Here is an excellent video discussion about living longer. Are we really living longer than those before us? Also, some discussion about Crossfit, one of my new interests.

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Well, a not so good workout this morning. I have tried coming up with really good excuses for not following my predetermined workout for this morning. I was not very successful in coming up with any. Bottom line, I just did not want to lift heavy things this morning. Could I [...]

One of the things that sets me off is people saying “I was going to do my walk, but it looked like rain”.
Here is my answer to that.

Just swingin’ in the rain . . . Peter Oehl and CrossFit Wilmington trainer Julie Edgerton keep going in a deluge. (picture from Crossfit.Com)
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Another Hump Day. Hips are feeling better. Very little sleep. The last several days my mind keeps racing at night. I get focused on a person or a task and just repeat the same thing over and over.
Made it to the gym and worked hard and felt good about accomplishing [...]

Going to look into total hip replacement. I took everything I had to dump myself out of the bed onto the floor this morning.
Really worked on trying to come up with a good reason not to go workout this morning. I hurt. I will work harder tomorrow. Who cares if I [...]

A restless night. I was doing Crossfit all night long in my sleep in anticipation of my first class, so I was already exhausted by the time I got there. This morning I needed to be at the Crossfit gym at 6A.

Results for WOD
6am
10 Renegade Row
15 Wall Ball
20 Front Squat
50 Jump Ropes
**4 [...]

For the next month I will be doing a Crossfit on Monday and Friday morning and Kettlebell workouts from Dave on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Core Circuit (Done with Kettlebell workouts)– Repeat 3 times with no rest
V-Sit Med Ball Rotations 12lb. Med Ball – 30 reps (sit with knees slightly bent and feet off ground. [...]

What do you do when you come to a brick wall?

“Brick walls are there for a reason. They let us prove how badly we want things. Brick walls aren’t meant to keep us from doing things but to separate the ones who REALLY want to do something (those who find a way around the brick [...]

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Restless night with my back but finally got to sleep. Up early and at the gym at 5A.
Overall good workout this morning. I was happy with this. I did my shoulder flyes, elbow flyes and pulls, face pulls, 20 minute cardio and stretching. Total workout 2 hours 10 minutes.
WORKOUT – CLASS STYLE
Activation
12 lb MB [...]