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I may win the gold's games solely because nobody else is doing them. For most it would interfere with their program, since I'm injured it's no damage for mine.

Notable records:
Guys, 45 pull ups - goils, 30 pull ups
(they allow kicking up, I only got 16 but I didn't, and don't know how to, kick up)

Yesterday I talked with the guy who keeps score. He notes that guys will not listen to a trainer, no matter how smart, how knowledgeable, or even how strong - unless they are big. Boys are dumb - all they understand is big. He doesn't mind - he notes he has a niche with the female clientele, who find him "not threatening." I'm actually thinking, though I've never used a trainer before, of looking him up when I'm back in the swing of things. He sounds just like the gymrats folks, knows olympic lifts, and has inspired me to really push.

Yesterday was the worst event - not thought out at all. "Machine leg press your own body weight as many times as you can." This is a long fucking exercise, but scored the same for each press as per minute of jump rope. I did a little over 8 minutes on the jump rope before tripping (I was also quite bored). Yesterday, to my surprise as I usually press 560 for 10 reps, I was feeling it a tad with 150 with only 20 reps. At 50 reps I was annoyed. At 70 I was looking forward to failure really bad - however, the dude started yelling at me (encouraging). 20 more...you got more...so I made it just over 100. Funny thing was, after that I had a really hard time walking. The lactic acid was just nuts, what a burn. So I ran on the elliptical for about 10 minutes just to move some of that abuse out of my legs.

I've actually benefited from this silliness:
Met a trainer who I could rely on for tips or sessions if I felt like it, and rediscovered the difference between how I can push myself and what I am capable with "outside input"
Remembered that reps and lactic acid hurt like hell
rediscovered the cardio machines upstairs
Isn't this icon awesome?

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Yes. LOVE the icon.

"External stimuli" was common in the Marines ("If God wanted you over that wall, he would've miracled your ass over by now!!!!"). I've also found that yelling at myself eeks out a few more reps.

No, seriously! Getting loud helps out.

If God wanted you over that wall, he would've miracled your ass over by now!!!!.

Gorgeous, reminds me to re-watch the first half of full metal jacket
You know that fellah is on Discovery (or is it History) in which the sgt is still answering military / weapon questions? Awesome - he's still got it!

R. Lee Ermey, yes indeed. He actually paid a visit to Iraq when I was over there- sadly, I was too far to make the trip to see him. What's funny is that he wasn't originally cast for the DI role in FMJ- he was an advisor, but Kubrick took him on because he 'was so good at it'. ;) Also one of the few retired Marines to be given an honorary promotion post-retirement.

The show you're thinking of is "Mail Call"; I believe it's the History Channel. :)

That's the one! I saw an episode where he was on base and while trying to film marines kept yelling from passing vehicles. Ooh-yeah! Was very fun.

The logo terrifies me.

Ever see "Big Trouble Trouble In Little China?" One of my favorite movies.

I think so (was there the shadow of a dragon coming through a paper wall?), but it was so many years ago that I don't get the reference here.

Alls I know is this guy is looking at me like his favorite flavor gumdrop. Yikes.

I could write an entire paper on the premise that Jack isn't the hero, he's the sidekick.

It's just such a FUN MOVIE!

I was going to make an icon from the lightning guy, but it doesn't foto as well as when it is moving. However, doing still captures of his moves, I never noticed how defensive his hand positions were! So, when fighting storms, expect lots of full body blocks in the moves of lightning...

You could always do a GIF of Thunder, during his last moments. ;)

I lack the knowlege and software to do that...

Was thunder this guy, or the guy who blew up? I like that idea - thought he was wind?

Rain- the guy in your avatar right now
Thunder- guy who goes boom
Lightning- the guy who makes with the zappyzap

They are the Three Storms!

OMG "Big Trouble in Little China"! I haven't seen that in years.

While jumping rope you could try singing a morbidly fun children's song like Ashes to Ashes....or maybe not. I thought jumping rope would be a fun work out especially since my jump rope was decorated with bats but it after one go was merrily tossed into the garbage.

Finding a good trainer is really hard to do. I had a friend in Glen Burnie that was a trainer at Ballys who helped me out from time to time and he was awesome. He wasn't the typical musclehead pretty boy trainer. He really made me aware of the importance of cardio.

I jump rope a lot with the boxing, so I'm ok at it...it just gets dull (and you do get massively tired). It takes a lot of practice to be able to do it - I see people starting all the time and it is slow going. Bats would help, of course!

I cheat when I jump rope...
If Im doing it for exercise only - I do the motions without a rope...you just pretend...that way you never stack it.