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I ended up doing it later than usual, for different reasons, and didn’t think I’d get any PRs (Personal Records) but … 

Db bench press
40 lbs x 6 reps 35 lbs x 6 reps 30 lbs x 6 reps

Pec Deck (Northern Lights bench attachment)
100 lbs x 8 reps 100 lbs x 8 reps 105 lbs x 7 reps

Incline Db flyes
25 lbs x 6 reps 25 lbs x 6 reps 25 lbs x 5 reps

Push ups (yeah right!)
5 and 3 resp on my knees! Yikes!

This  is truly important. If you are trying to lose fat, you must read this post!

Tom Venuto who  is one of the All Star Secret Chapter contributors and author of Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle as well as co-author of Fit Over 40, has the incredible ability to cut through all the BS and hype that surrounds losing fat. Not only do I trust what he says, I know that he practices what he preaches.

Do you want to learn how to lose fat from someone who has himself lost pounds of fat (and coached many others in losing fat), or from someone who just read about losing fat?

As in  14 weeks till we move out of this “dump”. I know, it’s not totally fair to call our rented townhouse a dump, as a general rule. But if you look at the state it’s in and the quality of the place, it’s a dump compared to the price it’s rented.

(Passing requires 4 correct answers)

1) How long did the Hundred Years’ War last?

2) Which country makes Panama hats?

3) From which animal do we get cat gut?

4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?

5) What is a camel’s hair brush made of?

6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?

7) What was King George VI’s first name?
What color is a purple finch?

9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?

The 3 most Important Habits for Vibrant HealthThe major element in eradicating disease from society has been changing our lifestyle habits. Glaring examples exist. Medical doctors who learned to wash their hands (circa 1850) with soap and water before each examination of a new mother caused disease rates among newborn babies to plummet.

From 13.3 to 14 inches, I guess that could qualify as a big increase.  How did I get a pump like that? Well, I didn’t do what a fellow trainer suggests and “trained like a lady” limiting myself to weights between 1 and 15 pounds! If I did, I might as well stop training altogether, because I would get bored!

Biceps curls              

3 sets 15 lbs x 10 reps 20 lbs x 8 reps 20 lbs x 6 reps 

Bb reverse curls       

3 sets  30 lbs x 10 – 8 – 6 reps

S NSHINE,

Picks your spirits right up, doesn’t it? The clouds were beautiful this morning, pale blue against an even paler sky, with a golden lining of sun breaking into purples and pinks between the gold and the blue. To me, that’s the first sign that we are on the right side of winter, the side that leads to spring! This sight today was at 6:30am, it’s not that long since it was pitch dark at that hour.

Sunshine,

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 88, No. 12 6015-6019
Copyright © 2003 by The Endocrine Society

Well, with a title like that, you might wonder what I accomplished today?

Chest press using those 40 pound Dumbbells I’ve had my eyes on these past three weeks! I got them!!! Just the one set, and just 4 reps, but it’s a start, and I was up on the number of reps and/or  poundage for the remaining sets of chest press and incline bench Db press as well, and better on the push ups! Strange how the elation of one record carries you through the rest of your workout to bust even more records. Love it shoulders, abs … to the top!