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8/11/2019

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The fine peeps at Kingspoint held a mock meet today for charity. It’s been over 2 years since I did a meet and this was a perfect soft landing.


I didn’t get brave, thus the 3 white lites (sheets of paper!) on all lifts, but they all felt really good so I did add a little extra than originally planned for the last deadlift.


I was only 5 pounds under my (meet) best squat two years ago, 4 pounds more than that on benchpress ... and a whopping 45 pounds short on deadlift. While that’s been the most problematic this year, it did move pretty good, even with conventional stance, and I know that it’s just a matter of doing the work.


Of course, today has got me thinking about numbers for the October meet.

Target in KGs - squat 80, bench 60, deadlift 90









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Chase Mavens

6/25/2016

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Natalie and I were at City Chase today -  It was a hoot!  Link   Not all exercise has to be in the gym.
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I love training on Fridays!

6/3/2016

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I don't know how that warrants a full post, but it does.   I have been like "I feel great.  I love gym on Friday. Wow, I feel pumped. blah blah blah ." So.... either I am having a bit of a moment.... or there's something to this Friday thing. It's happened before, so I am going with the latter.
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Starting to calm down

3/9/2016

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Believe it or not, it's taken me a few days to relax from the "I got my CPU Card" hype of March 4th.   At this rate, I still have to :
  • sign up for a competition
  • prep for said competition
  • cut weight
  • figure out and get used to singlet, belt and knee sleeves
Which all sound pretty easy, right?  except SIGNING UP FOR THE CARD was an emotional high.
I gotta get a grip.  Or maybe, just maybe....this is why I have so much fun.  I am made up of mostly feelings, after all.  Why not throw some more on the fire!  :)

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Oh, I am buff...under here....

11/23/2015

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Went for a spa day with my bestie yesterday.  Massage dude (who had a thing for feet, but... more on that later), said my muscles seemed "dense, tight".  I said I worked out a lot. To which he replied..."Oh yeah, you don't look buff".

A*#hole.

To which I replied "under this layer of fat, I am way buff".

And then the foot thing .  Which on second thought, I care not to relive.  But it was a little creepy.  He is going to be a chiropodist. Which I guess is like a guy who has a thing for asses becoming a proctologist.

Anyway......
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We did it!!!!

11/8/2015

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37 Minutes, 25 Seconds

Kim could have gone faster without me, no doubt.  But I made it up the stairs!!

144 flights

1776 stairs

My time does not put me early on the bell-curve.... but I feel amazing! 14 months ago I joined the gym because I was winded after 2 flights of stairs.  I was winded on the CN Tower climb too.  :)   But so was everyone else!

I did this drawing on the white board @ my desk, so that I could tell everyone my story. 

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Looky, looky, I got a logo!

10/19/2015

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Got this from Pastel Rainbow on Fiverr.  Fiverr is a great concept (I have done some other small projects) and this seller was no exception to my great experience so far.
And now I can put this on my blog.  Yay!


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And the award goes to....

10/5/2015

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The annual "thanks for the boatload of money" award goes to......ME.   'Cause the money went to Goodlife.  

It's essentially thanking me for doing 144 PT sessions in a year; so , like yeah, thanks for the money.   :)


That being said, I don't regret a single cent.  It's among the most worthwhile investments I've ever made.
I actually I'm tempted to go on and on about what I love about it, .... But I just got back from the gym, and I feel strong and calm.... And I think that says it all.

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↑ Weight  ≠ Longer drive....

8/15/2015

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So I've been lifting weights for about 11 months. And I haven't golfed for about a year....since the last MS charity tourney.

I didn't get better.... in fact, we won "most honest team", I.e. worst score. That's never happened before. :)  But a good day was had by all, and some serious money raised.   And my drive was a bit better...and I can't expect lifting to improve my short game.

Here we are at the 2nd hole.

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