November 2011
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So wearing sweats and laying on the couch is the reverse of hulking out.
October 2011
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Burpee
I did 15 burpees during my break from homework. There was a time when I would have made a snack or took a nap.
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Pistol whipped
Saturday’s training:
-Begin learning the pistol squat progression
- Attempt personal record of doing three Turkish get ups with 55lbs
My trainer has now presented me with a new obsession, the Pistol. According to Jackie and Power Athletes Magazine the pistol has a ton of health benefits. But to be honest, the complexity of the movements and physical demand are enough to keep me obsessing...
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I want Convict Conditioning for Christmas.
Mostly because it is proof my trainer learned everything she knows from prison and ACE hardware.
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All is well
Thankfully, I know now for a fact my trainer does not think I am simple minded.
Allow me to explain:
A friend of mine has recently started working out in a crossfit gym somewhere in the great California wilderness. She is super excited about it and has told me about these amazing work outs she has been doing. Her second work out at this gym consisted of a ten minute explanation of the snatch....
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Friend: Why are you seeing a trainer?
Me: Zombie Apocalypse.
Friend: Fair enough
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Day two
This no Grain Challenge is killing me. That is all.
Rome wasn't built in a day. Weight loss won't...
Amazing quote of the day!
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trainer
Working with a trainer has helped me realize that no matter how much I think I can not get through something I can always push my self just beyond the discomfort.
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My back, chest, arms and shoulders are sore. Fuck yeah
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Snatch!
Finally! After two months I was taught the single bell snatch! I know it is uber dorky that I am this excited to have learned a single exercise, but it is my holy grail. The swing, I got. The dead lift, not so exciting. The snatch, though is fucking scary. Pure steel being swung up from your groin, straight passed your face and into the air above your head. That is power and control at it’s...
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As it turns out having a personal trainer is cheaper than being diabetic or having heart disease.
