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  • Iron Gorilla War Machine Chronicles

    Iron Gorilla War Machine Chronicles

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    OR: I Really Need To Start Exercising Again. One of the sucky things about not having felt too great the past few weeks, along with the typical work and holiday nuttiness that so many of us know, is the fact that I wasn’t able to do much exercising. I had a pretty good cadence going…

  • Iron G in the House

    Iron G in the House

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    So, as I said earlier today, I was going to try another of my incredibly stupid, “why would anyone willingly do that?” workout experiments. Due to my current work environment, the need to be able to move easily under high heat, high stress conditions with a modicum of strength is paramount. I am not in…

  • Agoge Update: The First Few Days

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    Good day, all. A brief update on the first few days of my little Agoge project. I started on Friday 03/22, as a bit of a whim. I just felt the sudden urge to take something new on. Sometimes things require a bit of thought, and other times, it’s best to just go with your…

  • Going To Agoge

    Going To Agoge

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    Not “Going To A Go-Go” like the Stones sing. “Agoge.” Basically, it’s an old Spartan term for the rigorous training and education the young warriors went through to become soldiers. I’m simplifying, but that’s it in a nutshell. During a brief conversation with Ojaswi Gupta the other day, the term came up. Long story short,…

  • 30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 26-30)

    30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 26-30)

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    And here we are down to the final five days of this pushup challenge! Will I make it down the home stretch, or will I falter and trip right before the finish line? The answer, dear reader, lies below! Let us see, shall we? 01/26/24: Almost started with a half miss. 😄 I had done…

  • 30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 21-25)

    30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 21-25)

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    Well, we’re coming down to the home stretch and I am looking to finish strong over the next 10 days. Let’s see how it went, shall we? 01/21/24: 200 pushups completed. Unlike the rough starts over last week, today went well. Got them done in 4 sets of 50 and they went pretty quickly. Possibly…

  • 1,000 Reps Of Doom!

    1,000 Reps Of Doom!

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    The past couple days of my 30-Day Pushup Challenge were mediocre, to say the least. I got my reps in, but I was feeling off, and it was honestly, a case of going through the motions just to say I got it done. Which, on one hand, is nice that I pushed through it, which…

  • 30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 1-5)

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    So, one of my short term goals going into this year was to get back into decent shape. I had started before the end of 2023, but I decided to up the ante slightly and issue myself a 30-Day Pushup Challenge. My criteria for this challenge is fairly simple: Each day for the next 30…