It's always good to clear out the brain when you feel you have some useful thoughts to offer, though the word 'useful' might be subjective.
Just finished 15 weeks of More Kettlebell Muscle using 4 programs. 2 as a complex, 2 as a chain.
The Long Haul and Upper Back Attack, then did The Wolf and Oh Row You Don't. I underrated the Wolf. Heavy day on day 3 is one nasty piece of work. I used 45's. and ran it as a chain. The one drawback of most of these programs is that it contains the double snatch. Which, done heavy, is a great way to get yourself hurt. Medium and Light Day don't contain that exercise. On week 1, workout 1, I tried to run 55's. Got 3 cycles into the chain on the 1st set and thought, "what did I get myself into?" Put them down and started over. Kind of like skiing down a double black, getting 1/2 way through and seeing moguls.
The last week of the Wolf was a special kind of nasty. 5 rounds, about 2 minutes rest in between, and 75 squats in under 15 minutes. Heart rate was around 200, and I was still huffing and puffing 10 minutes later. It did strip 8 lb. off me though. As the workout says, "Brutal Conditioning." I do believe there is some real magic in heavy complexes.
Up next for workouts is some random stuff. 2 days a week focus on the long cycle clean and jerk. 2 days go to the gym for pushups, dips and a run. I'm going to start sprinting when the weather is nice. I found a link to Geoff Neupert's 102 kettlebell workouts. I'm going to randomly pick through those depending on how I feel.
Geoff Neupert's 102 Kettlebell workouts
I've done 3 of them so far. Did snatches with a 55 for 20 minutes for the 1st time in a while. My traps and upper shoulders have a special soreness going on right now.
I didn't make it a New Year's Resolution, but in 2021, I've been opening my mind to either doing new things or some stuff I haven't done in awhile. I started a new job in February. I was happy in my role, a little bored, but content. I received an offer I couldn't refuse and just finished my first month. So far so good. Work for a Canadian company, and they are nice people with a good product.
After I gave notice, I was driving the house crazy so I decided after a 15 inch snow storm to drive to the local mountain and get on skis for the first time in almost 15 years. I had so much fun, I went a week later as well. Nice people ski. Go to a golf course, no one is happy. The pro is a dink, slaving away with 12 hour days. Slow play, missed putts, finishing a good round with a snowman. Skiing is the opposite.
Went up to the mountains in New Hampshire twice to hike in the dead of winter. My buddy has a house across from Lake Winnipesaukee and heats his whole home with a wood stove. Also got on ice skates for the 3rd time in 30 years and didn't fall once. Finally, we had a guys weekend up there and walked a 1/2 mile onto the lake where his friends were ice fishing and grilling. Now, I've worked in a freezer for 5 summers on the night shift. Never have I been so cold afterward. It was fun, but never again. I drove back for 30 minutes, took a hot shower and my feet were still itching from being cold an hour later. I look forward to getting on the boat in the summer.
One thing I am closing my mind to is taking a vaccine for COVID unless forced. What are the long term side effects? No one knows. Last year I was in Manhattan at a huge conference at the Marriott Marquis. My buddy and colleague got the virus and was down and out for 10 days. I had one day where I felt chills and had laryngitis (which I get once a year) for a day. Maybe it was a cold. Then my son, caught COVID and the other 3 of us in the house tested negative. Went to North Carolina on a golf trip on an airplane, business as usual. I NEVER get the flu shot and I'm not getting this.
Don't be surprised in 2026 if you hear an advertisement say, "if you took the Moderna vaccine in 2021 you may be eligible for financial compensation...."
I think there are going to be medical passports and in order to be eligible you must get it. I think masks are unfortunately here to stay.
The mask rules are a mystery to me. I can go out to dinner, wear the mask from the entrance of the restaurant to my table. But then can take it off for 90 minutes and breathe in the same stale air as those around me? Please explain that logic.
At our gym, they're required. Fine, except when I run on the treadmill. It's below my mouth. I'm not getting a heart attack because of lack of oxygen. Thankfully, it's almost nice enough to go outside.
Anyone try the Tim Ferriss fitness hack? 80 seconds of exercise immediately before eating a large meal and then 90 minutes later another set? It's supposed to push the calories into the muscles instead of being stored as fat. Also your blood sugar is highest at the 90 minute mark. Made a pot of spaghetti sauce and had pasta 2 nights in a row. I don't know if it works, but it sure makes you less hungry after the first set.
Ringo Starr won the Beatles looks war at 80 years old. In the Daily Mail on Monday there were pictures of him at the Grammys. He looks great even the dye job is great. Meanwhile the cute Beatle Paul McCartney looks like a lesbian scarecrow. McCartney and McCartney II sucked as albums, why put out McCartney III? After almost 60 years there is nothing left to say and he can't sing. Please stop.
I have Illinois as the team that's going to play Gonzaga. The Illini are big and really fast.
Am I the only one who hates Bryson DeChambeau's golf game? The problem with the PGA is, other than the US Open, it's okay to miss fairways. Any tournament with a total round -12 or better is too easy.
10,000 steps is the new 100 pitches. Just a nice round number. There is no difference between 7500 and 10000 in regard to health. Think minimum effective dose.
Decided to INVEST not trade crypto this year. Every month I've been investing 3-5k combined at Ethereum and Bitcoin to average cost base it. Stock market is too high right now and a good time to tread water. It's money I can afford to lose and it will never be 0. I love the fact the crypto market doesn't close. Money never sleeps.
Making money from side hustles and investing is WAY more fun than working. Just need that health insurance coverage. 12 years 11 months until Medicare....
Watched every Celtics game this year. I record them and if they're late games, watch them while drinking my morning coffee. Good, not even close to being good enough. Tried watching the first 3 Bruins games and they were so anemic offensively I turned them off. Having lost 9 out of 13 I'm not missing anything.
Get Shorty on Amazon Prime is an excellent show. Watching Sneaky Pete and the Patriot as well. My favorite show though is Justified, watching that on free Hulu.
Bridgerton on free Netflix got 15 minutes of my time. I hate period pieces and don't like my filth that clean.
I could care less about the Royal Family. Meghan Markle and Fredo, I mean Harry are this century's John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Goal for this spring is to try and figure out the magic of Loaded Carries.
