what happened?

Oct. 17 Friday:

A big box gym looks impressive as hell but lacks substance.




" A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Bill Cosby

WO du jour:
warm up with bands and joint mobility. Then 5 sets of 5pullups, 10 elevated pushups,15 abmats, 20 air squats, 50 rope jumps

for 20 mins. time: Use 2 kettlebells.
6 KB squat cleans
9 KB overhead squats
12 KB SDHP
15 KB push press
That is really a tough session as the squat cleans and overhead squats put you down quick.

A local "big box gym" closed its door yesterday for the last time. You can probably blame its demise on a number of issues such as the sinking economy, competition of too many other gyms offering the same services for less, or not providing services people want. As with a lot of other business, you go to the location and you find a note on the door that they will no longer be open and you assess what you lost out of your relationship to that business. This scenario is and will be happing more ofter for the near future with the economic upheaval.
You are now angry as you have to find a new location or option to replace what service the failed business provided. In the case of fitness facility, there is usually others to takes its place as there is usually too many to support the local economy most of the time. I have been in that position prior so eventually, built my own"small box gym" to have available forever, regardless of what the rest of the fitness community decided to do. Its like a mini version of a big box gym, except, I put the type of equipment I want to use, and above all the it will close when I can no long get off my ass to open the door and turn on the music.

have a great day suffering and remember the mission is sacred.
Oct 16th. Thurs.

" I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
Fred Allen

WO du jour:
20 mile bike ride on trail. good steady pace with no free wheeling.

later in the day:

20 kg snatch practice: one set of ladders 1-10 reps.
20kg snatch Tabata with 20 sec. work and 10 sec. rest. that got my attention!

Oct. 15th.wed.

"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.
Thomas E. Lawrence

WO du jour:

lots of bands, joint mobility
Back squats: sets of 3 for 10 sets
weighted pullups: sets of two for 10 sets