[quote]ecogenx wrote:
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
last night did some more lifting where “weight don’t matter cuz i’m making a comeback”.
this morning swung my tiny, little-girl kettlebell of 27 lbs 10x10.
weighed 292
i’m going on one of those expensive pre-made no-food diets next week called medi-fast. time to join the thundering herd of fat people
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Medifast will have the weight falling right off. Get all ripped up for summer.[/quote]
x2
It can be rough for some but it works.
thanks guys. One of my in-laws and his entire family have done it for at least a month and they all lost a minimum of 20 lbs. One of them became a rep for the company. The cost is actually a little less than i would normally spend on chow for a month anyways. I have high hopes. losing a pile of weight before july would make my year.
on the downside, the president of our throwing club, the Sons of Scotland, is stepping down. Saturday will be the 213th and final Highland Games that he organizes. And it will be the final games held on the Field of Dreams.
Because this is such a big deal for me personally, I will be throwing, even though I haven’t thrown anything for over a year. There are a couple guys in the club that may seize the helm, so while the club will survive in a new location, we’ll probably never get to throw on the Field of Dreams again. I will throw “soft” so as not to hurt my tender self. I’ll try and get some pics, and learn how to post them.
Now, for work. i wasn’t able to swing this morning due to ignoring my alarm clock, but I lifted, if you can call it that. I got 4x5 front squats at a whopping 45, 65, 75, 85. 3x10 on bench 95, 115, 135. 3x5 goodmornings at 45. 1x10 at 55 for military press. On the front squats I am doing it with my arms extended out in front of me so I can learn the upright posture properly. It felt pretty good today, and why wouldn’t it with almost no weight?
291
now, listen to this song and try not to cry
Love that song on nice, wet, foggy days here in the Smoky Mts.
Practice for the games: Since I haven’t procured a caber yet I’m using a 12’, 4" pvc pipe to practice the pick for the caber. Surprised me how much it’s help being how it’s so much lihter.
Good luck on the diet. I’ve delivered a lot of boxes of those pre-made diet plans. Several of the people getting them have made really good weight lose progress.
Good luck with the diet plan and WO. I did a drop of 40 pounds one fine summer with the move more eat less plan. Involved tons of walking and water. You can up the metabolic set point with a bit of a hike especially before break fast.
no lifting today, but I did manage to swing the kettlebell, 27 lbs, 10x10, this time I did RKC planks every other set.
man I’m fat and hard-breathing
no more exercising, but I did throw at the final highland games at Jeff’s house.
I also scored a pitchfork (2 tine) for the Sheaf from someone that didn’t want it any more.
I didn’t keep track of my throws, because I was trying not to throw hard enough to hurt myself. There was some comedy though. note also that I have not picked something up and thrown it since October 2010.
On the weight for distance, i threw one from the power position, then on my second I tried the single spin throw Carl Darby taught me. I tripped and launched myself out of the trig from the spinning. Only their concern for my well-being kept the guys from laughing. for 45 seconds.
The other 2 comedic acts both happened on the sheaf.
I got to go first, because the lameness of my sheaf toss is legendary. I called for 12 feet cuz Ive done that before, and was reasonable sure I could hit it. Grabbed a fork at random (it was actually the fork that was given to me at the end of the games, perhaps by someone hoping for additional comedy in the future). As I stuck the fork in the sheaf, I was thinking, hmmmmm, tines are a little rusty, could use some sanding and a shot of teflon. walked to the bar, and tossed the sheaf. Except it stuck on the rusty tines, over balanced me and sent me into a rolling heap. once again, calls of “are you okay” were interspersed with calls of “clumsyfuck”.
I ran the tines back and forth in the sheaf a little, threw it again, and hit 12’. i was ecstatic, and called for 14’. of course, none of the real throwers come in before 16’, so I was throwing by myself. at 14’ a miss then a hit. PR!! or so I thought. I got ready to toss at 16’ and someone came up with a new sheaf and dropped it at my feet, saying “here big guy, try it with the boy’s sheaf”. I’d been patting myself on the back for hitting tosses with the 12’ women’s sheaf. so I speared the 16 lb sheaf, and didn’t even come close.
The most important things were, great guys and gals, great weather, great meat, great whiskey, and most importantly, didn’t hurt myself.
I know its long, but most good stories are. And so is this one.
Things I’ve heard about; people stabbing themselves with the pitchfork. Things I seen, sending the sheaf straight out horizontally and taking out my camera tripod. Things I’ve done, twice; launch the sheaf and the fork as one unit over the bar.
Think I have some kinda of dubious record for the “sheaf with fork attached” 16’. The girl’s sheaf story is priceless. I’ve never thrown with a 2 tine fork but many of the guys swear by them and the whip you can get from them. Glad you had a great time.
Speaking of Carl, I looked at some of the Las Vegas meet pix on facebook and didn’t see him in it. Must still be out on the island.
[quote]hel320 wrote:
Things I’ve heard about; people stabbing themselves with the pitchfork. Things I seen, sending the sheaf straight out horizontally and taking out my camera tripod. Things I’ve done, twice; launch the sheaf and the fork as one unit over the bar.
Think I have some kinda of dubious record for the “sheaf with fork attached” 16’. The girl’s sheaf story is priceless. I’ve never thrown with a 2 tine fork but many of the guys swear by them and the whip you can get from them. Glad you had a great time.
Speaking of Carl, I looked at some of the Las Vegas meet pix on facebook and didn’t see him in it. Must still be out on the island. [/quote]
And its a good thing cuz them girls get so lonesome
Sorry i haven’t had time to troll y’all’s logs, but work has been crazy. tonight was the first time I did any kind of exercise since the games last weekend.
front squat 6x 65/75/85, good mornings 85x 10/10/10.
not much to report. not getting any younger or handsomer.
Great story. Wish I could have been there to help you up (and laugh at you).
yesterday 4/30/12
kettlefagging with 27 lb gaybell, 10x10. every other set did a quick plank.
yesternight 4/30/12
front squats 7x 95/105/115
bench 10x 135/145/155
not much time last night. need to start getting some rows with the bench. adductor still very stiff, but not tearing loose from the bone, so that’s good.
tonight
front squats 8x 95/105/115
nothing else.
THIS DIET SUCKS. Here’s why. at work they brought 2 monstrous costco sheetcakes. not 1. 2. you know, with 2 layers of frosting an inch thick. 1 chocolate and 1 vanilla.
I prowled the room the cakes were in for 5 minutes, walking around and around, justifying having a piece (or 5).
I left without having any cake. this is hard, because part of my Marine training was, “if you get the opportunity to eat or sleep, take it, because you don’t know when you’ll get another chance”. turning down free food is really hard for me. especially cake. especially when they have both kinds of cake.
I didn’t have any of the verdammt cake.
I used up all my self control. for a week.
better be worth it.
somebody call me the waaaaahmbulance
Way to be strong. I have those same inner arguements with myself all the time. And if you’re like me even a small sliver of cake would turn into 5 pieces (or more).
Cake, pastry, etc, I can take or leave. Meat, now that’s food. Be proud you past it up and use that to fortify you for the next temptation.
How’s your leg holdin up on the front squats?
then yes Steve, I am like you. it would have become 5 pcs, no doubt.
Harry, I have a weak spot for meat as well, but nobody ever brings a bunch of that and leaves it around. My hip is doing okay, it doesn’t hurt while lifting but gets stiff after. For the life of my I cannot stop my hip flexor from trying to do the glute’s work. go figure. i must be a mutant.
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
then yes Steve, I am like you. it would have become 5 pcs, no doubt.
Harry, I have a weak spot for meat as well, but nobody ever brings a bunch of that and leaves it around. My hip is doing okay, it doesn’t hurt while lifting but gets stiff after. For the life of my I cannot stop my hip flexor from trying to do the glute’s work. go figure. i must be a mutant.[/quote]
Didn’t you make a prowler? Why don’t you push/pull that around. I get a great leg workout dragging my sled around without any knee or back pain that I get with squats.
Yes, I was admiring my prowler tonight during squats. I can’t really use it again until I learn how to weld. All the stuff I did with bolts to keep the pipes from turning only worked for 2 weeks. Once I get it welded, I’ll start pushing it once or twice a week. until then, its just kettlefag swings
lighter than the usual lightness of my extremely light, light front squats.
10x 95/95/95 I’m up to sets of 10, which is good.
military 10x 55/65/75
starting over blows ass.
never stop, or this could happen to you
kettlefagging, 34# (up 7 lbs, I’ll add a couple more next time so it will be a whole POOD)
8x10, was in a hurry, tried to do them fast, nothing in between sets but breathing hard.
fatness 288. equals personal best over past 1.5 years. diet is working. for now. don’t want to get too cocky. knock on wood spin around
got bored with tens. went back and forth between front squats and squats.
5x 85/105/125/145/155
rode my bike
weighed 280