Tag Archives: pushups

Post-NRoL4W thoughts

Posted on September 29, 2014 by G

Well, all the soreness of NRoL4W has dissipated, save for my quad and knee (foam roller, stretch, repeat, hope for the best). Now it’s time to take a look back at the year+ I spent working through the program. Overall, … Continue reading →

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Stage 6 Workout A, done!

Posted on July 30, 2014 by G

I’m battling a fair bit of fatigue today, so this probably wasn’t my best effort. (Thankfully I have no more travel in the immediate future, so I can catch up on sleep and get my guts back to normal.) I … Continue reading →

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A mixed bag

Posted on July 15, 2014 by G

Well, today was Stage 6 A3. You might think that I would be seeing some progress with the negative chin-ups but NOPE. It just all goes wrong– I jump up from a box to the top position and all I … Continue reading →

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No more unknown

Posted on July 1, 2014 by G

Welp. I just finished the first workout of Stage 6 and… it didn’t go exactly as well as I thought it would. But I did it– and now I have a place to start from. Negative chin-ups were first. I … Continue reading →

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Days of swimming

Posted on June 29, 2014 by G

Today I headed to the pool and swam laps for 30 minutes. I’m only a little sunburned– I put sunscreen on my face and shoulders and upper arms, and I think I’m okay. I’d like to get to the point … Continue reading →

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Stuck inside

Posted on January 22, 2014 by G

Snow day #2. I feel a little bit like I haven’t had sufficient social contact– I’m definitely an introvert, but a few days shut up in the house and I get fidgety. Tomorrow I’m definitely going back to the office, … Continue reading →

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A special kind of torture

Posted on April 25, 2013 by G

Today is a lifting day but I’m at home– no gym with heavy things to lift.  So I figured I might as well lift the heavy thing I had handiest here: myself!  (I had a pair of 5lb dumbbells, a … Continue reading →

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Swimming!

Posted on July 3, 2012 by G

Today I was working at home so I took a little break to go across the street to the pool and have a swimming workout today!  I’m not sure how big the pool was but I did 40 laps, spending … Continue reading →

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Proper mechanics

Posted on June 19, 2012 by G

Yet another hard lifting day! Isn’t it supposed to get easier as I keep doing it? Added 10 lb to the squat bar and found it quite hard enough thank you very much. I let myself get deeper into the … Continue reading →

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Squats are fun!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by G

Today was one of those days when everything was harder than usual. I don’t know why! I ate good meals the last couple days and got lots of sleep last night, maybe my body’s having a moment. First order of … Continue reading →

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