней назад

    Great goal, I hope you succeed. As a young guy I had a very demanding job. Lifting heavy materials . but I was very small. I was very strong for my weight. As I got older now 61, I am still fairly strong, due to construction job, but not nearly as strong. as I use to be. Age just takes its toll on your body no matter how much you work out.

  • @Kris28.
    @Kris28. 11 дней назад

    Thank you for sharing your own views. In about 2-3 days i will tell my mother that i am depressed while out on a walk. I have learned that this first step of telling someone close to you is crucial. I am just 20 years old and there is alot of life ahead of me. I am not self diagnosing myself with depression, i simply have held all symptoms for a long time now, they unfortunately get worse overtime. It will take me alot of courage to say everything on my mind but im sure it will make me feel much better. Cheers to your cure of depression. I am positive that i will be another person that gets to live normally in the near future.

  • @BratislavMetulski
    @BratislavMetulski 12 дней назад

    First of all... Wrong approach 😂 What you really need to do: Get dumbells and plates and a bench. Train arnolds, train all shoulder muscles and train pushing power with bench presses. THATS whats kicks your shoulderpress to. I improved from a single 22.5 kg press (overhead, dumbell, right arm) to 30kg in 2 month. Also, try to rack the bar somewhere and start your sets without pulling the bar from the ground (thats always 1 punch to the wrists). Train the same exercise just get you to a certain point. Train the muscle groups involved with other stuff gets you further. Also train your lower back and core for mor stability or you will slip a disc sooner or later.

  • @ChrisPaul1892
    @ChrisPaul1892 12 дней назад

    Thought I'd mention how much I've loved the journey of this series 🫡🫡

  • @wyattlightning6681
    @wyattlightning6681 12 дней назад

    You got this man. Regardless if you meet your specific goal or not, this is NOT a waste of time. Although weight lifting is like bashing your head in a concrete wall until eventually your head makes it through. It's just mental strength and patience. And btw, keep in mind, all if those wrestlers you named partied HARD as well, along with the steroids. Wrestling was hard living back then. They redlined to death. Not that anyone should take steroids, just pointing out it's not as simple as you put it

  • @AdamKent755
    @AdamKent755 12 дней назад

    First of all, great start, and a very worthwhile and achievable goal! I would recommend adding in some shoulder mobility work, probably on a rest day. If you look at your form in the video, with lighter weights you move the bar forward to compensate, as the bar gets heavier it has to be more over where your feet make contact with the floor, to stop you tipping forward. This is why on the last lift the hips move forward to compensate for the shoulder angle, pulling your heels off the floor. To safely lift much heavier weight you will need to get your shoulders open, heels down, and your hips under the bar. Shoulder mobility work shouldn't be too strenuous, so would fit well on a rest day, and might help with soreness. Joint mobility work can be much slower than strength gaining, so the work on it from the beginning to avoid hitting a long plateau down the line.

    • @maximusironthumper
      @maximusironthumper 12 дней назад

      Thanks for the tips, I know I've a long way to go on my form!

  • @prophaniti1
    @prophaniti1 13 дней назад

    Why not just sand blast it.

    • @maximusironthumper
      @maximusironthumper 13 дней назад

      My blasting setup is too aggressive for the aluminum body panels. I generally blast everything steel, but all the ally bodywork was sanded.

  • @katehirst6046
    @katehirst6046 13 дней назад

    A really useful video, thank you. I live abroad at the moment but am thinking about returning to the UK and your point about getting on with it is well taken.

  • @dodgybodger3124
    @dodgybodger3124 14 дней назад

    BIG 👍Max. That sun set n sun rise, said it all. 😉

  • @dustymiller7758
    @dustymiller7758 14 дней назад

    Great entertainment and nice little adventure.

  • @Jaqaroo
    @Jaqaroo 14 дней назад

    That was great Max! You know we all love your videos because of you - camera/audio quality is not as important as watching you do interesting things. Looking forward to the big adventure.