Forum: Stuff and Nonsense
12-10-2014, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 32,849
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Forum: Fitness
12-08-2014, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,855
Re: Books on The Mental Aspect of Sport
Heck, on that thread, "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu is a great read for mental mindset as well (the chapter on spies probably won't help much, but the parts on knowing yourself and your enemy and the...
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Forum: Stuff and Nonsense
12-08-2014, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 32,849
Re: WOD of the day????? Really?
Give me an estimated ETA.
I need your vehicle's VIN number.
etc. etc. etc.
All of those drive me crazy.
Of course, I teach English.
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Forum: Stuff and Nonsense
12-04-2014, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 32,849
WOD of the day????? Really?
Sorry - I just saw a website that posted a "WOD of the day."
Had to vent.
Grrr. Arrgh.
RAGE AGAINST THE HEAVENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Forum: Exercises
09-30-2014, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 14,080
Re: What do you think is your one weakest link?
Grip. It limits everything. It gives out before anything else on deadlifts, pull-ups, rows, etc.
I've been focusing on more grip work and bought some Grip4orce fat bar gripper thingies to use on...
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Forum: Stuff and Nonsense
09-18-2014, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,526
Re: Crosstraining/Additional Sports
I like to do Yoga.
Since I teach at a college, and I can take classes for free, I try to take a class every semester or two in a different sport or movement modality. So far I've done golf, tai...
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Forum: Equipment
09-18-2014, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,484
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Forum: Equipment
09-15-2014, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,484
Five Fingers must be overstocked or in trouble
During their labor day sale I managed to get a pair of black size 46 mens KSOs for an insanely cheap price.
Now, they just sent me an e-mail stating they are sending me another pair for free as a...
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Forum: Stuff and Nonsense
08-20-2014, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 7,554
Views: 2,606,800
Re: Seen at the globo yesterday
Wow. Overheard this conversation (this YMCA gym is next to a dental college):
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Female: Oh, hi! You come here too? I see a lot of guys from our classes here.
Male: Oh, yeah. We do...
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Forum: Fitness
07-24-2014, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,429
Re: Good fitness books on Kindle?
I got "Inside the Box" and "Learning to Breathe Fire."
I have hard copies and pdfs of the 5/3/1 books. Great strength programming there.
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Forum: Fitness
07-14-2014, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,429
Re: Good fitness books on Kindle?
Thanks!
I'm finding I like fiction on the kindle, but not the exercise/fitness books so much. The screen isn't really big enough for a lot of the diagrams, and it's harder to mark two or three...
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Forum: Fitness
07-08-2014, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,429
Good fitness books on Kindle?
I just got several Dan John books on Kindle, and I noticed most of Pavel's books are available. I also got "The Sports Gene" - which looks interesting.
I notice there are a ton of "CrossFit" kindle...
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Forum: Stuff and Nonsense
01-13-2014, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 67,932
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Forum: Nutrition
12-09-2013, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,047
Re: Water, how much is too much?
Too much = drowning in a lake.:)
I used to drink a gallon a day - when I lived in Alaska. I moved to Arizona, and now I drink 2 gallons a day during the summer. During the winter I move back to...
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Forum: Exercises
12-09-2013, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 9,884
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Forum: Community
09-20-2013, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,127
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Forum: Community
09-12-2013, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,127
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Forum: Community
07-30-2013, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,127
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Forum: Community
07-29-2013, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,127
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Forum: Stuff and Nonsense
07-26-2013, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 7,554
Views: 2,606,800
Re: Seen at the globo yesterday
Well, I can do 405 for reps, but I recognize that's way above what most people in the gym can do. It's not amazingly impressive, but it's semi-impressive in a "that requires some decent strength,...
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Forum: Stuff and Nonsense
07-18-2013, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 7,554
Views: 2,606,800
Re: Seen at the globo yesterday
I can almost - almost - understand the Planet Fitness lunk alarm after the last couple of days.
A new guy started showing up. He wears his wrist straps all the time, even when doing cardio, uses...
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Forum: Exercises
07-01-2013, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 10,398
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Forum: Exercises
06-30-2013, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 10,398
Re: Low bar vs. High Bar, once again
Since we've drifted to warm-ups -
I do
45 (the bar) 12 reps
135 8 reps
(then the rest depends on my work weight):
40% 6 reps
50% 5 reps
60% 4 reps
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Forum: Exercises
06-25-2013, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 10,398
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Forum: Exercises
06-25-2013, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 10,398
Re: Low bar vs. High Bar, once again
Interesting, given you know nothing about my particular body structure or training history.
Three points:
1. I high bar squatted for a long time, thinking it was the only "real" way to do it. I...
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