New weight program for the missus (Part II)
For some of the same reasons that I’ve been a bit missing over the past week or so, we did not get the second workout in for missus until last night. Here is what she did after warming up with some yoga:
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Frank Fixaris dies in a house fire
Frank Fixaris died this morning when his house caught on fire, apparently due to him falling asleep with a cigarette on the couch.
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Book review: New Rules of Lifting (Strength News)
Chris over at Strength News has a book review up of The New Rules of Lifting. He gives a brief description of the book and comes to this conclusion: For the more advanced lifters that frequent this blog I wouldnt bother picking up the book, but if youve got the money you may pick up…
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Slow news…
Well, the inevitable happened and I missed a day yesterday for the first time in months. I am not going to overly worry about it, though, and may in fact miss posting on the next few days due to time constraints. If I do, then don’t worry; I will be back to posting regularly on…
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How To: Leg Press
How to perform a leg press. This method demonstrates using a 45� sled leg press.
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Elevation Profiles at the GMap Pedometer
The GMap Pedometer (website review) has a new feature: elevation profiles. It is only for the United States as it uses the geologic survey to create the graph. It is a great feature to see your elevation changes throughout the course of your run. If you map your runs the way that I do it,…
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New weight program for the missus
Earlier I asked for advice on what to have my fiancé do to start getting into shape with weight training. (Core Fitness Suggestions) We started yesterday.
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Run to Win has been updated
I am a week later than most, but I have updated the website and the plugins to their latest versions. Let me know if you see anything that is not quite working correctly. The update was fairly painless; there were a couple things that broke without having the plugins I use enabled, but I fixed…
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Workout Tip: Keep a water bottle handy
When working out, try to always have a water bottle to hand. This is especially easy in a gym when lifting weights or using cardio equipment, but is also important if playing basketball or running around a track or riding a bike or any number of physically active pursuits.
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The Rose Bowl
Well, my predictions about the Rose Bowl were close, but wrong. USC scored four times, not three, and Texas score twice as much as I thought that they would for a final score of 41-38. The final spread was what I thought it would be, though (albeit from the opposite direction. I am sure I…