Suited hippy

I am in an ever changing state between considering myself a runner or a cyclist... I very much am both, Cycling is winning out though. This year I switched from Runkeeper to Strava to track all my runs/rides. https://www.strava.com/athletes/7926072 I ride a Opus CX bike, it is a beautiful girl I named "Bike Angie." She's tough, capable and you can load up her backside and ride her for hours. Human Angie has a rivalry with her. Bike Angie is a great ride, but I am getting faster than she allows. Years of hard training keeps pushing me further and further, faster, and faster. I have been restoring an old 1994 Marinoni road bike over the summer. Kind of a neat project on the personal level for me. I bought the bike a few years back, I had put a ton of KM on the super old junker hybrid I got from a friend, and had lost a ton of weight because of it. So I wanted to look into a new bike, which was an old used 1994 Marinoni. It was my reward to myself for getting fit, changing my life around, and really moving up the next step on the cyclist ladder.It was in rough shape, but had STI shifters, and proper, while old, road slicks, it was a huge upgrade for my speed. After a while I got BIke Angie, and the old roadie went into the closet... was disassembled, and forgotten... And some things that should not have been forgotten...were lost.History became legend...legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand years the 1994 Marinoni passed out of all knowledge. Well, it was probably closer to one year. Sandblasted off all the paint, layed down 4 coats of Banner Red, then another of clear coat and the frame looks brand new. Brand new bottom bracket, new used Shimano 105 Groupset, that I ran all new cables and new bright white housing. Brand new red racing slicks that can go up to 120psi. Even a white and red seat. The thing was a work of art. It took me months to get everything back together. I had everything finished and was about to take it out for a first ride when I looked at the time, and figured I would save it for the morning. I pumped the tires up to full pressure and left my masterpiece for the night. *BANG* "Mike, what the hell was that" Human Angie said at 3 am after a extremely loud bang woke us both up. "Huhn...blaaaar...morning" Mike grunted. Woke up the next morning, got ready for a ride, wearing my sweet new matching red and white Kit i picked up at Value Village for 12$.... Oh... so that's what that bang was. The rim blew! Now the project is over budget...my....Precious. is lost!

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Thanks for the feedback dudes. Took me a bit to get a video recorded and uploaded, but check it out below. After just watching it myself I see what a big curve my back has it in on the clean that I should work on.

TL::DR- I started Clean and press-any tips? About two months ago I saw a set of weights on Craigslist for a wicked deal- 2 dumbbells, 1 7' barbell, and 200 odd lbs of assorted iron weights, so I was pumped and picked them up. I've been in the gym, for a few months building on rows, dips, bench, and farmers walks... But lifting barefoot in the backyard in front of the garden is just magical. I get to assert my dominance over my vegetables to let them know their fate is near! I don't have a bench, or rack so benching it out. My row is to high to use on the dumbbells I got. After regularly doing rows for the last 2 years I'm up to 100# single arm and feel quite accomplished. Farmers walks also out, though I am in search of a couple 10 gallon buckets to fill with sand. Point being is all I did in the gym, I can't really do at home so I looked for alternatives of what would work with what I have...Ended up at the clean and press. It's hard with the amount of weight I have, it works back, and I am getting my BF% low enough that a stronger core will be visible. started at 90#, worked up over the last month to 111# Where I have the question is my programming and form. 3 "sets" 1- 86# -5 continuous reps 2-106#- usually get three out before taking a breather and doing 2 more 3-111# - 2 reps, break, 2 reps, break, 1 rep The third set is always a struggle, form is maintained, but every time out I am increasing the weight 3-5#, so it is a hard lift. As for form: I get the clean perfect...or at least I think I do. But getting the bar the first 3-4" into the press is where I am unsure. I have been dipping down slightly with my legs and pumping back up to get the weight moving then let the upper body take over. I have started the but/quad clinch at the end and it did help get the last PR. Is the press like that wrong? Have I bastardized the Jerk by doing the little pump? Should I slow adding the weight if I can't pull out 5 in one continuous set? With the listed above equipment can you think of another exercise that would benefit someone with the goals of being better at fast distance running, Dodge-ball, and looking pretty? Any advice welcome and appreciated.

You could try exercising and eating better so when she pesters you about it you can say you are on track?

Change your body weight for the day of the activity.

Not a father either, but it does make biological sense to be wired to find them more attractive. Human babies are bloody useless compared to most other members of the animal kingdom. They need parents around to keep them alive until they fully develop. Finding the pregnant form more appealing keeps you around to deal/raise. On a personal level, I find the older I get, the more and more I find early stage pregnant women more sexually attractive.

It all depends on goals... Do I love being strong? Hell yes! Do I love being faster than anyone I know in any distance past 400m? Its bloody glorious... But I don't lie to myself, I workout 5-6 days a week to be pretty, and I'm very content with that. ___ As for grip strength- my current favorite is to hold to plates together with one hand. Squeeze them and walk around. 10# plates are a good starting point, really makes you feel it.

Glad to hear this... As I mentioned, I just started OHP, and to be honest, I was really disappointed with how little I could do to start. I DL 270, Bench 150, and single arm row with 95...I feel pretty darn strong, and figured now that I am working out outside I may as well incorporate some over the head stuff. I did some warm ups sets with 70, then added a couple more 25# plates and failed miserably. Dropped back down to 110 and that was the best I could do, even then it was a hard struggle.

I may or may not have eaten 3/4 of a batch of Snickerdoodle cookies my partner made on Monday in one sitting. I really regretted it the next morning...When there were not any more cookies for me to eat.

I too was distracted by the clenching... It made me wonder if I have been doing OHP wrong. I just started doing them 2 weeks ago... Going to have to get my clench on tonight after Dodgeball.

Sometimes we need to be angry to get us through things. And sometimes some people need to be petty to get over things. Sorry about your loss dude, rough stuff for sure when an unexpected death surrounds us.

I've been making regular pancakes with Hemp Hearts for the last few months to kick up the protein and healthy fat content. I'm a big fan of the nutty flavour.

I've been using Runkeeper for a couple years. I've logged 5k+ KM between biking and running, and use the caloric estimates. What I can say is that I do rough calorie in / calorie out balances in my head and have maintained weight while doing it. Use it as a guide, not a science and I bet it will do you well.

Can you ride with no hands? It is a great progressive way to build your bike balance. Find a nice flat stretch of road. Ride with one hand, then two fingers, then one, then try hovering your hand over the bar. A strong core is the key to balance, also look into more planking, and if you have the option heavy lifting.