Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.
~ unknown
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That which gets measured
I’ve often heard, “that which gets measured, gets improved.” (…and you have to actually plan and work to realize improvements.)
Ten years ago, I saw 270 pounds on the scale and decided to start tracking. The first step was to work on getting proper sleep (followed by many more steps – but that’s another story.) I’ve been tracking health related things – weight, hours of sleep, dietary supplements, habits like stretching (whatever little projects I’ve had going on) for almost 10 years. This enables me to trot out amazing things like this when I’m looking for some inspiration…
Highest weight from memory: 270
Dec 2006, earliest recorded weight: 265
Jun 2012, started Parkour: 254
Jun 2014, ADAPT 1: 240
Aug 2014, rock climbing in Colorado: 232
Mar 2016: 221
Me, excited? You betcha!!
I’ve said it before: Find the smallest first step you can make towards your goal. Take that step. Tomorrow, look back and say, “well… I’ve come this far, may as well take the next step!” The hardest part of any journey is believing the journey is possible.
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It’s not a priority
Starting today, you are no longer allowed to utter the words: “I don’t have time.” Instead, you will say, “It’s not a priority.”
~ Steve Kamb from, Why “I Don’t Have Time” Is A Big Fat Lie
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Years ago, when I discovered the Lehigh Valley Parkour community’s inside jokes, I started avoiding the word “can’t” — if another LVPK member hears you, there’s an immediate 5 pushups penalty. (Very annoying in markets, subways, when driving, you get the idea.) Instead of saying “I can’t do that…” you start to say “I can do that when I am able to [insert something I need to work on].” Changing your words, changes your thoughts, changes your actions, changes your life.
Well, this one is my newest addition. No more “I don’t have time”; It’s all going to be, “It’s not a priority.” Go ahead, try a few of these out loud:
I don’t have time to eat healthy, becomes… Eating healthy isn’t a priority.
I don’t have time to exercise, becomes… Exercise isn’t a priority.
I don’t have time to sleep, becomes… Sleep isn’t a priority.
Oh, well brain, if you’re going to think about it that way… our whole life is going to change.
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Cue repairs
Taking time to repair cue tips. The Schnelk in the case I’ve had for about 30 years now. Bought it back when this table was in my grandparents’ basement on Westminster street in Allentown. Would never have believed then, what this table looks like now, or where it would be today!
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Tonight’s experiment
Bone-in pork chops and steamed artichoke… yum! #chezmoi
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Under the weather
Oddly this cough medicine has no dosage instructions. Feeling exhausted and a bit sick after training like a nut Thursday to Sunday.
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Couple hundred at a time
No major changes…
Last week I did two good work days. Did the pull-ups in 5 trips to the pull-up bar over five hours, and still doing very small sets 4×3,4×2 to get me 20 reps without over-working my forearm. I’m going to stick with that plan this week. For the last workout of this week, the numbers-game will work better if I can go up to 120 reps — so that will probably be 6 trips to the pull-up bar.
Also last week, I did the 200 bar precisions in one session. It’s not physically demanding, but more of an aerobic, get-in-the-zone and work on the quality of each jump. I may do that on Wednesday, simply to move the bar precisions to be on a different day from the pull-ups.
There should have been a third workout in last week — but I was away in NYC/Brooklyn for several days (the red blocks). Huge amounts of training, and huge amounts of “hey that’s noticably better” as a result of all this body-weight work. (Also, very little sleep and scattered eating — and, hey look, I think I’m sick again :/
Anyway.
Next week there are way too many “120”s on the workbook. That’s just me moving numbers down without bothering to go farther out and reshuffle numbers (yet). I just passed the “4,000”s mile post last week, and now — FINALLY — with these sized workouts, the “5,000”s milepost is in sight. At a rate of “120”s workouts, on a work-rest-work-rest-rest pattern of days, I can still finish this all in sane fashion before the 365th day.
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On my way
I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.
~ Carl Sagan
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Games
We’re heading to someone’s house… and we need to bring games. Hey, I have these two dice, isn’t there a game called “Death by dice”? :D #bestgameever
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Lift all the things
Backed up a block after driving by this huge rusting steel thing that someone was kind enough to set out for us! 1. 2. 3!!! #oof
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More things!
Several gap challenges here and today I’ve been playing with manuevering through bars hands down using feet/legs to brachiate. #mindblown
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30 unique please
Exploring a neighborhood with Jesse and Caitlin. Find 30 unique jumps together in this pocket park. (Jesse’s legs dangling mid-jump.)
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What. Is. This?!
Concrete horses?! Touch them all without the ground…
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Tesla
Ran into someone with a Tesla today… sweet ride back into NYC. Note that the car is driving itself in this shot. Entirely steering, braking, changes lanes when human uses the turn signal. Awesome.
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Building stuffs
Somewhere in New Jersey. Least I’ll be well rested for this evening’s event. not.
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I’m sorry Dave…
So we stopped at Donut Plant (had a “Brooklyn Blackout”, omg yum!) and it’s next to the Chelsea Hotel. Tucked under construction scaf I found this…
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NY pizza
Kristen has a list; this is item number 7. Truth be told? ….yes, *really* good pizza in the East Village!
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bkb
…and now the real work!
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Southpoint Park
Granite everywhere… chased off in three seconds :/ moving on :)
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Phalaenopsis
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