Morning workouts at the Shed are extra fun. Just me and the weights. Hit chest, shoulders and triceps today. Felt OK. bench press 4 x 12 @ 155 lbs on the 2:00 Fourth set was real hard. 1 x 6 @ 155 on the 2:00 Yeah, that’s how hard the fourth was. Total failure on… Continue reading first iron at the Shed
Month: June 2008
GVAC first iron
Ahhh, another Thursday, another shoulder routine. DB bench press 1 x 12 @ 60 lbs on the 2:00 3 x 12 @ 65 on the 2:00 1 x 9 @ 65 on the 2:00 failure DB flys 5 x 12 @ 25 on the 2:00 seated DB shoulder press 1 x 12 @ 20 on… Continue reading GVAC first iron
again, this author is rad
Unraveling the Mammalian Diving Reflex, Part IDeeperBlue.net – September 3, 2002Unraveling the Mammalian Diving Reflex, Part IIDeeperBlue.net – September 26, 2002 “When freedivers dive deep they activate a set of physiological reflexes that act as the first line of defense against hypoxia. Collectively termed either the diving response or mammalian diving reflex (MDR), the mechanism… Continue reading again, this author is rad
pulmonary barotraumas
The Risks of AscentDeeperBlue.net – December 2, 2002 “For an equivalent change in depth the risk of barotrauma is greatest near the surface, a fact explained by Boyle’s law. A breath-holding free diver rising from 33 feet to the surface experiences a change in ambient pressure from two to one atmospheres. If the lungs fully… Continue reading pulmonary barotraumas
first wood
Campusing is rad. It’s so rad I got up at 5:30 this morning to do it before work. My right elbow is still bothering me a bit so I just did hangs, no moves. And I noticed big moves give my elbow more pain or, I should say, I noticed while hanging that the further… Continue reading first wood
crankin’ scary style
Sonnie Trotter Repeats Rhapsodyclimbing.com – June 10, 2008“Writing on his blog on June 6, he said, “Rhapsody may be an eliminate, but…there is a tremendous amount of logic behind what Dave did, and that deserves a pile of respect, I think…. The only rule is don’t bail left to the arete (a cop-out), stay on… Continue reading crankin’ scary style
shouldn’t have left you
The Tor doesn’t handle rejection well. She knows I was at Joshua Tree two weekends ago then at Pine Mountain last weekend. She doesn’t care where I was, just that I wasn’t with her. After two weeks away I had to deal with her wrath on Saturday. I felt stronger. Honestly, all the moves felt… Continue reading shouldn’t have left you
pronator teres
What I thought might be a serious chronic elbow injury turns out to be not so bad according to my favorite sports therapist, Kevin Brown of Elite Performance and Rehabilitation here in Goleta, CA. I had diagnosed myself (a fool for a patient) with medial epicondylitis several years ago and intermittently since, due most likely… Continue reading pronator teres
a little somin’ somin’ to get me psyched
Blue Water HuntersnokaoiMagazine.com – June 7, 2008“I watch him descend headfirst into the blue, his long black fins gently waving, graceful as an ulua. His body drops straight down, impossibly deep. I can’t believe he doesn’t have a tank. I start counting, 1, 2, 3, 4… I get to 60 and stop counting. He’s still… Continue reading a little somin’ somin’ to get me psyched