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Last Weekend’s Acquisitions
I am a fitness addict. I woke up at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, excited because I was scheduled to pick up another 360 lbs. of weights from a classified ad I answered. That makes for a total of 1385 lbs of plates (two-thirds Oly, one-third Standard). My home gym is really starting to kick ass. [...]
Fitness Geek Research Assignment #1
Who wrote that “deep squats” were bad for the knees? What year was the research published? (Hint: 50+ years ago). What are the currently accepted determinants for how deep you should squat? (name at least 3). And… begin! Be a fitness geek. Know the reason for the form and technique you use. Read articles [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-26
Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) be damned, “I’m NOT too old for this shit!” #fitness The Perfect Workout for Cat Owners – http://t.co/TpUEgneY Alright. A pair of new solid steel dumbbell handles and my tricep bar were delivered today. Can’t wait to workout tonight. =) My Top 1 #lastfm Artists: Gorillaz (1) #mm http://t.co/DCYjnDnR With the [...]
Never Too Late
I never learned to skate. My father gave up on trying to teach me because I was never athletically gifted. This has stayed with me my whole life. I barely played sports, and didn’t try when I did because I never believed I could be any good. My wife bought me skates last week and [...]
A New Direction
For the last 3 months I’ve weighed myself every day. I’ve obsessed about numbers. I’ve been angry when my scale has been borrowed and not returned (not by the borrowing per se, but because it’s usually locked in someone’s bedroom and they won’t be getting up until the crack of noon). I’ve even allowed myself [...]
The Bargain Basement Home Gym
The plan is this: No health club membership. Other than free-pass visits to friends’ gyms or 1-week promotional specials, you will work at home. Why? Pick a reason. You don’t want to spend entirely too much money each month paying to access a dirty, poorly-maintained club where the profits go straight into building more locations [...]
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