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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:54:21 -0700

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Who’s next! :)

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Training Log: Deadlifts/Bench Press

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:54:53 -0700

Shoulder stretch, foam roller, leg stretch with bands

Deadlift:

Deload sets

Bench Press:

Deload sets

Foam roller

[DELOAD WEEK]= nothing exciting.

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Training Log: Military Press

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:00:31 -0700

Should stretching, foam roller

Deload sets

Pull-ups:

BW x 10 x 3

Dips:

BW x 12 x 3

Foam roller

[DELOAD WEEK]= nothing exciting.

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Training Log: Squat

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:16:31 -0700

Shoulder stretch, foam roller, leg stretch with bands

Warm up sets

Working sets:

355 x 5

400 x 3

450 x 1 *PR

460 x 0 *missed

Foam roller

Had a good morning hitting a new PR. Also bumped it up after, but missed 460. No worries, satisfied with 450. I do need to worry more about hitting depth. Always feel like I need about another inch or two. Planning to work on box squats and front squats as assistance on the next cycle to help with depth and posture.

Next week deload, then considering a week off to relax and fully recover.

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buddhist+grafitti+trekearth.com (JPEG Image, 400x271 pixels)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:14:41 -0700

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nice

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Training Log: Cardio/Conditioning

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:49:43 -0700

Just went for a walk today. Needed it.

Today should have been my squat training day. Even last night I was mentally prepared to set new PRs today. Then, I couldn’t sleep last night. So I woke up and decided today wasn’t the day to squat, much less pursue a new total. This is ok. I’ll be ready Monday morning.

Hopeful to rest this weekend.

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Training Log: Bench Press

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:09:26 -0700

Shoulder stretching, foam roller

Warm up sets

Working sets:

195 x 5

225 x 3

250 x 1 *PR

Foam roller

First attempt at 250 didn’t happen. Refocused and decided it was going to happen. Glad I did. Happy with another new PR this week. Attempted 255 but it wasn’t going to happen today, which is fine. I still consider bench my weak link, but, am satisfied that I am making progress.

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Training Log: Cardio/Conditioning

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:20:01 -0700

Just went for a walk this morning. Needed that.

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Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” Explained In OS X Finder | Cult of Mac

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:36:45 -0700

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Love this!

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Training Log: Military Press

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:59:26 -0700

Should stretching, foam roller

Warm up sets

Working sets:

135 x 5

150 x 3

170 x 1

Foam roller

Even though I made the lift, I am just happy enough with it. It is not feeling that it is a strong lift so I plan to knock the calculations back a bit and work up from there. Long term, always for the long term.

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Training Log: Cardio/Conditioning

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:25:21 -0700

Stair runs:

Round trip x 10 x 3

Treadmill:

15 minutes

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A Plein Air Sketch of a Laughing Buddha Statue at Hsi Lai Temple by Henry Li

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:09:38 -0700

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very nicely done. I see this statue every time I drive in to temple.

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What's going on in your Head when you're Dancing?

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:53:29 -0700

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“This is Karl Hyde’s first solo painting exhibition anywhere in the world. Karl Hyde is known a member of Underworld and also a member of London-based art and design collective, Tomato. It features about 90 paintings and idea notebooks, as well as videos that reveal his painting process. A live painting performance by Karl Hyde himself will also take place.”

—- would be such a show to see!!!

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Training Log: Deadlifts

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:52:32 -0700

Should stretching, foam roller, leg stretch with bands

Warm up sets

Working sets:

355 x 5

400 x 3

450 x 1 *PR

475 x 1 *PR

500 x 0

Foam roller

Extremely happy to hit a new PR this morning. (two actually, my previous 1RM was 440 lb) Both felt very good. I wanted 500 this morning, but it wasn’t going to happen. Not bummed at all, this is good progress for me, I think I was just done by that point.

Here is a video of my 450 lb lift:

Wanted a video of the 475 lb as well, but my friend had issues with the camera (Mark, I may give you a hard time about that for a while. Hahaha)

The new PR is a great way to start the week. I will have that 500 lb dead soon - I will.

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Down the slide!

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:57:07 -0700

Sent from my iPhone

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Training Log: Squat

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:20:52 -0700

Shoulder stretch, foam roller, leg stretch with bands

Warm up sets

Working sets:

330 x 3

380 x 3

425 x 3

Assistance work:

Ham curl:

135 x 10 x 4

Leg press:

430 x 12 x 4

Ball crunch:

BW x 20 x 3

Foam roller

Had a good week of training. Determined, and looking forward to setting new PRs next week.

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Training Log: Bench Press

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:07:05 -0700

Shoulder stretching, foam roller

Warm up sets

Working sets:

185 x 3

210 x 3

235 x 3

Assistance work:

Push-ups:

BW x 20 x 3

DB row:

80 x 10 x 3

Foam roller

nothing special. Looking forward to setting new PRs next week.

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Aryaloka Buddhist Center celebrates 25 years in operation (fascinating building!)

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:26:47 -0700

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I know nothing of the practice or order of this facility, but the building really caught my eye. Wonderful to see a ‘non-traditional’ building used this way.

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Training Log: Cardio/Conditioning

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:19:25 -0700

Walked to my destimation / jogged back

Abs:

Hang-hold:

20 sec x 3 (weak!)

(Got this gem from Darren (Coach) [who got it from http://danjohn.net/] Hang from a chinup bar, bring your knees up to your chest, and hold as long as you can. As soon as the top of your thighs drop below parallel with the floor, you’re done.)

This is a good one. Abs/core needs work and this is going to help. Thanks again Coach.

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Dhammapada (Chapter 3 - Mind) - Verse 36. Protected Mind Leads To Happiness

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:10:56 -0700

The mind is very hard to see
and find, it falls on what it wants.
One who’s wise should guard the mind,
a guarded mind brings happiness.

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