There Will Be Sweat

Nice shirt (via)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:28:00 -0400

Nice shirt (via)

What Makes New York Tap Water So Special? Tiny, Invisible Shrimp

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:16:17 -0400

What Makes New York Tap Water So Special? Tiny, Invisible Shrimp:

Our “superlative drinking water’s real special sauce: copepods, a tiny crustacean invisible to the naked eye.”

I guess I’ve been secretly ingesting shrimps for years!

3.2 Mile Run

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:25:00 -0400

89 degrees at 9pm for a hot night run. Ran down 3rd St to Cobble Hill and went down and around Clinton St and came back on Henry St. Finished in 24:01, which is a 7:27 pace. I thought I was flying for part of this run but my pace chart was pretty steady for this one. I still need to work on pacing and pushing it for a faster run - one of these days I’ll do a group run with one of these local running groups and see how that goes.

Don't Wake the Baby

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:31:08 -0400

Home alone with a sleeping baby tonight but I needed to get a workout in. In the living room, as quiet as a mouse:

10 Pushups
20 Situps
30 Squats

Repeat 10x

Total time: 16:16. Not as tough as I thought it would be. Maybe 10 situps and 20 pushups per round would have been a better challenge.

Operation Slim Down: Week 5

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:50:15 -0400

Here’s my week 5 summary from the LoseIt app:

It was a rough week for training, but decent otherwise. I ended up 870 calories over the weekly budget this week which could have easily been remedied if I was able to work out more than twice. My quality was better this week too (no pizza!) and I’ll continue trying to keep it in check going forward.

Kung Fu class

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:03:00 -0400

Pretty standard class warmup, some basic technique drills, then into the fun stuff for the day. Led the guys through some partner drills and spent a little time working Ji Mo Seung Do after class.

Double Under Intervals

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:07:38 -0400

Out by the Old Stone House on this lovely cool evening:

5 x 2 min Double Unders (127, 107, 95, 100, 86)

Total work time: 10 minutes, resting 1 minute between sets. Total score = 515 (PR). Glad to finally hit 500 on this one. That first set was smooth like chocolate milk. Finished up with 6 x 50m sprints on the turf field.

Previously: 489 on 6/5/10; 452 on 4/25/09; 435 on 3/11/09; 485 on 2/12/09

Operation Slim Down: Week 4

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:24:03 -0400

Back on track for week four of Operation Slim Down. Here’s the graphical summary from the LoseIt app:

This week’s fasts were dinner to dinner Sunday to Monday and lunch to lunch Thursday to Friday. The quantity was really good this week, I was 1,840 calories under my budget, but the quality of my fuel wasn’t. The upcoming week will be all about quantity and quality (closer to paleo).

Workout logs on tumblr?

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:20:36 -0400

Anyone have good recommendations for other workout logs on tumblr? I’m working on updating my list, which is pretty outdated.

I know tumblr has their health and fitness directory, but I find it’s mostly a) motivational blogs that I don’t find particularly motivating (fat people making excuses and complaining) or b) people mindlessly regurgitating conventional diet and exercise ‘wisdom’ (eat less fat! work those tris!) I’m looking for REAL fitness blogs to follow where people post actual workouts and related stuff. Anyone have any suggestions?

3.2 Mile Run

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:45:55 -0400

Another rainy night-time run around the neighborhood. Went down 6th Ave to Greenwood Cemetery, up 23rd St, then up to 8th Ave and back home. Finished in 24:42 (7:40 pace). It was a nice, refreshing rain and only started to downpour right as I was finishing up. My butt meat is pretty sore from all them lunges yesterday.

Saturated Fat or PUFA?

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:54:53 -0400

Saturated Fat or PUFA?:

“Avoidance of excess linoleic acid is far more important than being ‘low carb’. It may, in fact, be the lead horseman in the post-industrial diet right now.” Got it? Eat saturated fat.

Get Up and Go

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:00:00 -0400

Dragged my trusty sandbag out to the turf field at Washington Park under the cover of night for some fun:

5 Sandbag get-ups / side (80lb)
50m Walking sandbag lunge (80lb)
5 Sandbag get-ups / side (80lb)
50m Sandbag run (80lb)

Repeat 3x

Didn’t time it, but it was really tough between those walking lunges and all them get-ups. I did a zercher hold for the sandbag runs, which were actually the easiest part by far. Storch was soaked with sweat by the end of the circuit. I carried the sandbag home afterwards (no stopping or dropping the bag) for a tough finisher.

Shout out to the broken foot club!

"It takes no talent to be in shape. So if you aren’t in shape, you just don’t care."

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:58:54 -0400

“It takes no talent to be in shape. So if you aren’t in shape, you just don’t care.”

- Jim Wendler (via)

Kung Fu class

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:31:05 -0400

Super quick warmup of 10! pushups, squats, situps to save on time and then into some hand techniques. Worked with partners and with the pads and got a decent sweat. Did a bit of Ng Ying Kuen afterwards. I love that form.

"The best time to plant an oak tree was 50 years ago, the second best time is today."

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:59:17 -0400

“The best time to plant an oak tree was 50 years ago, the second best time is today.”

- Unknown (via)

Bastard Lynne

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:26:00 -0400

I intended to do a Lynne Storch tonight, but I couldn’t get the weighted sandbag pullups rigged up right, so I went for unweighted pullups instead and ended up with a bastard version of the true workout:

Pullups
Sandbag overhead presses (80lb)

Repeat 5x for max reps.

Total score = 185 (24, 23, 18, 20, 20 / 21, 15, 16, 15, 13). Pullup score was the same as the last time I did a true Lynne and sandbag presses were +3 from the last time I did it with Larry Storch. And man, those sandbag presses are all about momentum. As soon as I stop moving and rest in the rack position I lose all my steam.

While running sprints with my Gymboss

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:29:39 -0400

Some guy at the track: How fast are you trying to go?
Me: Faster.

MDA's Inaugural WOW

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:04:00 -0400

Mark’s Daily Apple just started posting a Workout of the Week and since the first one was right up my alley I gave it a go on the turf field at Washington Park:

Sprint 50m
10 Pushups
10 Squat Jumps

AMRAP in 12 min.

Total score: 10 rounds +6 squat jumps. I inadvertently flip-flopped the order of the pushups and jump squats, but it probably doesn’t make much of a difference. This was a great intense little workout and works really well with the equipment I have on hand. I’ll have to do it again soon.

Kung Fu practice

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:14:14 -0400

Cooled down after my run with a little Tiet Sien Kuen. I hate to practice in running shoes, but I had limited options tonight. Focused on cooling down and releasing the chi. I was actually steaming at times, which is unusual when the weather is so hot.

2 Mile Run

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:12:30 -0400

Running in the rain, what a saucy fellow. Headed up to 6th Ave, over to Flatbush, and back around the Old Stone House for a quick 2 miles. Finished in 15:30, for a 7:45 pace. Since it was dark and rainy I had to mind my step a bit and I think it slowed me down.