07.25.05

And you thought yoda talked funny.

Posted in Turds at 1:45 pm

Matthew in Beirut: Backstroke of the West

(Via Male Pattern Fitness.)

07.24.05

Workout 2005-07-23

Posted in Workout Logs at 1:03 am

Muscle Workout C
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Barbell Squat 4-6×4 150#x4/150#x4/150#x4/150#x4
Deadlift 4-6×4 150#x5/150#x5/150#x5/150#x5
Romanian Deadlift 4-6×4 150#x4/150#x4/150#x4/150#x5
Dumbbell Single-leg Calf Raise 4-6×4 10#x4@/10#x4@/10#x4@/10#x4@

07.22.05

Workout 2005-07-21

Posted in Workout Logs at 12:02 am

Yep, I slacked yesterday.

And I suppose I slacked a bit today. Didn’t do the other stuff, just the heavy lifting.

Muscle Workout B
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Close-grip Incline Barbell Press 4-6×4 135#x4/135#x4/135#x4/135#x4
Underhand-grip bent-over row (barbell) 4-6×4 105#x4/105#x4/105#x4/105#x4
Wide-grip Bench Press 4-6×4 150#x4/150#x4/150#x4/150#x5

07.20.05

Hearing aids and cell phones

Posted in General at 9:05 pm

New rules will make more cellphones available to hearing-aid users - Engadget - www.engadget.com:

“…carriers will be required to offer hearing-aid
compatibility on at least four different models, or 25% of their product lines%u2014whichever is greater. By 2008, half of
all cellphones sold will need to be low-interference, hearing-aid compatible models.”

So why don’t they make a cable that connects the headset port on a phone to the aux port on some hearing aids?

Reduce, reuse, recycle.

Posted in General at 1:23 pm

But there some things that just need to be tossed out. Say, for example, half melted ice. Someone decided that they didn’t want some ice to go to waste, so they put it in the ice maker.

Now, this isn’t ice that was just in the ice maker and had been out for a short amount of time. This was ice that had been out for a while and quite well melted. In fact, someone seems to have thought this out, as there was some of the same ice dumped in the sink. Perhaps this was the ice that was deemed unworthy of reuse.

So now we have an ice maker that has a large slab of ice. Not chunks of ice ready for use in a beverage. With the scoop frozen into the slab.

Just wow.

Workout 2005-07-19

Posted in Workout Logs at 12:26 am

Move Prep B
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Hip Crossover 10@
Inverted Hamstring Stretch 8@
Hand Walk 8
Backward Lunge + Twist 8@
Knee Hug Lunge 4@

Forward Lunge Elbow to Instep 1@

Leg Cradle 8@

Drop Lunge 8@
Lateral Lunge 8@

IF Practice
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Soccer ball control (optional) 10 min

Muscle Workout A
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High Pull 4-6×4 95#x6/95#x6/95#x6/95#x6
Snatch-Grip Deadlift 4-6×4 150#x4/150#x4/150#x4/150#x4
Dumbbell pullover 4-6×4 25#x6/25#x6/25#x6/25#x6

Weighted Swiss-ball Crunch 4-6×4


Regen C
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Aerobic flush 12-20
Foam roll self massage 8 reps ea
Reach, roll and lift 5
90-90 Stretch 1×10@
Sidelying AIS Shoulder Stretch 1×10@
Sidelying Quad/Hip Flexor Stretch 1×10@
Quadruped Oblique Crunch 1×10@
AIS Calf 1×10@
AIS Hamstring 1×10@
AIS IT/Glute 1×10@
AIS Adductor 1×10@
AIS Quad/Hip flexor 1×10@
Rotational Lunge Stretch 1×10@
Quadruped Groin Stretch 1×10@
Prone Hip Rotator / Glute Stretch 1×1 min ea

07.19.05

Ringtones are evil.

Posted in General at 1:57 pm

Birds be gettin’ down with ringtones - Engadget - www.engadget.com:

“You know when you get one of those really annoying ringtones stuck in your head? Turns out we’re not alone — our avian cousins are apparently afflicted with a similar disease, which additionally compels them to perform said ringtone in addition to their normal bird calls.”

:)

Workout 2005-07-18

Posted in Workout Logs at 12:54 am

Today’s workout was entirely some movement prep and soccer. We won, 9 to 6. It was an entirely un-satisfying because the other team started out being complete dicks and playing dirty. I’m only slightly consoled by the fact that, despite playing dirty they still didn’t win.

It’s really kinda sad, because this is the last team in the league. They’ve yet to win a game. What makes it especially sad is that after our first game against them, we had respect for them. They played well, had a lot of good shots and just generally weren’t gelling as a team (it’s their first season, as far as I know). After this game, we know they’ve basically turned to dirty tactics to get a leg up… and it doesn’t help them one bit.

They suck, but not because they’re not good at soccer.

07.18.05

Workout 2005-07-17

Posted in Workout Logs at 12:33 am

Yes, another somewhat slacky weekend. Skipped Friday, moved Saturday, and cut back a little.

Muscle Workout C
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Barbell Squat 4-6×4 135#x6/135#x6/135#x6/135#x6
Deadlift 4-6×4 135#x6/135#x6/135#x6/135#x6
Romanian Deadlift 4-6×4 135#x6/135#x6/135#x6/135#x6
Dumbbell Single-leg Calf Raise 4-6×4 0#x6@/0#x6@/0#x6@/0#x6@

07.14.05

Workout 2005-07-14

Posted in Workout Logs at 11:11 pm

Goofing off made me short on time, so I just did the lift workout, skipped all the movement prep and regen.

Muscle Workout B
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Close-grip Incline Barbell Press 4-6×4 125#x6/125#x6/125#x6/125#x6
Underhand-grip bent-over row (barbell) 4-6×4 95#x6/95#x6/95#x6/95#x6
Wide-grip Bench Press 4-6×4 135#x6/135#x6/135#x6/135#x6

Bar Rollout 4-6×4