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:

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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 )

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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)

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~t