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Overall Goal: Whether out on the road or in the gym I am slowly building my conditioning to try entering some races next year - I have a racing bike so why not!
Fit Status:
Finally getting over this stupid bronchitis and got my bike on a trainer so I got no excuses... and no flat tires! Time to rock!
I have always been active in sports and continue to do so whenever I can. It all started when I was in high school and took a weight lifting class. The rest, as they say, is history.
Why I Love It:
I enjoy lifting weight and playing sports because it takes away the daily stress that can build up if I just sit around. In addition, the rush you get while lifting is a huge bonus.
How I Stay Motivated:
The articles from the Bodybuilding.com writers and forum members get me fired up to workout when I sometimes feel like skipping a workout.
Also need to stay in shape so I can keep up with my wife. Haha! Her BodySpace profile is: mkmetal.
I look forward to training and participating in sports because they are the ultimate energy release.
BB Accomplishments:
Increasing the weights everytime I go to the gym.
Other Accomplishments:
- Boise City League Soccer (2001) - Team won Div. II Championship.
- Cycling: Until this last spring it was taking me 15-20 minutes to ride between my house and work. Now I am riding the 3.7 miles in 11-13 minutes and have ridden approximately 480 miles since April.
*Have to give kudos to my wife (mkmetal) though... she already has over 1200 miles on her bike and its only August.
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The Crushupdated Fit Status "Finally getting over this stupid bronchitis and got my bike on a trainer so I got no excuses... and no flat tires! Time to rock!"
Whether out on the road or in the gym I am slowly building my conditioning to try entering some races next year - I have a racing bike so why not!
Goal (Long):
I love the graphs that are available here. They give you a visual of real progress or lack thereof. This motivates me to keep going because I can see that I am continuing to make progress.
My goal is to see how far I can go.
New Goal For 2009: Help my dad get control of his health and his mind before it is taken out of his control.
Weight Goal:
I want to GAIN 10 lb
Bodyfat Goal:
12%
Upcoming Contest:
Last Updated: Aug 4, 2009 2:14pm
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What is the most dangerous weightlifting exercise? Why?
Any free-weight exercise and certain machine exercises can be extremely dangerous if the right circumstances are in place - too much weight, already fatiqued, no spotter, not familiar with exercise, not focused on reps and breathing during exercise, etc... I'm sure there is more but these are some of the big ones. The breathing is huge - mess that up and you could find the weights falling uncontrollably.
Examples: Squat, Bench, Leg Press (you can blow out your obliques with enough weight and no belt)Any free-weight exercise and certain machine exercises can be extremely dangerous if the right circumstances are in place - too much weight, already fatiqued, no spotter, not familiar with exercise, n...more
- Updated Dec 19, 2008 10:38am
Have you ever had a lifting injury?
Yes
What type of injury was it? How long were you injured? How did you recover?
Not a lifting injury - I pulled my hamstring in Junior high. Was 1 1/2 years before I could run comfortably again. Had physical therapy for this one. Have had some tendon/ligament problems around my knees but definitely nothing horrible.
October 2007-December 2008.
Most recently: Over the last year I have had trouble with back side of left shoulder and middle of back, and just in the last couple of days I strained my obliques on leg press (Made 2 mistakes: No Belt/Heavy Weight and as I started pressing back up on last rep I unintentionally relaxed gut just a little - big mistake). Needless to say I'm feelin it right now and probably won't be doing bench or press for a few weeks.Not a lifting injury - I pulled my hamstring in Junior high. Was 1 1/2 years before I could run comfortably again. Had physical therapy for this one. Have had some tendon/ligament problems around my k...more
- Updated Dec 19, 2008 10:38am
What is the most common reason that somebody gets injured while lifting?
Many reasons. Bad form and not warming up good are right at the top. Oh and if you aren't focused 100% on what you are doing then you might as well go home, because those weights aint light.
Thanks, Scott :) (Hope they're not too much issues with the edits I make, LOL). I see that you have a racing bike; all the best if you decide to race that! It's fun the training; racing is something else, though. Good times. ~Rosie
Thank you for the awesome words on encouragement! I am truly trying to make BIG things happen! ..as long as I'm not the BIG thing! LOL how's race prep?
Hi Crush :) .. I just was reading through my mail and realized the pixs have been in my outbox this whole time... I re-sent it .. so if you received it 2x oops,:) ..If not sorry it took so long... I am getting ready for the Junior Nationals this week-very excited-if you are there please say hi - sending lots of rocky smiles this week :) deb:)
Thank you for the comment on my blog!! I LOVED Okinawa!! SO breathtaking and peaceful!! I definatly want to go back one day!! And would love to see more of Japan!! There are so many places I still want to travel!!
Thanks for the kind words......I am downloading wkly videos on facebook for my upcoming CBBF show and IFBB North Americans........seem to be having hard time downloading on bodybuilding.com. What's the largest size video can I download....and a stupid question.......URL (I do I make my video URL.......on facebook I just down load it without the use of an URL)? Sorry....need help. Thanks Christine
