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Day 34 on the wagon

My Concept II rowing machine is getting a lot of use these days.  I think it is a relatively safe way to get my exercise without too much pounding.  I’ve been rowing every day and changing it up as I go with some intervals and longer sets. I’m feeling pretty good to be honest.   [...]

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Meditation on day 24

Wow, so far winter has not arrived in Kingston.  I thought this was supposed to be the coldest part of the year?  It is 4 degrees celcius today.  What gives? But I digress. A big part of mindfulness is arrived at via meditation.  Hmmm.  So I am attempting to learn to meditate.  Easy right?  Nope. [...]

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2 weeks of vacation – Kingston style

I needed two weeks to recover from numbness in my fingers from shitty ergonomics at my workstation.  I also needed sleep.  Not one or two nights but two weeks worth.  Stomach issues are improving.  I needed the opportunity to take stock. Today will mark 20 consecutive days that I have either rowed or run.  I [...]

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Rowing, Running, Diet, Vacation

So now it is becoming a “sustained effort”.  This will be day 18.  DAY 18.  Yesterday I rowed 12k at a sustained high (for me) pace.  Now I am wondering how long it will be before I’ll start to feel like I am seeing a benefit to this “discipline”. It is too cold to run [...]

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The Wolverine Program

I’ve been trying to get back in shape.  Life kinda got in the way of fitness so now the wagon is miles in front of me and I really need to work to catch up. This is day 13 of my attempt to get back in shape.  Days 1 through7 were baby steps.  30 minutes [...]

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Getting in shape for BJJ

Managing my whole life is a tricky business.  I always seem to have a major fire burning and while I am fighting that fire, everything else is neglected. I really enjoy BJJ and in order to progress I need to attend class and I need to stay healthy.  I also need to free up the [...]

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