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NROL4W Training Log 9-28-09

Yesterday was my NROL4W lifting day and here are my results:
Deadlifts – 2×12 – 65 lb barbell (up 5 lbs from last time)
Dumbbell Press 5 & 4 – 17.5 lb dumbbells (a couple more reps since last time)
Pullover (on ground) – 6 & 7 – 15 lb barbell (used 10 lb last time)
Lunges – 2×12 [...]

Annoyed by monster.com

A few years ago, I created a monster.com account when I was job hunting and signed up for some of the email newsletters. Even after I found a job, I remained subscribed to the newsletters because I’d still read them. A few months ago, I started cleaning up my email inbox and unsubscribed from a [...]

Weekend

Saturday was a rest day for working out, so I just practiced Shao Kai Men form for Kung Fu and got some stuff done around the house. I also read through Chapter 8 in my Accounting text.
On Sunday, I got caught up with all the Accounting homework related to Chapter 8 and two extra credit [...]

NROL4W Program – Started Monday, September 7, 2009

For the past three weeks since Monday, September 7, 2009, I have been following the strength training program in the book, New Rules of Lifting for Women, by Lou Schuler, Cassandra Forsythe, and Alwyn Cosgrove, and decided to note my progress here. This first post will be a bit of a catch up since I’ve [...]

Clean Food

Not many people eat the types of food I eat. Since April or so I’ve been eliminating a lot of processed stuff from my diet and replacing that stuff with clean, whole food choices. I’ve always been known to be something of an oddity, but my change in diet has provided people with one more [...]

Eat Less, Move More

So I came across the following video, a Mad TV spoof called Eat Less Move More:

Absolutely hilarious! In some respects I agree with the concept of eating less and moving more to lose weight and get fit, but it doesn’t always work that way. There are times when a person needs to eat more in [...]