Flex ...

[tmonkey]

[QUOTE=-=FLEX=-;510272203Got an e-mail that you posted and I didn't want you to be disappointed so I replied in the middle of my workout.

Do you feel special now?

And Lisa is nothing, if not seductive. I'm a lucky guy.

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yes
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I have a cooler full of beer and ice, but I can't drink anything yet.

My youngest went to a birthday party that ends at 9:00 and I have to go pick him up, and I won't drive after having even one beer, so I have to wait.

So what's up tonight, people?

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[tmonkey]

I have a cooler full of beer and ice, but I can't drink anything yet.

My youngest went to a birthday party that ends at 9:00 and I have to go pick him up, and I won't drive after having even one beer, so I have to wait.

So what's up tonight, people?

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glad to hear that, but milk is bad??

a beautiful day has turned to rain. my wife and my youngest are sleeping and I am thinking about hitting the weights again today but will probably just hit the bike.

birthdays are great

^^my youngest^^

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glad to hear that, but milk is bad??

a beautiful day has turned to rain. my wife and my youngest are sleeping and I am thinking about hitting the weights again today but will probably just hit the bike.

birthdays are great

^^my youngest^^

Is that you behind him or is that the reptile guy?

We did one of those type parties (reptile dude) for my 14 year old when he was 8 or so. It was mayhem. LOL.

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glad to hear that, but milk is bad??

Weekends I relax on the diet.

I had bread today. BREAD! Two slices. With fried eggs and bacon between them.

OMG it was good.

First bread I've had in a long time.

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[tmonkey]

Is that you behind him or is that the reptile guy?

We did one of those type parties for my 14 year old when he was 8 or so. It was mayhem. LOL.

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that is not me he would be outback ray.

[tmonkey]

that is not me he would be outback ray.

me at my fatest
about 1.5 years ago

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You don't even look fat at all there.

Anyway, off to pick up mini-me.

Back in 30 mins or so.

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[tmonkey]

You don't even look fat at all there.

Anyway, off to pick up mini-me.

Back in 30 mins or so.

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well over 280lbs. i had given up with the scale

i was 285 (after losing a bit) late last year when i figured i needed to get a bit more serious and got back on the scale

I am 6"2" but was very weak in that picture. I have gained a lot of strength but need more and need to lose a lot more fat still. I am only posting that picture because i am feeling better about how I am looking, but not a ton better yet.

I am just feeling better with the gains (and losses) that i have made and it is easier to push myself a bit harder now. It seems odd that I just added squats recently, coincidence - who really knows but i have become a fan of mark ripptoe.

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I am just feeling better with the gains (and losses) that i have made and it is easier to push myself a bit harder now. It seems odd that I just added squats recently, coincidence - who really knows but i have become a fan of mark ripptoe.

So what are you lifting these days?

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[tmonkey]

So what are you lifting these days?

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about tree fiddy

you mean what lifts or how much?

Not lifting heavy enough yet but working my way up. I am doing well on all lifts and making slow but stead progress on everything except for deads.

Shoulders have been a real problem too. I think it is because i never really worked them when i was younger. I also worked out quite a bit about 10 years ago (therapy for my blown back) and they told me never to lift more then 50lbs over my head for the rest of my life - so no military presses etc. I was probably in the best shape of my life then, aerobically, but was not able to lift much of anything over my head. I had a physical therapist for almost six months, It was like a pt that my insurance paid for.

don't like posting my lifts since they are not where i want them, a bit shy that way believe it or not. a ego thing i guess.

[Bando]

So what's up tonight, people?

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Just took my kids to a local fair, rides, games, talented local metal band.

Beers were cheap and cold, a younger me would have had a lot more of those Molsen drafts.

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Just took my kids to a local fair, rides, games, talented local metal band.

Beers were cheap and cold, a younger me would have had a lot more of those Molsen drafts.

Negged for spelling MOLSON wrong.

Just fired up the grill for them T-Bones....

2 beers so far. Light night for us.

(but it's early)

And damn Lisa looks hot. Boobies falling out of her shirt.

FLEX likes that.

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[Bando]

don't like posting my lifts since they are not where i want them, a bit shy that way believe it or not. a ego thing i guess.

Posting them forces you to improve them IMO. I was at like a 200 - 225 lb deadlift then the challenge got me working, hard. Pulled 320 (still a comparably small #) the other day knowing damn well I was doing it so I could post it up.

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don't like posting my lifts since they are not where i want them, a bit shy that way believe it or not. a ego thing i guess.

Dude. You've seen my journal. I post the good and the bad. And there has been plenty of bad.

It's life.

Post up, MF

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[Bando]

2 beers so far. Light night for us.

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Took it easy last night, thinking I need to do the same tonight. Supposed to go to a grad party tomorrow after Church which would mean no Sunday nap.

The Sunday nap really makes my week - and I have a huge week coming up.

[tmonkey]

Posting them forces you to improve them IMO. I was at like a 200 - 225 lb deadlift then the challenge got me working, hard. Pulled 320 (still a comparably small #) the other day knowing damn well I was doing it so I could post it up.

I know what you are saying but i am happy as long as i keep adding weight and or repps every week and i have been able to do that since i got serious in december.

been feeling stronger lately and i have been tring to figure out why. increase in cardio, adding deads or just the combo of a steady program starting to pay off. Either way i have been feeling really good the past couple of weeks so i hope i can keep the feeling going.

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Took it easy last night, thinking I need to do the same tonight. Supposed to go to a grad party tomorrow after Church which would mean no Sunday nap.

The Sunday nap really makes my week - and I have a huge week coming up.

No word of a lie: I can count on one hand the number of naps I've taken in my entire adult life.

I'll sleep when I'm dead.

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I know what you are saying but i am happy as long as i keep adding weight and or repps every week and i have been able to do that since i got serious in december.

been feeling stronger lately and i have been tring to figure out why. increase in cardio, adding deads or just the combo of a steady program starting to pay off. Either way i have been feeling really good the past couple of weeks so i hope i can keep the feeling going.

Start a journal. Then you'll see massive improvement.

I can't tell you how many times I've gotten that last rep or done one more set just because I knew I had to come back here and post it up.

If you're not journaling, you're missing out on the biggest thing this site has to offer.

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[LisaSkinnoble]

Posting them forces you to improve them IMO. I was at like a 200 - 225 lb deadlift then the challenge got me working, hard. Pulled 320 (still a comparably small #) the other day knowing damn well I was doing it so I could post it up.

I'm the same way with every workout. Good or bad, I keep posting. Sometimes, I think I just can't do another rep, and then I say "Do it. You don't want to embarass yourself by only posting X number of reps." I guess it's about accountability for me. Today's workout was abysmal. But I came home and posted it anyhow. Perhaps that in itself was an exercise - in character. I know it was darned hard.

[LisaSkinnoble]

Start a journal. Then you'll see massive improvement.

I can't tell you how many times I've gotten that last rep or done one more set just because I knew I had to come back here and post it up.

If you're not journaling, you're missing out on the biggest thing this site has to offer.

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How I wish I had started a journal back in January. I started near the end of March. Makes such a difference. Some days, I look at a machine and think, "Ah, I guess I'll do X lbs." Then I look at my journal and see what I did the last time and I'm way off!

We train with our neighbour, and we've been telling him to get a journal. He finally started one about a month ago, and he's now wishing he'd started one back in January too! He loves it. And he's made such gains since he started.

[IronCharles]

No word of a lie: I can count on one hand the number of naps I've taken in my entire adult life.

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Fascinating! I can count on one hand the number of days in the last year that I have NOT had a nap.

Naps = full of win!


Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks!

[Bando]

No word of a lie: I can count on one hand the number of naps I've taken in my entire adult life.

I'll sleep when I'm dead.

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Naps make muscle. I read an article by a pro where he would lift, drink shake and nap. To me it makes perfect sense, shut the system down so all it's doing is repairing torn muscle fiber.

You won't sleep when you're dead, you'll be dead when you're dead.

[LisaSkinnoble]

If I nap, 10 or 15 minutes is the limit. If I catch a brief 10-minute nap on the bus or commuter train, I'm good to go. But if I actually crash for an hour, I wake up drowsy and stay drowsy the rest of the day.

Odd, because I need sleep. I cannot function on less than 6.5 hours sleep. Ideally, I need 7 or 8.

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Fascinating! I can count on one hand the number of days in the last year that I have NOT had a nap.

Naps = full of win!


Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks!

I don't think I've ever met anyone who is so much my polar opposite yet I respect so much.

Cheers.

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Naps make muscle. I read an article by a pro where he would lift, drink shake and nap. To me it makes perfect sense, shut the system down so all it's doing is repairing torn muscle fiber.

You won't sleep when you're dead, you'll be dead when you're dead.

You're right, but I'm an insomniac. I can't even sleep at night when I'm dead tired.

And I won't be dead when I'm dead. Not gonna happen.

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[Bando]

And I won't be dead when I'm dead. Not gonna happen.

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Well if you go through the narrow gate (Matthew 7:13-14) along with me - I still think the days of building muscle will be left behind.

[tmonkey]

feeling the preasure - here is my fist log update - just got off the bike went for a 35 minute ride to nowhere.

can't sleep much myself, wish i could get more. I can't sleep during the day at all.

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Well if you go through the narrow gate (Matthew 7:13-14) along with me - I still think the days of building muscle will be left behind.

FYI: Bible stuff is lost on me.

Not religious at all.

Mr FLEXY = Agnostic

I treat religion the same way I treat politics and homosexuality. I don't understand it and I don't try to. I want no part of it. But I live and let live.

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feeling the preasure - here is my fist log update - just got off the bike went for a 35 minute ride to nowhere.

can't sleep much myself, wish i could get more. I can't sleep during the day at all.

We'll be up late tonight for sure. I cooked 2 steaks, but 2 are left.

And start your journal in the journal section, not the FLEX thread. LOL.

Otherwise no one will take it seriously (except me).



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