day 2 - cycle 5

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings support ( knees up ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
faky muscleups ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

handstands ( back to wall ) - 45s, 45s, 45s

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 7r, 7r, 7r
ring pushups ( ditto ) - 10r, 10r, 10r

skin-the-cats ( kinda ) - 5r

* i forgot to add something on to the verticals, maybe tick-tocks are a good addition?

day 1 - cycle 5

starting my fifth cycle :)

it has been an interesting period of strengthening myself.
i look a little different, mostly in my upper back.
but the real deal is being able to perform 5 fairly strict ring chinups!
that's pretty cool, to me.  especially since i just had my 49th bday.  lol

i am going to try to go back to basics on this cycle.
my warmups will be deadhangs, ring supports, faky muscleups, and handstand wallwalks.
and i will keep most of my vertical and horizontal exercises the same, just adding one on to each.

hangon! here we go...
;)


warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings support ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
faky muscleups ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

handstand wallwalks ( belly ) - 12r, 12r, 12r

vertical:
ring chinups ( a little jumpy ) - 5r, 4r, 3r
ring dips - 3r, 3r, 3r

break

it's about time for a break, not sure how many weeks it's been, but i feel it's time.
gonna take about a week off from the gymbod workouts.
but i'll try to get into the gym and do some of that.

peace.
;)

day 45

warmup:
rings deadhang - 45s, 45s, 45s
faky muscleups - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r

handstands ( back to wall ) - 45s, 35s (fell), 45s, 30s

horizontal:
ring rows - 5r, 7r, 7r
ring pushups - 10r, 10r, 10r

day 44

warmup:
rings deadhang - 45s, 45s, 45s
faky muscleups - 5r, 5r, 5r

handstand ( back to wall ) - 53s, 55s, 53s

vertical:
ring chinups - 3r, 3r, 3r
ring dips - 3r, 5r, 6r,

day 43

warmup:
rings deadhang - 45s, 45s, 45s  ( almost lsit )
faky muscleups - 5r, 5r, 5r  ( feet on ground )

horizontal:
ring rows - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring pushups -

 not feeling it tonite, kinda lacking energy...
:-/

day 42

warmup:
rings deadhang - 45s, 45s, 45s
faky muscleups - 7r, 7r, 7r

handstand wallwalks ( belly ) - 28r, 24r, 20r

vertical:
ring chinups - 2r, 2r, 2r, 2r, 2r
ring dips - 3r, 3r, 3r, 3r, 3r

day 41

has it been over a week? 
sheesh!  lazy-goot-fer-nuttin!!

warmup:
run back & forth - 2 x 10r
rings deadhang - 45s, 45s, 45s
faky muscleups - 5r, 5r, 5r

handstand wallwalks ( belly ) - 26r, 20r, 20r

horizontal:
ring rows - 7r, 7r, 7r
ring pushups - 10r, 10r, 10r

day 40

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsits ) - 45s, 45s, 45s
handstand wallwalks ( belly ) - 20r, 20r, 20r

it's raining, porch is wet, cannot do the rest of my ring work...:(

day 39

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsits ) - 45s, 45s, 45s
faky muscleups ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

handstand wallwalks ( belly ) - 16r, 16r, 16r


horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring pushups ( ditto ) - 15r, 15r, 15r

day 38

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsits ) - 45s, 45s, 45s
faky muscleups ( feet on the ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

handstand wallwalks ( belly ) - 20r, 14r, 10r

vertical:
ring chins ( strict ) - 1r, 1r, 1r, 1r, 1r
ring dips ( partial ) - 3r, 3r, 3r

day 37

my son left for thailand this morning.
i am both very happy, and a little sad...

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsits ) - 45s, 45s, 45s
faky muscleups ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

bleh.

day 36

warmup:
faky muscleups ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
rings deadhang ( almost lsits ) - 45s, 45s, 45s

handstand wallwalks ( belly ) - 20r, 16r, 12r

that's it for tonite...
:(

day 35

been a little while, had a root canal, and some other things to distract me from working out...

warmup:
faky muscleups ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks ( belly ) - 20r, 18r, 16r

and i think that's about it for tonite...


 we all have people in our lives who are important to us, who we love.
don't let a day go by without them knowing that you feel that way, not one.
cuz that day, might be the day you regret...

day 34

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
faky muscleups ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

tired.
:(

day 33

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
faky muscleups ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

handstand wallwalks ( belly ) - 16r, 12r, 12r

vertical:
ring chins ( jumpy ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring dips ( partial ) - 5r, 5r ( interrupted by a hungry teen )


and here's a little demo for my kids...

day 32

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
faky muscleups ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

handstand wallwalks ( kid steps ) - 12r, 12r, 12r

vertical:
ring chins ( jumpy ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring dips ( very partial rom ) - 5r, 5r, 5r


dreaming of past women alot lately, guess i'm lonely or something...
hahaha
:)

day 31

just gonna do a warmup, since i got home late from work...

faky muscleups ( heels on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

day 30

warmup:
faky muscleups ( heels on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

handstand wallwalks ( almost touch shoulder ) - 10r, 10r, 10r

vertical:
ring chins ( jumpy ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring dips - 0

got to be bedtime...
:-/

day 29

warmup:
faky muscleups ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r

i think that's it for tonite...
must be the sinus thing i've had since sunday?

day 28

been a week or so since i've worked out...

warmup:
faky muscleups ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

handstands ( back ) - bah, can't even kickup...

quitting for tonite.
:(

day 27

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings support ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstands ( back to wall ) - 25s (fell), 43s, 45s, 35s, 33s


horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring archer pushups ( ditto, alternating ) - 10r, 12r, 12r

day 26

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
* interrupted to be a taxi...
rings support ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks - 20r, 18r, 16r

cutting it short tonite, knees hurt from soccer & hiking...

day 25

warmup:
rings support ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks - 20r, 16r, 14r

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
...interrupted...
archer ring pushups ( ditto, alt ) - 10r, 10r, 10r

day 24

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings support ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

* interrupted for dadtaxi again...

handstand wallwalks - 20r, 12r, 16r ( no babysteps, lifting my hand almost to my chest )

vertical:
ring chins ( jumpy ) - 5r, 5r, 5r, 3r
ring dips ( no ball ) - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r

day 23

warmup:
rings support ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
running back & forth in the yard - 10x, 10x

handstands ( back ) - 60s, 50s, 45s, 35s, 30s

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r
archer ring pushups ( ditto, alternating ) - 10r, 10r, 10r, 10r, 10r

day 22

warmup:
rings support ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

interruption for dadtaxi duties...

handstand wallwalks ( belly ) - 18r, 16r, 14r

vertical:
ring chins ( jumpy ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring dips ( feet on bigball ) - 5r, 5r,

day 21

it's been a couple of weeks since i've posted.  
i've worked out sporadically during the holidays, and i haven't been totally lazy, lol.
most of the time i've been doing non-standard stuff on the rings.

warmup:
running back & forth - 10 times
rings support ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks ( belly ) - 20r, 18r, 12r
frogpose - 12s

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring archer pushups ( feet on ground, alternating ) - 10r, 10r, 10r

day 20

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings inverted - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks ( babysteps ) - 20r, 16r, 16r

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring dips ( feet on bigball ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

faky muscleups - 5r, 5r, 5r

day 19

still feeling a bit ill, so gonna take it a little easy tonite...
( was sick all weekend with some headcold junk )

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings inverted - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstands ( back ) - 60s, 60s, 60s

vertical:
ring chins ( jumpy ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring dips ( feet on big ball ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

day 18

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks ( babysteps ) - 20r, 18r, 16r

vertical:
ring chins ( jumpy ) - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r
ring dips - ( feet on big ball ) - 7r, 7r, 7r, 7r, 7r

day 17

kinda continuing the horizontal part of last night, and adding some other stuff...

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 7r, 7r, 7r, 7r, 7r

day 16

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings inverted - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstands ( back to wall ) - 50s, 45s, 40s, 40s, 35s

skipping the rest tonite, tired.

day 15

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings inverted - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks ( belly ) - 16r, 10r, 10r

vertical:
ring chins ( jumpy ) - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 3r
ring dips ( feet on bigball ) - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r
 - dammit!  left shoulder is really hurting tonite...


something i wrote on a friends fb page:
i'd like to think that love is never stupid, only blind and occasionally misguided, 
and that only when we continue to throw love away on people who don't love us back, 
is it ever in vain...

in between day

did the insanity this morning, was a little sore, but it went okay...

my son took me to work this morning becuz he needed my truck,
but then he couldn't pick me up afterwork, so i walked to the metro.
then i walked home from the camelback & central station...

:-/

day 14

warmup:
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings inverted - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks ( babysteps ) - 20r, 20r, 12r

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on stool ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring pushups ( 25lb backpack ) - 7r, 7r, 7r

day 13

warmup:
jumproping - 2 x 150r
rings deadhang ( almost lsit ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings inverted - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks ( babysteps ) - 20r, 16r, 16r

vertical:
ring chins ( jumpy ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring dips ( partial ) - 5r, 5r, 5r


oh ya, i did the Insanity fit-test this morning...
yikes!  that was tough.

day 12

warmup:
muscleup attempts ( failures, lol ) - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r

handstands ( back to wall ) - 45s, 45s, 45s


interrupted.  ( going to dinner with my kids )


horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) -
ring pushups ( 25lb backpack ) -

day in between

just jumping rope and hitting the dummy...
;)

3 rounds

day 11

warmup:
muscleup attempts ( failures ) - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r,

vertical:
ring dips ( left shoulder hurting ) - 3r, 3r, 3r
ring chins - 3r, 3r, 3r, 3r, 3r

handstands ( belly ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

day 10

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstands ( belly to wall ) - 50s, 45s, 35s
handstands ( back to wall ) - 35s, 35s, 30s

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r
ring pushups ( 25lb pack ) - 9r, 9r, 9r, 9r, 9r

day 9

warmup:
rings deadhang ( knees up ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings support ( almost lsits ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings inverted - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks ( babysteps ) - 16r, 16r, 20r

vertical:
ring chins ( jumpy ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring dips ( shallow & weak ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

day 8

jumprope - 3 x 100r
skin-the-cats - 3 x 5r
diamond-pushups - 3 x 25r
dumbell curls - 25r, 20r, 15r

day 7

warmup:
rings support ( almost lsits ) - 3 x 30s
rings inverted hang - 3 x 30s
rings deadhang ( knees up ) - 3 x 30s

handstand wallwalks - 18r, 16r, 14r

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r
ring pushups ( 25lb in backpack ) - 7r, 7r, 7r, 7r, 7r

day 6

warmup:
rings support ( almost Lsit ) - 3 x 30s
rings deadhang ( ditto ) - 3 x 30s

handstand wallwalks ( belly ) - 12r, 20r, 12r, 6r

vertical:
ring chins ( strict ) - 2r, 2r, 2r, 2r, 2r
ring dips ( free ) - 3r, 3r, 3r, 3r, 3r

just another beautiful saturday

so, in between GB/BW workout days, i have been trying to jumprope each day.  not alot, just something to get the heart pumping.  this morning i gotup fed the dogs, and did about 200 "reps" or revolutions or skips or whatever - then i went out to breakfast.

later i went out to rei and then to scottsdale for lunch, great weather.
took java for a walk on the canal right after i got back.

now it's early afternoon, and i'm doing laundry.
decided to swing the sledgehammer a little bit: 20r, 16r, 10r

been thinking of women in my life, most of the day, too.
some that i love, some that i miss, some that i look forward to seeing again.

beautiful day so far...
:)

day 5

warmup:
rings deadhang ( knees up ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings support ( knees up ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstands ( belly to wall ) - 50s, 40s, 35s, 30s, 25s

horizontal:
ring rows - 7r, 7r, 7r, 5r, 5r
ring pushups ( feet on big ball ) - 10r, 10r, 10r

day 4

warmup:
rings support - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks ( babysteps ) - 16r, 10r, 14r

vertical:
ring chins ( very jumpy ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring dips ( left shoulder hurts, only going 1/2 way ) - 5r, 5r, 5r

goof day

so, not actually a workout day, but i'm goofing off on the rings...

muscleups ( feet on the ground, faking it up to support ) - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r
- really only noting this, so when i'm sore in weird places monday, i can look back and say "oh ya, idiot".
didn't FAIL on every one this time. woo!
;)
ring negative dips ( jump up, 5-10s negative ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
- first set: 1st rep 10s, 2nd was 9s, 3rd was 7s, last 2 reps were 5s
- last set: 1st rep 10s, 2nd rep 7s, the rest 5s


non-sequitur: (from a cool post on yahoo answers)

Hyenas are neither cats nor dogs.
They belong to their own family, the Hyaenidae, which also includes the aardwolf. This family is more closely related to cats than to dogs. The order Carnivora, to which the cat, dog and hyena families all belong, is divided into two branches, the Feliformia (cat-like) families, and the Caniformia (dog-like) families. The Feliformia branch includes cats, hyenas, civets and genets, and mongooses, whilst the Caniformia branch includes dogs, weasels and relatives, bears, raccoons and relatives, seals and sealions.
The resemblance of hyenas to dogs is due to convergent evolution - the process by which unrelated species evolve similar solutions to similar problems.

day 3

no warmup...

bar chinups ( various grips ) - 3r, 3r, 3r, 3r, 3r, 3r
headstand reverse leglifts - 5r, 5r, 5r

day 2

warmup:

rings support ( knees up ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings deadhang ( ditto ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks ( babysteps ) - 16r, 16r, 16r

horizontal:
ring rows - 3s x 7r
diamond pushups - 3s x 25r

day 1 - cycle 4

starting a new cycle, woo!
didn't really test for new limits, so just gonna make small changes...
no new goals for exercises either, still focusing on handstand wallwalks,
ring chins, and ring dips.

warmup:
rings support ( knees up ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings deadhang ( knees up ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstands ( back to wall ) - 40s, 50s, 44s
handstand wallwalks ( babysteps ) - 16r, 12r, 12r

ring chinups ( trying to be strict, a lil jumpy on 2nd set ) - 5r, 5r, 2r (fail)
ring dips ( feet on big ball ) - 5r, 7r, 9r  ( shoulder twinged 1st rep, got betta )

dumbell curls ( 15lbs ) - 1s x 25r
diamond pushups - 1s x 25r

okay, enuff with the muscles, time to get my glee on...
:)

10.21.2012

there was something in the back of my mind, about this date.  something significant.  but i don't remember what it is now...

- it's the last day of my "rest cycle", before starting a new SSC in the bodyweight/gymnastics/whatever workout that i am doing.
- there are 71 days left in the year.
- in 1805, the Battle of Trafalgar, in the Napoleonic Wars.
- International Day of the Nacho ( Mexico and USA )

but i don't think it's any of those...
:-/

10.11.12

at the end of each steady-state cycle, supposed to have a week of rest.
then, you retest your times, etc, and setup your new workout/programming.
so, on to the resting!
;)

day 48

last day of my 3rd cycle...

warmup:
rings upright support ( w knees up ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s

horizontal:
ring rows - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r
ball knee pushups - 5r, 5r, 5r
( kinda exactly how they sound, on my knees on a big ball )

day 47

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings support w knees up - 30s, 30s, 25s

handstand wallwalks ( babysteps ) - 16r, 16r, 16r

vertical:
ring chins - 3r, 3r, 3r, 2r ( really weak tonite, starting from sitting, no jump )
ring dips ( feet on big ball cuz weak ) - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r

day 46

actually worked out yesterday but didn't log it...


rings muscle-ups ( attempts, meaning FAILs, lol ) - 5 sets of 5 reps

rings neg dips ( jump up, then resist for 5s down ) - 3s x 3r

day 45

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s
handstands ( belly to wall ) - 40s, 42s, 35s

horizontal:
ring rows - 7r, 7r, 7r
ring pushups - 9r, 9r, 9r

dumbell curls - 8r, 8r, 8r
dumbell one-arm tri exts - 10r, 9r, 9r

went to the gym the other night, didn't get to do the things i wanted.
think i'm gonna hafta quit that place...

still kinda being a hermit...
:-/

day 44

warmup:
rings support w knees up - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks - 20r, 20r, 14r

vertical:
ring chins - 7r, 5r, 5r  ( a little jumpy )
ring dips - 5r, 5r, 5r

* been trying a little gtg (grease the groove) on chins and dips some mornings...
( maybe 5 each, nothing big )

day 43

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings support ( knees up ) - 20s, 20s, 20s

handstand wallwalks ( babysteps ) - 12r, 16r, 10r

horizontal:
ring rows - 7r, 7r, 7r
ring dips ( no ball ) - 5r, 5r, 5r
( ya, i know, it's horizontal day, but i need to work on my dips )

handstands ( back to wall ) - 30s, 25s, 20s
( damn, hard to kickup and stay up, lol )

day 42

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks ( babysteps ) - 20r, 16r, 14r, 10r, 10r

vertical:
ring chins - 5r, 5r, 5r ( no jumping )
ring dips ( feet on big ball ) - 7r,

day 41

no warmup...

skin the cats - 3 x 5r
one-arm kb swings ( 25 lbs ) - 2 x 25r each arm

handstand wallwalks ( babysteps ) - 20r, 16r, 10r

day 40

warmup:
rings upright support - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstands ( belly ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

horizontal:
ring rows - 7r, 7r, 7r
ring pushups ( 25lbs in backpack ) - 9r, 9r, 9r

day 39

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks ( babysteps ) - 20r, 20r, 16r

vertical:
ring chins ( little jumpups ) - 7r, 7r, 7r
ring dips ( feet on big ball ) - 9r, 9r, 9r

day 38

no warmup...

ring chins ( jumpups ) - 10r, 10r, 8r

handstands ( belly to wall ) - 30s, 30s

day 37

warmup:
handstands ( belly ) - 40s, 40s, 40s, 35s, 30s 

horizontal:
ring rows - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r
ring pushups ( 25lbs in backpack ) - 7r, 7r, 7r, 7r, 7r

this was like the 2nd to last rep of my last set, lol...

day 36

no warmup...

ring chins - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r  ( a little jumpy on last 3 sets )
ring dips - 7r, 7r, 7r, 7r  ( feet on big ball )

day 35 ( again )

let's try this again...

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings support - 30s, 20s, 30s


horizontal:
ring rows - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring ppps - 5r, 5r, 5r ( trying for turnout and keep hands by waist )

day 35

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings support -


horizontal:
ring rows -


interrupted!
:)

day 34

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s

vertical:
ring dips ( feet on bigball ) - 10r, 10r, 10r
ring chins ( jumpups ) - 7r, 7r, 7r, 5r

handstand wallwalks ( babysteps, weak ) - 20r, 15r (fell, haha), 10r ( weak! )


at least my headache went away, lol...
;)

day 33

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings support - 30s, 30s, 30s

horizontal:
ring rows - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r
ring pushups - 0

handstands ( back to wall ) - 35s, 33s, 31s


“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”
 ~ Ben Franklin

day 32

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s

handstand wallwalks ( alt baby ) - 20r, 20r, 20r
handstand ( belly to wall ) - 30s, 30s, 10s

day 31

no warmup

ring chins ( jump ups & neg ) - 10r, 10r, 7r
ring dips ( feet on yoga ball ) - 10r, 10r, 5r

alternating hs wallwalks - 12r, 12r, 10r  ( weak again )


shorty tnite...

day 30

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings support - 30s, 30s, 30s

alternating hs wallwalks - 14r, 12r, 12r

vertical:
ring chins - 5r, 5r (cheats), 5r (jump & neg)
ring dips - 5r, 5r, 5r (cheating - feet on a soccer ball)

/sigh - really weak tonite...

:-/

day 29

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s

alt handstand wallwalks - 20r, 18r, 16r

horizontal:
ring rows - 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r, 5r
ring pushups - 10r, 10r, 10r, 10r, 10r

day 28

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings support - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings inv hang - 30s, 30s, 30s

day 27

no warmup...

ring chins - 5r, 5r, 5r
downdog pushups - 10r, 10r, 10r

day 26

no warmup.

ring chins - 5r+5cheats, 5r+2cheats, 4r+1cheat, 3r
- also did 5r this morning before i left for work to gtg....
alt hs wallwalks - 18r, 18r, 16r

day 25

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s
alt hs wallwalks - 20r, 18r, 16r

vertical day:
ring chins - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring dips -3r, 3r, 3r
-- wow, not sure if it was cuz of the wallwalks, but my dips sucked...

day 24

last day of the mcdougalling - whew! 12 days, ouch, lol.
it's hard to give up caffeine, sugar, meat, dairy, & alcohol all at once.
not to mention, chocolate! ;-)


warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s

various:
downdog pushups - 10r, 10r, 10r
ring chins - 5r, 5r, 4 1/2r  - lol

day 23

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s

wallwalks ( alternating ) - 20r, 12r, 16r

day 22

warmup:
rings deadhang - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings inv hang - 30s, 30s, 30s

vertical:
ring dips - 5r, 5r, 5r
ring chins -5r, 5r, 4r

handstand wallwalks - 10r, 16r, 10r

day 21

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s

wallwalks ( cuz i luv em, alternating, baby ) - 20r, 20r, 20r

day 20

no warmup today...

wallwalks ( alternating babysteps ) -20r, 14r, 12r, 10r, 10r

day 19

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s

random: ( not sure what my lefthand can handle yet )
wallwalks ( alternating, babysteps ) - 20r, 20r, 20r

stopping here, the wallwalks felt good...

day 18

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s

small thing on my hand from rockclimbing, stopping this tonite...
:-/

day 17

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s


horizontal:
ring rows - 3 x 5r

short, short, short...

day 16

not a good day at work... :-/

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s

various: ( not feeling it tonite, grrr )
wallwalks alt ( babysteps, fingertips on ground ) - 16r, 12r, 10r
ring chinups - 5r, 5r (cheat), 5r (cheat again)

/sigh

day 15

goofing around, not sure what i want to workout on tonite...

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s

various:
skin the cats - 3 x 5r

wallwalks - 10r, 12r, 10r

day 14

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s
rings inv hang - 1 x 60s
rings upright - 3 x 30s ( feels like i'm weaker )

handstands ( belly ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

horizontal:
ring rows - 3 x 5r

interrupted, have to do some pushups later...

day 13

it's a monday, and twas a longass day at work, my body needs some work now...
( my son joined me in the workout today )
:)

rings deadhang - 3 x 30s
rings inverted - 3 x 30s
rings upright - 3 x 30s ( feet on a soccer ball, trying for greater TO )

calfraises - 1 x 100r
handstands ( belly to wall ) - 3 x 30s

vertical:
ring chins - 3 x 5r
ring dips - 5r, 4r, 3r

sledgehammer & tire - 1 x 10r alt

day 12

warmup:
rings deadhang - 1 x 60s
rings inverted - 1 x 60s
rings upright - 3 x 30s ( feet on a soccer ball, trying for greater TO )

calf raises - 1 x 100r ( forgot to do them yesterday )

interrupted!
;)

day 11

warmup:
rings deadhang - 1 x 60s
rings inverted - 1 x 60s
rings upright - 3 x 30s ( feet on a soccer ball, trying for greater TO )
 
calf raises - 1set of 100reps
handstands ( belly ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

vertical:
ring dips - 3 x 5r
ring chins - 3 x 5r

goof day ( not counting )

got my gymnastics body book, and after flipping thru it,
i wanted to just goof around a bit with some of the progressions...
( not counting today in my SSC daycount )

kick to handstand ( back to wall ) - 3 x 10r
reverse leg lifts (HeS) - 3 x 5r
HeSPu negatives - 3 x 3r ( dropping onto 2 towels ) - almost ate it on the last 1

and today is the 4th day of 100 bodyweight calf raises ( an experiment )...

day 10

warmup:
rings deadhang - 1 x 60s
rings upright - 3 x 30s ( feet on a soccer ball, trying for greater TO )
rings inverted - 1 x 60s

various:
negative MU transitions ( feet on soccer ball ) - 3 x 3r
sink pushups ( feet on kitchen sink ) - 3 x 7r
skin-the-cats - 3 x 3r  ( set the rings higher, nips, seem harder )
sledge & tire ( hit an old tire with a sledgehammer ) - 3 x 10r alternating

day 9

warmup:
rings deadhang - 1 x 60s
rings upright - 3 x 30s
rings inverted - 1 x 60s


horizontal:
ring rows - 5 x 5r
ring pushups ( trying to do ppp's, feet on ground ) - 3 x 5r

day 8

fyi, just counting the gb days, for my steady-state cycle ( #3 )...

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s 
rings upright - 3 x 30s
rings inverted - 3 x 30s

handstands ( belly ) - 30s, 30s, 30s, 30s, 30s

vertical:
ring dips - 5reps, 4reps, 4reps, 3reps, 2reps,  2reps ( 20! woo! )
ring chins - 5reps, 4reps, 3reps, 2reps, 1rep ( 15! wooo! )

( woo's are happy sounds, lol. )

at the gym

my son and i went to the gym today...

squats - 5sets of 5reps, 135, 155, 185, 205, 225
clean & press - 3sets of 5 reps, 75, 75, 75

various db lateral raises - 3 sets

ab work ( he always throws crazy stuff together and kills me )

:)

day 7

trying another volume day...

no warmup.

bar chinups - 10 sets of 3 reps
pushups ( almost diamond, 25lbs in backpack ) - 10 sets of 5 reps

handstands ( belly to wall ) - 30s, 27s, 25s  ( wow, i'm tired )

day 6

warmup:
rings upright - 3 x 30s
rings inverted - 3 x 30s
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s

going to a movie with the kids...

day 5

goofing off...

alt one-arm hang ( just swing side to side, not letting go ) - 10r, 10r, 10r
skin the cats - 3 x 5r

downdog pushups - 3 x 7r

that's it for tonite.
:)

day 4

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s
rings support - 3 x 30s
rings inverted - 3 x 30s

vertical:
ring dips - 3 x 5r, 3r, 3r, 3r, 1r ( just wanted to get 25 )  ;-)
ring chins - 5reps, 4reps, 3reps, 2reps, 1rep ( volume! )

handstands ( belly to wall ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

day 3

rode my bike for a few miles after work, just to get some blood pumpin...

warmup:
rings support - 3 x 30s
rings inverted - 3 x 30s
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s

and i'm done.  got distracted.  darnit.
:-/

day 2

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s
rings upright support - 3 x 30s
rings inverted hang - 3 x 30s

horizontal:
ring rows - 5 x 5r ( more face pull like tnite )
downdog pushups - 5 x 7r

day 1 - 3rd cycle

starting my 3rd cycle...

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s
rings upright support - 3 x 30s
rings inverted support - 3 x 30s

vertical:
ring dips - 3 x 5r
ring chins - 4reps, 4reps, 3reps + 1 neg

goofing

just goofing off a bit...

did some pushups this morning,
a couple of sets of kb upright rows,
and some kb laterals.

went and bought a 16lb. sledgehammer
and swung it about 10 times per side,
just to get used to the movement.

then i hiked to the 2nd bench at piestawa peak.
also goofed a bit with gait on a sidetrail.
basically i'd call it an 'oldman shuffle', lol.

keeping the knees bent with short steps,
stay on the mid and forefoot the whole time,
and just kinda fast walk / slow jog along.

didn't get hardly tired at all.
have to try it again sometime.
lol. :)

rest week

okay, it's ofishul, resting...
;)

eclipse

interesting day today...

hiked backside of sq.pk. with a friend, she pushed me and we made it to the top.
then we had breakfast, bloody marys and kilt lifter.

later, checked out the eclipse, not quite the ring of fire, but still cool.
then had dinner with my son.

all in all, a very nice day.
:)

day 47

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s

various:
downdog pushups - 3 x 10r

got started a little too late tonite, but still wanted to do something...
i guess that's all i got for now, lol.


i think there is one more day in this cycle,
then i rest for a week or so...

day 46

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s

various:
HeS RLL - 3 x 5r
box pushups - 5 x 5r
bar chinups - 5 x 3r
downdog pushups - 5 x 5r

day 45

warmup:
handstands ( belly to wall ) - 30s, 30s, 30s, 30s, 30s
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s
rings inverted support - 3 x 30s

vertical:
ring dips - 3 x 4r
ring chins - postponed...

day 44

warmup:
handstands ( belly to wall ) - 30s, 30s, 30s, 30s, 30s
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s
rings upright support - 3 x 30s
rings inverted support - 3 x 30s

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 7r
downdog pushups - 3 x 9r 

day 43

warmup:
handstands ( belly to wall ) - 30s, 15s, 30s, 30s, 30s ( fell down once, lol )
rings upright support - 3 x 30s
rings inverted support - 3 x 30s 

vertical:
ring chins - 3 x 3r 
ring dips - 3 x 3r

superset next 2:
neg bar chins - 3 x 2r ( 25lbs in backpack )
downdog pushups - 3 x 7r

also superset:
one-arm db curls - 3 x 5r w 30lbs
one-arm db tri press - 3 x 5r w 30lbs

tonite was a good nite, felt great...
:)

day 42

warmup:
rings upright support - 3 x 30s ( superset these together )
rings inverted support - 3 x 30s 

handstands: ( belly to wall ) - 30s, 30s, 30s


cutting it short tnite...
:-/

day 41

warmup:
handstands ( belly to wall ) - 30s, 30s, 30s, 30s, 30s ( volume! )
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s
rings upright support - 3 x 30s
rings inverted support - 3 x 30s 

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 5r
downdog pushups - 3 x 10r 

day 40

didn't work out much yesterday, 
just some downdog pushups...
5 sets of 10reps

oya, and 3 sets of wall walkups?
( walkup to get into belly-to-wall handstand, then back down ) 

tonite...

warmup:
rings upright support - 3 x 30s
rings inverted support - 3 x 30s
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s

vertical:
ring dips - 3 x 3r
ring chins - 5 x 3r

day 39

just goofing off a bit again...

squatjumps - 5 x 5r
alternating lunges - 3 x 5r ( per leg )
downdog pushups - 3 x 9r

day 38

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s
rings upright support - 3 x 30s
rings inverted support - 3 x 30s 

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 5r
ring pushups - 3 x 9r ( ditto )

neg  bar chins ( 25lbs in backpack ) - 2 x 2r
downdog pushups - 3 x 10r

day 37

warmup:
handstands ( belly to wall ) - 40s, 40s, 40s
rings upright support - 3 x 30s
rings inverted support - 3 x 30s
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s 
 
vertical: ( going for more volume, less resistance again )
ring dips - 5 x 5r ( feet on big ball )
ring chins - 5 x 5r ( ditto )

day 36

greased the groove a little this morning...
did a couple sets of downdog pushups,
and some bulgarian single-leg squats.

warmup:
handstands ( belly to wall ) - 35s, 35s, 35s
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s 
rings upright support - 3 x 30s
rings inverted support - 3 x 30s

break: went to the grocery store...

partial mu transition ball kips? - 3 x 5r ( not sure what to call them )
 ( sitting on the big ball, rings shoulder level, try to do mu transitions )
negative dip & mu trans ( feet on big ball ) - 3 x 5r
sitting mu transitions ( sitting on big ball ) - 3 x 5r
( these are more strict that the kips, think i like them better )

day 35

warmup:
handstands ( belly to wall ) - 35s, 35s, 35s
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s 
rings upright support - 3 x 30s
rings inverted support - 3 x 30s

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 5r
ring pushups - 3 x 9r ( ditto )

day 34

warmup:
handstands ( belly to wall ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings deadhang - 3 x 30s  ( notice i up'd my times for statics )
rings upright support - 3 x 25s
rings inverted support - 3 x 30s

vertical: ( going for more volume, less resistance tonite )
ring dips - 5 x 5r ( feet on big ball )
ring chins - 5 x 5r ( ditto )

no break, continuing

just a quick note, about continuing...
in my first "session", i worked thru 32 days - basically 8 weeks.
this session, i will try to continue thru this steady-state for 12 weeks with no break.
so, it should take 48 days this time.
;)

day 33

just goofing off a bit, 4th day, a little variety...

squatjumps - 5 x 5r
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s
walking lunges - 3 x 5r ( per leg )
downdog pushups - 3 x 7r
weighted chinups - 3 x 2r ( on bar, 25lbs in backpack )
* first set got 2r, 2nd set 1rep, 2 negs, 3rd set didn't get 1, did 2 negs.

day 32

warmup:
handstands ( belly to wall ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s

think that is it for tonite...

day 31

skipping the warmup today...

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 5r
ring pushups - 3 x 9r

and i'm tired, haha.

day 30

warmup:
handstands ( belly to wall ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s

vertical:
ring chins - 3 x 3r
ring dips - 3 x 3r

day 29

warmup:
rings upright support - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s 

assisted band mu trans ( blue & red bands ) - 3 x 3r
- probly should just say "attempts", lol.  didn't get any...

day 28

warmup:
handstands ( belly to wall ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

rings upright support - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s 

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 5r
ring pushups - 3 x 9r

reverse plank - 3 x 20s
planche lean - 3 x 15s

day 27

played vball again sunday night, and was kinda sore last night, so i skipped...

warmup:
handstands ( belly ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s 

vertical:
downdog pushups - 3 x 5r
ring chins - 3 x 3r
ring dips - 3 x 3r 

volleyball again

went out to scottsdale for volleyball again.
really enjoyed myself, until about 9 o'clock.
then i started feeling it, aching shoulders and knees, lol.
:)

slowly getting it back...

day 26

supposed to be a restday, but i'm goofing off with muscle-up stuff.
not actual muscle-ups, just various partial movements that build to it...

false-grip chins ( feet on big ball ) - 3 x 5r
negative dip & mu trans ( feet on big ball ) - 3 x 5r

assisted band mu trans ( blue band ) - 3 x 3r
on this last, i attempted 3 partial transitions, unsuccessfully...
was trying to go from false-grip bent-arm hang to bent-arm support,
with the bands around my buttocks, and held in my hands on the rings.
might have to do them 1st next time, lol.

day 25

warmup:
rings upright support - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s


horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 5r
ring pushups ( feet on stool ) - 3 x 9r

planche lean - 3 x 15s

day 24

warmup:
handstands ( belly ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s 

took a break to go grocery shopping...

vertical:
ring chins - 3 x 3r
ring dips - 3 x 3r 
downdog pushups - 3 x 5r

volleyball

went to vball for the first time in about 3 months.
had a great time.  really outta shape ( no sand legs ).
didn't feel too olde, tonite.

haha~!

;)

closure

so, i texted her the other night.
this time was different.
i asked her to tell me she didn't love me anymore.

she said: "i don't love you. you want black and white, there it is."
i thanked her.
then i deleted her from my phone.

day 23

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s 
rings upright support - 3 x 20s 
 
horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 3r
ring pushups ( feet on stool ) - 3 x 9r

day 22

warmup:
handstands ( belly ) - 30s, 30s, 30s
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s 
rings upright support - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s

vertical:
ring dips - 3 x 3r
ring chins - 3 x 3r
downdog pushups - 3 x 5r

day 21

kinda just goofing around with some different stuff,
since i haven't been hitting it very regular this week...

Rings Backlever? Curls - 3 x 5r
Rings Upright Support - 3 x 20s
Skin the Cats - 3 x 5r

day 20

warmup:
rings upright support - 3 x 20s
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 3r


interrupted again...
:)

day 19

ring chinups - 2 x 3r
ring dips - 2 x 3r

interrupted...

day 18

actually skipped a 3rd day too, cuz i was tired and kinda rundown...
:\

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s


vertical:
ring dips - 5 x 3r
ring l-chins - 5 x 3r

skipped 2

played goalie in the superfun league monday night...
didn't play very well, but had fun.
banged my face on the ground, covering a loose ball, got a scrape.
all-in-all it wasn't a good game for the team, lol.

skipping tonite too, spent some extra time in tempe...
:)

day 17

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s

core:
muscleup transition ( knees on big ball ) - 3 x 3r
mu negative trans ( feet on soccer ball ) - 3 x 3r
skin the cats - 3 x 3r

headstand rev leglift - 3 x 3r
sink pushups - 3 x 5r  ( feet on the counter )
reverse plank - 3 x 30s

day 16

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 5 x 3r
ring pushups ( feet on stool ) - 5 x 7r
planche lean - 3 x 10s

band expanders ( red ) - 3 x 10r

day 15

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s

vertical:
ring l-chins - 5 x 3r
ring dips - 5 x 3r

handstands ( belly ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

day 14

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s

taking another light day... :)

day 13

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 5 x 3r
ring pushups ( feet on stool ) - 3 x 9r
planche lean - 3 x 10s

handstands ( belly ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

day 12

played goalie in the "superfun" league, monday night.
and now this olde man is sore, really sore.  lol

had to take last night off to go get my truck from work.
cuz it kinda freaked out after the soccer game and broke down.
and this morning took it to the shop.

so, today will be my first day for the week...


warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s

vertical:
ring l-chins - 3 x 3r
ring dips - 3 x 3r

day 11

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s

horizontal:
ring rows ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 5r
ring pushups ( feet on stool ) - 3 x 9r

planche lean - 3 x 10s

day 10

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s

 - taking an easy night...
;)

day 9

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings upright support - 3 x 20s
working more on turning the rings out now, take it down to 20s...

front band expanders - 2 x 10r (blue)
overhead b.e. - 2 x 5r (red)
lateral raise b.e. - 2 x 5r (red)
handstands ( belly, walk up, walk down ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

vertical:
ring l-chins - 3 x 3r
ring dips - 3 x 3r

decided skin-the-cats were more of a core exercise...

day 8

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings upright sup - 3 x 20s

legs:
bulgarian squat - 3 x 10r per leg ( leg on ball behind )
one-arm overhead kb squat - 2 x 5r per arm ( 10r on 2 legs )
floor hip extensions - 3 x 10r

day 7

warmup:
rings deadhang - 3 x 20s
rings inv hang - 3 x 20s
rings upright support - 3 x 30s

core:
muscleup transition ( feet on soccer ball ) - 3 x 3r
mu negative trans (ditto) - 3 x 3r
reverse plank - 3 x 30s
headstand rev leglift - 3 x 3r

day 6

Warmup:
Rings Deadhang - 3 x 20s
Rings Inv Hang - 3 x 20s
Rings Upright Support - 3 x 30s
Handstands ( belly to wall, walk up & down ) -30s,30s, 30s

Horizontals:
Ring Rows ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 5r
Ring Pushups -( feet on stool ) - 3 x 9r

( doing these next 2 as a giant set )
Ring Curls - ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 3r
Ring Tri Exts - ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 3r - these don't work so well, lol

Planche Lean - 3 x 10s

day 5

Warmup:
Rings Deadhang - 3 x 20s
Rings Inv Hang - 3 x 20s
Rings Upright Support - 3 x 30s
Handstands ( belly ) - 3 x 30s

Vertical:
Ring Chins - 3 x 5r
Ring Dips - 3 x 3r
Skin the Cats - 3 x 3r

day 4

just doing warmup today, this week has been harder than i thought...

Rings Deadhang - 3 x 20s 
Rings Invhang - 3 x 20s 
Rings Upright Support - 3 x 30s

day 3

Warmup:
Rings Deadhang - 3 x 20s 
Rings Invhang - 3 x 20s 
Rings Upright Support - 3 x 30s

Core:
MU Trans - 3 x 3r ( feet on soccer ball )
MU Neg Trans - 3 x 3r ( ditto )
HeS RLL - 3 x 5r

who watches the watchers?

:)

today is a restday...

- - - - -

look in the mirror, do you like what you see?
are you healthy and well-rested, do you like how you look naked?
how are your thoughts?  do they tend to make you smile or not?

how do you picture yourself in a book?
hero?  protagonist? sidekick? useful tool? useless fluff?
is your story an adventure? a mystery? a tragedy?

how will your epitaph read?
good father, good son, loyal servant?
will you be able to lookback in your final moment, and say "i really lived!"?

( feel like i've written this before, lol )
;)

thought before bed

was getting ready for bed, and this thought made me get up and post...

there is always a little crazy in the lover.
it is what lets us hold onto hope,
and cross oceans,
and wait years,
for our beloved.

:-/

day 2

Warmup:

Rings Deadhang - 3 x 20s
Rings Invert Hang - 3 x 20s
Rings Upright Support - 3 x 30s
Handstand ( belly to wall ) - 3 x 30s

Horizontal:
Ring Rows - 3 x 3r
Ring Pushups - 3 x 9r
Skin the Cats - 1 x 3r
Planche Lean - 3 x 10s

day 1 - series 2

Warmup:

Rings Deadhang - 3 x 20s
Rings Invert Hang - 3 x 20s
Rings Upright Support - 3 x 25s
Handstand ( belly to wall ) - 45s, 40s, 35s

Vertical:
Ring Chins - 5 x 3r ( feet on a soccer ball )
Ring Dips - 5 x 2r  ( sheesh, weak tonite )
Skin the Cats - 2 x 3r
Sink Box Pushups - 3 x 3r

break

this is the end of my first 8 week session,
so, it's time for a break. 
gonna take a week off for healing and resetting,
then get back to it again...
:)

of course, i might get ansty and do something.
but, it won't be part of a new cycle yet...

day 32

Rings US - 3 x 30s

Rings Bodyweight Biceps Curl ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 5r

Rings Pushups ( feet on stool to parallel ) - 3 x 9r

day 31

Rings US - 3 x 30s

False grip Hang - 3 x 10s

Handstand ( back to wall ) - 3 x 30s

L-sits ( p'lets ) - 30s, 20s (fell backwards), 30s

Alt Lunges w KBs - 3 x 10r ( 5 each leg )

Goblet Squats w KB - 3 x 10r

day 30

tweaked my neck and/or traps somehow the other day, taking it easy...

Rings US - 3 x 30s

Ring Rows ( feet on ground ) - 5 x 3r
Ring Pushups ( feet on stool ) - 5 x 9r

Cast Wall Walks - 3 x 2r ( calling each walk up and down a rep )

day 29

Rings US - 3 x 30s
Rings FTH - 3 x 10s
Rings BTH - 3 x 15s

Ring Dips - 3 x 3r
Ring Chins - 3 x 5r

MU Neg Trans - 2 x 3r

Dog Pushups ( downward dog ) - 3 x 5r

Handstands ( back to wall ) - 30s, 30s, 30s

day 28

this was actually fridays workout, but i was in a hurry last night, so posting now.

Rings US - 3 x 30s

Ring Rows - 3 x 5r ( feet on stool )

Ring Pushups - 3 x 10r ( feet on stool )

short & sweet, tra-la...
;)

day 27

Jumprope ( vibrams ) - 3 x 100r

Rings US - 3 x 30s

Ring Chins ( feet on ground ) - 5 x 5r
Ring Dips ( unsupported ) - 3 x 3r

Lsits ( on p'lets ) - 3 x 30s

Handstand ( belly to wall ) - 30s, 25s, 20s

day 26

Rings US - 3 x 30s
Ring Rows ( feet on ground, full ROM ) - 3 x 5r
Ring Pushups ( feet on stool ) - 3 x 9r

Band Expanders - 3 x 9r

day 25

Jumprope ( vibrams ) - 3 x 100r

Rings US - 3 x 30s
Ring FTH - 3 x 15s
Ring BTH - 3 x 20s

Ring Dips - 3 x 3r
Ring Chins - 3 x 3r

MU Neg Trans ( feet on ground ) - 3 x 5r
- these are just semi-resisted falls, lol.
  basically, i'm at the bottom of a dip, heels in front,
  and then i twist hands into a false-grip and fall backward,
  trying to make it as slow as possible...

;)

day 24

doing some fundamentals again...


Rings US - 3 x 30s

Ring Rows ( feet on ball ) - 3 x 3r
Ring Pushups ( feet on ball ) - 3 x 9r

Lsit on parallelettes - 3 x 15s

Reverse Plank - 2 x 30s
Frogstand - 3 x 20s

Band Expanders ( shoulder prehab ) - 3 x 9r

day 23

it's good to be able to work myself to exhaustion, 
when my monkeymind is spinning nowhere quickly,
and a bittersweet melancholy is aching in my slowly healing heart...



Jumprope ( wearing my VFFs ) - 3 x 125r

Handstands ( back to wall ) - 40s, 40s, 40s, 35s, 30s
He RLL - 3 x 5r

Rings US - 3 x 30s
Rings Front Tuck Hang - 3 x 15s
Rings Back Tuck Hang - 3 x 20s

Ring Dips - 3 x 3r ( unsupported )
Ring Chins - 3 x 3r ( unsupported )

MU Neg Transitions - 3 x 3r ( feet on ball ) 

Sink Pushups -3 x 3r

day 22

Jumprope - 3 x 100r

Rings US - 5 x 20s

Reverse Plank - 3 x 30s
Frogstand - 3 x 30s

Alt Lunges -  3 x 10r

day 21

Happy New Year! 
wow, 2012 has arrived with a whisper...
;)

Handstands ( belly to wall ) - 37s, 45s, 33s, 30s, 30s
( first set i think i was trying to balance too much )

Rings US - 5 x 20s
Rings Chins - 5 x 5r ( feet on ball )
Rings Dips - 5 x 5r ( feet on ball )

Sink Pushups - 4 x 5r

day 20

Handstands ( belly to wall ) - 45s, 40s, 33s, 28s, 23s

Rings US - 5 x 20s
Rings Front Tuck Hang - 5 x 15s
Rings Back Tuck Hang - 3 x 20s

went grocery shopping...

Ring Chins - 5 x 5r ( feet on ball )
Ring Dips - 5 x 5r ( feet on ball )

day 19

restday... but i felt like doing something, so:

Sink Pushups ( like box PU ) - 3 x 5r
for a box pushup, you put your feet on a box, but i'm using my sink, lol.
still trying to stack my hips on top of shoulders, legs straight, etc.
these are a progression to the HeSPU and HSPU...


Shoulder Prehab ( with resistance band ) - 3 x 9r

day 18

doing a little "greasing the groove" this morning, since i'm on vacation...

Reverse Plank - 3 x 30s
Frogstand - 3 x 30s

right hand, 3 outside fingertips have gone a little numb and tingly.

Chinups ( on the bar ) - 3 x 3r
Box Pushups ( feet on the sink ) - 3 x 3r


didn't do much else in the afternoon, actually just...


Alternating Lunges w/ 25lb KBs - 3 x 10r

day 17

Rings Upright Support - 3 x 30s

Ring Rows - 3 x 5r

Ring Dips - 3 x 7r

day 16

yesterday was an unintentional restday, i was intending to workout, but things got in the way.  received a nice visit and gift from a friend. and my little brown dog leona had another seizure, which lasted almost 2 hours. i sat and held and petted her during it, while my son and his girlfriend kept me company. we also watched a movie.

not really motivated today, so just screwing around on the rings a bit...

Rings Upright Support - 3 x 30s

Ring Rows ( feet on the ground ) - 5 x 5r

Ring Dips ( feet on ball ) - 5 x 5r


* thinking too much these past few days, and it's got me grumpy. not depressed, per se, but i can relate to those who get depressed during the holiday season. i don't particularly want to face up to familial and friendly obligations right now. feel like it would be a good thing to be in my truck driving somewhere else...

yes, she's on my mind again, wish it wasn't like this, feel like an idiot. it is an ongoing thorn in my mind, that when i see something interesting, or amusing, or artistic, that my mind immediately jumps to sharing it with her. then i mentally smack myself and pace thru the coping talk: let it go, it's been long enuff, quit dwelling, i'm fine, too old for this, etc.

/sigh

day 15

Rings Upright Support - 5 x 10s
Rings Front Tuck Hang - 5 x 10s
Rings Back Tuck Hang - 5 x 10s

( the following i used a stepstool for my feet )
Ring Chinups - 5 x 5r
Ring Dips 5 x 5r
Ring Pushups 5 x 7r

Handstand ( belly to wall ) - 20s, 20s, 20s

 - - -

there is a cold north wind blowing tonite, a december wind...
seems like i've looked up at the night sky many times in the past,
with this winter wind caressing my face, making me shiver.

always seems to be bringing change with it.

day 14

supposed to be a "rest" day, but i felt like doing something...

Jumprope - 3 x 150r

Rings Upright Support - 3 x 30s

Band Expanders - 5 x 7reps

day 13

gonna try a few "fundamental" strength exercises,
to work on some of the supporting musculature...

1 pull, 1 push, and 1 core, sounds like a good session today.

Ring Rows 5 x 5

Ring Archer PU 5 x 10 alternating

L-sit on parallelettes 3 x 20s

day 12

trying a few different things, since i'm still a little sore from d11...

Jumprope 3 x 200r

Rings US 3 x 30s

Frogstand 15s, 25s, 35s  ( took a little practice to balance )

HeSPU progression - feet on the sink, torso over shoulders 3 x 5r
( tried the last set on parallelettes - aaaagggkkk!  not yet, ow, lol )

Rings Partial MU Tx - 3 x 5r
( 5 falsegrip chins, then 5 MU transition negatives, with heels on ground )

day 11

Jumprope - 3 x 200r

HS ( belly to wall ) -  35s, 35s, 35s, 30s, 30s

Ring US - 3 x 30s 
Ring BH - 3 x 15s 
Ring GH - 3 x 20s

( using an exercise ball support my feet today )
Ring CUs - 5 x 5reps ( failed at 3 on 5th set )
Ring Dips - 5 x 5reps
Ring PUs - 5 x 10reps ( used the stool, ball kept rolling away, ow )

day 10

Jumping Rope 3 sets of 150 ( about a minute & 1/2 each )

HS ( back to wall ) - 50s, 45s, 37s, 40s, 40s

AltLunges - 3 x 10reps ( 5 each leg ) - holding 25lb KB each hand

DL - 3 x 5reps ( embarrassingly light )

Rings WU x 3 rounds
a. static support x 30sec
b. static BH x 15sec
c. static GH x 15sec

day 9

- it's raining today, so no jumping rope ( ceilings are too low )

HS ( belly to wall ) - 50s, 40s, 35s, 30s, 25s 

Ring US - 3 x 30s 
Ring BH - 3 x 15s 
Ring GH - 3 x 20s

(all the following i use a stepstool to support my feet)
Ring CUs - 5 x 3reps
Ring Dips - 5 x 3reps
Ring PUs - 5 x 7reps

day 8

skipped today, had to get ready for a holiday party...

day 7

yesterday was a rest day, but i did some HeS RLL - 3x5
( headstand reverse leg lifts ) 

today:

WU:
a. Jumping Rope 3 sets of 100 ( maybe a minute each? )
b. static support 3 x 30sec
c. HS - belly to wall - 35sec, 25sec, 30sec ( kinda weak after ring support )
d. static BH 3 x 15sec
e. static GH 3 x 15sec

Ring CU (chinups) 3 sets of 5 ( feet on 15" step )

Ring Dips 3 sets of 5 ( feet on 15" step )

Ring PU (pushups) 3 sets of 7 ( feet up )

day 6

WU x 3 rounds
a. static support x 30sec
b. static GH x 10sec
c. static hanging Lsit x 10sec

Jumping Rope 3 sets of 100 ( about a minute each )

HS ( back to wall ) - 3 sets of 45secs

didn't get to lunges or deads tonite :(

day 5

okay, back to the beginning...
technically i guess it's day 7?  but only my 5th working day.

here is what i started on:

day 5 workout:

WU x 3 rounds
a. static support x 30sec
b. static GH x 10sec
c. static hanging Lsit x 10sec
( moved backward in the progressions, to german hang & l-sits, still hard ) 

Jumping Rope 3 sets of 100 ( maybe a minute each? )

Ring CU (chinups) 3 sets of 5  ( feet on 15" step )

Ring Dips 3 sets of 5 ( feet on 15" step )

Ring PU (pushups) 3 sets of 5 ( feet supported parallel ) 

Handstands 3 sets of 30secs ( belly to wall )

don't feel any stronger yet, lol.
:)

day 4

WU x 3
a. static hold x 30sec
b. static cheat BL x 30sec
c. static cheat FL x 30sec

AL - 5 x 10 ( 5 on each leg )

- 25lb KB in each hand

HS - 3 x 45secs ( back to wall )

day 3

yesterday was a rest day, altho i did some HeS legraises - 3x3
talk about a beeyatch!  ow ow ow x 3

day 3 workout:

WU x 3 rounds
a. static support x 30sec
b. static cheating BL x 30sec
c. static cheating FL x 30sec
( cheating means my feet are on the ground, lol )

Ring CU 3 sets of 5  ( feet on 10" box )

Ring Dips 3 sets of 5 ( feet on 15" step )

bent arm support on rings 3 x 15-20 secs
( more ow ow ow )

HS (belly against the wall) 3 x 30secs

day 2

so, yesterday was day 2 of my new program...

really had fun with it, although i got distracted by Skyrim, after my 1st set of lunges.

Doh!

anyways, here was the workout:

WUx3rounds
a. static hold x 30sec
b. static tuck BL x 30sec (cheating w feet on ground)
c. static tuck FL x 30sec (cheating)

HS - 3x30secs (back to wall)

DL - 5x5 - all weight (all i have, and it's still light)

AL - 1x10 ( should have done 3x10 )

- used 25lb KB in each hand

Rings

got my rings in the mail yesterday, set them up and goofed off a little...

JEEBUZZ!  just trying to support is so hard i was shaking!

:)

my basic 4-day-a-week plan: (still need to figure out sets/reps):

WU:

a. static hold x 30sec

b. static tuck BL x 30sec

c. static tuck FL x 30sec

day 1:

- WU

- chinups

- dips

- handstands

day 2:

- WU

- DL

- lunges

- HS

skipday...

day 3:

- WU

- CU

- dips

- HS

day 4:

- WU

- DL

- lunges

- HS

weekend...

bullseye!

this article hits the bullseye!

i wish every HR dweeb in the nation would read it...

 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204422404576596630897409182.html

 

google+me!

i read an article the other day about Google+,

that basically said it "could" take the place of

all the other mediums of online communication.

email, chat, blog, and f*$%book - all replaced.

now, i don't know that this is true,

but, that would be a good thing right?

i mean, for those of us who spend some

significant amount of time doing those things.

so, give it a try...

i am.

google+me!

;)

seemingly disjointed nonsense

just thinking...

 

life in America today is a bit surreal.

we are slowly walking into a barren valley, which we can't see the other side of.

as we look around, we see many others walking, some fall, and some stop to help the fallen.

but most just keep walking, thinking that they have to keep going, to keep moving.

and not quite knowing why...

 

can anyone see the carrot?  can they feel the stick?

are our leaders prolonging the sickness, so they can maintain their position?

if it's a game, what are the rules again?

they seem to keep changing...

 

bondage > truth > courage > liberty > abundance > greed > complacency > apathy > dependance > bondage

where are we now?

 

what do you use to hide your unhappiness?

music? tv? drugs? alcohol? sex? games? work?

 

what do you do to make this world, or your community, healthier?

what would you do?

what can you do?

 

what was the fate of the commoner in every other resolution thru-out history?

think.

 

Tytler

 

favorite quotes

my fav quotes...

"life does not accommodate you, it shatters you. it is meant to, and it couldn't do it better. every seed destroys its container or else there would be no fruition." 
- Florida Scott-Maxwell

"the cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea."
- Isak Dinesen

"there is always some madness in love.,
but there is also always some reason in madness."
- Friedrich Nietzsche

"whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."
- Henry Ford

"most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be." 
- Abraham Lincoln

"it always works out in the end.  if it's not working out, it's not the end."
- Anonymous

Notes

so, i'm cleaning up my FB, in anticipation of other things...

here's my notes:

- - - - -
this life - fri, may 27th, 2011


this life i'm living,
i wonder if it's for me?
when i was younger,
i was living for my family.

when i thought i'd grown up,
i married a beautiful lady,
and we raised wonderful kids,
and again, it was for my family.

now the kids are grown,
and the wife and i split up,
lovers i've had, and left, and lost,
and i wonder... have i yet grown up?

will i lose my fear and excuses someday?
and wander out into the cold night air,
looking up at the stars and wondering,
is this all that there ever was for me here?

- - - - -
cleaning up - wed, jan 19th, 2011


she entered my life,
and her smile and words played a tune in my head.
slowly my heart began to beat to the music...

and a fire was lit.
with every touch and every shared breath,
that fire soared, burning when we touched...

and then she left,
and the tune kept playing,
and that fire kept burning and burning...

it's just me again,
and i have a mess to clean up,
fire blackened rooms and broken strings.

- - - - - 
neil gaiman quote - nov 16th, 2010

"Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...You give them a piece of you. They didn't ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like 'maybe we should be just friends' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain..."

~ Neil Gaiman
( author of The Sandman comic )

- - - - - 

lucky - sept 20th, 2010

call me lucky.

i have people in my life who love me.
and i've loved many of those who passed thru.
friends, and lovers, and those who turned out to be neither.
and i've been lucky enough to be "in-love" a few times.
even though that kinda thing seems to fade with time.
each time i got a little hurt when it ended,
but i didn't want that to stop.
cuz the hurting was good.
in it's own way.

and luckiest of all, i connected with someone, recently, body-mind-heart-&-soul.
she connects to me in all the ways that i think are important between two people.
and that seems like a rare treasure to me...

call me lucky.

- - - - - 
clear - nov 3rd, 2009

one thing is clear to me, that a morality which produces guilt, self-torture, and shame, which results in anxiety and weakness, which shortens and belittles life, cannot be the answer...
- tarl of bristol
(actually from a book character)

- - - - -
~t

i dreamt of surfing

i dreamt of surfing this morning.

 

a huge wave took me away from where i started,

going along the shore, rather than to it.

i passed alot of other people, who seemed to be still.

 

suddenly i found myself facing backward, looking where i'd come from.

then, the wave threw me up really far onto a new shore.

i picked up my board, confused, and walked over to a desk

where there were some "instructors" talking.

 

i asked them where i could buy some jeans to wear,

and how far i was from "kua" where i'd started,

and they just laughed. 

 

they said i was still on the same island, just at "kuala"?

and really far away, and that i could catch a bus back.

last thing i remember was walking back to the ocean...

 

good dream!

:)

Soulmate

this idea of a Soulmate has to end.

nobody else can hold up your world but you.

and no one is going to fix all your problems, or heal all your wounds.

 

there is just way too much emphasis on the "magic" happening.

magic is an illusion, relationships take work, period.

 

i'm not against the idea that we can create a soulmate.

it just means that each of us can work on our relationships,

making them stronger, and more fun, and successful.

but it takes hard work.

 

i'm also not against the idea that you can create soulmates in most relationships.

we just have to be happy and strong, and meet other happy, strong, loving people,

and choose to build a great friendship, relationship, marriage, or whatever.

 

and i could be totally wrong, of course.

maybe it is soul energy?

or maybe it's just basic chemistry?

;)

 

diet

well, i felt i was pretty successful following the slow-carb diet,
lost 20 lbs and gained some muscle.

and now, i'm re-introducing some carbs back into what i eat.

a couple of things that started bugging me on the slow-carb, were my joints and circulation, which could be coincidental of course, but my joints started hurting, and my pinky fingers and toes get numb.

so, i have been having oatmeal for breakfast this week,

and i mixed brown rice in with my blackbeans and brocolli last night.

not sure how this experiment will bloom, but there you go.

this is somewhat in response to seeing the movie ForksOverKnives this weekend.

not that i want to cut animal products totally out,
but leaning a bit more "plant-strong".

i'm still at about 197 lbs, and feeling pretty muscular and lean.

( not huge and cut, lol, just in good overall shape )

just...wow.

47 today. 
seems...just...wow.

Old Notebook

found an old notebook when i was looking for something to take notes on, for the soccer board meeting the other night.  it was from 1999, which seems like a very long time ago, but isn't.

the notebook was for a class i was taking: "Your Hearts Desire".
which, as i remember it, was a very fun class for me at the time.
( i was newly separated at the time, the first one )

so, basically, nothing has changed!

i am still searching for whatever it is i would have passion for.
still looking for the lady who will love me as much as i love her.
and still trying to get back into doing something artistic.

not sure how i feel about that.
this i will ponder and perhaps dream upon...
:-/

2nd petscan = all clear

Dr. called friday, results from my 2nd petscan are all clear.
yay!

unreadable

that other format sucked! 

 sorry...

/facepalm

and this one is just ... so ... vanilla.
:P

obligatory cheezball pics

okay, i've been kinda following the four hour body book
for eating and working out. and, i've seen some success :)

here are a few obligatory cheezball pics, showing my progress...

ready? put on those safety goggles!


before:

that's me sometime in nov. of 2010, at about 220 lbs.


and after:

me at 195 lbs.


and i think i'm gonna try putting on a little muscle now...
:)))


boooyaaaa!
jk ;)

thoughts

i wasn't really thinking about blogging today. but i was thinking about this past weekend, and some of the things that happened. nothing that i would call an epiphany, but definitely insights into how i've been feeling.

you know, the whole "my heart is broken" thing :)

it's not that i'm past it, and i'll probly have a few drunken nights wallowing in it again. ( like 2 weeks ago last friday, lol )

but, i think i'm having some clarity, and alot of acceptance now.
not that it is important to anyone but me.

friday and saturday were desperately lonely for me.

and before i met her, i wasn't what i would call lonely.

alone yes, but i had settled into a routine, with my kids, and other stuff of my life. i was a bit cluttered, and my abode reflected that, and still does. but the first 2 days of the weekend, i was seeking someone to distract me from my loneliness, and i texted and called quite a few people.

and nobody, absolutely nobody, was available. few even answered.

it was like my phone and email were blocked. lol, dang universe.

so, after those 2 days, i kinda looked at myself, and thought "that's enough".

time to accept what the universe was showing me, once again.

"be comfortably alone, and know that you are not truly alone"

loneliness is thinking you are missing something, that you have an empty spot inside.

some people fill that with "stuff", drugs, religion, sex, whatever... but, i haven't. well, occasionally, but not too often, and it's not my "pattern". ( don't get me wrong, i DO obsess. my monkeymind goes bananas pretty often )

sunday was fantastic, got to play futsal with friends from the soccer club.

gave my old sambas to a kid, so he'd have "soccer shoes" for next week.

then us oldmen went to the mancave and had a couple beers.

then, since it was my "cheat day", i went and had blueberry pancakes.

( and continued cheating most of the rest of the day )

end result: not healed, but healing...

and i think my head's back in the "right" place for me.

i can accept that she doesn't want me in her life, and i can still love her.

and i know that whatever the universe has planned for me, is a good thing.

cuz i've always believed that things happen for a reason.

other women will match my "shortlist", and fate will place our feet to meet.

intelligent, well-read, athletic, spiritual not religious, and truthful.

likes movies and a great BLT, lol.

and i started "decluttering", which was my new goal, 5 minutes a day!

:)

MoveOn dot org petition

here is an interesting link:

 

"Corporations aren't people, and shouldn't be able to corrupt our democracy.

We need as many state legislatures as possible to get behind the call for

a constitutional amendment to reverse the Citizens United ruling."

 

courtesy of george at urbansurvival dot com... ;)

 

fire and music: cleaning up...

she entered my life,
and her smile and words played a tune in my head.
slowly my heart began to beat to the music...

and a fire was lit.
with every touch and every shared breath,
that fire soared, burning when we touched...

and then she left,
and the tune kept playing,
and that fire kept burning and burning...

it's just me again,
and i have a mess to clean up,
fire blackened rooms and broken strings.

happy new year

goodbye 2010, hello 2011.

3 stubborn things

update on my 3 stubborn things...

a. still dealing with my emotional turmoil, but i'm not physically aching anymore.  ( been working out, playing vball & futsal, biking, etc - lost weight too, not that i'm happy about it, but the kids say i look good )

b. after telling my thoughts about the oncologists to my ENT surgeon, he agreed with me.  ( and we have a plan i like )

c. after coming back from the trip, my wonderful child and i traded good-natured texts back & forth, many ending with "jeezus loves you!"  ( and she has alot of funny stories about jeezus-camp too, lol )

and that's about it...

on vacation til the end of the year, and all my shopping is done, wooo!

oh, and happy festivus!
;)

a good thought...

"Your enemy can not harm you as much as your own, unguarded thoughts"
~ Buddhist saying (made famous by the Samurai)

 

stubborn

apparently i'm stubborn. 

 

not exactly a surprise, but it's causing some definite issues in my life right now.

 

one: i am having trouble letting go of a relationship that has ended.

two: i think i know more than the oncologist about what's best for me.

three: i refused to pay for a trip to a religious camp for one of my kids (who went anyway).

 

just three examples...

but i still feel i'm right.  in all three of those cases.

doesn't mean that i am actually right, just how i feel about it.

maybe i need a new distraction?  /shrug

 

 

prepare for a drastic change in the world...

store away some food, and ammo, and maybe some booze.

life will continue to be interesting.

 

oh, and peace out !

:)

 

George pointed to Tyler, Tyler pointed to:

George pointed to Tyler, Tyler pointed to:

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/knight-research-stunning-call-game-over

 

interesting read...

:-/

HPV

 

Had a good visit with my surgeon, this morning...

This was the normal post-op visit, but we also discussed the Oncologist i went to.

 

Basically, he said it was my choice on how I wanted to pursue treatment or not.

He reiterated that he got all of the cancer out of my neck.  But it wasn't benign.

And that since the Petscan showed no other signs of cancer, I was clear, for now.

 

He said we would have monthly visits, and petscans every 6 months, and we'd watch.

Which sounds like a good plan to me.  Cuz the chemo and radiation are nasty.

 

We also discussed the possibility that mine was an HPV+ OPC (oropharyngeal cancer),

and there was discussion in his medical community about HPV being epidemic right now.

( he was going to check into a retest of the biopsy to determine if it was )

Treatment for HPV+ cancer is somewhat different than traditional treatment,

but it is still evolving, as it is a new development.

 

ps. if you're bored, wikipedia has some good stuff on all of this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HPV-positive_oropharyngeal_cancer