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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Days 9, 10, & 11
I am starting to notice some good and not so good things about my deadlift form. First, the not so good. One of my training partners videotaped me lifting with a higher hip pull (experimenting with set up) and I … Continue reading
Evil 8 and Tenacity
The second leg of my four day stretch was rough, but I discovered one reason why the 40 Day Program is so effective: it helps develop tenacity. Why is tenacity so important? A physical culturist has tenacity if he is … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 Day Program, Dan John, Deadlift, Physical culture, Tenacity
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Lucky Number 7
I’m entering a slightly challenging stretch. Dan John allows for some leeway as far as schedule goes. But, I think the spirit of the 40 Day Program is 40 days as close together as one can get. I decided to … Continue reading
Henry Rollins’ “Iron and the Soul”
Details Magazine published this Henry Rollins essay way back in 1994. It rings as true now as it did then.* Iron and the Soul By Henry Rollins I believe that the definition of definition is reinvention. To not be like … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Flag, Henry Rollins, Lifting Weights, Weight training
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Day 6
Day 6 is in the books. It occurred to me today, while attempting to defy gravity via the pullup bar, that I have to get my diet ducks in a row. I am going to follow a Primal diet for … Continue reading
Never Too Old
“Do not go gentile into that good night, Old age should burn and rage at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” –Dylan Thomas At 37 years young I am quite aware of death’s shadow. Yet, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dylan Thomas, Jack Lalanne, Lifting Weights, Old age, Physical culture
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Day 5
Why does five days on a basic strength program feel like such a milestone? Is it because I was able to lift five days in one week for the first time in over a year without my back killing me? … Continue reading
Day 4
Day 4 was fantastic. I corrected my form problem on deadlifts and started making small progress. One problem that will continually arise on this program is the desire to add weight or intensity. Of course, that would be detrimental considering … Continue reading
Day 3
OK, three days in and all is well. Deads felt a bit too rushed today. I think it’s just very easy to push too hard on this routine because the weights are relatively light. Today I pulled a bit too … Continue reading
Day 2
From this point forward every post related to 4o Day Program workouts will simply be titled by day. Day 2 went really well. I made a few changes to the warmup: dropped goblet squats to 1 x 20 x 30lbs; … Continue reading
