February 2012
3 posts
I'm running a Biggest Loser competition at work
Through 4 weeks the 10 competitors have lost over 50 pounds together.
I’m actually in 10th place.
Being dead last has never felt so good.
It is official: I am a Stronglifts convert.
50 pounds added to my squat max in 3 weeks. Shit is absurd.
Granted, I had a relatively low squat max because I was moving from High Bar to Low Bar, but hell.
http://stronglifts.com/
January 2012
6 posts
“Dehydrate a muscle by just 3% and you cause an approximate 10% loss of...”
– Tim Ferris
Hydration Nudge.
i’m plotting to make the world’s greatest before & after photo. all i need is a scanner.
just wait.
Easy. Right. Fast.
Pick two.
allow me to share a small non-fitness victory
most of you tumblr folk are younger than me, some of you are older than me, and a small, rare, few are roughly my age. you will all take something from this.
when i was the average tumblr’s age, I got my first credit card. within a few years that had blossomed into a few credit cards. within a few years that grew into what for most would be suicide-levels of debt.
a year before i started...
“Every pint of donated blood can save up to three lives.”
– Was just on the phone with a representative from the Red Cross, and learned that statistic. Who knew making an immediate and positive difference in the lives of another can be as simple as laying down for half an hour and drinking orange juice?!
Find a blood drive near you HERE.
(via...
My Only Goal for 2012
full roman god status.
i figure about 18-25 pounds to go…
and a trident.
December 2011
4 posts
this is what "the long run" looks like
Phil Pfister’s first Strong Man event in 1998
Phil Pfister winning the World’s Strongest Man in 2006
What journey are you starting?
today could be the last day of the rest of your...
if you’re like millions and millions of people, you’re probably going to make some kind of decision about what kind of goal/resolution you want to set for 2012.
what i want to suggest to you tonight is to think about what decisions you can make now that will actually matter, actually resonate, and actually last.
for those of you who don’t know my story, i’ll be brief:...
theflightrisk asked: it's time for you to come back.
November 2011
3 posts
brooksylite asked: The masses are askin about you bro. Hiatus almost over?
I'm just going to say it.
mr-smit:
I’m sorry. (Not sorry).
But I miss Mr365.
And I want him to come back.
soon though… soon.
October 2011
5 posts
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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life....”
– Steve Jobs
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“[For the last 33 years] I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked...”
– Steve Jobs
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“You’re never too far gone. Until it’s your last day, you have everyday to make...”
– New Identity: Athlete: Conquer Limitlessly
tanadoeslife asked: Please come back from your hiatus.
September 2011
1 post
August 2011
1 post
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That was tough
itsjustfear:
More than ever, it is going to be so essential that I pay attention to when I’m eating out of hunger and when I’m eating my feelings.
The movers come tomorrow.
I leave for Tuscaloosa Wednesday.
I’m closing out one project, establishing the roots for the next.
Everything’s packed, the apartment will be empty soon.
I just hugged a best friend for the last time- for a long...
July 2011
65 posts
Thank you.
Before I write anything else, I want to thank everyone who has read a word of this blog. Whether you found me today, or were one of the first people to like a workout when they were in double digits last year. It continually amazes (and occasionally amuses) me that my story, lived out in many distinct ways through this site, has inspired, entertained, informed, and intrigued so many people.
But...
#482 - lifting
Vacation lifts are amazing.
On the blackberry so not going to log everything, but max sets of 355, 385, and 405 on the trapbar deadlift (no wrist straps)
Did a max set of face pulls with the full stack, hit 11 reps.
And the possible highlight of the day was when a trainer was working with a woman on pullups while I was doing rope grip pull-downs, and he pointed at me and told her to pull...
so i picked the warmest weekend ever to come to...
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Me: you know what instantly kills me? adele. fucking adele.
Her: KATY PERRY. FUCK KATY PERRY.
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#481 - lifting
you know who doesn’t give a fuck what else is going on in your life? just, an evil motherfucker? gravity.
gravity looks at your broken heart and says “you better clear that fuckin’ mind before you even think of touching one of my barbells”
gravity says “you’re going to need to find some new strength somewhere if you’re going to load plate after plate...
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#480 - cardio
Pre-work sweat!
waking up early has been easier, so i’m looking forward to possibly getting back into a morning cardio workout habit
i’ve always had trouble writing these, as it is normally so boring. today was fun though because i got to listen to the old men (who work out in our gym through a partnership with the hospital) bitch and moan about this one guy. its fun to know that you...
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#479 - lifting
argh, when the easiest thing in the world would have been to come home and curl up, i went out and FUCKED SOME SHIT UP IN THE WEIGHT ROOM.
first day of dynamic benching, which is 8 sets of 3 reps @ 55% of your max. really got the bar moving, and really felt like my form was dialed in, from my feet to my shoulders.
followed those up with some skullcrushers, really felt good with those, might...
well, let me get this over with.
you guys have watched it at every stage, no way i could dance around it much longer.
the lioness and i are no longer together. as can be expected from two incredible people such as ourselves, there was no argument, no throwdown, no bitterness, and no resentment.
just, when its time, its time.
i’m really not looking to talk about it, but i do want to say this - that woman is quite possibly...
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Breathe
kmeiselle:
Sit/stand up straight. Feet flat on floor. Shoulders back. Chin up. Look straight ahead. Be strong.
someone warn my sledgehammer and my tire that...
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#478 - lifting
still on vacation, but still killin’ it.
i could log this with the full prose and bullet points, but the only thing that matters is the last set:
400/1
now back to vacation…
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#477 - lifting
BUTT DOMS FOR EVERYBODY!
man… somewhere along this workout i had a very stark realization: i forgot to do my glute warmup medley… my ass was like “WHAT THE HUCKIN’ FELL MAN?”
i could tell initially when my quads were doing a lot more work than normal in the squats… the room that i normally use for box jumps/medicine ball work/glute work/lunges/etc is under...
Wooden.
eatsleepsweat:
“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of being.”
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”
“Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.”
Updated my before and after pics
lorenouellette:
So yeah, you should all go check it out right meow!
KILLIN’ IT!
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#476 - lifting
my eyes were bigger than my pecs i guess… 235 felt really good, i’ve spent the last couple weeks focusing on incline bench, so hopefully with a couple good weeks of heavy benching i’ll see some great gains
went heavier than i ever have on dumbbell rows. can’t wait to hit triple digits next time!
didn’t get to do the barbell curls the program prescribes, the gym was...
Didn’t hit 255, but felt good at 235. killed my rows and shrugs though. hope my fellow Monday Bench-Warriors met their challenges!
now for a quick bike ride to the grocery store!
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