That’s why I got out of the film / video business. Just couldn’t make a living at it, no matter how much I worked or how good I got.
Thanks Pete training when pooped feels good
Joe food network - is kind of a good show a bad show to work on for the content
is like a religious talk show
Matty- thanks 14 hour days are par for the course the best is a fraturday- start Friday sometime before noon
end Saturday somewhere around 5pm yeah!
Alexus- going thru the motions is exactly what people who challenge themselves wont do
Cav- I am pretty much top tier in the business- its not that I don’t get work- its that the work itself
is just diminishing the internet has killed video .
thanks for all the kind words on my little mantra.
here was today’s work fun
for people who think my work is so cool-
it is and I love it, but here is the god stuff.
coiled 3500 feet of cable - the big heavy kind
packed up a show’s worth of lights, stands, gear etc
carried 4 14 ladders and 2 16’ ladders down 6 flights of stairs
and a bunch of 20’ pipe too cause the elevator was too small
put all that shit in a horse trailer - driving back to nashville.
all that from 7 am to 1030.
see - I told you it all fun.
no training today.
Really enjoyed your post as well about being the best you can at whatever that is. Giving your best effort.
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
the task at hand - you just have to be the best at that task.
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Hmm I will add that being the best is not the only key.
if you are the best but have a nasty attitude, no one will want to work with you.
I have this little tid-bit pasted in my office that I read regularly.
These are the 11 keys to success:
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Confidence: an unshakable belief in oneself based on a realistic understanding of one’s circumstances; a trait that most people admire in others and strive to acquire themselves.
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Curiosity: being eager to know and learn; always showing interest and giving special attention to the less obvious; always being the person who says, “I want to know more about . . . .”
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Decisiveness: arriving at a final conclusion or making a choice and taking action; making decisions with determination even when you don’t have all the information you think you need.
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Empathy: demonstrating caring and understanding of someone else’s situation, feelings and motives; always thinking about what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes.
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Flexibility: being capable of change; responding positively to change; being pliable, adaptable, nonrigid and able to deal with ambiguity.
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Humor: viewing yourself and the world with enjoyment; not taking life or yourself too seriously; being amusing, amused and, at times, even comical.
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Intelligence: thinking and working smartly and cleverly; being sharp in your dealings; “not reinventing the wheel”; planning before acting; working efficiently and focusing on quality over quantity. (Important note: This is different from IQ, the common abbreviation for intelligence quotient.)
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Optimism: expecting the best possible outcome and dwelling on the most hopeful or positive aspects of a situation; believing that the glass is half full rather than half empty.
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Perseverance: having passion, energy, focus and the desire to get results. Motivation, persistence and hard work are all aspects of perseverance.
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Respect: remembering that it is just as easy to be nice; protecting another person’s self-esteem; treating others in a considerate and courteous manner.
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Self-awareness: a sophisticated form of consciousness that enables you to regulate yourself by monitoring yourself, observing yourself and changing your thought processes and behaviors.
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thanks snap!
frenchie- very true and good read thank you.
going to in-laws house to see family we don’t talk too-
I’m not sure why.
might train tomorrow am, working tomorrow evening
WWHL woo
Isn’t that just like video killed the radio star?
It is very unsettling to witness sea change in our lives that we can’t control. I’ve gone through a lot of career changes through the years and like you, it feels the best to work hard at what you are doing at the time.
The good news is that the one thing you can always count on will always be there; yourself. I realize that may sound a bit trite and like a hallmark card. However, every time I’ve struggled with change I’ve clung to the fact that I’ve always landed on my feet in the past and the reason I have is that I ensured that I did. I’ve always been my best rescuer and source of stability.
Working in television sounds almost as glamorous as working in roofing. The truth is, I doubt many jobs are very glamorous when you look at the day to day nitty gritty crap we do.
More video please 
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
The good news is that the one thing you can always count on will always be there; yourself. I realize that may sound a bit trite and like a hallmark card. However, every time I’ve struggled with change I’ve clung to the fact that I’ve always landed on my feet in the past and the reason I have is that I ensured that I did. I’ve always been my best rescuer and source of stability.
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This rings pretty true with me today.
And…
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
Pendlays felt heavy as shit.
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Last time I checked, 285x3x3 IS heavy as shit (unless your last name is Yates or Coleman or whatever PeteS’s last name is).
[quote]ddot76 wrote:
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
The good news is that the one thing you can always count on will always be there; yourself. I realize that may sound a bit trite and like a hallmark card. However, every time I’ve struggled with change I’ve clung to the fact that I’ve always landed on my feet in the past and the reason I have is that I ensured that I did. I’ve always been my best rescuer and source of stability.
[/quote]
This rings pretty true with me today.
And…
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
Pendlays felt heavy as shit.
[/quote]
Last time I checked, 285x3x3 IS heavy as shit (unless your last name is Yates or Coleman or whatever PeteS’s last name is).[/quote]
O_b_s its so true only you can help yourself- sounds kinda 12 steppy but it is true.
ddot that is a typo it was 205 3x3 and they where heavy as crap.
If I could row 285x3 I would be pretty thrilled.
I have been neglecting other peoples logs- will try to catch up later tonight.
family weekend- visited the outlaws- my wife’s sister’s baby 1st bday- yay for little baby.
But if we are’nt speaking did you really want to invite us?
and then yesterday a little NYC central park zoo and I worked last night.
Matty- Jay Mohr was the guest host of WWHl with some of the NJ housewives.
good times.
7.11.11 <------ that date has to mean something somewhere??
deadlift training
or lack of not a real plan today
O_b_s’s pulling made me want to pull sumo.
and cause she asked.
I haz video
a shit ton of warm up stuffs pvc lax ball
moblity crap
lytp hanging leg raises, back raise, dips , face pulls all 3x10 one huge ass circuit
BB warm up
BO row, RDL, jump shrug , hang clean
95 2x5, 135 2x3, 155 2x3
A rack pulls off 2 plates
225x5,315x5,405x5x2
abandoned these they sucked ass and are much harder then off the floor
B sumo 225x5,315x5, 365 5x2 then 315 2x10
C1 air humps 185 5x10
C2 bb roll outs 185 5x10
Notes-
Im not what to think of any of this.
sumo is sooooo different.
and rack pulls - no power what so ever.
what does that say? does it mean I should do more of them
that all my power comes from the speed off the floor?
feel free to jump in. dont hold back
Sumo- no idea how bad my form is - its bad
could barely break 365 of the ground for the dubs.
and I sooo need to learn to get my hips through.
315 2x10- not sure what I was thinking here either.
right ham feels like toast
left leg didnt feel much
what does that say .
shit.
and I haz vids
people asked about it my warm up or part of it.
^ no clue how to do these.
^ or these.
there you have it.
sorry for the novel
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
family weekend- visited the outlaws- my wife’s sister’s baby 1st bday- yay for little baby.
But if we are’nt speaking did you really want to invite us?
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Too funny, I just couldn’t help but laugh at that! Where in NYC are you KM? I work in Manhattan (23rd & Park). Was wondering if tere’s any good places to train in the area.
Sorry I can’t comment on your form, I don’t feel like I’ve been doing this long enough to point out the deficiencies of others. Lord knows I have enough of them myself!
need to sit back more
head up, chin up
quit twisting around to look at yourself in the mirror, that is really screwing you up
pop the collar (optional)
This is hungry4more pulling sumo. A visual version of what Pete said.
Late thank you- we where in manhattan for years- grew up in Brooklyn
moved to lower weschester last summer cause we had a baby.
PeteS- thank you
did sumo my lower back was bothering me
I only noticed looking around - when I watched the video
didnt remember doing it
while setting up for these - I was like how do you sit back ???
Im so far away from the bar
DDay thanks man - hfm is kind of a stud- he has a good style that works for him
I dont think sumo is for me- but its important to lift with the best form possible
not sure I could get my feet out to plates like that.
Good raw sumo pulling is very very rare. Most don’t have the leverages/flexibility. Sumo can be gearwhored more than conventional, hence its popularity for those evil gear wearers.
hey man just wanted to thank you in your log, I posted in mine thanking you.
For the advice on sleep, past three nights already making a difference.
Will watch videos when I get home.
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PeteS
its true- sumo is clearly not a dip grip and rip.
I don’t think I can ‘turn my hips out’ enough to pull sumo well.
when I get my feet more perpendicular to the bar I found it cause some pain in my knee.
I will play with it from time to time maybe as some Ham or Glute work.
DJHT
thank you - that is very cool of you.
I thought all these years it was a banged up shoulder-
and a full half of it is banged up shoulder being all squished when I sleep.
^ No problem. Actually my wife had told me this about 2 months ago, but I am just stubborn.
I still have pain, but I dont wake up now in the middle of the night with my hand contorted in a death claw and numb from the elbow down.
“what does that say? does it mean I should do more of them
that all my power comes from the speed off the floor?”
“Speed kills”. This is your warrior aura, my telephone-book-ripping, foot-stomping friend. 
Revel in it!
[quote]PeteS wrote:
Good raw sumo pulling is very very rare. Most don’t have the leverages/flexibility. Sumo can be gear whored more than conventional, hence its popularity for those evil gear wearers. [/quote]
This is something I really agree with. A lot. My raw sumo form is different than geared. Geared I sit back more; raw I tend to use more back although I still break the floor by pushing out with my feet at the same time I pull.
Puppet: I’m glad I inspired you to try something new. I liked the first video of row, pull, clean. I’m going to have to try that for a warm up now.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
although I still break the floor by pushing out with my feet at the same time I pull.[/quote]
aha- one of the many many things I am missing with sumo.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Puppet: I’m glad I inspired you to try something new. I liked the first video of row, pull, clean. I’m going to have to try that for a warm up now.[/quote]
that is my standard BB wu I do a few rounds at 95,135, 155
I learned it a long long time ago-
or we did Row Pull, snatch
Punny guy
thank you.
thank you I was sooooo dismayed that there was no speed.
I think speed does kill and its the only way my lifts move.