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December 26, 2017 – 12:52 pm | No Comment

This Week 7’s (12.14 – 12.31) Affirmation: Mindfulness – I will reach for mindfulness each day.
Date – 12.26.17
B-Book 44: Do the Work by Steven Pressfield
The key message in this book: Often we stop dead in our tracks …

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Mad Musings


First category I added when I started this blog many moons ago. I jot stuff here I can't otherwise categorize.

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These are areas I am very much interested in. From time to time, as I am so moved, I free think here as well

Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 37 (6)

February 6, 2011 – 11:28 am | No Comment

This is equivalent to Day 21 on Lambada program and Day 37 on the “Path” . Another really good interval workout on the treadmill. Push a bit harder today and threw in some incline.  Only worked …

Why We Get Fat: And what we can do about it

February 6, 2011 – 10:26 am | No Comment
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Title: Why we get Fat and What we can do about it by Gary Taubes
Publisher’s Summary:
An eye-opening, myth-shattering examination of what makes us fat, from acclaimed science writer Gary Taubes.
In his New York Times best …

Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 36 (5)

February 5, 2011 – 9:18 am | No Comment

Off Day: A day of total rest and relaxation from exercising, although I still have to go to work.  Last week was pretty productive.  I feel much stronger now, going into week 6.  Over the next 2 …

Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 35 (4)

February 4, 2011 – 4:21 pm | No Comment

This is equivalent to Day 20 on Lambada program and Day 35 on the “Path”.  Really good workout today…felt relatively strong; compare to yesterday, today was like a new day.  Gym was pretty crowded took …

Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 34 (3)

February 3, 2011 – 11:32 am | No Comment

This is equivalent to Day 19 on Lambada program and Day 34 on the “Path”.  Felt sort of tired today, but 2 days to go before a rest day on the 5th.  At any rate …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 33 (2)

February 2, 2011 – 2:14 pm | No Comment

This is equivalent to Day 18 on Lambada program and Day 33 on the “Path” . Pretty good interval workout on the treadmill.  Feel really good; body definitely getting stronger.  Next cardio day will be …

10 Reasons You Shouldn't Have a Religion

February 1, 2011 – 1:11 pm | No Comment
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While consciously pursuing your spiritual development is commendable, joining an established religion such as Christianity, Islam, or Hinduism is one of the worst ways to go about it. In this article I’ll share 10 reasons …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 32 (1)

February 1, 2011 – 7:54 am | No Comment

This is equivalent to Day 17 on Lambada program and Day 32 on the “Path” .  Felt pretty tired today, body was dragging.  No lifting tomorrow though, just cardio. 
Workout: Day 32 (1) (Lower Body) – 70mins
Legs and ABS …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 31

January 31, 2011 – 9:31 am | No Comment

This is equivalent to Day 16 on Lambada program and Day 31 on the “Path” . Pretty cool upper body workout today.  Felt good, left deltoids got fatigued quite quickly.  Started doing 10 pushups every …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 30

January 30, 2011 – 11:35 am | No Comment

This is equivalent to Day 15 on Lambada program and Day 30 on the “Path” . Today was crazy…major distance and huge caloric burn in an hour…this is typical of a 90min session for me, …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 29

January 29, 2011 – 7:21 pm | No Comment

Off Day: Day of total rest…used it to catch up on a bunch of stuff. Was gonna press on Lambada without a break, but thought otherwise. I am pretty much on course right …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 28

January 28, 2011 – 12:29 pm | No Comment

This is equivalent to Day 14 on Lambada program and Day 28 on the “Path”. All-around good workout; back still a bit tight; leaving the gym now, heading home for a soak.  Really turned up …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 27

January 27, 2011 – 3:37 pm | No Comment

This is equivalent to Day 13 on program on the Lambada Program; Day 27 on the “Path”.  Another good workout day, almost no effects of the cold…body is getting back to normal.  I feel as …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 26

January 26, 2011 – 1:08 pm | No Comment

This is equivalent to Day 12 on program on the Lambada Program; Day 26 on the “Path”. Really good workout today; still a few sneezes, but definitely felt much better than the previous 2 …

The Hidden Reality

January 26, 2011 – 1:50 am | No Comment
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Title:  The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos by Brian Greene

Publisher’s Summary
There was a time when “universe” meant all there is. Everything. Yet, in recent years discoveries in physics and …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 25

January 25, 2011 – 12:36 pm | No Comment

This is equivalent to Day 11 on the Lambada and Day 25 on the “Path”.  Another hard day working out…cold has not abated any, nor am I; hopefully  I will be over it by tomorrow …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 24

January 24, 2011 – 1:39 pm | No Comment

This is equivalent to Day 9 on the Lambada program. Really tough day, full blown cold with headaches, runny and stuffy nose, but managed to pushed through it.  In seven days, I will for the first …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 23

January 23, 2011 – 9:43 am | No Comment

Trying to sync with the Lambrada system – This is equivalent to Day 9 on the program.  Cold is in full bloom now; did a quick 6 miler split between Elliptical and Treadmill.  Back to …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 22

January 22, 2011 – 2:06 pm | No Comment

Pretty light workout today as back is a bit tight. Did quite a bit of stretching before the lifts, so workout went longer thatn anticipated.  I did complete the cardio, beside a short run for …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 21

January 21, 2011 – 3:03 pm | No Comment

Off Day: Nothing doing today…day of total rest. Going into my 4th week, I am going to step things up a bit. I will be stepping up the cardio days a bit more to include …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 20

January 20, 2011 – 10:41 am | No Comment

Pretty good workout today.  No particular aches today…generally good day.
Workout: Day 20 (94 mins) – Pure Cardio
– Elliptical: 92mins
– Distance: 11.7miles
– Calories: 1200
Tracker
Total Distance: 67.77miles (Goal 200)
Total Calories: 15,082 (Goal 40,000)
Total Jumps: 2200
Good livin’…keep movin’!
-R-

Rupe's Year of the Body:Day19

January 19, 2011 – 12:40 pm | No Comment

Second half of upper body workout, I think this is might be a better approach.  I sort of like the full body workouts tho.  I will continue to work this at least for the next …

Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 18

January 18, 2011 – 2:56 pm | No Comment

They say, if you do something 18 times, then it becomes a habit…well…hello Day 18.  Split up upper body today, just did back and biceps.  Muscles were really sore this morning, didn’t think I was …

Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 17

January 17, 2011 – 12:17 pm | No Comment

A bit sore all over but the body seems to be realizing that this is going to last for a while…hello lazy demons, time to go.
Workout: Day 17 (60 mins) – Pure Cardio
Elliptical: 64mins
Distance: …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 16

January 16, 2011 – 12:18 pm | No Comment

Much better lower body day.  Feeling stronger each day.  I will have to find an alternate calf workout to supplement the standing raises.  Going for a full body soak, still a bit sore from upper …

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 15

January 15, 2011 – 3:04 pm | No Comment

Really hard workout – tempted to break up in two separate, as I tend to loose form with the later ones.  Will probably move to Chest, Shoulders, Triceps on one day and then Back, Biceps …

Typing Fun

January 15, 2011 – 6:13 am | No Comment
pure-fun

Pretty cool typing game you can use to speed up your typing while having big fun (Warning…addictive!):   Click here
Level 11 with 85% accuracy.

Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 14

January 14, 2011 – 1:37 pm | No Comment

Great workout today; felt a bit sluggish starting out the day since I had to go into the office, but once I got in a groove I felt ok.  Used the elliptical at the base …

Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 13

January 13, 2011 – 1:26 pm | No Comment

Off Day:  Nothing doing today…day of rest.
Doing much better on sleeping and eating.

Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 12

January 12, 2011 – 4:51 pm | No Comment

Monster day on the legs and glutes…aahhh…hurts so good.  Sort of feeling like a masochist some.  But really – today was my first day of moving back over to a slightly modified BFL program.  It …