Recently, while lifting weights at the gym one evening, I was approached by a member of the staff. He looked young and tall and strong, and he came striding over and asked if I wanted some advice ( Read more... )

My chiropractor, who has been taking care of me for several years, asked me today if I had to squat. I told her, I think everybody should squat. We're weird for having chairs and toilets: in most of the world, squatting is a daily occurrence ( Read more... )

I compared my lifts on exrx.net's Weightlifting Performance Standards tables, to see how I rank. I don't do cleans yet, but was able to check the other four, the Press, Bench Press, Squat, and Deadlift, against my highest lifts. I don't know my 1RM for any of these, but have to assume that they're no more than ten or twenty pounds more than I ( Read more... )

I have had such a great morning so far. I baked a carrot cake for my friend Katey, who's having a graduation party at her parents' house this weekend. She begged me to make another one of these for her, like the one I baked when we went to her and Anthony's house for dinner. I think when I made it last time-it's the Junior's cookbook recipe-I used ( Read more... )

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Today is a good day. Sunny and dry. The ice on the path behind the Stop N' Shop has receded, finally, to the point that I can ride my bike through, instead of dismounting and walking it the whole way. Yesterday on the way in was kind of shit, but sort of nice. It was misting, which feels lovely on my face, and I was dressed head to ankle for the ( Read more... )

Had a funny thing happen today at the gym. I failed on a flat barbell bench press, and learned how to come out of it: I was able to roll it down to my lap, where I could pluck it up, get up, set it down, turn around, and pull it back onto the rack. I rested very well between sets for the next two. I'm glad I didn't peep out, "Help!" and was able to ( Read more... )

Good news! I'm being offered a position at the new co-op! I was driving there yesterday evening with Andy when my cell phone rang. I answered it, but the call was lost. When it rang again I let it go into voicemail, as I don't like to use the phone while driving, and I figured I'd deal with it when I got home from the store. But once there, after ( Read more... )

I'm keeping record of what I lift on LJ, but so far have screened the posts so no one can see them because a) at first I was embarrassed at how little I can lift and how unschooled I am overall in weight training, and b) I figured lists of exercises, numbers, and short notes to myself would be pretty boring (and this from the guy who posted ( Read more... )

I spend my days reading email, talking to my friends on instant messages, and playing games on the internet. Isn't that ridiculous? I can't believe how long I've had no work to do. It's been months since I've had enough work to get me through even half a day, and weeks pass with no assignments at all ( Read more... )