Starting tomorrow I'm going to attempt a revamped split routine at the gym. Posting here for criticism/advice.
Monday - Shoulders and Triceps
(4 Sets each for every exercise)
Shoulders
Dumbell Front Raise
Dumbbell Lateral Raise
Dumbbell Reverse Fly
Dumbbell Shrugs
Triceps
Lying Tricep Extension
One Arm Cable Extension
One Arm Dumbbell Extension
Tuesday - Back
Close Grip Pull Down
One Arm Dumbbell Row
Bent Over Barbell Row
Wide Grip Pull Down
Thursday - Chest and Biceps
Chest
Incline Dumbbell Bench Press
Bench Press Incline Dumbbell Flys
Cable Crossovers
Biceps
Incline Dumbbell Curl
Preacher Curl
Standing Hammer Curl
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Nader, Gym, Phoenix, etc.
Just found out that Nader is running for president again. If he hands the Republicans another victory I'm going to be royally pissed off. As long as Obama takes the democratic nomination I think we'll be okay though. He seems like an unstoppable machine right now.
Btw...I went ahead and ordered that phoenix pendant last night. Couldn't resist, it looks too cool.
Gym update:
I've decided that I'm going to make an attempt to intensify my weight-lifting and put less emphasis on cardio. I wish I knew more about lifting, but wandering around the web gives me some idea as to what I need to be doing. Maybe I'll look like Popeye soon.
Not much else to report. Spring break approaches and I'm wondering where I should go to celebrate my continued existence. I thought about NYC but I'd rather just take a road trip to Chicago or Nashville or something of that sort. So it goes.
Hodge Out
Btw...I went ahead and ordered that phoenix pendant last night. Couldn't resist, it looks too cool.
Gym update:
I've decided that I'm going to make an attempt to intensify my weight-lifting and put less emphasis on cardio. I wish I knew more about lifting, but wandering around the web gives me some idea as to what I need to be doing. Maybe I'll look like Popeye soon.
Not much else to report. Spring break approaches and I'm wondering where I should go to celebrate my continued existence. I thought about NYC but I'd rather just take a road trip to Chicago or Nashville or something of that sort. So it goes.
Hodge Out
Friday, February 22, 2008
Wave of the future
As the Lady Who Wears Too Much Perfume walks by I've realized that I hate how half the people in this office get to leave work early but I do not. It doesn't help that my managers are workaholics. It's not that I don't like working here, it's actually a great job, but it's discouraging to see others sprint to freedom while I'm stuck here. So it goes.
My to-read list is growing ever-larger but I'm not doing all that much reading. I'm about 2/3 of the way through Barack Obama's book "The Audacity of Hope" and I plan on finishing that first. I just ordered "On The Road" on Amazon since Jake kept insisting that it would change my life. I'll probably put that next in queue.
I need to quit ordering things on Amazon but it's not like I have anything else to do at work. Net shopping, riding the wave of the future.
Hodge Out
My to-read list is growing ever-larger but I'm not doing all that much reading. I'm about 2/3 of the way through Barack Obama's book "The Audacity of Hope" and I plan on finishing that first. I just ordered "On The Road" on Amazon since Jake kept insisting that it would change my life. I'll probably put that next in queue.
I need to quit ordering things on Amazon but it's not like I have anything else to do at work. Net shopping, riding the wave of the future.
Hodge Out
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Phoenix Rising
6 days in a row at the gym so far.
I'm 16/20 in terms of days I've gone to the gym out of this month.
I suppose it's a good stress reliever.
For some reason I've started looking into jewelry on Amazon. I suppose I noticed a few other people wearing cool rings and such so I felt left out. I just recently ordered this piece, which I wandered upon by happenstance and fits me very well.
http://www.amazon.com/RELIGIONS-Silver-Pewter-PENDANT-Necklace/dp/B00065G23I/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=jewelry&qid=1203601268&sr=8-4
I also really want a pendant or a ring involving a phoenix. The themes of freedom and fire sit well with me. They're also just plain awesome. I'm thinking about this one but there are several I'm considering.
http://www.amazon.com/Azurite-Sterling-Silver-Medallion-Necklace/dp/B000RM12OY/ref=pd_sbs_jw?ie=UTF8&qid=1203600883&sr=1-1
Suggestions?
Hodge Out
I'm 16/20 in terms of days I've gone to the gym out of this month.
I suppose it's a good stress reliever.
For some reason I've started looking into jewelry on Amazon. I suppose I noticed a few other people wearing cool rings and such so I felt left out. I just recently ordered this piece, which I wandered upon by happenstance and fits me very well.
http://www.amazon.com/RELIGIONS-Silver-Pewter-PENDANT-Necklace/dp/B00065G23I/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=jewelry&qid=1203601268&sr=8-4
I also really want a pendant or a ring involving a phoenix. The themes of freedom and fire sit well with me. They're also just plain awesome. I'm thinking about this one but there are several I'm considering.
http://www.amazon.com/Azurite-Sterling-Silver-Medallion-Necklace/dp/B000RM12OY/ref=pd_sbs_jw?ie=UTF8&qid=1203600883&sr=1-1
Suggestions?
Hodge Out
Friday, February 15, 2008
Another Friday - Office Introductions
Another Friday and not too much to report. I've decided to introduce a few more characters to you from my office, for no other reason than boredom.
1.) Gay 45 year old guy - I wish you wouldn't look at me with those hungry eyes the way that you do. It reads very plainly and the way that you stare makes me a bit uncomfortable. Nice guy though. Please stop running past my desk to go to the printer. We all know that you can't have that much stuff to print.
2.) The local office wanderer who no one really likes but comes and talks to the guy in the office next to me anyway - You insist on using sports as a way to start a conversation. It has become blaringly obvious that the guy in the office next to me doesn't really like you and has things to do. You wander over every hour or two and look like a lost puppy when he isn't there. Surely there are people to talk to in your office section who don't hate you.
3.) The guy who always smiles and then asks me to do him some kind of favor like scanning some product displays - I don't mind this guy. Actually kind of nice. Would be better if I didn't have to perform any kind of work though.
4.) Chick with glasses who wears way too much perfume - I choke everytime you wander past my desk. It doesn't hit me at first, but once you're about 20 feet behind me I suddenly can't breathe. One spray, maybe two, but not fifteen please. She always has a smile on her face. It can be eerie sometimes, but at least she's kind.
These introductions may seem a bit negative, but most of the people in my office are quite cordial. It's these specific quirks that I remember them by.
Hodge Out
1.) Gay 45 year old guy - I wish you wouldn't look at me with those hungry eyes the way that you do. It reads very plainly and the way that you stare makes me a bit uncomfortable. Nice guy though. Please stop running past my desk to go to the printer. We all know that you can't have that much stuff to print.
2.) The local office wanderer who no one really likes but comes and talks to the guy in the office next to me anyway - You insist on using sports as a way to start a conversation. It has become blaringly obvious that the guy in the office next to me doesn't really like you and has things to do. You wander over every hour or two and look like a lost puppy when he isn't there. Surely there are people to talk to in your office section who don't hate you.
3.) The guy who always smiles and then asks me to do him some kind of favor like scanning some product displays - I don't mind this guy. Actually kind of nice. Would be better if I didn't have to perform any kind of work though.
4.) Chick with glasses who wears way too much perfume - I choke everytime you wander past my desk. It doesn't hit me at first, but once you're about 20 feet behind me I suddenly can't breathe. One spray, maybe two, but not fifteen please. She always has a smile on her face. It can be eerie sometimes, but at least she's kind.
These introductions may seem a bit negative, but most of the people in my office are quite cordial. It's these specific quirks that I remember them by.
Hodge Out
Friday, February 8, 2008
That time again
It never fails. On Fridays around the 3:30-4 pm range my boss will email me with some kind of urgent task. Why must he always wait till right before closing time to freak me out and squash any hopes of leaving early? Of course, when your Friday evening is at stake you tend to do the assignment with the mental speed and efficiency of an Einstein-like figure. Now I'm waiting in suspense to see if my boss burdens me with another last-minute task before my departure.
Tonight will be beer pong night with Mister Greene and crew. I absolutely love the competition and lack of sobriety associated with the game. There are few other things that give me greater pleasure than winning game after game while downing cup after cup of liquid bread. Perhaps I sound like a lush, but the rush comes more from the winning than the effects of alcohol.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Hodge Out
Tonight will be beer pong night with Mister Greene and crew. I absolutely love the competition and lack of sobriety associated with the game. There are few other things that give me greater pleasure than winning game after game while downing cup after cup of liquid bread. Perhaps I sound like a lush, but the rush comes more from the winning than the effects of alcohol.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Hodge Out
Friday, February 1, 2008
My own personal Lou Dobbs (Office Version)
It amazes me how long the woman at the desk about 20 feet behind me can talk on the phone without stopping. It can hardly be anything besides a one-sided conversation, judging by the short pauses between her statements.
I think of her as my own personal Lou Dobbs (Office Version - 2008).
She rants about a range of issues, mostly those that concern the middle class. Talking about everything from immigration to the housing crisis to religion in America. The only bad thing about this is that I no longer like listening to Lou Dobbs complain about the current political system without offering solutions.
She also has the recurring quip that "most people are ignorant". This comes from the woman who is afraid to vote for Obama because his name sounds like "Osama". In fact, she asked while in conversation with a fellow co-worker, "But isn't he, like, Muslim or...? I mean I'm not a racist or anything but..." You get the picture. White, middle-class baby boomer who has supressed most prejudices but still isn't fully open and hip to the progressive era of tolerance and understanding.
Such is life.
Hodge Out
I think of her as my own personal Lou Dobbs (Office Version - 2008).
She rants about a range of issues, mostly those that concern the middle class. Talking about everything from immigration to the housing crisis to religion in America. The only bad thing about this is that I no longer like listening to Lou Dobbs complain about the current political system without offering solutions.
She also has the recurring quip that "most people are ignorant". This comes from the woman who is afraid to vote for Obama because his name sounds like "Osama". In fact, she asked while in conversation with a fellow co-worker, "But isn't he, like, Muslim or...? I mean I'm not a racist or anything but..." You get the picture. White, middle-class baby boomer who has supressed most prejudices but still isn't fully open and hip to the progressive era of tolerance and understanding.
Such is life.
Hodge Out
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