Why 4am?

[vicarz]

Come sweet slumber, enshroud me in thy purple cloak. Hmph. Doesn't even rhyme.

A rare really good post and more rare good answers about why people can't lose weight - not even if, but especially if they're distance running. http://community.livejournal.com/gymrats/1789861.html

Short version - suicides, sprints, relays, HIIT, go faster-harder not longer. Size doesn't matter, intensity matters?

Did squats and stiffy deadlifts w/o hitting my back as much - I have definitely been curving my back too much, especially as I fight for those last ones. I need to re-flex my back at each drop point to avoid that tensing problem, along with stretching just a little at the time. I try to work out less than an hour, but unless I super-set it's still 1.25-1.5 hours on avg. Intensity is easier on running than lifting, but if I just push myself in the gym even if I am still panting I find while I feel tired I can still push out most of the reps as if I had waited 2 minutes.

Should I make an icon out of trunks? Should I specifically not?

Comments

[greatevil.livejournal.com]

What is your time line in the gym? Could it be that your doing too many different exercises? Doing extra sets? I found it no trouble at all to keep my time down when I was doing the Max OT stuff.

Maybe add a time stamp to your log so you can see where your time is going.

[vicar.livejournal.com]

Not a bad idea. Mostly I just rest between sets, but I'm fairly consistent. I have a set list of exericises - first time I've tried anything as a program.

When I've done 6-8 weeks of this (over 4 now) I'm going to do a rest (cut / cardio period, maybe throw in HIIT) and try out another program like HST as linked from the community info in gymrats.

I've only started doing specific research in the past few months - I've just gone from wing-it info until recently. We'll see if the science leads to significatly better results than just effort.

[greatevil.livejournal.com]

Your so Un-American. Of course Science fixes EVERYTHING!

[dashrippington.livejournal.com]

"Should I make an icon out of trunks? Should I specifically not?"

Hmmmmm, Trunks. More specific as to type of trunks as there are many definitions for the word.

I assume you're referring to workout trunks/such as wrestlers wear?

Sure. Go for it. Couldn't be any worse than a majority of other icons out there... and will most likely (by that same rationale) be better than most.

[pennan.livejournal.com]

icon love. I totally snarfed my drink and the people I work with can't figure out why.

[vicar.livejournal.com]

It is local, yet it made it to a web site of "unfortunate logos" some some such.

[(Anonymous)]

well thanks to you i just spent an hour surfing different exercise links and even got up and DID some of them!

2x10 overhead press (with a pair of 5lb weights lol)

five ass-to grass squats with aforementioned weights on shoulders.

RARRRR! FEAR ME!

now i'm getting back into wanting some kettlebells, but for now since funds are tight i will just do silly stuff like drag things down the hall on a sheet.

[(Anonymous)]

OH and the whole reason i wanted to post originally was that kris and i almost have convulsions of disbelief every time we drive past that pediatric center sign! when are they going to change that? how did that get approved? actually i hope they never change it.