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    • madmondayM
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      Random Goruck challenge question.

      There is talk of getting wet, but is there swimming?  Do i need to be Michael Phelps to do this?  Can deal with a dunk but swimming .  .  .  .

      head high, middle finger higher

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      • derivative666D
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        Not swimming basically wading and doing calisthenics in the water.

        "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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        • madmondayM
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          thanks d666

          if i go under too long you got to come get me big man . . .  or i might tie your beard around my waist like those folks that put their kids on a leash.  if you feel a tugging give me a pull.

          was just looking through the goruck site & they have some great work outs & seem to have come a long way. anyone that hasn't had a look in a while should take a look see . . .

          head high, middle finger higher

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          • Finn666F
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            @madmonday:

            …  or i might tie your beard around my waist like those folks that put their kids on a leash.  if you feel a tugging give me a pull.

            lord have mercy 😉 😉

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            • N
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              @Finn666:

              @madmonday:

              …  or i might tie your beard around my waist like those folks that put their kids on a leash.  if you feel a tugging give me a pull.

              lord have mercy 😉 😉

              What? This is common in the USA

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              • joesaintjohnJ
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                Oh yeah, it's a requirement in Oklahoma. Kids must be leashed at all times.

                Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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                • zhivagoZ
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                  that explains a few things…

                  tabata 4 rounds 30 sec each rest 10 sec in between

                  lunges with sandbell overhead to start move it out front on the way down and back up overhead on the way back up
                  spider man push ups

                  squat press w/ sandbell
                  wood chops on knees w/ sandbell 30 sec R 30 sec L then rest

                  burpies x5 (angry words)

                  suitcase sit ups w/ sandbell overhead
                  plank pushups

                  crushed it!

                  Zhivago

                  MM: "we all got to start somewhere"

                  G: "Never once did he bitch, moan or complain.  He just motivated the team and got on with it"

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                  • seanoconoS
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                    Okay, it's been a while since I posted in here.  Still working at it.  I'm definitely getting stronger, but Z's little piece of advice re: increasing the weights was good for the ole' perspective.  I was literally planning a purchase of a 45lb. bell that day.

                    I have 3 weeks of Paleo in the books.  Zero slip-ups.  I feel great.  It takes a little bit more planning (I get hungrier, sooner), but it's absolutely worth it.  My energy is through the roof; and, most importantly, my digestive problems have dramatically improved.

                    Unfortunately, I am going to crash hard tonight.  I'm getting together with a bunch of old college buddies that I haven't seen in a long time.  I know I can eat right, but beer will be consumed.

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                    • zhivagoZ
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                      whoa!!! as rick flair would say

                      exaggerated lunges w/ KB's
                      push ups w/ feet in bandit loops

                      backwards lunges
                      spider man crawl

                      skater lunges

                      bicycle sit ups
                      orbital planks left then right 1o secs each way

                      everything else 30 sec x 4 rounds

                      Zhivago

                      MM: "we all got to start somewhere"

                      G: "Never once did he bitch, moan or complain.  He just motivated the team and got on with it"

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                      • madmondayM
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                        burned my neck at the range last friday with hot brass & have been using that as an excuse to slack off on continuing my GORUCK Challenge prep work.  the great thing is i feel like shit without the random workouts  >:(,  so i will be attempting a more structured routine sooner than later. will keep all posted

                        zee i always took you more for a  Big John Stud or Bob Backlund kind of guy.

                        that whoa!!! was motivating . . .

                        head high, middle finger higher

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                        • DougNgD
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                          @madmonday:

                          burned my neck at the range last friday with hot brass & have been using that as an excuse to slack off on continuing my GORUCK Challenge prep work.  the great thing is i feel like shit without the random workouts  >:(,  so i will be attempting a more structured routine sooner than later. will keep all posted

                          zee i always took you more for a  Big John Stud or Bob Backlund kind of guy.

                          that whoa!!! was motivating . . .

                          Jody had some brass land right between the "girls" last Saturday…me and the two guys (that I don't know) in the next lane had a pretty good laugh at her expense

                          I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                          • zhivagoZ
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                            thanks Monday, kinda feeling like King Kong Bundy after hitting the scale this morning, need to jog more I think?

                            I always try to remind myself that weight isn't really everything and the way you feel and the way your clothes are fitting etc is much more important. Along those lines, things are going well out here in CO, but dropping 20 or so is really not as easy as it use to be that much I am certain of…

                            Doug, you take your "girls" to the range? People give me some pretty dirty looks when I take Ryder  😉 😉 😉

                            Zhivago

                            MM: "we all got to start somewhere"

                            G: "Never once did he bitch, moan or complain.  He just motivated the team and got on with it"

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                            • DougNgD
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                              Anybody get to the point where they've burned out yet? Every three months, I take a week off to recharge the battery

                              I used to work out six or seven days a week, long hard workouts. Then I started to notice that I would either plateau, backslide, or get a cold out of nowhere. I was pushing my body too hard and my body pushed back

                              Taking a week off also helps prevent injuries from overtraining. I just took a week off a few weeks back

                              Z: Jody comes with me 50% of the time. She's a pretty good shot, and if anyone gave a dirty look at her at the range because she's a woman with a gun, she'd probably leave a ring shaped burn mark on them 🙂

                              I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                              • zhivagoZ
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                                No no, bad attempt at humor that didn't convey…awesome that Jody goes to the range with you man!

                                Zhivago

                                MM: "we all got to start somewhere"

                                G: "Never once did he bitch, moan or complain.  He just motivated the team and got on with it"

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                                • DougNgD
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                                  Last weekend, I asked her what she'd like to do for Mother's Day Weekend

                                  Answer: Iron Man 3, shooting, BBQ

                                  I married the perfect woman

                                  I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                                  • derivative666D
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                                    *yes sir

                                    "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                                    • zhivagoZ
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                                      today I went for more of a where am I at approach to the work out

                                      7 exercises 25 reps each, just body weight. 3 rounds

                                      lunges (prison style)
                                      jump squats
                                      push ups
                                      supermans
                                      jump squats
                                      squats (prison style)
                                      double crunches

                                      great stuff!

                                      Also, started DDP Yoga yesterday and I am pretty stoked on it. Mixing Skogg, DDP and Big Z work outs I think we are starting to get somewhere. I'll keep ya posted.

                                      Zhivago

                                      MM: "we all got to start somewhere"

                                      G: "Never once did he bitch, moan or complain.  He just motivated the team and got on with it"

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                                      • DougNgD
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                                        I'm pretty sure Tabata means "eff you gaijin" in Japanese…

                                        I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                                        • ChrisC
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                                          @zhivago:

                                          Also, started DDP Yoga yesterday and I am pretty stoked on it. Mixing Skogg, DDP and Big Z work outs I think we are starting to get somewhere. I'll keep ya posted.

                                          Yeah, Doug made a good call on the DDP/Skogg combo.  Those really compliment one another well.  Thanks for that, Doug.

                                          (And thanks for the Tiger Balm suggestion, too- my wife just laughed when I said I was going out to buy some, since her mother apparently used it for everything; aches, pains, sprains, hangnails, warts, indigestion, whatever…)

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                                          • zhivagoZ
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                                            Yesterday but here it is none the less

                                            Tabata 30 on 10 off 4x each

                                            Side squat lunges w/ steelbell
                                            close in (diamond) push ups

                                            Trunk twists w/ steelbell
                                            one legged bird drops with Kettlebell

                                            ropes
                                            big waves double arms 4x
                                            1 minute rest
                                            sidewinders 4x
                                            1 minute rest
                                            waves alternating arms and squatting up and down 4x

                                            Stood on the edge of the cliff: Mt. Hurl
                                            came back down

                                            Ropes rock, try em if you can!!!

                                            Zhivago

                                            MM: "we all got to start somewhere"

                                            G: "Never once did he bitch, moan or complain.  He just motivated the team and got on with it"

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