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Sitting and Day Dreaming => Mud Puddle => Topic started by: mynameismud on August 08, 2020, 10:01:58 PM
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As most of you know I have a route that I want to lead. She sits there patiently waiting while I sink into deeper and deeper depths of self loathing. I think I am official in the worst shape of my life. As they say I have dug a deep pit and the walls are steep. I can still for some reason ride my bike, at least a bit, but beyond that I am fairly hopeless. I mentioned to one person I would start sending reports on progress, another stated I was to send weekly updates, I have posted no progress primarily because there has been none. Today the forecast was for clouds with light showers so I figured it would be a good day to take the dog for a bike ride.
The local riding area is a short drive away and is also the local take out for people floating the Snoqualmie River. The parking was not real crowded due to the weather but there was enough demand that the overflow parking had been opened up. This is nice since I can park at the end, gear up, and then ride straight across the street to the approach road to the riding. Without the dog I just ride to the trails but the extra 2 miles of pavement really tears up his paws. Anyway, I pull in and I am sitting in the cab talking to the dog and changing shoes and kind of avoiding the wind and sprinkles when a car pulls up at the other end. Out climbs to young gals, one in a cream colored one piece that has enough cuts outs that it may was well be a bikini. The bottom part is cut very generously, basically a thong. I focus on getting ready. I get out of the truck, lube the bike, grab my phone and start Strava, helmet, gloves, Buddy already has his harness on so I grab his leash and look around. Being a proper dog he has run down to the two hot young gals.
The previously unseen gal is out of the car and is now bent over putting items into a small bag, and given that she is wear and hot pink bikini it was impossible for me not to notice. Considering this bikini was cut even higher than the other bikini and my dog was standing directly between myself and this person and I was trying to get the attention of my dog, well, I just did not look away. My calling of Buddy did not seem to attract either of their attention either. I must say that her dark tan was a nice contrast to the hot pink. My mind quickly wanders, as it does, and I realize this must be a sign. I mean how often do you see a hot pink bikini on an overcast day with light sprinkles. This must be a sign from whatever Gods that be. A sign of the pink pussycat.
My pitiful shape becomes even more apparent, and the dog decides he would much rather go float the river with the two bikini bombshells. It takes much coaxing to get him to come hither. Usually at the first sight of the bike he is unstoppable in his desire to head to the trails. Today, not so much. Finally the dog comes and we head off. My last sight is the gals walking confidently to the shuttle. Them to float in the rain, and myself to ride in the rain, we all come back soaked. The entire ride my mind was stuck on the pink bikini and certain route. This ride went very well, I cleaned trails I had not cleaned in a long time. The jumps felt easier and the descents seemed less steep. This must be a sign.
So today I announce the official start of the road to the Pink Pussycat. This thread will be my long diatribe on whether I manage to achieve the route of my desire. Expect not so much fear but lots of loathing, lots and lots of self loathing.
Day 1 – 10 mile ride.
25 plank rolls with the wheel
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As they say I have dug a deep pit and the walls are steep.
It always seems steep but it's more like a super long 8% grade. If you make a point to do something everyday you can get out and beyond. Read that book I gave you.
Being a proper dog he has run down to the two hot young gals.
Good dog!
This must be a sign from whatever Gods that be. A sign of the pink pussycat
I agree.
So today I announce the official start of the road to the Pink Pussycat. This thread will be my long diatribe on whether I manage to achieve the route of my desire. Expect not so much fear but lots of loathing, lots and lots of self loathing.
You can do it!
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You know, the pandemic might actually help you reach your goal....
After you've beaten yourself into shape, come "work from home" down here a bit. You'll be closer to your route and be able to spend time there.
You've done harder climbs and, on this one, damn near gotten all the moves clean in one go. You can do this.
In what ways can I help nag you?
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I would have taken the tubes out of my bike, lashed them together and floated down the river.
Anything else sounds like a snob job.
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Plus I heard you were just a grope or two away from snagging the pink pussycat on TR. :yesnod: :thumbup:
No more self loathing. :frown2:
Tick tick tick... :arf:
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You can do it!
Thanks
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In what ways can I help nag you?
Your a good nag, keep up the good work.
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I would have taken the tubes out of my bike, lashed them together and floated down the river.
I ride tubeless.
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Today I did a 20 mile ride, 3 sets of 15 plank rollers, a set of pushup and a couple of minutes on the wall. Rode with a guy from out of town who I had helped walk out from a bad crash a couple of years ago.
After the ride we went out for a burger. A place I feel good about, everyone masks and there distanced tables outside. We sat at the end by the grass. We had finished eating and were just enjoying the nice day and talking about riding. This young very beautiful gal comes by with her dog. She was wearing a sheer top with a hot pink bikini top underneath. She walked her dog around the small lawn, hesitates, smiles and then waves at us and leaves. The Gods are crazy.
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You must take the omens seriously.
I hiked a new line I want to ride this winter. Tree choked but creates access to ridge where Bull Run Rock sits. Maybe 1.5m and maybe 500 feet of gain. Today some more hiking up at 9k, but less than a mile, couple hundred of gain.
Targeting some more peaks this week.
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Thank you Mud for an accounting of some of the finer points of Evolution and Creation.
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Nag: How long until you build up to more than a couple of minutes on the wall. Working that wall in going to be critical to you reaching your goal. Gimme a timeline of expected "wall progress."
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10 mile ride today. Nothing else. Did some gaps and drops.
That wall is steep. If it was not so heavy I would tear it down and make it about 7 degrees overhanging. Progress will be slow getting up to a few minutes. Do not know. Even with a goal of only using the big holds I think a minimum of 4 month. Had not thought of it in those terms. I will set that as a goal. 2 minutes on the wall in four months. See how it goes, if nothing else this will provide a gauge of progress.
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Thank you Mud for an accounting of some of the finer points of Evolution and Creation.
Yeah, when she smiled and waved I thought I was going to have a heart attack. My goodness.
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...2 minutes on the wall in four months. See how it goes, if nothing else this will provide a gauge of progress.
What do you mean by two minutes on the wall? Hanging or climbing around?
If you're focusing on building strength by just hanging, I have heard that sheer length of time isn't as effective as repetition.
For example, when I get in "get strong mode" (unfortunately less often than I used to), I use the hangboard, hanging from medium to large holds for 20 seconds at a time. One minute between 20 second reps, four reps with that timing, and then a five minute rest. If I can do four of those sets, my forearms are in pretty good shape (I'm pumped as hell, but just being able to do four sets means that I'm doing OK).
Four reps takes about half an hour.
As you know, overall conditioning/cardio will matter too.
(Nag, nag, nag.)
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^^^
Oh, and the medium to large holds I hang from are slopers, not jugs. Big, for the whole hand, but they take some effort by the whole hand to hang on for 20 seconds. Mostly avoid the small holds to avoid injury.
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It's hard to set up a training regimen if you have a busy work schedule.
I have had so much stuff to do in the last 6 months that the majority of my exercise has come from riding the bicycle. I did get my weight down to 170ish just from the bike so that's good.
If I had more time I think I would combine the bike with the training program in the New Alpinist book. Using the bike for easy rides (aerobic not cardio)in the morning for recovery and short hard climbs (anaerobic for ex Crestview) once a week and a really long ride on the weekend.
Heres an example week:
Week 1-3
Mon AM easy bike ride keep heart rate in aerobic zone
PM Strength training core warm up 8-10 core exercises 10
Reps. 8-10 strength exercises 10 reps each 30 sec rest
Between each exercise
Tues: AM recovery easy bike ride keep heart rate in aerobic zone
PM OFF
Wed: AM Hard Hill climb like Crestview.
PM Easy walk or hike 1hr.
THURS: AM OFF
PM Strength same as above.
FRI: OFF
SAT AM Go Climbing or Hard long bike ride.
PM recovery/ easy walk
SUN. AM Long easy bike ride
PM off
For the strength training once you can do ten reps of the 10 exercises add weight. If you can do one set of ten exercises add an additional set. Keep doing this until you can do four sets.
Recovery and aerobic exercise (not cardio! Ok some cardio but not a lot) Are key to good training. I highly reccomend Steve House's Training for the New Alpinism put out by Patagonia for anyone curious how to set up a training regimen. It's a great read even if you dont implement the program.
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I meant staying on the wall continuously climbing for two minutes. For grip strength I use a hang board with an app. The app lets me select my specific hang board and fitness level, it specifies which holds to use, hang and rest duration. Initially I will do the hang board once per week. I use the wall for endurance. Bicycle both mtb (more recreation than training) and trainer doing intervals for fitness. Over the next week I will put together some kind of training routine. I tend to start off with high reps something I got from the old work out from hell days. I like starting with high reps since it creates and good base and it is difficult to get hurt. Actually due to fitness levels I will probably start with lower reps then ramp up to higher reps once I can sustain that I will ramp down the reps and increase weight.
My training schedule will have to be flexible due to work and other obligations. I think keeping the initial goals easy and attainable I think that will help me stay on track and build on success.
Thanks for the support
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Thanks for the support
Thank you for the inspiration. I hung on my board a couple times since you posted this thread. One day we may be comparing #reps, curling our oxygen tanks.
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Thank you for the inspiration. I hung on my board a couple times since you posted this thread. One day we may be comparing #reps, curling our oxygen tanks.
Maybe.
It all Depends.
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The hang board with the app once a week sounds like a good plan. Primarily because you can track your progress and see definite gains.
Doing general fitness exercises and keeping track of how many reps with how much weight is IMO the way to go when I am completely out of shape. Once you are in shape then you can specify your training to your goal.
Sounds like you have a pretty good plan there.
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I need to find my own pussycat!
This was on Monday. After a day of watching time slip away, I caught the sight of my to-do list written down in the morning when I was still feeling optimistic about myself. By now, pretty much all the items would have to be pushed to next day. That made me feel disappointed. There was still one last item planned for after dinner: trail run. Unlike bicycling that requires me to bring the bike down from the rack, pump up the tires, and don all the cycling clothes -- ugh, too much work -- running needs little. I knew it would make me feel good after the run. But instead, I grabbed the key and drove to TJ's. Surprise! They had the Almond Danish on the shelf! (While driving, I debated with myself whether I should wish they were out of stock.) I bought two boxes and laughed with the cashier when she made the comment, "oh, those are so good that it's hard not to finish them in one sitting." After reaching home, I finished one box (8 servings). On Tuesday, I finished the second. That made me feel good. And that also made me feel bad.
I found the 800 number for Employee Assistance Program I saved from months ago. Time to give them a call. Counseling sessions are offered through the program. I spent one hour on the phone to answer a lot of questions for validation, authorization, and assessment. I probably said it 10 times in various ways, "no, I'm not suicidal", although, TBH, the question crossed my mind when I was stuffing myself with the last bit of the almond danish, "am I killing myself eating this way?" At least, it was tasty. I got the authorization code and a list of practitioners. Called a few. Turned out none of them have openings (esp. for EAP). Well, can't count on them for help then.
Then I saw this thread. I'm glad that Mr. Mud found his pussycat. Don't lose sight! Now, I just need to find my own!
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The danish is the right choice. A reason to run and therapy all in one.
Have any of you ever had a Beckmann's Bakery Berry Bomb pie? It is highly addictive! Beckmann's is the bakery adjoined to Pacific Edge climbing gym.
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I ride tubeless.
See...I told you it was a snob job.
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This young very beautiful gal comes by with her dog. She was wearing a sheer top with a hot pink bikini top underneath. She walked her dog around the small lawn, hesitates, smiles and then waves at us and leaves. The Gods are crazy.
Are you sure she was waving at you?
There was probably some much younger guy behind you with a man bun and a beard - eating avocado toast.
Brad said you have long hair now.
I imagine with the beard and long stringy hair you look a lot like Aqualung.
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I don't train so I won't be much help on this thread.
If I can't do it off the couch and it's not just fun I am really not interested.
Good on you guys though for having goals.
I've never had much ambition.
It's just too bothersome.
I was born to be a slacker.
Retirement is perfect for me.
I always tell Kat that you only get so many heart beats per life time.
That means it is important to avoid cardio because that speeds up your heart and cuts your life short.
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Brad said you have long hair now.
I should have been more clear: long for him (it's a little longer than mine is after I get a haircut).
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I should have been more clear: long for him (it's a little longer than mine is after I get a haircut).
Geezus! You two should grow a pair...er...I mean some hair :lol: :prrr:
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On Tuesday, I finished the second. That made me feel good. And that also made me feel bad.
Sometimes this could be motivation. Mark Twight talks about something similar in one of his books. In between big climbs he would drink and eat in excess so he would loathe himself so much he would train harder.
After one of those death rides you do you could eat three or four boxes of danishes.
I've never had much ambition.
I'm calling BS on that.
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I agree with Noal, mudworm. Sometimes "binging" can create motivation. And sometimes binging a little can just help as a momentary lapse of discipline in an otherwise very disciplined health regimen. It's healthy in other words, as long as you don't get carried away.
My weakness is donuts. When a staff member brings donuts to the office. I don't need them and I whine about them being there. And then I show some weakness.
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Geezus! You two should grow a pair...er...I mean some hair :lol: :prrr:
This is the look I'm going for - although without the glasses I think Mud could pull it off easier than me.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50222646292_5127e15008_z.jpg)
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This is the look I'm going for - although without the glasses I think Mud could pull it off easier than me.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50222646292_5127e15008_z.jpg)
WAY too high maintenance. Just washing hair that long would be a total pain in the ass.
Funny though, I never pictured J.C. as being high maintenance :P
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WAY too high maintenance. Just washing hair that long would be a total pain in the ass.
Funny though, I never pictured J.C. as being high maintenance :P
From the guy who has never had long hair.
Really no big deal and besides - You could do dreadlocks :yesnod: :ihih: :devildevil:
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Anybody here watch the series Fortitude? Dan remind you of anyone?
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From the guy who has never had long hair.
Really no big deal and besides - You could do dreadlocks :yesnod: :ihih: :devildevil:
And also from the guy who thinks it's a waste of time to heat food ::)
Some things (hair maintenance included) are just not time spent well.
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Anybody here watch the series Fortitude? Dan remind you of anyone?
Dopplemudder
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I agree with Noal, mudworm. Sometimes "binging" can create motivation. And sometimes binging a little can just help as a momentary lapse of discipline in an otherwise very disciplined health regimen. It's healthy in other words, as long as you don't get carried away.
My weakness is donuts. When a staff member brings donuts to the office. I don't need them and I whine about them being there. And then I show some weakness.
Donut Factory - Apple Fritters
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Sometimes "binging" can create motivation.
I almost jumped out of my chair seeing one opportunity to correct you because I have read a few books on bingeing among many other self help topics. But I looked it up first and read this (source (https://www.grammarly.com/blog/bingeing-binging/)):
Both binging and bingeing are acceptable, according to dictionaries. However, around 1980, retaining the E became distinctly more popular than dropping it, according to Google Ngram Viewer.
Okay.... but I'm pretty sure it's way past 1980 already. ;D
Thanks guys! Now I feel that I've gained a couple more accountability partners than just Mr. Mud. I went for my quick run this evening.
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Bouldered yesterday. Mostly just holding body tension to test elbow. Turns out shoulder is weak AF.
Today after work will go hike something. Maybe Burst Rock.
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Thought a couple of you might find this of interest
https://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-pick-up-grammar-mistakes-jerks-scientists-find (https://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-pick-up-grammar-mistakes-jerks-scientists-find)
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Thought a couple of you might find this of interest
https://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-pick-up-grammar-mistakes-jerks-scientists-find (https://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-pick-up-grammar-mistakes-jerks-scientists-find)
That reminded me of this:
(https://i.imgur.com/NreOVKm.jpg)
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I miss that kid whitemeat on supertopo. He'd misspell all kinds of stuff and people left and right would get their panties in a wad.
Also miss updates from Todd Gordon on Tucker Tech and Weld_it. He was good at misspelling too.
Then theres other stuff I dont miss......
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Owch
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"Whitemeat."
Yep, he made up with enthusiasm for his atrocious, grammar and terrible spelling. But then he kinda faded from the scene even before Supertopo folded.
I think Briham actually climbed with him a time or two.
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^^^
Met him and his folks in the west side parking lot on 1-27-13.
Mark and Amy Sensenbach from Recycle Resoles in SLO (now defunct)
whitemeat was headed to Machete Direct that day.
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got on the bike a bit this week. Managed 58 miles and 11,400 footies for the week. Todays ride 20 miles and 4,700 feet kind of kicked my butt. Wanted to do one more trail but there just was not much left in the tank. Have been reducing calories and I think I have lost a couple of pound. Lots of cooked veggies.
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Get it together man!!!!
I can start calling you to motive you to train....
If needEd I can fly up and red point the route for you.
I’ve spent the last week training by digging for gold.
I can barely walk, can’t make a fist and can’t use a mouse.
I lost most of the skin on my fingers (rubber gloves just cook my fingers)
Perfect training for suffering.
But shit, I am home and can run the AC.
And wtf is it with Jertjro Tull? I mean seriously, an English guy with a flute!
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My answer to Jethro Tull is James Cotton.
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3 miles at above 10k Saturday. Too fuking hot to get up early today to hike, so I fogged the sled and in pulling the plugs realized there is quite a bit of carbon scoring. Its like it had seen some action. Probably still does the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs.
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I’ve spent the last week training by digging for gold.
Watch The Ballad of Buster Scruggs on Netflix. Tom Waits portrays an old prospector in the 4th of 6 tales. His quest for Mr. Pocket is very entertaining and educational. It's a Coen Brothers production - one of the best movies I have watched in a long time.
And wtf is it with Jertjro Tull? I mean seriously, an English guy with a flute!
In defense of Jethro Tull - Ian Anderson is a Scottish badass (he'd likely be offended by being called English) and a virtuoso of unmatched quality in our lifetime (imo). He's been one of my all time favorites since I was a kid. He did a show at the Mountain Winery some years back "Orchestral Jethro Tull" that was kick ass :blahblah: :guitar: :arf:
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, looks like it could be good. I do not have a Netflix account
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, looks like it could be good. I do not have a Netflix account
We piggyback on a friend's account. If you have a friend that subscribes - they get 3 or 4 logins and can hook you up cheap or free.
It's really dark humor and the scenery/locations are fantastic.
The first tale is a little corny because he's a singing cowboy but it's still very entertaining and short.
I love good westerns and an old, dear friend of mine in KY recommended this one (he loves good westerns too).
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Scottish, English.....same island
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So this afternoon I go out and check them mail and there is a small box. Hmm, I did not order anything so I take it into the house and open. There sits a Pink Pussycat Piggy Bank. Care of mudworm. So I guess the new rule is any day that I do not workout I have to put in a dollar. Today I am not riding so I have been doing curls.
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Today I am not riding so I have been doing curls.
Wow, so your hair has gotten even longer? Will you use pink ribbons on those curls?
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Please post a pic of you in rollers, having your morning coffee. A perm would be a lot less work.
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of course, definitely
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2nd getting a perm in the front, straight in the back.
Clink, mr mud sips milk with a dab of coffee.
Smoke be damned I rode today.
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Scottish, English.....same island
The locals would have you hanged, eviscerated - then drawn and quartered.
I bet Mud is of Scottish descent - lots of gingers there.
Or maybe he is a Viking. :idea: :confused: :arf:
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Mr Mud is a Viking......hence why he needs a perm in the front.
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No perms. New rule is any day I do not work out I have to feed the Pink Pussycat Overlord a dollar. two days ago I feed the Overlord. Trying to keep it to a minumum.
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I was shredding cheese last night and thought I would share my grip workout routine.
I shred mozzarella (round), cheddar (rectangular) and parmesan (wedge) on a regular basis.
Holding the shredder also presents a challenge.
The different sizes and shapes of the cheese provide ever-changing grip patterns and as you shred - the size and shape of the block gets smaller - so you have to compensate. Stirring and folding the freshly shredded cheese into various recipes provides shredding rests and other grip challenges.
Eventually you get to eat the cheese - providing the saturated fats you need to build muscle and endurance.
NEVER use low fat cheese. :biggrin: :ihih:
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Sounds cheesy.
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Sounds cheesy.
Last night's broccoli, cauliflower and sausage casserole had freshly grated mozzarella, marbled cheddar and parmesan - plus sour cream, cream cheese and a splash of heavy cream with three eggs and spices. I put cottage cheese and more sour cream on it to chow down.
We put a small pool in out back so we can swim through saturated fat between meals (just kidding - no snacks needed between meals).
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Great grating workout.
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There's no-where that this post really belongs. I'll put it here because it is about a very strong climber (as will be Dennis when he reaches his goal), and Dennis has climbed (put up routes even) with this strong climber.
Tom Addison. He climbs up here in The Lost World. He's developed what, 100 climbs there? From 5.6 to 5.13b. Including what's likely the best 5.8 on the Sonora Pass Highway. Great eye for a line. Funnier than hell. He creates excellent routes by really working hard (cleaning, toproping, cleaning, bolting, and lots of cleaning).
This last Sunday he was working to prepare a new route down there. He really puts in a lot of effort to clean routes. Macro-cleaning (the big stuff) and micro-cleaning. In this case he thought that maybe a large block was loose and needed to be trundled.
There was another party climbing in The Lost World. They were significantly down-cliff; nowhere near the line of fall.
Tom started trying to move the block (BIG - eight feet by eight feet, by two feet thick). Suddenly, BOOM, the whole thing shifted and then dropped. With almost no effort, no notice and no ability to warn the down-cliff party.
According to Tom, the block exploded in the talus with the sound of an echoing "nuclear explosion." Wow! As the echo subsided, and with no control over what had already occurred, Tom simply said, in his loudest speaking voice: "rock?"
The down-cliff party ran into him later. The rock fall had scared the holy shit out of them. But when they heard Tom say "rock?" First they knew he was OK and then they just started laughing.
Kinda glad I wasn't there to see it.
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Trundling is definitely a perk of new routing.
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And the crazy part is Tom drives down there in a Prius!!!
Trundling is fun. One time at Sugar Loaf after the fire, I rolled a big rock (3ft by 3ft). Down it went and impacted a couple burned trees, which exploded on impact. Not the smartest judgment on my part considering that rock could have kept going all the way down to hwy 50.
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Good to hear no one hurt. Sounds like an eventful moment.
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And hope you are still progressing forward on your road to the pink pussycat, or re-read the first post. :)
Good to hear no one hurt. Sounds like an eventful moment.
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Yes, basic fitness is up. I am probably behind schedule for the two minute hang time on the wall. I am am a bit behind on creating a weekly schedule/plan.
I have started to weigh myself regularly and I down to about 150 pounds which is good because I was much heavier. Getting ready to go for a ride here in a bit.
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:thumbup:
You are my inspiration!
Yes, basic fitness is up. I am probably behind schedule for the two minute hang time on the wall. I am am a bit behind on creating a weekly schedule/plan.
I have started to weigh myself regularly and I down to about 150 pounds which is good because I was much heavier. Getting ready to go for a ride here in a bit.
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A bit of a summary. This has actually been a struggle, I have never really found it hard to find motivation to work out but the last couple of years it has been hard. I have felt good in that lately I have been on a bit of a roll. I have not been riding a ton but I have been riding some of the most technical trails that I ever have. I moved my office into a spare room and moved a weight bench and weights into there as well. I do curls and other exercises while in meetings and sometimes between meetings. It felt good to be moving forward. Not the progress I want but progress. Then I fractured a rib moving a recliner for my stepmom. Then I found some super cool trails and proceeded to crash on the fractured rib. I lay there on the ground thinking, all these years and I have not learned anything. A couple of weeks prior I had made a commitment to climb, so Saturday I went climbing, toward the end of the day I had to beg out of more climbing because I was comfortably in pain. Sunday I woke up uncomfortably in pain. Still have not learned.
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Sorry to hear, Mr. Mud! The road just got a little longer, but don’t lose sight of your goal. You always get there.
Get a good night of sleep. Tomorrow will be a new and better day!
And we all could use some learning.
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Iron Man had a suit. A full body suit, Mud. Even if it's just Kevlar with multiple air bags attached.
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Buck up!!! Keep on the road.
You will get there!
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Thanks for the encouragement. I have continued to workout with weights just not doing any core. Did a small ride yesterday but nothing really challenging.
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That's a little Feral there bud. Could have been worse, I suppose. Heal up! The pics lately have been quite good on ig. You heard about Brad's mishap? I got some torque in my left knee. F4 had 3 holes in his finger tips. Getting old ain't for sissies my friend. Strategy and the tactics. I bought a weight bench. Figure that's the only way to fight muscular atrophy. Got just under 12 miles of hiking in last weekend. Also got a shit ton of skeet bites. TR'd a short 10a clean. Going back up after this trick knee mellows out.
"comfortably in pain" - I do not think it means what you think it means.
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Looks like Frankenstein would only get enough parts for less than half a Monster from the offerings here.
I pulled something in my left side abdomen Friday between pouring concrete and trying something new and am currently laying flat on my back hoping it knits back nicely.
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Another one bites the dust! oh man! Heal fast hombre!
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Thanks Munge
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Looks like Frankenstein would only get enough parts for less than half a Monster from the offerings here.
I realized that the above comment is not true. Adding Atomizer, Gavin and Fletcher in the mix, the good doctor would have plenty for a whole Monster and a few replacement parts. Depending on which parts and from who, it could end up being somewhat top heavy though and not able to corner well.
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heal up Clink.
I have a family commitment that will take me out of town this weekend which is probably a good thing. Almost went past the comfortably in pain threshold after climbing last weekend. A weekend off will probably be good. Today is the first day where it is sore but not to bad.
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Well slowly I have actually been getting into shape. I got my first 11 on sight lead in the gym a few weeks back. I did not see that as a legitimate 11 on sight but it was at least a benchmark. Last weekend I got my first 11 on sight. I think it was soft for the rating, it was over bolted and really short, but I will take it as a win. A couple of other 11's I was close but blew a sequence or just did not have the head space to move through past a bolt without tensing up. I consistently on sighted 10's. The one thing I like about the gym up here is the auto belay.
The gym has eight auto belay stations so I can go up there and climb at my own speed. There are about 4 11c auto belay climbs. So far I have gotten all of them but I had been consistently stuck at being to only get one of them per day. Last week I got three in one day, I kept taking long rests but could not get the fourth. I have borrowed Mudworm's idea of doing blocks so I also do laps of a couple climb which helps with endurance and fine tuning technique.
In addition factor turned me onto the app Fitbod and I have been using that once per day. I have been struggling to consistently workout and this app has provided me with good routines to work through. It has a yearly charge but so far it has been worth it and I have been consistently sore. Will see how this goes. I was trying to get to seven days a week but I think I will shoot for 5 or 6 and just work on building on success.
Climbing up here with Ales has been good. He has had patience with my lack of confidence on lead and took all the rope gun activities for a while. He always encouraged me to lead but did not push me at all. I was thankful because for a while my head space on lead just was not there. I was tense and constantly consumed with the thought of falling. I was a bit of a wreck even on easier climbs where normally I knew the climb was well within my ability. Now that I am starting to lead again he looks for climbs at my level for leads. 10's are not at his level, he is consistently on sighting low 12's. But, following him on 12's, well dogging my way up 12's, has pushed my envelope.
Elbow tendinitis is back and I hurt everywhere but I am starting to feel better on the rock. Work is stressful and very busy but it is good to be getting out consistently and to be experiencing positive results. Will update after a bit. Hopefully will be able to post some improvements.
Here's to sweat in your eye
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I think it was soft for the rating...
No need for you to EVER keyboard these words. We all know that this applies in all circumstances and you can save the 4.34 seconds it takes to type the letters each time.
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Seriously, it sounds like progress. I know that Noal must be there for this redpoint, but I'd like to be too. Include me please.
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Elbow tendinitis is back and I hurt everywhere but I am starting to feel better on the rock.
I liked every word in that post except for these. Don't let it run its course and get out of control. I had very bad elbow tendonitis years ago. Kinda forgot about it as I just realized that it had stopped bothering me for a while even though I think my current climbing load and difficulty is comparable with when I had the problem. Can't say with 100% confidence what helped but I have my theories (including diet). Will talk to you offline to brainstorm.
Glad to see that you are progressing in the right direction again. Inch by inch, you will get there.
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Keep up the good fight!
See sport climbing is not so bad after all.
Best of all you don’t have a belayer to give you penalty slack!!!
I would and so would Klink!
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Great to hear Mud and inspiring.
F4, you only get penalty slack when you've been a bad boy.
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Good work!
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No need for you to EVER keyboard these words. We all know that this applies in all circumstances and you can save the 4.34 seconds it takes to type the letters each time.
DIE
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Great to hear Mud and inspiring.
F4, you only get penalty slack when you've been a bad boy.
By default F4 get penalty slack
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Yup, I am used to it. Falls are softer with a bit of slack for the soft catch.