Unwinding

It’s been two weeks since I started taking care of my back… and I’m bored the hell out of my skull. I miss lifting, I miss the jits. Crap.
Anyways, so far the inflammation is getting down, and I finally went out jogging on Saturday night. Mind you, it was a little trotting like an old [...]

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And The Uncoiling Begins

My back is still twisted like a pig’s tail, but at least it’s not hurting that much anymore. Chiropractice FTW!

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I’m Twisted… Literally

Ok, I’m screwed… or maybe not. I dunno. I came back from my chiro, and after looking at my x-rays, I have to say my spine looks all f* up. Let’s just say that my spine, starting from the pelvis, is tilted to the left, my right shoulder is over an inch below my left [...]

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Decisions, Decisions, Schmuckcisions

In three weeks, my LA Fitness membership is about to expire. So far I’ve been going there only to squat as I do most of my pressing, dead lifting and other stuff at home. Heck, not that I’m back into jiu jitsu, it is more difficult to make time to drive back and forth from [...]

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Suckage of Cosmic Proportions

In the name of ${DEITY:=Salma Hayek}, training sucks more than a vacuum cleaner.
I’ve been training jits for two weeks already at a local SBGi gym (finally after almost a year-long hiatus). The staph crap is completely gone, and my neck is good to go. Been squatting and deadlifting heavy shit and doing my due diligence [...]

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More DIY – On Slam Balls and Tabata Sets

Before I discuss what a slam ball is, we need to explain the context in which such a training tool is used. And the context is High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), and specifically, Tabata intervals.
What is a tabata interval? It is a High Intensity Interval Training protocol originally devised by Dr. Izumi Tabata to increase [...]

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Moar DIY – On Sandbag Training

One of the most most priced posessions I have is a sandbag I build following Ross Enamait’s sandbag construction kit. As it is my nature to deviate from instructions and basically wing it, I added a few twists in its construction which allowed me to use to use less plastic bags. Ross suggests to use [...]

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Moar DIY Stuff – On Ham Raises

As I continue my trajectory accross the realms of Do-It-Yourself training equipment, I keep finding more and more ways to exploit the home-made crap I already have. Case in point, glute-ham raises.

This is a brutal, yet effective exercise for developing knee flexion strenght. Nothing hits the hamstrings during knee flexion as this one. Furthermore, it [...]

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Home Rings No Workie (The Way I Wanted Them To Work)

OK, some things didn’ t work as planned. One of these were the rings I made (previously discussed here.). Despite the fact these were filled with chains, they bent and lost their shape while doing dips. A partial solution was to fill them up with sand (while sealing the ends with a glue gun.)

But [...]

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Parte Tres: Do-It-Yourself Stuff with PVC, Chains and this Time, Lumber… and Crap

Alright meat-heads.
Following my last post on the subject, this is the third installment of this crap I’ve been doing for the last couple of weeks. The fact of the matter is that my g/f and I have already signed and mailed our cancellation forms to LA Fitness. Screw them. The only thing we’ll miss [...]

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Whenever You Feel Like Complaining

There are times all of us complain and whine about how difficult things are. Life is hard, we are slaves to the grind and such. And if we are not placing our asses on the couch singing our lamentations while munching the last bucket of  Häagen-Dazs, we get bogged down by others who do.
It is at times [...]

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A moment of Self-Contemplating Amusement

… or boredom. Whichever it is, I think it momentarily sparkled my artistic creativity…
 …. weeeeeee, I’m a fucking kite, man!!!!

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Kosher Munching

One of my favorite places to eat out (read pig out) is Wolfie Cohen’s Rascal House on 17900 Collins Ave (Miami Beach). Awesome little corner of a place with my favorite meal being egg benedicts, potato pancakes and kosher dill pickles, and the coffee, oh the coffee.
If you are visiting South Florida, go there.
If [...]

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Parte Dos : Do-It-Yourself Stuff with PVC, Chains, Tires, Belts, Ropes, Bands and Crap

Following the trail of thought started here, we explore how to turn a lowly, humble and disposed tire into a fine piece of physical training equipment. I shit you not, it is possible… and no, I’m not running a spell-checker on this thing!!!
The Humble Tire
Originally I though I needed a piece of lumber with a [...]

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Do-It-Yourself Stuff with PVC, Chains, Tires, Belts, Ropes, Bands and Crap

Well, I’ve had some free time in the last couple of days, so I decided to make some shit at home. The first thing was a pair of rings, these ones made with PVC pipes and chains (I stole that idea from Ross Enamait’s forums.)
I haven’t hung this stuff yet – I’m installing some swing [...]

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