I can't think of a cool name right now...
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Topic: I can't think of a cool name right now...
Posted By: thegnome
Subject: I can't think of a cool name right now...
Date Posted: 1/09/13 at 3:21pm
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OK, I was bored silly with my old log, and from the responses, or lack thereof, so was everybody else. So I'm doing a new one...and I'm going to make it different. Just like I'm going to make my old ass different as well. Different outlook, different goals, different log. Just to warn you the log will actually contain alot less of lifting/throwing/conditioning...although that will still be there...but more general stupidity and things relating to nothing. Feel free to join in. Let us begin with a classic:
------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/09/13 at 4:15pm
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/09/13 at 4:15pm
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Ahh, that's better....
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Posted By: Alan H
Date Posted: 1/09/13 at 4:40pm
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Are you saying that you're going to start competing in the consecutive amputee powerlifting circuit?
------------- Alan Hebert Geezer-In-Training |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/09/13 at 4:40pm
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I've been learning alot about the Dark Ages lately (long story). Recently been learning about the Lombards a tribe of Barbarians that eventually settled into what is now Lombardy (go figure). OK so at one point the Pope asked the Franks under Charllemagne to kick their asses. Which he proceeded to do and more or less created the Holy Roman Empire because Italy and Gual were then united. Eventually there was a set of Lombard wars after the First Crusade where the Popacy (Papacy, but Popacy sounds better) supported the Lombards and Simon DeMonfort (ya the same guy that messed around in England) against the Holy Roman Empire. I just can't figure out how it went from point A to point B, anybody know?
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Posted By: Silverback
Date Posted: 1/10/13 at 8:47am
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Monte Python is always welcome
------------- Mule Sportkilt AST Sport Supplements |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/10/13 at 9:39am
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When we were in Inverness we wanted to go to see some of the places where they filmed the movie. There is a site that lists the locations of different scenes and how to get there. Ran out of time. maybe next trip. Oh and I figured out the Lombard thing. Frederick II married the princess of Jerusalem and had a son that became heir to the ducality of Jerusalem. The Popes couldn't have that since they had excommunicated Frederick for being an ahole despite the fact that he had become Holy Roman Emporor. They would have supported anybody short of the Saracens against FrederickII. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/10/13 at 9:50am
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Oh and ya, training. This is going to be kind of hard to follow, but it's sort of how my brain works in real life so... I wanted to try to qualify for the Pan AM Masters Oly meet. In 45 -50 I would need a 175kg total at 85kg of bodyweight. I weigh about 94kg. When I try to diet I don't lose weight. When I try to lose weight by conditioning I eventually get bored and that doesn't work either. What does work for me is setting a goal and training for it. So I want to do a Triathlon. Just a short one. I did a few when I was into that sort of thing. they were fun. I want to be the fat old guy that looks rediculous on his bike, that makes everybody stay at the end but still finishes anyway. THAT is how I am going to lose weight. Truth is I don't seem to be that worried about the 85kg thing anymore, i just want to finish the freakin tri. 500 - 800yards swim, 10 - 15mile bike, 5K-10K run. From point A to point B, on my own. I still have a bike, was running sort of before the snow hit, and can get to a pool. I live in Triathlon county USA so there are a crapload of them to chose from. I'm hoping for August or September. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/10/13 at 9:52am
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There is a triathlon talk board with a strength training section. Those people's routines make no freakin sense. Who came up with them? Way too much, too much fluff not enough meat. They all say they want to "get stronger"...not that like you won't. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: Alan H
Date Posted: 1/10/13 at 10:11am
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Back in the late 80's I did a biathlon...run/swim and swam the Escape from Alcatraz. That was serious fun. There's no way I could do those now, now at 300 pounds. I'd have to drop to about 200-210. ------------- Alan Hebert Geezer-In-Training |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/10/13 at 1:05pm
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Wow, that's supposed to be a bad ass swim! I know you did sailing so it makes sense you were strong in the water. I'm hoping just by doing this my weight will drop. I may be wrong but...ah well it is what it is.
Always liked this song
------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: MJurkoic
Date Posted: 1/10/13 at 3:25pm
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Andrew, screw the diet. Go up the the 105+ class and kick ass. ------------- Loki: I have an army. Tony Stark: We have a Hulk. |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/10/13 at 6:38pm
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Trying to imagine me at 105...
Anyway this is what I did LAST week:
Week #1
Weights 1
Weights 2
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/10/13 at 6:40pm
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and so far THIS week:
Week #2
Weights 1
Weights 2
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Posted By: MJurkoic
Date Posted: 1/10/13 at 6:42pm
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Andrew, do you have bumper plates? ------------- Loki: I have an army. Tony Stark: We have a Hulk. |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/10/13 at 7:40pm
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Oh ya, I got a nice set. 25's, 20's, 10's and 5's. No 15's though. a mix of Kraibergs, Wright rubber and Kraibergs with Werksan logos. made a platform out of 3/4" sheet and a cow stall pad. need a better bar though. Just using some cheap generics and they ain't all that happy. The end of my last Olympic cycle I was getting 65/85, figure I need 75/100. My form is horrid. Been learning the split snatch which has helped. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/13/13 at 3:54pm
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We are experienceing a major thaw. Managed to go out and attempt to run/waddle on the roads for about 25 - 30 minutes. Man am I slow. Tomorrow BP and some log Clean and Presses. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/13/13 at 4:02pm
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How about some Ken Patera:
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/13/13 at 4:05pm
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Maybe some more:
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Posted By: Alan H
Date Posted: 1/14/13 at 2:02pm
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No XC skiing?
------------- Alan Hebert Geezer-In-Training |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/15/13 at 12:45pm
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Snow done melted. Went up to the 50's this weekend. Everything is wet and flooded. Last night: Weights 1
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Posted By: 17/20
Date Posted: 1/15/13 at 1:02pm
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Andy need some direction: look for some 25 lbs bumper at the circumference ( big ass word for a Southie punk). For the son - doing his power cleans from the floor. Do you have prices ? Maybe bring the hockey duffle bag to Boston Barbell and go shopping there. ------------- I MAY BE BIG , BUT I'M FAST |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/15/13 at 2:20pm
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Look at Wright rubber: http://www.wrightexercise.com/wright-rubber-c-97.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.wrightexercise.com/wright-rubber-c-97.html The stuff I have gotten from them has been the best and at the best prices. They have far and away the best inserts for the affordable bumpers. Last time I saw your son was at Maine the year we did the Farmers walk he must be huge by now. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/15/13 at 3:39pm
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45 minutes on the spin cycle, real easy. I need a heart rate monitor. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: 17/20
Date Posted: 1/15/13 at 4:52pm
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Thanks Andy, just checked out the sight. Gonna pick up a pair of the 25's. ------------- I MAY BE BIG , BUT I'M FAST |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/18/13 at 7:30am
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Cool, I'm sure you will love them. Last night 25minutes elip, 10 minutes spin bike. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/22/13 at 1:24pm
Some push-ups and sit ups on Sunday then this last night:
I have been sick on and off for the past 2 freakin months. It is making me nuts. One thing after another, it makes me feel weak and pathetic. all my numbers are in the tank. That said...I just saw The Hunger games for the first time. was interested enough to start the series. normally I avoid YA fiction like the plague but figure I'll give it a go. About 1/2 way through the first one yesterday. Anybody else read them? ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/23/13 at 8:59am
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On a positive note. 6 years and I still ain't dead! How's that huh... as far as I can tell my brain is still mostly operational. Right eye is still gone to hell but f' it I got 2 of them. Finished the first book in the Hunger Games series. Great story but I don't like the single point of view, especially that of a teenage girl. Wish she would have done like the movie did and occasionaly expand it to the view from the "audience". Probably start the second tomorrow. Also need to start getting ready for a state exam coming up. It's the one for the School Building Leader Certificate. That is the Principal exam. If I pass that I might automatically get the School District Leader (Superintendent) CAS from St. Lawrence, then I need to fork out another $400 for the state test in that. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: Alan H
Date Posted: 1/23/13 at 1:07pm
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Wait...we entrust the well-being and development of our youths minds to the GNOME?
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/24/13 at 8:07am
Ya Alan, I've been working in Schools and Mental Health clinics since around 1988. The universe just keeps pulling me into school administration for some reason. Not really interested in being a Principal though. Last night:
Stomach is starting to feel a little better but still having some cramps. Kind of limited my DL's a bit but felt the jerks were actually pretty good.
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Posted By: MJurkoic
Date Posted: 1/24/13 at 9:19am
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Andrew, where did you get your qualifying total for the Pan Am Master Oly meet? ------------- Loki: I have an army. Tony Stark: We have a Hulk. |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/24/13 at 11:25am
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I didn't, that's the goal, still have LLLLOOOOONNNGGG way to go. There are meets relatively nearby me in Essex Vt. in the spring and one in the fall near Utica. Neither are on the USAWF calender yet but that is updated in geological time frames. Seems the best way to find meets is on the remains of goheavy.com. The OL forum is still active...confusing, but active. I'll put up a link in a minute... ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/24/13 at 11:27am
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http://goheavy.com/" rel="nofollow - http://goheavy.com/ Sorry, the forum links are filtered at work. Nasga is about the only message board not filtered here...Last time i looked at them they were working. I'll try when I get home. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: MJurkoic
Date Posted: 1/24/13 at 11:57am
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No I was wondering where did you see what total you had to reach to qualify. I want to check what it would be for my age group and weight class. ------------- Loki: I have an army. Tony Stark: We have a Hulk. |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/24/13 at 5:03pm
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Oh I get it....my bad:
http://www.mastersweightlifting.org/" rel="nofollow - http://www.mastersweightlifting.org/
The 2013 ones seem to be the same, they are listed on the application:
http://www.mastersweightlifting.org/forms/2013_pan_american_masters_entry_form_usa.pdf" rel="nofollow - http://www.mastersweightlifting.org/forms/2013_pan_american_masters_entry_form_usa.pdf ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/25/13 at 7:50am
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Posted By: MJurkoic
Date Posted: 1/25/13 at 8:31am
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Thanks, Andrew! ------------- Loki: I have an army. Tony Stark: We have a Hulk. |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/28/13 at 12:01pm
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Was seriously lazy this week. Ok I wasn't really lazy. I've been sick with one thing or another for at least a month. Another bout of a returning internal infection, bronchitis, this years nurovirus, a myserious sthomach bug that hit all the male members of the family and a cold...all in about the past 6 weeks. So I decided for this week to can the conditioning and only do the strength stuff. Now I feel fat, old, weak and back out of condition...but I am getting healthier finaly. Just some Dayquil Sinus and all is well. I also have read the Hunger Games series (just like 5 chapters left on the last one Mocking Jay) To summarize it is an awesome story. Great take on an old theme with a more modern dystopian plot and the added variable of reality TV thrown in. I just wish the story had found its' way to somebody elses' head. To quote my wife "Think what that could have been like in the hands of someone that was an actual science fiction writer." The young adult presentation, especially from a teenage female point of view (sorry ladies, call em like I see em) really limited the effectiveness. It sounds kind of hypocritical given that I read them in just a few days and kept them open the whole time, but I feel I had to keep retelling the story to myself in a form I could handle. Maybe that's why I liked the movie so much and look forward to the next 3 installments. The movies told the story but without being in the main charachters head, which was a place i just could not relate to. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/28/13 at 8:06pm
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/29/13 at 9:21am
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Ok so next I want to finish either of 2 books I have started but not finished. The first one is about Boudica's revolt against the Romans. Got up to the part where Boudica's father was making deals with the Romans then quit. the other is a Sharon Kay Penman histrical fiction book called "When Christ and his Saints Slept". It's about the English civil war between King Stephen and Maude/Matilda. I dropped off as Henry I was mourning his son after the sinking of the White Ship. I once heard this described as a Middle Ages drunk driving accident that killed a large part of the young Norman nobility. Once I heard that it hit me that is really a damn good description of what happend. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/29/13 at 3:31pm
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/29/13 at 3:43pm
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Also been thinking recently about the terms "gay" vs. "homosexual". I'm a well known and unapologetic liberal but this is one issue I think should transcend politics. More of a human nature sort of question. For some reason I see gay and homosexual as two completely different things. I think this sort of came up once when we were discussing the pro's and cons of Crocs. To me homosexual merely describes a persons sexuality. Something that to me means little more than a persons preference in women. You like what you like, I like what I like, no biggie if you ask me. Gay on the other hand implies projecting overly femminine attributes onto a masculine background and therefore can be different. In my slightly odd little mind I know many homosexual men I do not consider as "gay", yet some straight guys I consider gay as hell. So a "gay" wedding is one I probably would avoid attending, but really have no problems with the thoughts of two homosexual men marrying. Does that make any sense?
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Posted By: dWood
Date Posted: 1/29/13 at 7:00pm
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But both those differ from man love( no homo) ------------- JUST BRING IT / SPEED KILLS..BUT STRENGTH PUNISHES |
Posted By: dWood
Date Posted: 1/29/13 at 8:44pm
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Book series along the same ideas as hunger games..called Maze Runner by James Dashner..they are making this into a triolgyserires of movies ..will come out in 2015 I know a kid( wink,wink) who nabbed a lead..haha ------------- JUST BRING IT / SPEED KILLS..BUT STRENGTH PUNISHES |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/30/13 at 7:01am
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Cool, I'll have to check them out. One of the nice things about having a Librarian wife is getting lots of books. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/30/13 at 2:21pm
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I decided I'm going to read the Sharon kay Penman one first. The White Ship os actually a really cool yet sad story that one can relate to in modern times. King Henry I had a son Prince William (would have been William III). The entire court was traveling from Normandy to England. The prince wanted to sail on this super fast white ship (imagine a really big viking long boat), and when he went on it all the young cool guys wanted to go with him. Sort of like if Craig wanted to go on the ship and you all wanted to sail with him. Anyway they wound up leaving late and while they were waiting they kind of broke into all the alcohol and this big Dark Ages party broke out. There is a story about some monks coming on board to bless the ship and them throwing them off. The party quickly included the crew and captain. So when they were finally able to cast off (after sunset) they all decided to show they could catch up to the other ships that had left on time. The drunk captain and his drunk oarsmen managed to row the boat over a well known rock at the edge of the harbor. It ripped a hole in the bottom off the ship and it quckly listed and capsized. The drunken victims quickly drowned (although it was actually kind of rare to able to swim anyway). The only survivors were a lower ranked noble and a baker from Ruen. I have, and I am sure many of you have, lost friends to drunk driving so this rings too familliar. What made this different was since the only male heir to the throne of England and much of the young English/Norman nobility were killed it led to about 15 years of civil war and anarchy. A monk writing about the times said it was "When Christ and all his saints slept." Hence the name of the book. OK, I'm a history geek...deal with it.... ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/30/13 at 3:18pm
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Second event is WOB. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/30/13 at 9:02pm
I was really excited in the gym today. I've mentioned before that i sort of supervize a community fitness center type deal at our school a few nights a week. Well more and more of the kids (now young adults) that hung out in my office are starting to come in and work out. It is nice, makes me feel like maybe they did listen a bit after all. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/31/13 at 7:36am
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Sambo is cool. Don't quite understand the scoring, and they have a "combat" division that allows kicking and punching (while standing only). i also don't understand why they have those odd shoulder flaps on their gi's. Been missing martial arts a bit lately. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 1/31/13 at 5:48pm
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 2/04/13 at 6:58pm
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 2/05/13 at 9:42am
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So they have pretty much confirmed the body in the parking lot is in fact Richard III. Scoliosis...hmm nice little compromise between the Tudor wretched cripple portrayal and the apologists perfectly normal. makes sense. They released a facial reconstruction http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/05/world/europe/richard-iii-reconstruction/index.html?hpt=hp_c1" rel="nofollow - http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/05/world/europe/richard-iii-reconstruction/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: grasshopper
Date Posted: 2/05/13 at 9:51am
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very cool ------------- "Breathe deeply. Refuse to be weak. Refuse to be sick. Refuse to die. Think strong and you will be." -The Mighty Atom (Yoselle Greenstein) |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 2/05/13 at 11:37am
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Anybody interested in Scottish History may like this series. The first is a link to Hx of the Picts. These are most likely a good chunk my ancestors since the place my family is from (Baddenoch) is extremely isolated. It ends right after the abication of Constantine. The next episodes come up from there. There are 6 total. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkTcJo4UHMw" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkTcJo4UHMw ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 2/06/13 at 7:07am
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 2/06/13 at 3:09pm
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These guys are making me feel seriously weak for not doing events outside during the winter: ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 2/07/13 at 1:23pm
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Wow, I ran into a piece about the Bush War in South Africa and it just really reminded me of something. In the 80's I was dating a girl whos' parents had immigrated from South Africa when she was like 9 or 10. her last name was Dutchand her parents spoke Afrikaans but not much of an accent so I think English was their first language. Anyway one day I'm over the house and her older sisters boyfreind was over and he was on leave from the South African defense Force. Nice guy didn't think much of it since I think everybody had to be in the SDF. I think i remember him mentioning being in "the bush" . I had no freakin clue what he might have gone through, holy crap. maybe he was just some desk guy back in Johanesburg or something but wow I had no clue what was going on there then. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 2/11/13 at 7:30am
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 2/11/13 at 7:34am
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I bought "The Cube Method for Strongman" ebook. It's by Josh Thigpen. I like the basic ideas but it sets up a 6 day/week workout program (including events and conditioning). I just can't see that happening for me right now. Still, it is making me think I need to realize at 46 I may only have a few years left to make gains rather than slow up losses, and I haven't used the words " __ rep PR" in a long time, so maybe I need to try it. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 2/11/13 at 7:55pm
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 2/12/13 at 9:37am
Thinking about having a DNA mapping done just for the hell of it. National Geographic is doing it as part of a research/fund raising thing. Still costs you $200 but you get to add to the data. Tells you a % breakdown of DNA atrands based on markers, gives you and ancestory map of where your DNA travelled and when. it also gives you a breakdown of any Neanderthal or Denisovan markers you might have. I'll bet some of you meatheads here would come back with like 80% Neanderthal....
http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/ngs/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=2001246&gsk&code=SR90002" rel="nofollow - http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/ngs/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=2001246&gsk&code=SR90002
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 2/13/13 at 7:39am
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Ok time for a completely non related rant concerning the word "dyslexia"...it makes me nuts...seeing letters backwards or mistaking letters for numbers is not dyslexia...it is called "reversals" and is actually really common up to around third grade or so. The term dyslexia is a greek word with the roots "dys" (difficulty, or broken) and "lexia" (reading, derived from lexicon which is words or language basically). Sort of like dysfunctional family means a family with difficulty functioning.... Dyslexia was coined ages ago to describe any difficulty with reading. This was especially true when IQ's were big and deciding who had dyslexia was basically a matter of comparing ability to skills. For example Low IQ...low reading...just life, not dyslexia. The term was generally used in the Psychiatric field. As you can see (if you are still bored enough at work to be reading this) this term was so broad and nondescript that it had very little use for diagnosing and treating reading issues. So the term learning Disability or Specific Learning Disability came out. You then need to describe the area of reading where the person is "disabled". There actually is no federal or state classification category for the word "dyslexia"....and I have to explain that all the time to people...who should know better. Somewhere the whole reversal = dyslexia thing made it into the vocabulary. I THINK it is because it is something everybody can remember going through or knows someone that still does it, because it is so common. Not that it isn't a problem for those experiencing it later in life, it can be. It can also be caused by any number of things....but that is not what dyslexia is/was...and it makes me insane.... ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 2/14/13 at 7:08am
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/05/13 at 3:38pm
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I got bored here and started a facebook page....I probably invited you all like 10 times before i figured out to stop clicking the little pictures on the right....but facebook is blocked at work...probably a good thing...so I'm going to start posting here as well...so if you see this twice you then really need more to do with your day. Here's what I been doin: Week #8
Weights 1
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/05/13 at 3:39pm
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....and this..... Week #9
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/05/13 at 3:43pm
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...and in general...I turned 47....I got a sports hernia again. That is the laymans term for Athletic pubalgia. Which is the medical term for"My f#ckin groin and hip hurt!!!"....so I bought a pair of Inzer Power Pants...and some new knee wraps....cause I can't find the old squat suit. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: grasshopper
Date Posted: 3/05/13 at 4:05pm
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Are you going to need surgery? I pretty sure I have the beginnings of a an inguinal hernia. It's off and on though. How did the administrator test go for you that you took a while back? ------------- "Breathe deeply. Refuse to be weak. Refuse to be sick. Refuse to die. Think strong and you will be." -The Mighty Atom (Yoselle Greenstein) |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/06/13 at 9:17am
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I doubt it. I'll see the Dr. on the 12th. The test was odd, lots of opinion kind of questions. The multiple choice part gave you several viable options but you seemed to need to look for the best or one you would do first. There were 4 writing portions. I felt good about the first 2, OK about the 4th, but wasn't happy with the 3rd. As of last night the results still were not up. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/06/13 at 8:36pm
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Found the old squat suit to help the hip. My Z-suit size should be 34, this is a 44. I can put it on myself in one move, even the straps so it doesn't give much (if any) rebound, just some support. But it squashes the heck out of the family jewels when doing reps so I did lots of singles. Surprised as hell I got the 190 WITHOUT STRAPS!! Since cleans and snatches kind of hurt I did more pressing stuff. The Rob M inspired Incline log. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
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Posted By: rob meulenberg
Date Posted: 3/07/13 at 8:42am
 (Hey Craig isn't the only one who can use this emoticon!) ------------- www.sportkilt.com |
thegnome wrote:Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/07/13 at 1:47pm
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Nice use of the smiley thumbs up!!! Today's rant is on neuropsychological testing....OK here's how it works. Until recently we really couldn't look at a brain while it is working and see what really lines up with what. Well we could but there was always that persons death side effect that was such a hang up...So most testing claiming to be neuropsychological or "brain based" relies on 2 things. 1) A correlation between the behavior of a person with a known brain injury and an observed behavior in another subject. For examle, guy with a spike in his head can't order blocks in a row...so if another person can't do it we can assume they have damage or weakness in a similar part of the brain or (most often) 2) Stuff that just sounds good. Can't argue with it, cause it sounds good...
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/08/13 at 7:54am
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25 minutes on the bike. I have a heart rate monitor on back order. I want to use it to make sure I am getting enough out of these times and just not spinning my legs in circles...although I guess there is some benifit to that as well. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/10/13 at 12:40pm
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Saturday: 45 - 50 minute XC ski. I love skiing in 45 degree weather. When you are in the sun you have to fight at a crawl through slush, then when you are in the shade you get to Bigfoot hump/double pole at high speeds. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/12/13 at 6:11am
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/13/13 at 5:41pm
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Posted By: Hapy
Date Posted: 3/13/13 at 5:48pm
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lol um, no. ------------- Real Men Wear Purple Tinky Winky Throw Far! http://www.facebook.com/CVTSA" rel="nofollow - Central Vermont Strength Association |
Posted By: Alan H
Date Posted: 3/14/13 at 2:04pm
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OK, what's up with the hernia? I don't have power pants...they sound like something you wear when you get so old that you're incontinent.... but I do wear compression shorts when I throw. Last weekend I had those things on, and a Tommy Kono wide neoprene back support/warmer. I felt great all day. Lower back was happy, happy. But what was really great was taking all that squeezy stuff off back at the hotel room. ------------- Alan Hebert Geezer-In-Training |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/18/13 at 8:02am
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The doc cancelled the appointment (he had an emergency call). I need to resched. A "sports hernia" is a little different than a regular hernia. It's more of a muscle tear, just in the lingual canal. The term hernia is somewhat misleading. It's also called "hockey hip". Just got some power pants from Inzer.
OK so Saturday I was going to go trail waddling. My 9 year old was bumming about his friend not being home so I said come on we'll go for a hike. When we got there I said lets try running...I'll be damned the kid ran 2 miles. No complaining, no walking, actually said it was too easy...maybe my unathletic kid is a distance runner after all. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/18/13 at 8:38am
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Here is the wiki, not a bad explination there:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletic_pubalgia" rel="nofollow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletic_pubalgia
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/19/13 at 6:56am
Took a crack at 200kg last night (a long time goal). Got it off the planet but couldn't get the back engaged enough, think my head was too far forward and lacked a bit of horsepower still. However getting off the ground was cool.
It's an odd week (two day conference out of town) so I got in all my big stuff for the week last night.
Anybody reading this please go to the training session and give a brother a hand.
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/26/13 at 6:40am
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Sunday: 30 minute road waddle. Monday:
First try with the lighter weight power moves. trying to work the prelipins (sp?) table thing. We got a new pull down machine at the weight room so I did the pressdowns. I might be playing with that thing (Lat pulldowns etc) instead of the WOD stuff for a bit...because it's new and pretty. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 3/26/13 at 6:44am
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This is my tough time of the year (along with soccer season). LOT'S of work stuff, and an upcoming week in the Bahamas and Florida. So lots of down time. Oh and before everybody says "cool", I am the last person to want to go to the freakin Bahamas. What the hell am I going to do in the Bahamas? I don't like the ocean, not a fan of heat or sun and can last about 5 minutes on a lounge chair before I get up and think I need to be doing something....anything. I wanted to go to Poland or Iceland...but it's a Disney cruise and the kids are all into it....and I love those little rats.
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 4/08/13 at 1:18pm
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Last week on the Cruise Ship gym. Weights 1
Weights 2
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 4/08/13 at 1:19pm
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Spent alot of time carrying my 6 year old around a cruise ship and various parts of the Bahamas/Florida. going in today to get my hip looked at. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 4/09/13 at 7:29am
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Got a new Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) to try to work on my fitness. Been a llllloooooonnngggg time since I owned one of those.
Yesterday was 40 minutes in Zone 2 on the spin bike.
Had my hip looked at, conversation went something like this:
Dr: "If you were an elite level athlete you could have surgery for this"
Me: " but since I'm a 47 year old guy that just plays with heavy stuff on the weekends you aren't reccommending it."
Dr: "That's basically it" ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 4/11/13 at 7:51pm
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Weights 1
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 4/13/13 at 2:22pm
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 4/15/13 at 6:45pm
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Date Posted: 4/18/13 at 7:27am
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 4/21/13 at 3:50pm
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Saturday:
29 minute road jog. Tried to stay in zone 2 (<141bpm) but felt like I was crawling.
Sunday:
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 4/22/13 at 7:09am
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Start PT tomorrow. Should have started last week but just got swamped at work. Have a wicked cold...again. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 4/25/13 at 7:21am
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Was wrong the PT starts today (Thursday) not then (Tuesday). Tuesday night I did my indoor cycling thing for 45 minutes keeping the Heart rate in Zone 2. I've decided that although I really liked the Prelipin's table idea it's too much of a pain in the ass to figure out on the fly, so I'm going back to a modified 5/3/1 set up. I'll still use the general light weight many sets of 3 thing for the speed/power work though, already seeing gains there. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 4/25/13 at 8:07pm
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Posted By: rob meulenberg
Date Posted: 4/26/13 at 7:49am
Well, I don't know much about 5/3/1, but I would bet the main concepts are taken from Prelipin's table anyway. Westside Barbell's routines (essentially) are. I would argue that any decent weight training program has its basic tenents localized around the idea of balancing volume and intensity in accords with Prelipin's recommendations. At least they should be. ------------- www.sportkilt.com |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 4/28/13 at 7:00pm
The big difference with the 5/3/1 is he has you start with alot of reps in the first few cycles you wind up doing lots of 10's and even more at times. After a few cycles it settles right in to where Prelipin would have you. Don't know if it was on purpose or if it just wound up that way. i just like it because I can put some weights in an xcell chart and then I'm set.
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 5/01/13 at 11:38am
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Last Night:
50 mminute indoor cycle. Had difficulty getting my HR up above 105 for about the first 10 minutes. Not sure if that is good or bad.
I have bronchitis, and my wife is telling me not to lift. I probably will anyway. Tommorrow is squat night...that'll clear my lungs out. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 5/03/13 at 8:01am
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Posted By: vonguinness
Date Posted: 5/03/13 at 10:03am
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Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 5/04/13 at 8:47pm
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Log Press (kg) - 57.5x5, 62.5x3, 67.5x2, 72.5x2, 77.5x1 Open Stone (12 - 17#) - 3 sets of 5 throws One turn Drill - Some with 28, some with 42, wasn't really counting Mini WOD - Log Flip, 2 sets of 10 with 57.5 kg One of those days where you just feel like you suck and will always be weak...oh well always next time. The log flips were sort of like a really short fingals finger...like if Fingal was a giant gnome, not just a giant. ------------- Andrew G Vada a bordo CAZZO!!!! |
Posted By: thegnome
Date Posted: 5/04/13 at 8:52pm
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Damn that was funny!
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