by Rupe | Jul 11, 2011 | Fitness
Since I worked out over the weekend, I felt pretty sore for today’s workout. Â From the first rep to the last it was not really a struggle, but the soreness did prevent me from pushing to the hilt. Â Did not bulk push today; in fact, most of my weight was well down. Â No worries though, I will kick it in for next lower body.
Workout: Day 46 (M11/Lower Body) – 61mins/1min rest
Hack Squat 3×15 @ 270
Stiff-Legged Dead lift 1×12,6,10 @ 140, 140,140 (45’s+25s)
Seated Leg Extension 1×15,25,15 (150,70,150) added several additional burnout reps
Weightless Squats 3×25
Hamstring curl – 3×15 (60lbs)
Seated Calf-raise 3×20 90 (2×45’s)
Hack Calf Press 3×15 (270lbs)
Cardio: 20 mins
Distance: 2.75
Pushups: 0 (at least 50 per day)
Calories: 800
Tracker
Total Distance: 124.90 miles (Goal 250/125.10 remain) *
Total Calories: 31,991 (Goal 50,000/18,009 remain) *
Total Pushups: 1,755 (Goal 10,000 / 8,245)
Good livin’…keep movin’!
-R-
by Rupe | Jul 11, 2011 | Fitness
Exercise beginners usually try to make up for lost time by going all out their first week. The result? Injury or intense soreness. Pain does not necessarily mean gain.
Many injuries occur at joints, where bones meet and provide motion. An enormous amount of stress and constant pressure are put on your joints, even from everyday activities, especially if you have added weight. Just as you wouldn’t expect your house to handle the wear and tear without strong beams, your body won’t handle the stress without stronger muscles. Lower back pain, hip pain, shin splints, shoulder injuries, knee pain, tight calves – all can be avoided with a warm-up and proper stretching, along with a little strength exercising. Continue…
by Rupe | Jul 11, 2011 | Health-Wellness-Sex
Read the paper, watch TV, listen to the radio, or simply survive a day at the office and you’ll encounter plenty of things to get angry about. But turn the other cheek? Never, says Yann Martel, the author of Life of Pi and the new book Beatrice and Virgil. “I shout and I beat and I kick until I’m satisfied that the jerk who brought it on himself is deeply sorry and won’t ever do it again,†he says. It’s all safely contained inside Martel’s head, of course—a freeing truth that allows him to shout at, spit at, set fire to, and bury alive anyone he wishes to his heart’s content.Â
You can make anger work for you, too. Research shows that occasionally blowing your lid can ease your mind, improve athletic performance, boost libido, and facilitate business negotiations. In fact, we’ve found 5 healthy reasons to have a temper. One disclaimer from our lawyers: Seek professional help if your anger fantasies threaten to cross the line into really going postal.  Read more…
My Comment:
Ok read. I think it needs to be kept away from the female unit though.
by Rupe | Jul 10, 2011 | Mad Musings
Gary Younge believes that identity itself is harmless, but the ways people choose to use it can hurt.
In his new book, Who Are We — And Should it Matter in the Twenty-First Century? Younge explores the ways people identify one another and how those identities affect our lives.
Younge tells NPR’s Brian Naylor that his exploration of identity started, naturally, with his own.
“I’m a black Brit who’s lived in New York for nine years,” he says.
And that matters because of all the ways he’s been misidentified and because of how that treatment has influenced his own story — a story that very much informs his point of view.
“I think we all come to life, politics, social interactions with something,” he says. “The idea that we are purely objective, omniscient all-seeing beings is a terrible mistake.”
But sometimes the more powerful your identity is, the less it can actually feels like one. Younge uses his own story as an example. Â Continue….
My Comments:
Really good read. Â You can even listen to the podcast on NPR as well.Â
by Rupe | Jul 10, 2011 | Money Matters
I think all of the elements are indispensable, but in my opinion, risk control is what separates an outstanding investor from the rest. Risk control is invisible in good times, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t important. It’s only in bad times that we find out who had the risks under control and who didn’t. When people make high returns in good times, it could be because of skill, or luck, or risk-bearing, or any combination. But people who do it through luck or risk-bearing tend to give those gains back in bad times. We want to know who they are and avoid relying on them.
My Comments:
After years of studying the stock market, I have come to the conclusion that beating the market consistently is extremely hard. Â I don’t necessarily believe that a superior investor is a function of skill…it is more of a group of inside guys manipulating the market. Â Sorry for the cynicism…
