irn bruce

Taking the plunge from the top ropes: will Irn Bruce make the cut?

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In the fourth part of his pro-wrestling-for-fitness adventure, Mike Kilpatrick aka Irn Bruce climbs to the top ropes and gives it his best shot  Sometime after midday last Saturday, near the end of the IPW wrestling tryout that has been the main focus of my weight-loss and fitness goals over the last 18 months or … Read more

Sixty-five kilos down, wrestler Irn Bruce faces the big show

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Five hundred or so days after a grossly unfit 42-year-old man weighing nearly 144kgs decided he wanted to become a pro-wrestler the moment of truth has finally arrived in part three of Mike Kilpatrick’s journey. Read part one here, and part two here.   No longer will I be able to hide behind self-deprecatory social-media posts, … Read more