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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Recovery from quadricep tendonitis
« on: September 28, 2016, 09:54:23 am »
Quote from: jumperer on September 28, 2016, 02:21:21 am
just came up with a great idea: weighted vest "pistol" squats. i'd have to look around for a 100+ pound weighted vest though, cause i can really crank them out bodyweight, and i go ATG too.

also, when i do "pistol" squats i always stand on something like a chair or box when i do them to get the flexiblity thing out the way. i guess they're more like single leg ATG squats then instead of pistol. i also get that on the internet, and even in real life, people will always point out that a true pistol squat is done on the ground, and i'm always wondering why people choose to do that. is it an ego thing just to show off how flexible you are? cause if not, why put in the flexibility factor when you're just trying to use it as a unilateral exercise to strengthen your legs?

right on. you can also use a dumbbell or kettlebell instead of a vest. doing them on a chair or box is fine. personally i do proper pistols, on the floor, but always with my heel raised up about an inch on something: a 25-lb plate, my squatting shoes, whatever. being able to do them flat-footed would be cool but just because, not for any real reason. if it's more comfortable to do them on a box, then do them on a box and internet dick-measuring be damned.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Two Hands Two Feet
« on: September 28, 2016, 12:37:11 am »
Quote from: Coges on September 27, 2016, 08:43:54 pm
The taste, the relaxation side of it, the socialization. I think that's also a very Australian thing. Not cutting it out completely (got a bottle of Chivas last night as a gift from a client) but am just going to take a more measured approach.

rest assured, that's not just an australian thing. alcohol consumption is everywhere, even some of my friends and colleagues in afghanistan and pakistan drink to socialize (or relieve boredom, alcohol and opium abuse are actually a huge problem in the mountains because there is fuck-all to do in the winter).

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Edit- on a side note- Cigars. The weather is warming up and I've got more scotch now and these things go perfectly with cigars. I've got a couple hanging around that I've been waiting to smoke. Does anyone else here smoke cigars?

only at weddings and the like but i do enjoy them a couple times per year. not at all sophisticated about them, though.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Loopie's Log
« on: September 27, 2016, 02:24:22 pm »
Quote from: LoopieMclooperson on September 27, 2016, 11:44:47 am
^^^^ no straps. Started using chalk recently and it has helped a lot. I have the grip strength of a school girl.

Farmer's walks would murder me. make me stronger.

fixt

or like high rep shrugs or kroc rows, if you don't want to or don't have space to do the walking part. even hanging from the bar for time.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Triathlon sprint prep
« on: September 27, 2016, 08:59:53 am »
Quote from: seifullaah73 on September 27, 2016, 05:08:07 am
Quote from: John Stamos on September 26, 2016, 03:38:46 pm
I usually assert my sexual dominance with women by finishing on their face.  It's equivalent to putting a flag on the moon.  Idk I just think wanting to see guys naked running and eating ass as gay

+1 I would consider those people gay too, the ones who eat ass and the ones who love to watch it lmao.

you would both be wrong, but okay.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: September 26, 2016, 08:42:00 pm »
WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: mid back, right anterior ankle, right toe
MENTAL STATE: distracted

- warm up

- MB OH toss x 5,5

- SL SVJ x 5,5/leg

- squat MEBM 185 x 25

- superset
-- pull up x 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1
-- dip x 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1

- shrug 70s x 15

- stretch

decent workout. feel kind of beat up, though.

also, the chick wanted to watch the debate so we rescheduled for tomorrow, lol.

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Art & Sheeeit / dance
« on: September 26, 2016, 12:21:29 pm »
whoa. https://www.facebook.com/Bellaluz.Gutierrez.de.la.Torre/videos/1078362328868295/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Two Hands Two Feet
« on: September 26, 2016, 10:45:45 am »
place looks tight, what are you gonna do down there?

i was talking with my work wife last week again about starting our own consulting business. probably 4+ years out from being able to make a run at that (i've got my two years in pakistan coming up and then if the consulting thing is looking appealing i'd want to do a master's first to get some training in stats and econometrics -- probably princeton because it's free). it would open me up so much in terms of where to live. i'm envious of people whose jobs aren't geographically tethered. in my industry you're either in a poor country or you're in one of a few really expensive cities: geneva, london, NYC, DC. there are a few exceptions, but emphasis on "few."

that is, unless you set up shop for yourself. then you just need to be close-ish to an international airport and you can live wherever. it'd be fun to live in santa barbara, or istanbul, or barcelona, or savannah, or minneapolis.

sorry for the tangent, just something that's been on my mind.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: September 25, 2016, 11:23:11 am »
WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: none
MENTAL STATE: really good

- warm up

- skater jump x 10,10

- one-step RVJ x 5

- DLRVJ x ~15
really good, bunch of easy dunks with the dodgeball. didn't quite hit 37 but was close a couple times. noticed that on my best jumps with the ball i was taking off from a little farther away from the rim. not intentionally. not sure if that's because of shorter plant step or because starting farther away. interesting.

- SLRVJ x a couple

- SL SVJ x 5/leg

cut it short because i have to go visit my grandma. still, reasonably happy with this. i felt shitty/thick when i woke up, had my coffee and a banana and debated going at all for a while. but eventually i started to feel better and by the time i got to the gym i felt light and happy to be there.

some days, you just have to make yourself show up and see what happens.

ETA: later

- tennis x 30 mins
something tweaking a little in my back. okay.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: September 24, 2016, 07:34:20 pm »
WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: neck still stiff but not painful
MENTAL STATE: blah, under the weather

- warm up

- skater jump x 10,10

- one-step RVJ x 5

- DLRVJ x ~8
again super inconsistent. one or two really good jumps and one or two abortive attempts. head out of it, called it a day. better luck tomorrow inshallah.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Triathlon sprint prep
« on: September 24, 2016, 09:39:55 am »
Quote from: John Stamos on September 24, 2016, 09:04:30 am
Getting fat again

Doing a morning walk right now up and down the road, approximately 2 miles.  Will do another at 1pm and in the evening sometime

dunno if you care but my guess is the reason is pretty simple.

Quote from: John Stamos on September 20, 2016, 09:02:04 am
Eating 5 eggs, 2 burrito, 1 peach,  1 decaf coffee and 2 cookies (pnut butter and chocolate chips, can't resist)

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 23, 2016, 12:11:38 pm »
Quote from: Dreyth on September 23, 2016, 10:53:27 am
i like to follow up and ask why i wasn't hired, but i've never gotten a response yet ha

can i ask how you're asking the question? as a hiring manager i try to respond to people when they ask, if they're polite and open about it. if someone just writes "why wasn't i hired?" i might just think "cause you weren't good enough, dumbass" and delete the email. but if they write to say, "disappointed that i didn't get the job, but good luck with whomever you did hire. could you tell me what, if anything, i could do better in my next interview?" then i don't mind taking a few minutes to give feedback.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: FP's log
« on: September 23, 2016, 09:32:57 am »
seems a bit extreme unless you actually just want to leave and are giving yourself an excuse.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: September 22, 2016, 09:28:45 pm »
had my physical this morning. verdict: i have really low vitamin D, slightly elevated protein, slightly elevated blood pressure, and herpes, and otherwise am in perfect health. got a script for the vitamin D -- apparently the OTC stuff is not activated so you still need sun exposure to make it work. duly noted. the Rx stuff is already activated and you just take one pill (50,000 IU) a week. also got a script for the HSV that i'm to take only if i ever start to develop symptoms.

also i had to speak on a panel tonight about northern pakistan. got my visa this week. leaving the country soon now. matter of weeks. wow.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Party's Over!
« on: September 22, 2016, 12:43:10 pm »
congrats!


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Party's Over!
« on: September 22, 2016, 09:11:38 am »
i have an applet on chrome that shuts my screen down for two minutes 2-3 times an hour during the work day. it's easy to ignore if i'm plowing through something but most of the time i use it as a prompt to get up and go to the bathroom, or get some water, or just do a few old man stretches at my desk. i think it's called break time. worth a try.

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