February 2009
42 posts
January 2009
34 posts
Seed: 2009 Will Be a Year of Panic →
Pig, Pig and More Pig - The New York Times →
To quote Higa
“Have the defibrillator on stand-by. OMG”
Attenborough reveals creationist hate mail for not... →
“Telling the magazine that he was asked why he did not give “credit” to God, Attenborough added: “They always mean beautiful things like hummingbirds. I always reply by saying that I think of a little child in east Africa with a worm burrowing through his eyeball. The worm cannot live in any other way, except by burrowing through eyeballs. I find that hard to reconcile with...
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Wednesday 1-28-2009
Man, another great night. Now I know why Zack drinks so much protein juice! Although mine tastes much better since its chocolate milk :-). I drank close to a gallon today.
Weight: 363
Dynamic Warm-Ups
high kicks, bw squats…
17” box squats - beltless - Just below parallel for me.
135 x3
225 x3
315 x3
405 x3
495 x2
545 x1
585 x1 605 x1 PR
635 x fail 635 x1 PR added belt...
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Monday 1-26-2009
A few very nice PRs today. I military pressed a 245b axle pretty easily (just missed the lockout with 265), I hit a double push press with a 305 axle from the floor, and I hit a 275 seated military press (just missed 295). It seems all this pressing and the extra calories are paying off.
Weight: 363 this morning.
Dynamic Warm-ups:
overhead squats, high kicks, shoulder dislocations
Axle:...
I am not a ginger! Asshole!
Me: Excuse Me... (After turning around and almost knocking over a bum)
Bum: Hey Redhead!
Me: I am not a ginger! Asshole!
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Saturday 1-24-2009
My first full events day in a long while. I did alright but I’ll be kicking ass again in a few weeks. I definitely feel stronger across the board.
I’m mainly just listing the working sets today.
12” Log - Anything goes
260 x8 in 28 seconds. 6 push press and 2 jerks
310 x 3 all light jerks
Yoke
I had to do split runs on yoke. Our hall is about 55 feet long. To get...
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Thursday 1-22-2009
Dynamic Warm-Ups
shoulder dislocations, broomstick overhead squats…
Deadlift
135 x10
Beltless Double mini-band deadlifts - adds 60 at bottom, adds 200ish at top
135 x3
225 x3
315 x3
405 x3
405 x3
405 x3
405 x3
495 x1
545 x fail
Romanian Deadlifts
545 x3
545 x3
Fatman chinups
x3
Strict Barbell curls
135 x5
Cheat barbell curls
135 x10
185 x3
Obama signs executive order to close Guantanamo... →
Wow, just a week ago, I was telling someone that the only way I’d feel like things had really changed was if Obama closed down Guantanamo on his first day in office. Then I added that I assumed I was dreaming. I guess I shouldn’t have been so cynical. Does this mean a return to the days when our government protected our rights, instead of just arbitrarily claiming we were a...
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Microsoft Web Platform Installer goes 1.0 →
This is my team’s project! I can’t believe it is on ARS. I’ve been reading that site for years. Its a great application. If you have any interest in the Microsoft Web Platform you should check it out.
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Wednesday 1-21-2009
I am feeling much more natural on Push Presses now. I actually felt stronger at the end of the workout than the beginning.
Dynamic Warm-Ups
Shoulder dislocations…
12” Log - All Push Press, no jerks
100 x8
190 x3
240 x3 x 5 sets in 5 minutes
260 x3
280 x1 + 2 near misses
300 x1 OK, this one was a jerk
Axle Push Press out of racks
215 x3
235 x3
255 x3
275 x2
275 x3 -...
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Monday 1-19-2009
I really need to get better at using straps while suited, the axle was flying up but the straps would always slip at the top. I never got more than 2 reps without losing my grip. Normally I wouldn’t even train axle with straps but we are allowed to use them in the medley in Florida (if I go)
Dynamic warm-ups
high kicks, bw squats…
Axle Deadlifts - raw
135 x8
225 x3
315 x3...
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Thursday 1-15-2009
For the next week or two I am only going to do Push presses, no jerks. Mainly to give my knee a chance to heal up some.
Dynamic Warm-Ups
shoulder dislocations…
12” Log Strict (sp) / Push Press(pp)
100 x10 pp
190 x3 pp
240 x 1sp + 4pp
260 x 3pp
280 x 3pp 300 x 1pp PR
310 x fail
270 x3pp
Barbell clean and Push Press
45 x3
15 x3
225 x3 experimenting with grips
225 x8...
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Tuesday 1-13-2008
I’m not sure what the deal is but my right knee is killing me. Hopefully its just Patellar tendonitis and will go away in a few days.
Dynamic Warm-Ups
Shoulder dislocations, jump squats…
12” Log push jerks
100 x10
190 x3
270 x7
280 x5
300 x3
320 x fail
Bottom up Dead stop Floor Press
245 x5
295 x3
315 x3
Push Press - Out of racks
135 x10
225 x5
255 x5
275...
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Watch“Look around you” is coming to Adult Swim! This show is hilarious. Its a send-up of the old science shows we had in junior high. It reminds me of a bad remake of the show “Demonstrations in Physics” starring Julius Sumner Miller (Physics is his business).
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Monday 1-13-2009
Hell yes! Not only did I pull 705 finally, I followed up with 735. I expect this number to continue increasing for a while as I learn my suit. 735 flew up but the lockout was a little soft. The suit pulls my shoulders forward. I’m somehow locked out, and yet tilted forward at the hips just slightly. Enough that I’d get red lighted in Powerlifting but I’d almost certainly...
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Mario Recreation from Japan Takes a Turn for the... →
trioculus:
Shared by Carl
Japanese madness. Love the Obama cameo.
This Mario recreation seems cool and straightforward enough at first. Then the blackface Obama shows up, and you know it’s from…
This is the best thing I’ve seen in a long time.
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Friday 1-9-2008
Still not feeling it. At most I have eaten 2 meals in any one day this week. Still, not an awful day.
Dynamic warm-up
jump squats, high kicks…
Oly Squats - narrow stance - As deep as possible every rep - No Belt
135 x3
225 x3
315 x3
405 x10
455 x5
495 x1
535 x1
555 x1
585 x fail (I belted for this one)
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Wednesday 1-7-2008
Well, I’m still sick, but its time to start getting the conditioning up, so this is what I did today. I’m going to start doing much higher rep work and increase the weights each week on the log press. .
Dynamic Warm-up
Jump Squats, high kicks…
12” Log
100 x10
190 x3
280 x3
330 x fail (3 attempts after the clean)
330 x fail (3 attempts after the clean)
280 x3...
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Monday 1-5-2008
I haven’t been feeling too great the last few days. I had actually only eaten 3 meals between Friday night and my Monday night workout. I’m down about 15 pounds. Still I had an OK workout. I just worked up to some moderate singles. Mainly, I didn’t want to miss anymore workouts after the holiday break.
Dynamic Stretching
High kicks, funny walks, jump squats
Narrow Oly...