Down in a hole

i "climbed" today. Morale/vibe/phsyche/mojo levels are reposing with most of the travellers on the Titanic. Haven't worked out in the irongym in--what?--week and a half. Just can't swing it. Haven't slept in approximately that long. It's weird: haven't had a drink, or anything like it in a long time now, and i'm fatter and sleepier than ever. i really wish i had a workout partner. This blows.

Ah well. School's 'bout to start for me, and i'm certain i'll have more free time then.

SuperLardAccumulation

Speaking of super accumulation, i failed again today to tag my project. On the other hand, i got this techy v4 second try that starts from a hanging knee bar. Then i worked another project that i think'll go at either ultra hard 4 or soft 6. i was baked on it, and i thought i'd give it one more burn. Crux has you stabbing off of a heinous flattened-S-shaped pinch way out left to an undercling pinch with one foot flagging into space. Get that foot on a bad hold, then--seriously--dyno yer right foot up to a heel hook match on the right hand sloper. Stick that, and you can let go to slither up to a bad crimp. Only i was tired, and i got my foot up there, and my shoe pulled off of my heel. So i popped. i misjudged the distance to the mat by two inches, over-rotated, and nearly bent my knee backwards. By the grace of God i didn't pop a ligament, but i sat there for a few minutes unable to straighten my leg thinking delirious thoughts.

Not a bad workout, but i'm with ya: i gotta lose weight, and i gotta clean out some poisons. i can't help but think, though, that several of these projects would'a' gone already if it weren't 96degrees in the gym, and i didn't sweat all the chalk off of my hands by the fourth move. i'm kinda' looking forward to fall. But maybe i'll do some serious overtraining with you to get in the spirit of the thing and cheer you on.

And while i'm linking things, i want two of these and two of these for just whatever holiday you feel most generous on. It'd complete my wall. For a while...

Motivational Speaker

i had a thoroughly non-inspiring climbing session today. Could. Not. Pull. my. Schmidt. Togetha'. Had Aeon and Katja with me, so to be fair the juju beam was a li'l unfocussed. And this jackass 12 year old n00b was swinging on the gym rings right in front of my project 'cuz neither he nor his momma could read the huge flourescent pink sign that says "Please don't swing on the rings." And the music was cranked up to 2 or 3 decibals, such that if one cupped, say, a poster-board rolled up into a cone about one's ear, he might make out that music was, indeed, playing. And it was filthy hot. So if you would imagine climbing in an old-folks' home in mid-August Alabama with a bevy of Ritalin-starved grandchildren running amok, then you'd 'bout have the vibe. i s'pose the three glasses of wine i had last night and the subsequent night of not sleeping at all detracted as well.

i climbed nothing. At all.

On a brighter note, i did finally stick the crux on m' proj, and climbed through the finish, so i know it'll go. It's just frickin'---hard. And low percentage. But it'll go. i just could not link it from the start. It was one of those days where it was so frustrating that i couldn't stick that hold on link, i knew if just any li'l variable were different, it'd have gone. If somebody else were there working it with me. If the music were louder. If some hot chick had been on the treadmills. If i'd worn a different t-shirt. If i had a teeny bit higher pain tolerance, or if i'd taken my driver's license outta my pocket, or one less swig of water... i do not know. It was just that close. Absolutely maddening.

But it'll go. And the others will too. my hands and tendons felt healed and strong. Just had a low pain tolerance and low concentration level. Only a matter of time.

Oo, and i got into an A&P lab today (i'd been waitlisted), so i'm fully signed up for A&P 1, A&P 2, and microbiology for this semester. i'll be slicing up cadavers on saturdays. Don't think i'll be getting out much this semester. i'd appreciate your prayer.

1 4m 50 1337, 1 pwnd ur 4$$

Dunno. sounded like something a still-in-the-closet Everquest pro'd say. Anyhow, i lifted 505 on sat.

Little joke there, but i did work out, and it was a good 'un, in my opinion. i hate it when people use "ur" for "your". Makes me feel like a tard trying to sound it out. Lessee: "ur" in "urine". Is that really how we annunciate "your"? Only if you're a tad trisomal or make a habit of using your bedroom voice during casual conversation.

DB Bench:

warmed up with 40 or so bb bench with just the bar.
1x14x45
2x10x50

This was a token effort to do something to my whithering boobs. Killed my shoulders. Just weird: it felt like no weight, but my shoulders felt arthritic.

P'lups:
20xbw (These felt pretty easy)
6x+45
3x+70
2x+80
1x+90

i really would'a really loved a spot on these. i locked out with 90, but couldn't repeat, and i didn't feel like i had 100 in me. i'd like to go negative on these, but it's a bit hard without a spot.

Hanging leg raises:

30xshoes
3x10x+ankle weights

These, again, sucked; but there's definitely a benefit in taking a week off that isn't there after taking three weeks off.

Straight Leg Deads:

14x145
8x195
8x215
6x235
6x255
4x275

my goal now is to beat Bryant's pr straight legged, with the bar sitting on my feet. :)

One Arm Cable Rows:

90x8
105x8
120x6
135x6
150x4

This was a getting-back-into-it session, but these felt really good. Unfortunately, not drinking seems to be crazy healthy for me.

Bent Over BB rows:

1x10x135
2x6x175

These got a tad heavy towards the end.

finished with some wide grip pulldowns and one-arm pulldowns just to see how it'd feel.

So far, i'm waitlisted for an A&P lab, and a microbiology lecture, but if it all comes together i'll be taking A&P 1 and 2 and Micro all this semester. i'll be a monk if that happens. But if i pull that off, i have a good chance of starting pa school in jan. Please pray for us, eh.

and still another

Rather than go to the irongym like i should have, i went back for another climbsesh. i have some trouble staying away when i've got open projects. As expected, i didn't climb so well, but then i mostly went in to stretch and meditate a li'l. i was watching this group of guys trying to campus a slopey 0+ for fun, so i tried it and campused it up and down. That was nice. At least the lats are still in high form, even if m' finger tendons are teetering on the spooky brink of -itis. i wasn't planning to climb again until fri. or sat., and i was slopping off of problems early on that i was nearly sending at the end of the workout last time. But i did work all the moves on several problems that i'm sure i'll link when i go in fresh. i'm gonna (fer real this time) try to get into the iron gym this afternoon, but i'll probably be using the wrist hooks on deadlift. i can't imagine being able to hold the bar right now.

Oo, you guys're on vacation, ain't yas? Well have fun then.

another day

Climbed yesterday. Was an ok workout, but i didn't get m' project. Definitely wasn't entirely healed from the last one. Want to go back today, but it ain't happening. Gotta go pick up the kids here in a sec. i might try to get in to the iron gym tonight if i get back in time. Man, i need to sleep more.

Up here on the wagon

Haven't had a sip in a few days. No poisons to speak of, excepting the McDonald's breakfast yesterday. Strangely enough, i feel better. It was getting pretty bad. After that workout i last posted about i seriously almost threw up, and me no likey that feeling. But things are looking up. i finally got into an A&P class, which takes off a li'l stress. So far i haven't been able to get into microbio, so there's no reason to do both A&Ps in the same semester if i can't do it all. If that's how it ends up, i won't be able to apply to school for this Jan., but it'll make school way less stressful. At any rate, i've got a cadaver lab at 7:30 am on the other side of the city.

Climbed on fri. and tore it up. Sent a v4 i'd gotten hucked off'n at the comp. Spent the rest of the time working a 5. It is hard. Put in probably 15-20 burns figuring out how to get to, then touching but never sticking the crux hold. i'm pretty confident it'll go when i'm fresh, but it requires crushing fingerprints into a nasty bad pinch. i think i'm gonna have to heal to a new layer of strength to eke another 2mm of plastic outta the crux. That's a nice feeling. Very motivational.

The climbing wall at home is fully operational, and it works me. i'll get some pics posted when i get home long enough. we're deep into putting a new kitchen in our kitchen, and we can't stay at the house. It's gunna look pretty shweet though, when we're finished. You'll hafta come check 'er out. Peace to all yas.

/i've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap/

went in to the irongym yesterday evening. While it was a miserable workout, it was also--enlightening. i think i have a good explanation why i've felt so sluggish lately, and why i've been climbing like sun-dried doodoo, and why i can't sleep to save my life. It was just over three weeks since the last iron workout i'd done, so i was deconditioned a bit for sure; but i couldn't finish the workout i did last time--by quite a bit--and i felt like puking before it was over. i think i've subtly and slowly been upping my stress levels (and concomitant drinking levels) to the stratosphere. i think between deciding not to go to PT school, to feeling inadequate to go to PA school, to trying to get into nursing school, to finding it nearly impossible to get into the classes i need for any of it, to finding out we'll be having another baby i think i've just grown kinda cozy with the thought of succumbing to cancer.

It's not, by the way, a terribly good option.

So yesterday i called up U. St. Francis, and talked with an advisor at length about their PA program. i was hugely encouraged by him. He said my grades and GRE scores, etc. were way beyond competitive, and when i asked about how heavily they weight job credentials and specific kinds of letters of rec he laughed it off. So if God allows it, i'm going to take the classes i need to get into PA school. That's what i really want to do, and Steph has strongly seconded that. Please pray. i'm going insane.

report

Having beaten "Mastermind World Conqueror" i guess i'll scribble a bit. Climbed today, but i may as well not have gone in. Nothin' to rave about.

Had a comp on fri. That was fun i reckon. It was Annie's birthday, and mum and da' were here, so i climbed my eight routes and jetted, so my score wasn't as good as it might'a been, but it was fun. i have been so sleepy and worn out lately that i just haven't been pulling it down like i want to. Also i've been playing on m' new wall a bunch, and that honestly isn't all that helpful right before a numbers session. But if i can get to the point where i'm doing some reps on that thing, i'll be strong. It's fairly heinous.

i'm planning on making me go to the irongym tomorrow, so maybe i'll have more to write about then. Oh, and i ordered some of that circumin stuff, and more fish oil. i thought about getting the alpha male stuff, and i'd still like to, but i'd be destroyed if spent that much at one time.