Lately, I have been bringing some extra layers with me to the gym so that once I am finished lifting, I can get a mile or two in walking. I never really have a distance, pace, or time goal. I…
Category: Ramblings
On to the lever
This new belt arrived and I was able to test it out today for the first time. I had some great exchanges with Pioneer about the sizing. Since I have lost so much weight, I was down to the final…
51lbs
On December 20, I got up and went for a walk. I have been using a weight vest for 99% of all of my walking and this was no different. If I have the time, I like to walk at…
601
This popped up as a Facebook memory last week. I had been seeing some great progress with the deadlift, pushing my squat back to 500, as well as slowly inching the bench press up toward my goal. The week before…
Still Lifting
I am still lifting. I guess. I was flipping through my old training journal and trying to find the exact point where I switched from weightlifting over to powerlifting. I am guessing it was around two years ago, give or…
47 and Getting Younger
The new watch has the ability to track data that I have previously not been able to see. Over the past 2 years, I used the watch to just track basic activities and steps. I did not venture out much…
Goodbye, Schiek. You were awesome.
This morning I finally had to bid my favorite lifting belt goodbye. I have been in this position before. I remember many years ago, before our gym moved to the new location, I had once lost enough weight to need…
November Activity Challenge
“You just need to move more.” I have heard this countless times. I have heard I needed more volume. Less volume. Eat more. Eat less. The trouble for me with these recommendations, while all mean well, none come with any…
Broken Jerks
Jerks lately have been off. I have always felt confident at hitting 90%+ pretty much on any good day. Even on bad days, 80%+ was just a “gimme”. Lately, however, that has not been the case. My left arm always…
Worlds
Recently I saw the qualifying totals posted for World’s. This came as a complete shock to me. From what I read online, the number of entries in recent masters only weightlifting competitions has increased. And not just by a small…