Workout
Pull Ups to failure
17x @ BW
1RM Back Squat
315#
Dips to failure
32x @ BW
Recap
In November I set some goals for my birthday. Yesterday was that day and over the last 2 weeks or so I’ve been testing against each of my goals.
Description
Goal
Accomplished
Bodyweight
160#
160#
Body Fat %
≤ 12%
10%
Back Squat
320#
315#
Clean & Jerk
200#
175#
Deadlift
400#
395#
Overhead Press
160#
165#
Bench Press
225#
225#
Pull Ups @ BW
25x
17x
Dips @ BW
25x
32x
OHS @ BW
15x
Untested
Overall, [...]
I have no idea what that title means. I overheard someone at work saying that yesterday. I know no context. All I know is that as I was walking past he said it, and I think when I write my great American novel I’m going to name it that. “We All Go to Mexico City [...]
Ever since I learned of Ed Zercher and his Zercher Lift, I’ve thought it was a wonderfully functional lift - incredibly useful in ‘real life’. This weekend proved its usefulness out for me.
Friday
Friday after work got together with about a dozen families from the neighborhood. Younger kids rode their bikes around. Older kids played catch. [...]
Shed a tear ’cause I’m missing you
I’m still alright to smile
…
Said woman take it slow
It’ll work itself out fine
All we need is just a little patience
G’n’R
Workout
Deadlift 1RM Test
5x @ 135#
5x @ 185#
3x @ 225#
1x @ 275#
1x @ 295#
1x @ 315#
1x @ 365#
1x @ 385#!
At this point I was feeling pretty [...]
It’s raining. The three of us - Marathoner, Neighbor/Drinkin’ Buddy and I - met at the YMCA this morning. More on that in a moment.
There’s a guy at work who has recently started racing mountain biking races around here. He’s been racing rookie/beginner races. He took first in a race back in March, so was [...]
Certainly the game is rigged. Don’t let that stop you; if you don’t bet, you can’t win.
Robert A. Heinlein
In battle, the sound of enemy planes overhead - especially those dropping bombs - is particularly demoralizing to infantry. I’ve read that, in the Soviet Union, they would train their infantry to fire overhead when they heard [...]
…as I would an artist such as yourself. However, I can’t have you following me either.
This week has been a little bit crazy. I’ve finished (and rolled) the big project I was writing about last Friday. I’ve also thrown in on some maintenance work that needed doing. That rolled to a testing environment yesterday. And [...]
Not much time today to get chatty. On to the workout.
We had a new workout partner today. Marathoner was there. Neighbor/Drinkin’ Buddy was there. I was there. And Sandy showed up today.
Sandy is Charlotte’s sister. I triple-bagged 50# of sand and dropped it all into an old army duffle that used to be home to [...]
This morning I took the YMCA Fitness Assessment. More on that in a moment.
A Night Out
Saturday night, wife and I saw the Bottle Rockets at The Duck Room. It’s a great venue for such a show (very intimate) and it was a fantastic show.
We ate dinner upstairs. We got there about 6:00. Doors opened at [...]
Del the Funky Homosapien, that is. I’ve been listening to Both Sides of the Brain the last couple days. I forgot how much I liked it. Now I remember, and it’s awesome.
We’re about a week before rolling a new release to pre-prod, so I’m in 6th gear sprint mode. Head down, sleeves rolled up, headphones [...]