The Beginning At Last

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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…

  • A Couple Things

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    I am sure there’s more than a few, actually. But for the sake of brevity, I will keep it to only a couple. Exercise: While I always get at least a couple sessions in weekly, it’s nowhere near the volume and frequency I’d like. I used to always be good about getting 5 -7 in…

  • 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…

  • 25-Day Burpee Challenge

    25-Day Burpee Challenge

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    And no, it doesn’t mean I am going to belch for 25 straight days. 🙄 I actually hate the name of this exercise, but I don’t like the alternative name either. “Squat thrust” just sounds a bit too, well… Moving on, then! They also, depending who you listen to/believe, are not exactly the same exercise…

  • 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…

  • 30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 16-20)

    30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 16-20)

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    I’ve now passed the halfway mark in my 30-Day Pushup Challenge and we’re now on the downhill side of things. Side note: Scary that the first month of the New Year is already half over. Crazy! And I’ve only written the wrong year once, shockingly. Anyhow, on with this week’s report: 01/16/24: 200 pushups completed.…

  • 30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 11-15)

    30-Day Pushup Challenge (Days 11-15)

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    This week will mark the halfway point of my 30 Day Pushup Challenge. How did I do? Well, let’s find out, shall we? 01/11/24: 200 pushups completed. Did these spaced out during morning coffee/WP time in sets of 50. So far, that rep scheme seems to be working well, so I will stick with it…

  • 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…