Pathetacism

yeah, yeah.  It's been a few months.  What of it?  I can sum up in one sentence what's happened in those weeks gone.  I've changed careers, got bit by a hell of a tiny spider, got no super powers in spite of the fact that I work around radio active materials, got the stomach bug, gave up on sleep, have been reduced to about two workouts a week, learned to build or break darn near anything with two pipe wrenches, lost about twelve pounds of blubber and muscle, and have thought at least twice about running another Mudder.  My career is at the forefront of my brain at the present. I know there has been a lot of radio silence, and I apologize for that.  But for the first time in a very long time, I'm rarely in front of a computer.  And I love it.  I get to work outside in the freezing cold, rain, mud, and blistering heat.  Everything I touch ways more than I do and must be move from point A to point B, mostly by hand.  Otherwise, I get to use a huge crane to move it. Which, incidentally, is also pretty rad.  I'm still hitting the gym as often as I can, but certainly not as much as I would like.  It's kind of cool though, because now when I get in there, I get really creative to get the most out of a session that I can.  I think it's making me smarter in the gym.  Also, I keep forgetting to mention that I got myself a late Christmas present that I've been wanting for a number of years.  It's a Rolling Thunder made by Ironmind.  Nothing but a really expensive fat handle to be honest, but I love it.  Working out the field is making my hands really strong and I've suddenly taken an interest in crazy grip strength.  Finally got to test out the rolling thunder today, and I gotta say it's ridiculous.  Check it out:  http://www.ironmind-store.com/Rolling-Thunder174-Revolving-Deadlift-Handle/productinfo/1246/
That's all I've got for now.  See you guys back in here in a few months!

Posting

To start this week off I got a new PR squat at 525lbs.  That's good.  Tuesday I benched 355 which I haven't pulled off in several moons.  This is also good.  Wed I got in a 30 min run. Thursday I slept 8 hours. This morning I decided to go for a single deadlift sumo style.  Got 455 and was happy enough since I haven't pulled sumo in roughly 50 years.  Altogether not a bad week of it.  Tough mudder is the first weekend in Oct and I'd like to be at 200lbs BW by then.  That's a lot to drop in two month, but I figure I've got nothing better to do.  How hard could it really be after all?

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I've been working out pretty faithfully this week. I'm not posting it all because it's boring and I don't feel like it.  I will say that I've gone back to four days in the gym per week which I've pretty much managed this week, plus one day of cardio so far.  I haven't got back to running just yet, although I did sign up for the Austin Tough Mudder on Oct 6th.  So I guess I'll have to get my butt back out on the road here pretty soon.  Also, I purchased a 100lbs punching bag for a change up to the cardio scene.  I've gotta say that spinting five miles would be easier than pounding on that bag for three minutes.  Who knew it could suck that bad or that I'm in this bad of shape.  The first time I tried for a three minute interval, I had to go out the door after 2 min and wretch for a bit.  Good stuff.  Oh, and I get to go back to houston for three days next week!  I'm pumped.  Maybe I can hit Metroflex for a session.

Tuesday AM

Squats:
Bar x 15
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
405 x 1
455 x 1
475 x 1
500 x 1
510 x 1
405 x 10

Bunch of lunges and box step-ups with 70lbs.  Some planks.

Why I'm More Awesomer Than You

I post, therefore I am.  You guys have really gotten lazy about this whole blog thingy.  Or perhaps you've just become lazy in gerneral and have nothing worth posting on a physically fitnessy kind of blog site.  I fit into both categories.  As of this moment I'm feeling to lethargic to actually finish wri

I did it!

That's right folks, I actually worked out this morning.  Did myself some dead liftn'.  Managed to hurt my back and I couldn't pull off five with 445 because my f'n grip gave out.  Couldn't believe that one.  Actually I could because I haven't used my hands for anything more strenuous than picking my nose in weeks. Did about a five mile run in Calgary last week.  That was pleasant enough, except that I'm out of shape for running as well.  I'm still planning to do the Austin mudder in Oct, but I gotta get my game face on and start training my butt.  To be honest, I have no excuses.  My job is keeping in the evening later now, but I worked out in the mornings for years and loved it.  I've just become really really freaking lazy.  Oh well.  It's gotten too bloody hot to work out in afternoons now anyway.  That's about all I got.  And a big huge wet congrats to B on scoring the new job!  Welcome back to the daylight!

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I had some kind of intestine eating, soul attacking bug for a couple of days this week.  Probably from spending a two days with Pops followed by a day at the pool with Mike.  But I blamed it on the pizza I made the night before it started.  Go figure.  Anyhow, I finally got a workout in last night.  I didn't do squats in fear of letting loose a torrent of fecal hell at an inopportune time.  Was a little afraid of the same effect from heavy benching, so I opted to blast my guns and titties.  Consisted of a bunch of DB bench, close grip bench, skull crushers, and a zillion curls.  I broke off enough toxins to nearly make me yack and my chee-chees are really sore, but didn't get much out of it beyond that.  Tomorrow I'm going to hump my tire into submission as punishment for the recent apathy.  In two weeks I'm going to Calgary, CA to spend five days learning to interpret cased hole logs and well formations.  Banff baby here I come!!!  Yall wanna go to Canada for a man trip?