I was too afraid she was going to ask me to spot for her.
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I totally forgot. Yesterday, I used my new speed rope. Freakin' awesome. $5, too. The "rope" is red, so it totally brings out the color in my eyes.
My last speed rope was a "professional" model. That means the handles were padded and it has bearings. This is basic and it works better for me. Likely because it's not that fast. I could do a lot more with it.
It's this one, only with a red rope.
I'm doing much better with the rope jumping again. I can do the alternating feet way that Ross shows in FTC. I still have a ways to go to switch back and forth between alternating and jumping with both feet. I'm just doing it as warmups now.
Two boys kept stopping to watch my deadlifts. They thought they were sneaky. Not that I care if they watch... But, they would pause their v-grip pulldowns and tricep extensions and gawk. I don't mind the exercise, but if you're able to talk while your doing them, where's the effort? It was seriously less effort than we would put into warmup sets.
After one of my sets, they'd figured out the weight I was using. One asked the other how long it was going to take to get that strong. This strong and attractive chick, doing pulldowns with like five times the weight the boys were using, says "Like that? (gesturing to their exercise) Never." Then goes back to her set.
If it wasn't for that ring on her finger, I'd have proposed on the spot!
Well, there might have been a ring. I didn't look closely...
That's the story, but it made me think. Not just about the studly (or is it studilily) attractive chick, but about people in the weight room who don't put effort into lifting. Do they look at people like my friends here (I'm being generous ) and think that someday they'll be strong if they just keep that level of effort up? They're kidding themselves.
Maybe they don't know what real effort is? I want these boys to snap out of it. Do pulldowns that you can't do forever. Stop the extensions that never end and the bouncing calf raises with one little plate and do something with some intensity. They don't have to squat or deadlift, but how about a lunge?
Speaking of calf raises... Here's my calf rant. This time it's kidding one's self in reverse.
I think that people grossly underestimate what they can do in a calf raise. Why bother with the weights they use?
I'm not THAT strong. I think my calves are strong compared to most people, but please. How is it that I can pile on 315lbs of plates and do 5 or 6 seated raises and this guy today (my height and weight, with seemingly normal sized calves) can do 5 or 6 with one 25lb plate? One.
Dude. You're 200lbs. You can stand on your toes more than 5-6 times, right? This lack of calf strength is in your head. But, it's like that with most people. Stupid calf raise people...
Rope jumping...hmmmm. It's actually so out of style in Houston that our Y has gotten rid of all of them! I could bring my weighted yellow one, or (and this is brilliant) I could do it at home...whenever I wanted.
Hmmm. Interesting.
Cool story, but I thought you promised you would pay better attention!?
I had the best intension of working out yesterday. Some cardio of some sort. Instead, I did nothing. I worked all day, picked up the kids right after school, and felt exhausted. Went to bed early.
All caught up on sleep, I've bad plenty of joe and whipped up some fancy breakfast. Individual frittatas. My kids won't eat this stuff, so they got eggs, sausage, and waffles instead.
My kids won't eat this stuff, so they got eggs, sausage, and waffles instead.
That's hilarious. I was feeling like a crappy dad because I haven't been taking the time to make the kids something decent from scratch. I spent twenty minutes or so trying to figure out something that I'd make that they'd actually eat. Never really came up with a solution It's the thought right?!
Nice jump rope. Great that you can do some of the cool Ross stuff with it. [Cue "Eye of the Tiger" ]
Like the frittata idea. No ramekins (crying shame, I know...) but I could do it with a small cast iron skillet.
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When I was first married, I would make meals for the family when it was better for me today it than Ali. I would make things like chicken with forty cloves of garlic or various fish dishes. The kids hated them because they weren't bland. I began making meals for the kids and ones for Ali and me and it worked well.
That's hilarious. I was feeling like a crappy dad because I haven't been taking the time to make the kids something decent from scratch. I spent twenty minutes or so trying to figure out something that I'd make that they'd actually eat. Never really came up with a solution It's the thought right?!
About 75% of the time, I make one meal and then I just skip the bread, rice pasta, etc. I eat about 90% of the veggies, too. As long as the "other" things aren't too hard to make, I'll usually cave.
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When I was first married, I would make meals for the family when it was better for me today it than Ali. I would make things like chicken with forty cloves of garlic or various fish dishes. The kids hated them because they weren't bland. I began making meals for the kids and ones for Ali and me and it worked well.
I can make foods that we all like. But, I'd rather take 10% more effort and make overlapping foods. I make the chicken, and then rice and cutup veggies for them, cutup veggies and more veggies for me.
When they were younger, I'd make them dinner, put them to bed, make a good dinner for me. Now, the little monsters stay up too late...
I was able to alternate feet, switch between skipping and jumping, hopping on one foot, etc. No double-unders yet. I'll get there.
Today's garage workout I call "Three Set of Ugly, -1." Catchy, eh? It's just three sets of Max (when it would be ugly) minus one rep. No rest, except when Mrs Chihuahua asked me a question.
C, Medicine Ball Slams, 100 reps for time, 3:05! (from 3:16 on the 3rd).
I'm happy to be improving on the slams.
The getups really suck. Try them. Just hold the bag and stand up. Any way you can. No hands. I can do them one way and not the other. Gotta go lighter on another day and practice both directions.
I bought a med ball, but it's the bouncy kind. I was thinking, I could slam it onto a piece of carpet or very dense padding or something like that. I want to muffle the bounce but not so much that I have to bend over to pick it up again off the floor. I think that would screw up the rhythm. Any suggestions?
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On Krista mistressing the chin-up, "It's amazing", said one gym source, "considering that for months she just hung there like a dead fish."
I bought a med ball, but it's the bouncy kind. I was thinking, I could slam it onto a piece of carpet or very dense padding or something like that. I want to muffle the bounce but not so much that I have to bend over to pick it up again off the floor. I think that would screw up the rhythm. Any suggestions?
You won't be able to go as fast, but it can work.
I've used my bouncy one on grass and on a folded piece of carpet. Just practice moving out of the way and catch the ball on the way up. If it passes you, you have to wait for it to come down again. That's slower.
Also, thrown straight down, not back toward you like Ross does in the videos. If you do it like he does (with a bouncy one), it will hit you in the belly, chest, or face.
Yes, you should listen to Roland on the topic of bouncy medicine balls. He has learned the hard way.
My lip has healed, btw. Thanks for asking.
Tracy reminded me of some cool mb moves with the bouncy one. It's from Lou's article in MF from a ways back. Couldn't find it on MF, so you get the pictureless version.
Anyhow, Tracy. I folded over a carpet remnant and did some one leg mb slams. They are a great ab move. And more of a full body thing. Good for a circuit.
Jump rope, 5 minutes (Where's my mojo? This was ugly!)
I'm going to try those fritattas this week, they look great.
I like the way you've been working your TRX into your workouts. After focusing heavily on the TRX and Ross GPP and density -type stuff, I've started doing the same sort of thing to mix things up a bit.
Have you picked up a sledge hammer yet? You need to try it in combo with dumbbell shot-puts and some sandbag work.
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I like the way you've been working your TRX into your workouts. After focusing heavily on the TRX and Ross GPP and density -type stuff, I've started doing the same sort of thing to mix things up a bit.
Have you picked up a sledge hammer yet? You need to try it in combo with dumbbell shot-puts and some sandbag work.
The TRX makes a HUGE difference at home. I use it all the time.
I like to go back and forth with the trx and a sandbag, ball, bodyweight, or db exercise. Just one TRX move per circuit, so there's no adjustments necessary.
Still no sledge. Maybe this week.
I want to do the shotputs, but I think I'll have to shotput some small sandbags. I have some old stuffsacks I can use or maybe old pillowcases. I'll bet they'd hold 8-10lbs. I don't have any place where I can throw something like a db. Not close enough to my garage.
I want to do the shotputs, but I think I'll have to shotput some small sandbags. I have some old stuffsacks I can use or maybe old pillowcases. I'll bet they'd hold 8-10lbs. I don't have any place where I can throw something like a db. Not close enough to my garage.
A sandbag, wrapped tightly in duct tape would probably work well. Per your suggestion of experimenting with sandbags to determine a good weight for a non-bouncing medicine ball, I did just that to make a couple of trial sizes. I might actually stick with my creations. I think it could work for a shotput.
__________________ "May you live every day of your life." - Jonathan Swift
Tracy reminded me of some cool mb moves with the bouncy one. It's from Lou's article in MF from a ways back. Couldn't find it on MF, so you get the pictureless version.
Cool...I'll have to try them, but they look tough!!!
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Anyhow, Tracy. I folded over a carpet remnant and did some one leg mb slams. They are a great ab move. And more of a full body thing. Good for a circuit.
Did it bounce back high enough off the carpet?
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On Krista mistressing the chin-up, "It's amazing", said one gym source, "considering that for months she just hung there like a dead fish."
kids gone in a whirlwind of nonsense, hyperactivity, and overtalking.
4 conference calls
2 client visits
Allie broke a tooth, so squeezed in an emergency dental visit (baby tooth, and ready to come out, so nothing to do but wait)
lack of food meant multiple bunless burgers (mmm.... burger)
my right foot hurts at the big toe/ball juncture (not those. I'm no yogi)
my left foot hurts at the heal
If you wear black suits, don't own a white cat. Or an orange cat. Or a cat, at all. A dog, either. Maybe a chihuahua or Mexican Hairless. I guess those freaky sphynx cats would work. But there are so many other reasons not to own those. Maybe a big snake. And, it could eat the freaky cat. Two birds, one stone.
shoulder is constantly aching (appt in the morning)
But wait, there's more!
Interviewing for a new job and impatiently waiting for the decision.
Why does my dryer have a switch to turn the "done" buzzer on and off, but the washer doesn't? It always buzzes, so I can't do the wash when my kids are sleeping.
Just found out all the competition for that job. Two are my friends. One of whom had recently confided in me that he was excited about a job opportunity. I turn the corner and a VP taps me on the shoulder to interview for a job. Later, I find out that it's the same job. Duh. To end that stress, I called the guy to tell him before he found out.
The other called me last week to ask for some help with a technical scenario. Gee, what do you think she needed that info for? Hmmm.... good thing what I told her was total and absolute technical gibberish.
Oh. Never buy kitty litter that doesn't clump.
My knee hurts where I kneeled on a pebble doing sandbag getups. Stupid nature.
Here's my workout. Less time between exercises. Same weights as last week.
A1, Jump Shrugs, 4x6, 205 (There's really no jumping going on at this weight. I'm going to change this to Power Shrugs or something)
50s rest
A2, Tricep Pushdowns, 4x6, 80
50s rest
C1, Pullthroughs, 3x12, 140 (Last week, I knew I could do more, so I bumped up the weight and figured I'd get 10, but nope. up 40lbs and still managed 12 reps)
C2, EZ Bar Wall Curls, 3x10, 60lbs
Orthopedist appt behind me. The first one, at least.
He believes it's a SLAP lesion. But, without an MRA (an MRI, but using painful dye injections), he won't know for sure. Feb 14th is the day for that experience.
I might have this wrong, since I didn't write it down AND he said it's irrelevant until we get the MRA results. But, the other option might be a mild tear of the supraspinatus (if I heard right), but he thinks it unlikely. If it is torn, it's very minor, since he says I'm still pretty strong in that area.
Either way, he says surgery is likely.
I didn't have to beg or resort to trickery or anything to get the MRA, either! He listened to all the time and exercises that I've been doing and asked if I was willing to consider surgery. I said "yes" and he said "Let's do an MRA then. If you're not willing to have surgery, we might as well just do more exercises hope it goes away." Sweet.
He says there might also be mild impingement from an inflamed bursa, but nothing serious.
Oh. I have type 2 acromium or acromimia or whatever. The acromium on the left and the acromium on the right are both type 2. He said that I really shouldn't have a problem with overhead work and that it was probably some lifting accident that I never noticed.
"I'm growing older but not up. My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck. So let the winds of change blow over my head. I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead."
) and think that someday they'll be strong if they just keep that level of effort up? They're kidding themselves.
It's the thought right?!
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