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vicarzI worked out more yesterday than in a long time - which only means I did some farmer’s carries. I was stunned I could do them as my back has still been sore/tired/twinging even when I rolled over in bed. However, I carried 80lbs plus the thingys (85lbs?) in each hand...not well, with wraps, but a couple times. I had to relearn how to do it and stumbled really bad (I think I may have hurt my ankle some time ago on these or prowlers and it hasn’t recovered). Still, not only did it feel good to do man-shit again, but curiously my back felt better when I was done. Today I feel sore in my upper back, but my lower back which was weak before is MOSTLY better. So it seems my body was merely complaining I was being wussy, or the real-man-work snapped my bitch side back into line.
Sadly everyone I half-know from Tyson’s is stronger since I left. I’m weaker, they’re stronger. I’m torn on the issue - it smarts, but another part of me realizes/remembers that it’s a long curve. My time away won’t really depreciate anything, and dedicated (and well-researched) gym time should produce those logarithmic gains so I could catch up to people in a year or 2 in most cases. Then again, another part of me realizes at...46...it doesn’t matter. I’m healthy, I have fun - do I need to be one of the best? Why is that a priority?
If I moved away from strength training I could washboard again but I think I've outgrown that. Plus beer and sweets.
This is all I write about? I’m questioning the utility of this thing, though as it costs “nothing” I see no reason to discontinue it.
Found a great article in the Atlantic...a bit dramatic but for the source it cites a fair amount of data (well sites that cite data) which notes AA only has a 5-8% success rate. I know when I was in college they had measured an 85% failure rate, but it’s hard to measure. I hate our myth culture and wonder how many are harmed by thinking this model is often effective when it’s so unlikely to help.
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/03/the-irrationality-of-alcoholics-anonymous/386255/
The Article notes the bad science, but more importantly, it notes that there is a developing area of GOOD SCIENCE and DATA that proves other methods far more effective for a much higher % of people.
One trivia fact I really enjoy that carries over from drug abuse is the inversion of cause and effect as people relate drug and alcohol abuse to mental illness. Lots of sick people self-medicate, and treating the underlying psychological issues is often the better approach to the drug issue. Lots of myths are dispelled with pure logic - it’s a fun read and worth skimming.
Today I posted in fb that I was shocked nobody wished me a happy birthday. That’s passive-aggressive me, whose birthday is nowhere around this date, just mocking the flood of birthday wishes that come with a fb reminder - I don’t wish people b’day based on a reminder; seems insincere.
I don’t want laser eye surgery - I want laser eyes.
“Really? You want to have vision confined to one or a series of tiny points with huge energy requirements, plus an easy line to you as a target should there ever be smoke or fog?”
Sadly everyone I half-know from Tyson’s is stronger since I left. I’m weaker, they’re stronger. I’m torn on the issue - it smarts, but another part of me realizes/remembers that it’s a long curve. My time away won’t really depreciate anything, and dedicated (and well-researched) gym time should produce those logarithmic gains so I could catch up to people in a year or 2 in most cases. Then again, another part of me realizes at...46...it doesn’t matter. I’m healthy, I have fun - do I need to be one of the best? Why is that a priority?
If I moved away from strength training I could washboard again but I think I've outgrown that. Plus beer and sweets.
This is all I write about? I’m questioning the utility of this thing, though as it costs “nothing” I see no reason to discontinue it.
Found a great article in the Atlantic...a bit dramatic but for the source it cites a fair amount of data (well sites that cite data) which notes AA only has a 5-8% success rate. I know when I was in college they had measured an 85% failure rate, but it’s hard to measure. I hate our myth culture and wonder how many are harmed by thinking this model is often effective when it’s so unlikely to help.
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/03/the-irrationality-of-alcoholics-anonymous/386255/
The Article notes the bad science, but more importantly, it notes that there is a developing area of GOOD SCIENCE and DATA that proves other methods far more effective for a much higher % of people.
One trivia fact I really enjoy that carries over from drug abuse is the inversion of cause and effect as people relate drug and alcohol abuse to mental illness. Lots of sick people self-medicate, and treating the underlying psychological issues is often the better approach to the drug issue. Lots of myths are dispelled with pure logic - it’s a fun read and worth skimming.
Today I posted in fb that I was shocked nobody wished me a happy birthday. That’s passive-aggressive me, whose birthday is nowhere around this date, just mocking the flood of birthday wishes that come with a fb reminder - I don’t wish people b’day based on a reminder; seems insincere.
I don’t want laser eye surgery - I want laser eyes.
“Really? You want to have vision confined to one or a series of tiny points with huge energy requirements, plus an easy line to you as a target should there ever be smoke or fog?”
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Date: 2015-03-28 12:49 pm (UTC)