UberTumbleweed
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Are fat people going around sitting on your firstborn child and killing it? No? Then mind your own goddamn business and stop telling fat people they're fat. Stop telling them to change. You've already admitted their fatness doesn't hurt you. Just shut up about it [until/unless that specific fat person asks you your opinion].
The truth is, no one is obligated to make certain health choices to please you. You're not that special. There are plenty of people here, even on NF, that I think make some really stupid unhealthy choices. I shut the hell up unless they ask (me personally or in a general asking-questions thread) because it's NOT MY BUSINESS.
You never know what the person on the other end of your fat-taunt has in their lives. And knowing that people will refuse to treat you equally because of how you look never helps anything.
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Last days! How's everyone been doing?
I'm doing my peer assessment gradings right now. I'm kicking myself for a few tidbits I left out of my own answers. But I feel almost like I'm studying instead of grading. I think I like this peer assessment business.
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Awesomeness! Hmmm, 'bout the gorilla or you sure someone didn't throw something into your gatorade?
There was definitely a gorilla! I have photographic evidence.
Woohoo, that's definitely awesome! Um, gorilla? Also, how'd he pass you three times... or did you pass him a couple times, too? Or maybe it was three different gorillas! Anyway, great job!
It seems like I passed the same gorilla twice -- he was doing the marathon, and the routes overlapped in such a way to make that possible. But the third time? Maybe I was just hallucinating that one.
You beat your goal time by 9 minutes? Way to go!
And as for the gorilla... sure sounds like an interesting race
Thanks! Chip times are out, and I actually beat my time by TEN minutes!
As I alluded in my last post, I've been struggling with Unnamed Anxiety again. I really feel most of it's behavioural: I am certainly more prone to anxiety due to brain chemistry, but I don't think this particular breakthrough anxiety will benefit from medicinal management. Alas, I don't have health insurance, so therapy is out for now.
However, I'm feeling on a bit of an upswing, and hope to be back in full force soon. I'm also hoping to pick up a depression/anxiety self-help workbook that has been recommended to me for some affordable self-therapy work. It's better than ignoring the problem!
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2:29:15 gun time, nine minutes faster than goal pace. Took off with wrong pace bunny group and stayed with them for 4k before I realized it was a group running at my goal 5K pace. Took a totally epic fall at ~19.5k, rolled up onto the sidewalk, twisted in midair, landed and rolled back to my feet. Very parkour, but something I've never even practiced before. Once I yelled "I'm OKAY", everyone around cheered, and someone gave me 10/10 for true style.
I'm awesome, you guize. And I didn't even hallucinate the running gorilla that passed me three times.
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Crazy week (as in, literal crazy, anxiety kicked up into "nearly debilitating", whoops).
Drive by posting:
ZOMG, 21 K TOMORROW MORNING! Wish me dry, cloudy weather.
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I tell them I was fighting a bear- everyone believes me.
I bet they do! If you told me you'd wrestled the Yeti to the ground, I'd believe you.
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Hey travel hackers! I haven't got any points cards for travelling. But I'd like to fly as cheap as possible anyway.
Do you have any suggestions for the best places to find cheap fares? So far, I've just checked Kayak.com. I know to clear my cache before searching sites more than once to prevent fare-drift.
Potentially-Relevant Details:
- I'm going from YEG (Edmonton) to KTM (Kathmandu). Best arrival date on 26 September, earlier in the day; I don't care when I leave YEG. But I'm flexible on dates.
- Return at the end of October, preferably leaving KTM late in the day, arriving in YEG whenever
- I don't mind multiple transfers or long layovers
- JET Airways is my fav airline so far
- I do not want to transit through the USA (I have an Iranian visa in my passport; getting through customs is very, very stressful)
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I managed to get a very-temporary fix going, so I thought I'd share it. With a 2-6 week shipping delay for new accessories to Canada, and a complete lack of replacements outside North America, others might need this in the future.
I jammed two paperclips into my USB wall charger, one touching the first pin and the other touching the fourth. Then I veeeeery carefully balanced the FitBit on top of the paperclip, with one connector touching each paperclip. If the FitBit is facing away from you with the connectors pointing down, the left connector goes on the paperclip in 4 and the right goes on 1 (according to this diagram's numbering).
It got me enough of a charge in about five minutes to keep it going another few days.
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The two squat cages at my gym are way too close to each other. About once I month, I bang my head on the other cage's barbell when I'm going to change plates on mine.
Once, I did it when the other cage was in use (the guy was between sets), fell to the ground, and actually -- I had a bit of a concussion. From a barbell. That wasn't moving. My doctor tried very hard not to laugh, and he almost succeeded.
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Looks like fitbits are standard USB 5 volt compatible. Iphone/ida chargers are all 5V. So you havethe voltage. Can't seem to find a pinout for the device though so it'll probably be difficult to figure out if you arent electrically inclined.
Yup, it's the connectors that are really getting me. It's got two that are shaped like nothing else I own.
I just really wanted it for my half-marathon on Sunday, so I figured no harm in asking. :\
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Has anyone ever successfully jury-rigged a FitBit One charger, or has any ideas on how I could do that? I've lost mine. I don't really have $40 for a new one right now, and even if I did, it's still 2-6 weeks for shipping (assuming it's in stock when I order).
I'm not very electrically incline and can't figure out a way to do it on my own. Supplies are various household items and phone/iPad chargers.
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Week Three Review:
Weight: 166.0 (7-day average: 165.2)
Beer day yesterday is making me really appreciate the weekly average!
1. Workout
Em, not yet. Maybe tonight? Maybe not. I'm feeling a bit down today. I have a case of the Sundays. I'd rather play with the barbells, I think.
2. Tracking
Another week of perfect weight tracking, and no other tracking. I wonder if I should mark down my steps? It could make me think. On the other hand, if I'm just ignoring it because I'm lazy, that probably won't help either.
3. Learning
The fluid loss lectures were especially interesting! I sweat more than most people, and knowing what exactly is going in, and why, was great.
I feel so accomplished keeping up with an upper-undergrad science course. I've got real pride in accomplishment with the course so far. It's just about time for me to do the second graded quiz (after studying). I'm excited for that.
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Week Two Review:
Weight: 164.8 (7 day average: 165.6)
1. Workout
I did it last minute on Sunday, and it went really well. I got a lot of enjoyment out of doing the individual exercises spread out over the afternoon.
2. Tracking
I got my weight marked down each day. This isn't really carrying over to also tracking food like I hoped it would. I hate tracking food. But I just eat so much crap if I'm not writing it down. I dunno how to solve this other than sucking it up and putting on my Big Tumbleweed Panties and just doing it.
3. Learning
I'm loving the Exercise Physiology course! I've learned so much and it's motivating. I've taken so many notes (that's how I retain info best, by writing it down).
My 21.1 k training continues. I'm a bit worried about my knees. But it will be over soon. 7 days left. My last remaining Serious Stress is having to leave home at 5:09am for my 8am race start.
Work goals? Oi. Better not discussed.
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I DID A CLAP PUSH UP! It was terribly sloppy form, but I DID A CLAP PUSH UP! TRIUMPH!
How was the traffic in London the day Churchill died? (LOL. Sorry, couldn't resist.
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Too bad you couldn't get any pull up work....do you have dumbells at your disposal? Because you could do some bent over rows if nothing else...
Nice work on the rest of your progressions! I can't wait until the day when I'm strong enough to work on pistols.
He sat for SEVEN HOURS on the bus waiting for traffic to clear. SEVEN HOURS. Can you believe it? SEVEN HOURS. And oh, did I ever tell you about that time he sat seven hours in traffic on the day they buried Churchill? No? Well, he sat for SEVEN HOURS on the BUS in traffic going NOWHERE. ... Did I ever tell you about the day they buried Churchill?
Ah, dumbells! No, I don't. But I have lots of heavy things I could be picking up repeatedly. Thanks! -
I haven't been feeling like writing all that much, because I'm sooooo lazy while dogsitting. I'm also somewhat supervising an elderly retired-RAF/London bus driver who's a bit depressed, and if I have to hear about the traffic in London on the day they buried Churchill one more time, I might scream. Better to say nothing at all! Really, he'll often repeat the same story three to four times each day, and it's day seven.
I'm not really exercising. I'm struggling to even get my 10 000 steps a day. BUT I'm losing weight. Why? I figure it's lack of McDonalds.
Weekly Bodyweight Workout
Warm-up: 30 sec each:Skipped it. I just limbered up a little and went into the work after walking the dogs.
Skill Work: 60 sec each x 3 sets:
- Pull-ups
Nada. There isn't anything except the kitchen table to pull on that's stable, and I'm too scared I'll damage the table! I'v held back a pulling dog a lot this week, can that count?
- Squats (Goal progression: Full Pistols)
Pistols with chairs on either side, up to 9 reps per leg
- Push-ups (Goal progression: Clap)
3 x 60 seconds of X pushups
- Lunges
3 x 24, on each leg, backwards. But I need to scale down/strengthen up, because that bothered my knee. My good knee. I'm not destroing my good knee!
- Crow
Still so hard. So hard.
- Superman/Hollow
Superman: great. Hollow? yowzers. Maybe I need to start with some daily below-max efforts. Grease the groove, and all. I don't like such a strong imbalance.
- Back bridge
Progress. Straight bridge arm positioning is coming easier each time.
- Pull-ups
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Many warm fuzzier for you and your family, Wolverine. I hope you're able to get some peace between the tough stuff and the migraine recovery. It's not easy being the calm guy in a storm; don't forget to take care of yourself as well! (maybe some more back levers with the shower view for starts?)
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I find Thai massage with some western-style deep tissue work is the very best thing for getting my legs into good working order. I have chronically messed up tissues in my inner thigh, and no regular RMT goes there. But my dual-trained Thai and Western RMT gets right in there with her feet, while slowly moving my leg around, and oh! It's just the best. My squats and sprint speeds are improved for weeks after that. She's got an amazing sense of why things actually hurt, too. It's not uncommon for me to go and say something like, "My foot hurts, I think it's my calves messing it up" and then have her trace the problem to my lower back changing how I walk in just one minute.
Unfortunately, she's mega expensive, although she's worth every penny. I just can't afford as many treatments as I'd like.
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Yes, I got that too. How weird! I wonder if he was playing with the in-lecture quiz feature and just forgot to take it out.
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Wheee! Grabbed a 90% on my Exercise Physiology test. I had one that I had to completely guess, and I guessed wrong. I still don't know what the answer was, but the rest came fairly easily.
Now I think the dogs need a walk, mostly because I'm going nuts stuck in this house with the TV blaring and no internet but stolen moments in the basement.
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Awesome workout, interesting idea to use cane for pistol help. I have a couple of walking sticks, I might try that.What is a Groucho walk?
It was so much harder than using a door frame or chair backs for support! And this is the Groucho Walk. It's way harder than that photo makes it look!
Week One Review:
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING! I treadmill-ran 21.4k in 38 minutes on Saturday. TRIUMPHANT. It was, in fact, just a mental game. I hurt like heck by Sunday afternoon, all DOMSed up, but there was no additional pain during the run itself. I added ginger to my homemade sports drink this week, and it definitely made it taste more pleasant.
Weight: 166.4 (166.7 seven-day average (Wolverine, look what you've started here!))
- Signed into MFP: 6/7 days
- Did my workout, felt excellent.
- Studied my butt off for my Exercise Physiology course. It's still tough stuff! Really tough. The first time I took the week two practice quiz, I got 2/8, and one of those two was a lucky guess. But I think I've got it down now, and my week one practice quiz is up to 100% without needing to hesitate over any questions.
I'm going to do my readings again tonight, and hope to take the first graded quiz tomorrow (Tuesday)
This week I'm dogsitting at a house with no wireless. Or rather, they have wireless and no one knows the password. Woe betide me! All the old unsecured wireless networks are gone from the neighbourhood.
- Signed into MFP: 6/7 days
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Thanks for the "look up" tip for pistols. I'm definitely trying that next time I do pistols, because I struggle a lot with that issue.
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Nice workout!
You might also try weighted push-ups for the plyo training. Use the same set/rep scheme but make them heavier. When you take off the weight for the plyos, you'll find yourself flying of the ground because you feel so light.
Thanks! Weighted sounds like a great idea. I have some resistance bands I can use to mimic weights, and that's something really easy for at home.
I'm struggling a bit (a lot) with the material for the Coursera exercise physiology course. I just got a 4/9 on the week two practice quiz. I've got a lot of studying to do! I just hope the test (for marks) goes well tomorrow.
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Ack! Waldo, you're scaring me. I feel like you've got a way better grasp than I do. I can't believe it's so short, either. I was hoping for more questions to minimize the effect of flubs.
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I can't imagine ever thinking that adding 5k was mostly a "mental game".....if I ever get to that in-shape point, will you remind me how far I've come? o.O
Absolutely I will! I have been training specifically for this half marathon since January, though, and plan to run it slow enough that the awards ceremony will be over before I even make the finish line. If I were adding 5k at a competitive speed, I'd be freaking out right now. It's such a different feeling from my first 5k race, where I was thinking "just let me not be last, not be last, not be last." Now, I don't care if I'm last! The years of work haven't made me faster, just more indifferent to where I end.
Day 2.3 Workout:
Warm-up: 30 sec each:
- Jumping Jacks
- Mountain Climbers
- Seated Crunchy Frog
These felt really good today; I think I've found perfect form!
- Skaters
Nice, slow, and stretchy
- Groucho Walk
- Crawling on Tippy Toes & Fingers
Not enough hand strength to do the tippy fingers (YET!), but I was on my toes.
Skill Work: 60 sec each x 3 sets:
I only did 30 seconds of each on the first round, to feel out how I was. I'm on the verge of coming down with something, and didn't want to push. I decided I was okay for each exercise to go the full minute for sets 2 & 3.
- Pull-ups
Each set had a chin-up hold, a pull-up hold, and a neutral grip hold, each with a slow lower after. Still dropping quick in the last few inches, though. All together, best pull up work yet, though!
- Squats (Goal progression: Full Pistols)
I held a cane in each hand and could get to about 85 degrees down. I like the canes for support; they wobble. I'm doing a lot of the work.
- Push-ups (Goal progression: Clap)
3 regular, 1 plyo hop, rest, repeat; for time
- Lunges
Side, back, switch legs, back, side, switch legs; repeat for time
- Crow
Held for time. Toes extended backwards on floor with occasional pops up. Focused on using the toes less for support over a long period, instead of short individual hops up.
- Superman/Hollow
More hollow hold work than superman, because my hollow holds are much, much weaker still.
- Back bridge
25 seconds straight bridge hold, 25 seconds glute bridge with palms clasped
Chain Maille "Weighted Vest"?
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Chain maille is cool and all, but I think a vest would be more functional. You're mistaken about vests only going up to 20 pounds: in meatspace, I've never even seen them below 10 kg (~22 lb). I know they go up to at least 100 pounds.