Roger/Waffle pointlessly pushing iron up in the air thread (warning: geekery)

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

It's not weight lifting, but I started back to swimming today.

I'm in even worse shape than I thought I was.

I'm going to add a lap every time I swim until I'm back up to 32 laps.

[Doktor Howl]

It's not weight lifting, but I started back to swimming today.

I'm in even worse shape than I thought I was.

I'm going to add a lap every time I swim until I'm back up to 32 laps.

Swimming is harder than weight lifting, IMO.

[Cainad (dec.)]

In exercise news, my kendo (Japanese swordfighting) class did our annual 1000 practice swings last night. As in, we hefted a 39-inch, 500 gram bamboo stick over our heads and swung it forward and back 1000 times, while trying maintain proper grip and posture.

My arms are filing for divorce.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

It's not weight lifting, but I started back to swimming today.

I'm in even worse shape than I thought I was.

I'm going to add a lap every time I swim until I'm back up to 32 laps.

Swimming is harder than weight lifting, IMO.

It sure kicked my ass. But if I add a lap every time I swim I should be back to where I was in about 7 weeks. I have a microfiber towel so that I can just carry my whole swim kit in a ziploc bag in the bottom of my backpack.

No wonder I've gained so much weight since my surgery... I had to stop swimming at the time, and then I somehow just never got back to it. This should take care of a host of issues, including my blood pressure.

[EK WAFFLR]

Goddamn. I love swimming. There's no place nearby where I can indulge though. Maybe it's time to take up ice swimming.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Goddamn. I love swimming. There's no place nearby where I can indulge though. Maybe it's time to take up ice swimming.

Swimming is my favorite!

Round 2 today. I added 3 laps to my previous swim time, and swam for 20 minutes. I'll be sore tomorrow! If I can add 3 laps per session, I should be back up to a mile in no time.

[rong]

I think there's also a neurological component to lifting.  That is, you can only try[\i] as hard as your brain and nerves will allow.

To put it another way, if you transplant a power lifter's brain into a pipsqueak's body, he/she could easily break bones or tear ligaments just by flexing.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I think there's also a neurological component to lifting.  That is, you can only try[\i] as hard as your brain and nerves will allow.

To put it another way, if you transplant a power lifter's brain into a pipsqueak's body, he/she could easily break bones or tear ligaments just by flexing.

If you mean that you can surpass the body's abilities by trying too hard, that's well-documented.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000473.htm

[Roly Poly Oly-Garch]

I think there's also a neurological component to lifting.  That is, you can only try[\i] as hard as your brain and nerves will allow.

To put it another way, if you transplant a power lifter's brain into a pipsqueak's body, he/she could easily break bones or tear ligaments just by flexing.

If you mean that you can surpass the body's abilities by trying too hard, that's well-documented.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000473.htm

"Uncle Rhabdo the Clown" (from a Crossfit newsletter)

[Bruno]

I think there's also a neurological component to lifting.  That is, you can only try[\i] as hard as your brain and nerves will allow.

To put it another way, if you transplant a power lifter's brain into a pipsqueak's body, he/she could easily break bones or tear ligaments just by flexing.

Yeah, I think there is a neurological component. Newbs neurons just won't fire hard enough, or activate enough fibers or what not.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I think there's also a neurological component to lifting.  That is, you can only try[\i] as hard as your brain and nerves will allow.

To put it another way, if you transplant a power lifter's brain into a pipsqueak's body, he/she could easily break bones or tear ligaments just by flexing.

Yeah, I think there is a neurological component. Newbs neurons just won't fire hard enough, or activate enough fibers or what not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMT4PtXRCVA

[Bruno]

I think there's also a neurological component to lifting.  That is, you can only try[\i] as hard as your brain and nerves will allow.

To put it another way, if you transplant a power lifter's brain into a pipsqueak's body, he/she could easily break bones or tear ligaments just by flexing.

Yeah, I think there is a neurological component. Newbs neurons just won't fire hard enough, or activate enough fibers or what not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMT4PtXRCVA

Yes, that.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

There is a neurological component to everything we do, technically.

[Doktor Howl]

There is a neurological component to everything we do, technically.

Not me.

Dok,
Head's all empty, we don't care.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

There is a neurological component to everything we do, technically.

Not me.

Dok,
Head's all empty, we don't care.