Summer is almost over. Damn

about damn time too.

Soon ill be able to biking mid day and not sweat and feel like im dying from the sun.

Looks to me like a mis-aligned brake pad dragging on the sidewall.

recovering from a weekend of sore taint syndrome.

did my first metric century saturday morning.

sigh.... this year for my birthday I got nominated for that Ice Bucket challenge... normally not into the memes, but this one is for a good cause so it looks like I'm getting wet. I couldn't imagine living with ALS.

On a brighter note I also reconfigured my bike back to the bullhorns. I figured it was time for a change.

Hey everybody, I plan on riding the Bike MS 150 charity event in October and I need to fund raise in order to participate. I need to raise a minimum of $350 so if you can give a little you will be helping tremendously. Any small amount is appreciated. You can follow the link to MY PAGE to make a donation. Thank you. I will even don't fixed just for y'all :)

So I had a hill climb ride scheduled for today with some friends, and we just finished it up... too bad it was 101 degrees out.

I guess I should just be thankful I don't live in Arizona or something.

Went back to the gym tonight after about two and a half weeks off to do messing up dead lift.
Dropped my squat back to 180 vs 195 to be safe and I'm squatting even deeper now which is awesome.

Thursday is deadlift and I'll be dropping back to 180 from 225 to be safe and focus on form more.

You weigh about 75 pounds?

Does it matter? Not everyone can squat big weight, nor do they have to. For my weight I don't squat much weight at all.

Posted this elsewhere but... I almost hit a salmoning rider on a mountain bike in the lower east side this morning. Put me in a foul mood the rest of way into work.

I'm with Nagrom on this one.
Cyclists should be able to/want to squat and deadlift big weights.

Look at the track guys, the successful ones probably aren't squatting and deadlifting 185. No offense.
If you're spending time in the gym and have a goal other than strength, then numbers don't really matter. But if you have a goal in mind, like being stronger, or improving your cycling performance, you should have a plan to get stronger IMO. There are women who pull 500+ so I'd at least be pushing for a 4 plate deadlift and 3 plate squat.

2014/5's shaping up to be the year of the SS/FG tapered headtube...

well when 90% of the aluminum bikes come from the same place, get a sticker applied, then end up at City Grounds, what do you expect?

:p

Heya everyone, been ages since I've been on. Life has been busy this summer.

We made the move to downtown Phoenix. I started running more since I haven't had the chance to ride as often with the move. Running sucks.

Poor soul. Every time I pass a jogger while riding they just looks so miserable.

excuse me **** stain?

so im just supposed to magically jump to a certain number to make you people happy? have to start somewhere yes? or did you ******s just magically start squatting 500 pounds? eat dirt.


edit:
yes i have a goal, to become stronger and more fit but that doesnt happen over night so again i say. Eat dirt.


also nagrom with that attitude id like you to go up to the next person you see while at the gym squatting less than what you think is appropriate for a person and point a finger and laugh. If you cant, Why are you doing it here?

Okay, calm down, duders. Nagrom is baiting you, Genestar. If it makes you feel better and gives others something to laugh at, I just got into lifting a couple months ago and my max 5 reps at parallel was 145. I weigh 160. Womp womp... Working on it though. I also like to do yoga on Sunday mornings before work. Any yoga bros?

I only lift at home and at a friend's house who has a power rack for squatting. I am building a squat rack for my house from 3" rigid conduit. Hopefully I will get it finished next weekend and post some photos. Mitering them for welding is proving to take longer than I thought with just an angle grinder and cut-off wheel.

oh i know hes a baiter :) i just felt like talking **** lol.

Good job on that man, keep us updated on your progress!
im about 180 now. im sure i could do 200 in squat but i wanted to focus on going deeper and go easy until i feel my back is 100% again. It feels good but im being careful.

i hurt my back doing 225 deadlift which i know isnt allot but since im new at this im cool with that, i think that while i started my set i lost focus and wasnt paying attention to form so i took a couple weeks off. I feel fine but ya know.

what kind of routine are you using? im just using a basic 5x5 with squat,dead,over head,bench and bent over row.

Attaboy.

Hope your back heals quickly!

I don't have any serious routine yet. I'm trying to develop some base level strength before narrowing in on a program. I mostly do 4 x ~10 squats, military presses, deadlifts, and upright and bent over rows. Occasionally I throw in some side and front raises and forearm rollers to mix it up and isolate. I also do a lot of bodyweight exercises like pullups, pushups, and situps throughout the week. I honestly find bodyweight exercises like muscle-ups more impressive and useful than just getting big and lifting heavy.

You guys see this ridiculous pullup video?: http://youtu.be/j3MTqRWPiZU?t=1m7s

slowly trying to get into a yoga routine, need to finish my moving and get a new bed

apparently my mattress is shot and every day i wake up feeling like someones ripping out the muscles in my lower back its pretty fantastic.

this might help you.

Get Stronger With The StrongLifts 5x5 Routine
not a big guy but if you watch his videos he is squating allot of weight and deadlifting allotof weight but he isnt a big guy.


he is merely trying to reintroduce reg parks routine and states that. makes no claims these are his original ideas. just a guy wanting to be stronger and healthy and share it with others.