Get Out of the Gym You Lazy Slob

[Simon]

Can we please put an end to the New Years Resolution of
getting in shape, they'll all be gone by the end of March
and all these new gym attendees do is make trips to the
gym miserable for those that go 4 days a week for 12
months of the year.

http://simononsports.blogspot.com/2007/01/get-out-of-gym-you--
lazy-slob.html

Colin Cowherd's Stay Fat Campaign

1. Wake Up
2. Eat Poorly
3. Don't Excercise Ever

"We Hate January and We Resent You"

[Bully]

simon wrote:
> Can we please put an end to the New Years Resolution of
> getting in shape, they'll all be gone by the end of March
> and all these new gym attendees do is make trips to the gym
> miserable for those that go 4 days a week for 12 months of
> the year.
>
> http://simononsports.blogspot.com/2007/01/get-out-of-gym-yo-
> u-lazy-slob.html
>
> Colin Cowherd's Stay Fat Campaign
>
> 1. Wake Up
> 2. Eat Poorly
> 3. Don't Excercise Ever
>
> "We Hate January and We Resent You"

It'll get worse before it gets better. The biggest influx will
come next week as those New Year Resolutions have to be turned
into a reailty before the end of the first month of the New
Year :) !!!

--
Bully Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an
optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir
Winston Churchill

[Kcmunchkin]

yeah, unless you're in a hardcore gym you can barely swing a
dead cat during january without hitting someone who's "really
really gonna get in shape this time...i promise!"

[Dz]

simon <SimonOnSports@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can we please put an end to the New Years Resolution of
> getting in shape, they'll all be gone by the end of March
> and all these new gym attendees do is make trips to the gym
> miserable for those that go 4 days a week for 12 months of
> the year.
>
> http://simononsports.blogspot.com/2007/01/get-out-of-gym-yo-
> u-lazy-slob.html
>
> Colin Cowherd's Stay Fat Campaign
>
> 1. Wake Up
> 2. Eat Poorly
> 3. Don't Excercise Ever
>
> "We Hate January and We Resent You"

But isn't Waking Up a slippery slope to athletic prowess?

[Josh Wozny]

January is the reason I take a small break from the gym and
work out at home for a few weeks.

I HATE going in there and seeing all these new people talking
on their cell phones while "strolling" on the treadmills, and
doing bicep curls in the rack when I'm waiting to squat.

It'll all go away soon....

-Josh

[Shute]

On 8 Jan 2007 08:27:19 -0800, "simon"
<SimonOnSports@gmail.com> wrote:

>Can we please put an end to the New Years Resolution of
>getting in shape, they'll all be gone by the end of March and
>all these new gym attendees do is make trips to the gym
>miserable for those that go 4 days a week for 12 months of
>the year.
>
>http://simononsports.blogspot.com/2007/01/get-out-of-gym-you-
>-lazy-slob.html
>
>Colin Cowherd's Stay Fat Campaign
>
>1. Wake Up
>2. Eat Poorly
>3. Don't Excercise Ever
>
>"We Hate January and We Resent You"

They people I talked to seemed o.k. with it. They said it was
a small price to pay to keep memberships rates down the rest
of the year.

[Edna Pearl]

<kcmunchkin@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1168274850.890861.228350@i15g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> yeah, unless you're in a hardcore gym you can barely swing a
> dead cat

Is that a new exercise? Can't you do that at home? Or maybe
the gyms tan and stuff the dead cats so they don't stink.
Wouldn't it be a better work out to swing a live cat? You'd
have to struggle with a live cat -- builds agility and
flexibility as well as strength. Or you could just knock it
unconscious long enough for your work-out.

ep (sorry, I know it was obvious, but I had to do it)

[Bully]

Shute wrote:
> On 8 Jan 2007 08:27:19 -0800, "simon"
> <SimonOnSports@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Can we please put an end to the New Years Resolution of
>> getting in shape, they'll all be gone by the end of March
>> and all these new gym attendees do is make trips to the gym
>> miserable for those that go 4 days a week for 12 months of
>> the year.
>>
>> http://simononsports.blogspot.com/2007/01/get-out-of-gym-y-
>> ou-lazy-slob.html
>>
>> Colin Cowherd's Stay Fat Campaign
>>
>> 1. Wake Up
>> 2. Eat Poorly
>> 3. Don't Excercise Ever
>>
>> "We Hate January and We Resent You"
>
> They people I talked to seemed o.k. with it. They said it
> was a small price to pay to keep memberships rates down the
> rest of the year.

Uh-oh, looks like I'm gonna have to agree with Shute on
this one. Actually, no. It's They I agree with rather than
Shute. Phew!

--
Bully Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an
optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir
Winston Churchill

[Edna Pearl]

"Josh Wozny" <josh.wozny@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1168275728.675955.40620@s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> January is the reason I take a small break from the gym and
> work out at home for a few weeks.
>
> I HATE going in there and seeing all these new people
> talking on their cell phones while "strolling" on the
> treadmills, and doing bicep curls in the rack when I'm
> waiting to squat.

Oh, and don't forget, they're wearing PERFUME. When they start
to sweat and I start to breathe hard, it might as well be
mustard gas. Thank heavens I've accumulated some decent
equipment here at home and don't have to go to one of those
hellholes.

ep

>
> It'll all go away soon....
>
> -Josh

[Dz]

Edna Pearl <edna_pearl@yahoo.BiteMeSpammer.com> wrote:
> kcmunchkin@gmail.com wrote:
>> yeah, unless you're in a hardcore gym you can barely swing
>> a dead cat
>
> Is that a new exercise? Can't you do that at home? Or maybe
> the gyms tan and stuff the dead cats so they don't stink.
> Wouldn't it be a better work out to swing a live cat?

This reminded me of a Breakfast at Tiffany's scene where she
throws the cat from the taxi into the pouring rain saying
"scram - I said, beat it!" I always wondered would her
companion and a generic movie viewer be at all forgiving if
she was fat and ugly.

[canyonrun]

John Hanson wrote:

> >How's the lifting going? Did you ever receive my email
> >response a couple months ago?
>
> Yes I did and I replied but I just got it back last week as
> undeliverable. I've been getting a lot of them back lately.

That's weird. I got one of them, obviously.

> My lifting is going okay, for the most part. My knee is
> getting better but I haven't been able to sumo deadlift much
> lately. My back hurts every other week I squat. Funny, eh.
>
> It will feel good so I'll squat a few sets of five in the
> low to mid 300s and on my last set, I'll feel that cartilage
> get tweaked. The next week I'll go light due to the pain (a
> few sets at 275 or so) and some front squats and then the
> next week I'll feel fine again.

It's telling you something, John. :)

> So how is everything going with you? Email me again. I've
> got 3 different addresses for you and am not sure which
> one(s) work.

The dyslocated collar bone and tweaked shoulder has kept me
from the weights since July. So I rode the bike all over the
country instead ;) Got the OK from orthopod surgeon to go back
in but I won't be able to do heavy benches again; I'm limited
in what I can do for chest and back. They decided surgery was
too risky. Gotta start all over again. Carefully.

Is this reply email valid for you? If so, email sent shortly.

[John Hanso]

On 8 Jan 2007 20:14:43 -0800, canyonrun@direcway.com wrote in
misc.fitness.weights:

>
>John Hanson wrote:
>> >Is there anyway your PL team can help support the gym, or
>> >supplement a membership drive?
>>
>> I help support it by paying for my membership 6 months at a
>> time. But that's probably not what you had in mind. I've
>> handed out they're "flyer" to people that I thought might
>> be interested.
>
>Most gyms' new recruitments are transient members: here for a
>month or two, gone tomorrow. The dedicated ultimately find a
>gym that suits them by word of mouth: other satisfied
>long-term members. I went through two gyms before I finally
>found Strouds, recommended by a fellow PLer. That's typical.
>So the best advertisement is by personal recommendations.
>
>
>> >My gym is an independent, operated by two PLers (husband
>> >and wife) albeit retired from competition. They are
>> >creative in attracting members, including leasing one
>> >large room for martial arts instruction and another for
>> >local law enforcement training. They've also started
>> >twice/month wrestling nights (bb's and PLers). Haven't
>> >attended any of the latter, but it's entertaining to see
>> >the buzz :)
>>
>> Our gym is too small for that. That would be fun though.
>
>Size isn't always the limiting factor; it's creativity and
>management. The storefront next to the gym is rented for the
>wrestling events. but then it's fortuitous that same
>storefront is often empty. The martial arts room is leased by
>two instructors who have their own 'school'. The aerobics
>room is multifunctional. The gym is not very large; they just
>make good use of existing space.
>
>> Well, ours is a small and independent facility. The new
>> ones aren't. Also, my gym is across the river in
>> Cheeseland.
>
>Moooooo......... ;)
>
>How's the lifting going? Did you ever receive my email
>response a couple months ago?

Yes I did and I replied but I just got it back last week as
undeliverable. I've been getting a lot of them back lately.

My lifting is going okay, for the most part. My knee is
getting better but I haven't been able to sumo deadlift much
lately. My back hurts every other week I squat. Funny, eh.

It will feel good so I'll squat a few sets of five in the low
to mid 300s and on my last set, I'll feel that cartilage get
tweaked. The next week I'll go light due to the pain (a few
sets at 275 or so) and some front squats and then the next
week I'll feel fine again.

Tonight I did a set of 5 at 315 another at 335 then did a
single at 365 finishing with a set of 5 at 315 again. The last
one might have been a mistake. I'm still not using any gear
but I'll be adding that this month in preparation for State,
which is March 3rd.

Maybe you shouldn't have asked me about my lifting:-) Oh,
bench is going fine but I haven't been in a shirt since
Killeen back in May.

So how is everything going with you? Email me again. I've
got 3 different addresses for you and am not sure which
one(s) work.

[Bully]

John Hanson wrote:
> On 8 Jan 2007 20:14:43 -0800, canyonrun@direcway.com wrote
> in misc.fitness.weights:
[...]
>
> Yes I did and I replied but I just got it back last week as
> undeliverable. I've been getting a lot of them back lately.
>
> My lifting is going okay, for the most part. My knee is
> getting better but I haven't been able to sumo deadlift much
> lately. My back hurts every other week I squat. Funny, eh.
>
> It will feel good so I'll squat a few sets of five in the
> low to mid 300s and on my last set, I'll feel that cartilage
> get tweaked. The next week I'll go light due to the pain (a
> few sets at 275 or so) and some front squats and then the
> next week I'll feel fine again.
>
> Tonight I did a set of 5 at 315 another at 335 then did a
> single at 365 finishing with a set of 5 at 315 again. The
> last one might have been a mistake. I'm still not using any
> gear but I'll be adding that this month in preparation for
> State, which is March 3rd.
>
> Maybe you shouldn't have asked me about my lifting:-) Oh,
> bench is going fine but I haven't been in a shirt since
> Killeen back in May.
>
> So how is everything going with you? Email me again. I've
> got 3 different addresses for you and am not sure which
> one(s) work.

John, I was just wondering to whom I could address my question
below and then up popped your post relating to squats :) !!!

Yesterday, I squatted 3 x 10 @ 140kg. Prior to Xmas I was
doing 5 x 5 @ 150kg. If my goal is a 1RM of 180kg, a/ am I
strong enough now to shoot for that b/ what warm-up
sets/weight would you use if you were shooting for a 1RM
of 180kg???

--
Bully Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an
optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir
Winston Churchill

[John Hanso]

On 8 Jan 2007 21:05:00 -0800, canyonrun@direcway.com wrote in
misc.fitness.weights:

>
>John Hanson wrote:
>
>> >How's the lifting going? Did you ever receive my email
>> >response a couple months ago?
>>
>> Yes I did and I replied but I just got it back last week as
>> undeliverable. I've been getting a lot of them back lately.
>
>That's weird. I got one of them, obviously.

I meant email in general. Not necessarily yours.

>
>
>> My lifting is going okay, for the most part. My knee is
>> getting better but I haven't been able to sumo deadlift
>> much lately. My back hurts every other week I squat.
>> Funny, eh.
>>
>> It will feel good so I'll squat a few sets of five in the
>> low to mid 300s and on my last set, I'll feel that
>> cartilage get tweaked. The next week I'll go light due to
>> the pain (a few sets at 275 or so) and some front squats
>> and then the next week I'll feel fine again.
>
>It's telling you something, John. :)

I think you're right.

>
>
>> So how is everything going with you? Email me again. I've
>> got 3 different addresses for you and am not sure which
>> one(s) work.
>
>The dyslocated collar bone and tweaked shoulder has kept me
>from the weights since July. So I rode the bike all over the
>country instead ;) Got the OK from orthopod surgeon to go
>back in but I won't be able to do heavy benches again; I'm
>limited in what I can do for chest and back. They decided
>surgery was too risky. Gotta start all over again. Carefully.
>
>Is this reply email valid for you? If so, email sent shortly.

Yes, it is but it's heavily filtered. But, I did get your
email and replied.

You didn't happen to ride you bike up this way did you?
Without stopping in to say hi? Or Florida? I was down there a
couple of times this past year.

Did you ask your orthopod if you can scuba dive? I've been
doing a lot of that lately. I was just in the Keys last month
where I dove the Spiegal Grove. It was awesome! I actually did
it with a couple of folks from rec.scuba.

[Shute]

On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 21:25:46 -0600, John Hanson
<jhanson@northernlinks.com> wrote:

>On 8 Jan 2007 08:27:19 -0800, "simon"
><SimonOnSports@gmail.com> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>
>>Can we please put an end to the New Years Resolution of
>>getting in shape, they'll all be gone by the end of March
>>and all these new gym attendees do is make trips to the gym
>>miserable for those that go 4 days a week for 12 months of
>>the year.
>>
>>http://simononsports.blogspot.com/2007/01/get-out-of-gym-yo-
>>u-lazy-slob.html
>>
>>Colin Cowherd's Stay Fat Campaign
>>
>>1. Wake Up
>>2. Eat Poorly
>>3. Don't Excercise Ever
>>
>>"We Hate January and We Resent You"
>
>I wish my gym had more of them. Our membership is down with
>two more gyms opening in the area and we are in danger of
>our gym closing. It's tough to move a whole powerlifting
>team from one gym to another. I'd like to see hundreds of
>new members.

My gym stays on the ball for the seasonal fitness buffs. They
send out postcards 3-4 times a year during the times people
are most likely to sign up. I signed up in September under one
of those and they had just brought on 150 new members. They
must have brought on even more in January.

Sounds like it might be too late for you gym to get on the
ball. There are a lot of people out there who just need a
little push to get them into the gym. I am sure the new gyms
are pushing hard to get new members.

[Shute]

On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 17:43:22 -0000, "Bully"
<bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote:

>Shute wrote:
>> On 8 Jan 2007 08:27:19 -0800, "simon"
>> <SimonOnSports@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Can we please put an end to the New Years Resolution of
>>> getting in shape, they'll all be gone by the end of March
>>> and all these new gym attendees do is make trips to the
>>> gym miserable for those that go 4 days a week for 12
>>> months of the year.
>>>
>>> http://simononsports.blogspot.com/2007/01/get-out-of-gym--
>>> you-lazy-slob.html
>>>
>>> Colin Cowherd's Stay Fat Campaign
>>>
>>> 1. Wake Up
>>> 2. Eat Poorly
>>> 3. Don't Excercise Ever
>>>
>>> "We Hate January and We Resent You"
>>
>> They people I talked to seemed o.k. with it. They said it
>> was a small price to pay to keep memberships rates down the
>> rest of the year.
>
>
>Uh-oh, looks like I'm gonna have to agree with Shute on
>this one. Actually, no. It's They I agree with rather than
>Shute. Phew!

Actually yesterday they pissed me off. I was trying to do
squats. One guy sets up this homemade dip station right behind
me. Complete with stool, mat, and bench. Then as I am
squatting these couple of bimbos come in on either sides doing
arm curls in the mirror. Every piece of equipment around was
already full so these people where all standing in the
walkways doing there exercises while gabbing away. Then just
before I went to do my final exercises of the day this fat
blob takes up the only roman chair. He starts off doing these
side crunch things. Then the other side. Then the back, the
back with weights, with more weights, the sides again. After
about 10 minutes of nonstop I went home. The guess he figuring
he needed a strong midsection to hold up all the blubber
rather than running it off.

On the plus side I did get the squat rack which was my major
lift for the day. And I got to see some interesting stretches
in the stretching area. The guys on the other squat rack had
to wait for some guy to finish his various wrist curl
exercises.

I guess maybe they are all getting bolder now that it has been
a week. Or the pounds of fat didn't burn off in minutes like
they had planned.

[Bully]

In news:6r57q2dj8pduii33ovdbf2lmfbfv0jn3pl@4ax.com, John
Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 07:59:57 -0000, "Bully"
> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>
>> John Hanson wrote:

[...]

>> John, I was just wondering to whom I could address my
>> question below and then up popped your post relating to
>> squats :) !!!
>>
>> Yesterday, I squatted 3 x 10 @ 140kg. Prior to Xmas I was
>> doing 5 x 5 @ 150kg. If my goal is a 1RM of 180kg, a/ am I
>> strong enough now to shoot for that b/ what warm-up
>> sets/weight would you use if you were shooting for a 1RM of
>> 180kg???
>
> 60 x 5 x 2 80 x 5 100 x 3-5 125 x 3 145 x 1 or 2 165 x
> 1 180 x1.

Ok, thanks !!!

--
Bully Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an
optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir
Winston Churchill

[John Hanso]

On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:30:57 -0000, "Bully"
<bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:

>In news:6r57q2dj8pduii33ovdbf2lmfbfv0jn3pl@4ax.com, John
>Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 07:59:57 -0000, "Bully"
>> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>>
>>> John Hanson wrote:
>
>[...]
>
>>> John, I was just wondering to whom I could address my
>>> question below and then up popped your post relating to
>>> squats :) !!!
>>>
>>> Yesterday, I squatted 3 x 10 @ 140kg. Prior to Xmas I was
>>> doing 5 x 5 @ 150kg. If my goal is a 1RM of 180kg, a/ am I
>>> strong enough now to shoot for that b/ what warm-up
>>> sets/weight would you use if you were shooting for a 1RM
>>> of 180kg???
>>
>> 60 x 5 x 2 80 x 5 100 x 3-5 125 x 3 145 x 1 or 2 165 x 1
>> 180 x1.
>
>Ok, thanks !!!

You should take at least a half hour (or thereabouts) to get
to 180 from your first set at 60.

[Bully]

In news:9fa7q2d5a8mm5qacmgd7bhctf5ac4itcnd@4ax.com, John
Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:30:57 -0000, "Bully"
> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>
>> In news:6r57q2dj8pduii33ovdbf2lmfbfv0jn3pl@4ax.com, John
>> Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
>>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 07:59:57 -0000, "Bully"
>>> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>>>
>>>> John Hanson wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>>> John, I was just wondering to whom I could address my
>>>> question below and then up popped your post relating to
>>>> squats :) !!!
>>>>
>>>> Yesterday, I squatted 3 x 10 @ 140kg. Prior to Xmas I was
>>>> doing 5 x 5 @ 150kg. If my goal is a 1RM of 180kg, a/ am
>>>> I strong enough now to shoot for that b/ what warm-up
>>>> sets/weight would you use if you were shooting for a 1RM
>>>> of 180kg???
>>>
>>> 60 x 5 x 2 80 x 5 100 x 3-5 125 x 3 145 x 1 or 2 165 x 1
>>> 180 x1.
>>
>> Ok, thanks !!!
>
> You should take at least a half hour (or thereabouts) to get
> to 180 from your first set at 60.

OK, what is the purpose of the 60's? I did them again this
week at the start of my squats and they now just feel waaaaay
too light to have any benefit even as an "easy" warm-up!

--
Bully Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an
optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir
Winston Churchill

[John Hanso]

On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:54:47 -0000, "Bully"
<bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:

>In news:9fa7q2d5a8mm5qacmgd7bhctf5ac4itcnd@4ax.com, John
>Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:30:57 -0000, "Bully"
>> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>>
>>> In news:6r57q2dj8pduii33ovdbf2lmfbfv0jn3pl@4ax.com, John
>>> Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
>>>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 07:59:57 -0000, "Bully"
>>>> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in
>>>> misc.fitness.weights:
>>>>
>>>>> John Hanson wrote:
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>>> John, I was just wondering to whom I could address my
>>>>> question below and then up popped your post relating to
>>>>> squats :) !!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Yesterday, I squatted 3 x 10 @ 140kg. Prior to Xmas I
>>>>> was doing 5 x 5 @ 150kg. If my goal is a 1RM of 180kg,
>>>>> a/ am I strong enough now to shoot for that b/ what
>>>>> warm-up sets/weight would you use if you were shooting
>>>>> for a 1RM of 180kg???
>>>>
>>>> 60 x 5 x 2 80 x 5 100 x 3-5 125 x 3 145 x 1 or 2 165 x 1
>>>> 180 x1.
>>>
>>> Ok, thanks !!!
>>
>> You should take at least a half hour (or thereabouts) to
>> get to 180 from your first set at 60.
>
>OK, what is the purpose of the 60's? I did them again this
>week at the start of my squats and they now just feel waaaaay
>too light to have any benefit even as an "easy" warm-up!

To warm up. They get the blood moving and train the
neural patterns.

[John Hanso]

On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 15:52:33 -0000, "Bully"
<bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:

>In news:tpb7q21agnqb0jhnieehghhb8hr4s2k456@4ax.com, John
>Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:54:47 -0000, "Bully"
>> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>>
>>> In news:9fa7q2d5a8mm5qacmgd7bhctf5ac4itcnd@4ax.com, John
>>> Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
>>>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:30:57 -0000, "Bully"
>>>> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in
>>>> misc.fitness.weights:
>>>>
>>>>> In news:6r57q2dj8pduii33ovdbf2lmfbfv0jn3pl@4ax.com, John
>>>>> Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
>>>>>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 07:59:57 -0000, "Bully"
>>>>>> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in
>>>>>> misc.fitness.weights:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> John Hanson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>
>>>>>>> John, I was just wondering to whom I could address my
>>>>>>> question below and then up popped your post relating
>>>>>>> to squats :) !!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yesterday, I squatted 3 x 10 @ 140kg. Prior to Xmas I
>>>>>>> was doing 5 x 5 @ 150kg. If my goal is a 1RM of 180kg,
>>>>>>> a/ am I strong enough now to shoot for that b/ what
>>>>>>> warm-up sets/weight would you use if you were shooting
>>>>>>> for a 1RM of 180kg???
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 60 x 5 x 2 80 x 5 100 x 3-5 125 x 3 145 x 1 or 2 165 x
>>>>>> 1 180 x1.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ok, thanks !!!
>>>>
>>>> You should take at least a half hour (or thereabouts) to
>>>> get to 180 from your first set at 60.
>>>
>>> OK, what is the purpose of the 60's? I did them again this
>>> week at the start of my squats and they now just feel
>>> waaaaay too light to have any benefit even as an "easy"
>>> warm-up!
>>
>> To warm up. They get the blood moving and train the neural
>> patterns.
>
>Yes, but I find I squat in a different groove with little or
>no weight on the bar! I spose I'm still squatting though:)!

You might want to look at why that is.

[Bully]

In news:tpb7q21agnqb0jhnieehghhb8hr4s2k456@4ax.com, John
Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:54:47 -0000, "Bully"
> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>
>> In news:9fa7q2d5a8mm5qacmgd7bhctf5ac4itcnd@4ax.com, John
>> Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
>>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:30:57 -0000, "Bully"
>>> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>>>
>>>> In news:6r57q2dj8pduii33ovdbf2lmfbfv0jn3pl@4ax.com, John
>>>> Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
>>>>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 07:59:57 -0000, "Bully"
>>>>> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in
>>>>> misc.fitness.weights:
>>>>>
>>>>>> John Hanson wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>>> John, I was just wondering to whom I could address my
>>>>>> question below and then up popped your post relating to
>>>>>> squats :) !!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yesterday, I squatted 3 x 10 @ 140kg. Prior to Xmas I
>>>>>> was doing 5 x 5 @ 150kg. If my goal is a 1RM of 180kg,
>>>>>> a/ am I strong enough now to shoot for that b/ what
>>>>>> warm-up sets/weight would you use if you were shooting
>>>>>> for a 1RM of 180kg???
>>>>>
>>>>> 60 x 5 x 2 80 x 5 100 x 3-5 125 x 3 145 x 1 or 2 165 x 1
>>>>> 180 x1.
>>>>
>>>> Ok, thanks !!!
>>>
>>> You should take at least a half hour (or thereabouts) to
>>> get to 180 from your first set at 60.
>>
>> OK, what is the purpose of the 60's? I did them again this
>> week at the start of my squats and they now just feel
>> waaaaay too light to have any benefit even as an "easy"
>> warm-up!
>
> To warm up. They get the blood moving and train the neural
> patterns.

Yes, but I find I squat in a different groove with little or
no weight on the bar! I spose I'm still squatting though:)!

--
Bully Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an
optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir
Winston Churchill

[Bully]

In news:t3i7q29jc2efmn4kvl25lf89pauqatfag7@4ax.com, John
Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 15:52:33 -0000, "Bully"
> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>
>> In news:tpb7q21agnqb0jhnieehghhb8hr4s2k456@4ax.com, John
>> Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
>>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:54:47 -0000, "Bully"
>>> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>>>
>>>> In news:9fa7q2d5a8mm5qacmgd7bhctf5ac4itcnd@4ax.com, John
>>>> Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
>>>>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:30:57 -0000, "Bully"
>>>>> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in
>>>>> misc.fitness.weights:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In news:6r57q2dj8pduii33ovdbf2lmfbfv0jn3pl@4ax.com,
>>>>>> John Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> typed:
>>>>>>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 07:59:57 -0000, "Bully"
>>>>>>> <bully19@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote in
>>>>>>> misc.fitness.weights:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> John Hanson wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> John, I was just wondering to whom I could address my
>>>>>>>> question below and then up popped your post relating
>>>>>>>> to squats :) !!!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yesterday, I squatted 3 x 10 @ 140kg. Prior to Xmas I
>>>>>>>> was doing 5 x 5 @ 150kg. If my goal is a 1RM of
>>>>>>>> 180kg, a/ am I strong enough now to shoot for that b/
>>>>>>>> what warm-up sets/weight would you use if you were
>>>>>>>> shooting for a 1RM of 180kg???
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 60 x 5 x 2 80 x 5 100 x 3-5 125 x 3 145 x 1 or 2 165 x
>>>>>>> 1 180 x1.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ok, thanks !!!
>>>>>
>>>>> You should take at least a half hour (or thereabouts) to
>>>>> get to 180 from your first set at 60.
>>>>
>>>> OK, what is the purpose of the 60's? I did them again
>>>> this week at the start of my squats and they now just
>>>> feel waaaaay too light to have any benefit even as an
>>>> "easy" warm-up!
>>>
>>> To warm up. They get the blood moving and train the neural
>>> patterns.
>>
>> Yes, but I find I squat in a different groove with little
>> or no weight on the bar! I spose I'm still squatting
>> though:)!
>
> You might want to look at why that is.

Well, I thought it was because I was squatting with very
little weight on the bar :) !!!

--
Bully Protein bars: http://www.proteinbars.co.uk

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an
optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Sir
Winston Churchill

[John Hanso]

On 13 Jan 2007 09:51:54 -0800, canyonrun@direcway.com wrote in
misc.fitness.weights:

>
>No, I rode through mostly the southwest; it's my favorite.
>I'll be in that area again in September. I'll be in Arkansas
>and Tennessee in a few months. Next year I'm hoping to ride
>up to Alaska :)
>
>I was up in Minn in 2005 but it was a last minute thang. It
>was interesting being on a bike in St. Paul and Minneapolis.
>
>
>> Did you ask your orthopod if you can scuba dive? I've been
>> doing a lot of that lately. I was just in the Keys last
>> month where I dove the Spiegal Grove. It was awesome! I
>> actually did it with a couple of folks from rec.scuba.
>
>That sounds like fun! Unfortunately I can't scuba dive (but I
>can snorkel, which I enjoy, too). The pressure and air
>changes etc are a no-no for diabetics :(

It's called equalization. The pressure changes associated with
snorkeling are far worse than with scuba diving. With Scuba,
you are always equalizing your ears to the surrounding
pressure and rule number one is to never hold your breath.

Also, pressure changes are more pronounced the shallower one
is. With deeper dives, you rarely have to equalize. Between
the surface and 33 FSW, the pressure doubles. It doesn't
double again until you hit 99 FSW.

BTW, diabetes is no longer a disqualification for diving: htt-
p://www.diversalertnetwork.org/research/projects/diabetes/ind-
ex.asp As far as I know, all diving agencies will certify a
diabetic as long as there are no other disqualifying factors
and they meet the standards.

I see I'm getting some of my email back as undeliverable that
I sent to you. Did you get any of them?