Routine of the Day – The Longest 1/4 Mile
Posted by bradinator in Fitness, Routines on August 24, 2010
Warm Up – 3 Rounds for time
- 10 Pullups
- 20 Situps
- 30 Pushups
- 40 Squats
Time was 4:24
Routine of the Day – The Longest 1/4 Mile
- 150 feet Walking Lunges
- 50 Pushups
- 150 feet Walking Lunges
- 40 Side-to-Side Pushups
- 150 feet Walking Lunges
- 30 Glute-ham Situps
- 150 feet Walking Lungers
- 20 Pullups
- 150 feet Walking Lunges
- 10 Backpack Pushups
- 150 feet Walking Lunges
- 20 Pullups
- 150 feet Walking Lunges
- 30 Glute-ham Situps
- 150 feet Walking Lunges
- 40 Side-to-Side Pushups
- 150 feet Walking Lunges
- 50 Pushups
- 150 feet Walking Lunges
Final time was 24:25, with 14lbs training vest.
Thats 1350 feet or 1/4 of a mile of lunging.
日本の日記 - 重態が ありまさう!
Posted by bradinator in Japan, Japanese Language, Language Practice on August 24, 2010
平日には、 毎朝 会社の出発するとき 道は ずいぶん じゅうたいが あります。
As for weekdays, every morning when I leave for the office, the roads have awful traffic.
あいにく、 カルガリーの南の道は 下手に 作りました。 今、 道を 直せませんよ! ずいぶん じゅうたい いつもでしょう。。。
Unfortunately, Calgarys South Roads were poorly made. Now, the roads cannot by fixed. There will always be awful traffic.
でも、 けっこうですよ! 毎朝 車の中で 日本ごを 練習します。 日本語のCDと 聞いて 話すことを 勉強を します。
But, its okay! Every morning, from in my car I practice Japanese. I study listening and speaking with a Japanese Language CD.
私の時間は こうりつてき です。
I am しゅefficient with my time.
New Words —
へいじつ (平日) - Weekdays (N)
まいあさ (毎朝) - Every morning (N)
しゅっぱつ する (出発する) - To depart (N-Suru)
へた (下手) - Poor/Unskilled (A-na)
みち (道) - Way/Road (N)
ずいぶん ー Awful
じゅうたい (渋滞) - Traffic (N)
れんしゅう (練習) - Practice (N-Suru)
べんきょう (勉強) - Study (N-Suru)
こうりつてき (効率的) ー Efficient (A-na)
*じゅたい (受胎) - Impregnation (N)
Its really important we take a look at these two words: じゅうたい and じゅたい. In English ‘traffic’ is pronounced ‘juutai’ with a long ‘u’ vowel and jutai, the word for impregnation is pronounced with a much shorter ‘u’ sound. There are many examples of these similar sounding words, with extended vowels that have different meanings, in the Japanese language.
Ex: oji-san – Uncle and ojii-san – Grandfather, oba-san – Aunt and obaa-san – Grandma
The above example, both words are of a similar topic (ei: family), but could be very easily misinterpreted by a Japanese speaker. The mistake I made in the above post would are very different topics, though it would be obvious that the road is not ‘awfully impregnated’ and less like misinterpreted.
Routine of the Day – Faux Muscle Ups, HSPU and KB Swings
Posted by bradinator in Fitness, Routines on August 23, 2010
Warm Up - 3 Rounds for time of
- 10 Pullups
- 20 Situps
- 30 Pushups
- 40 Squats
Time was 4:44
Routine #1 - Complete 21-15-9 for time
- Push Press 65#
- Pullups
Routine #2 – Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes
- 4 Progression Muscle-Ups (Feet assisted)
- 8 Handstand Pushups
- 16 Kettlebell Swings
9 Rounds, plus 35 Pushups with the remaining 30 seconds
Routine of the Day – 8 Rounds
Posted by bradinator in Fitness, Routines on August 21, 2010
Warm Up - 3 Rounds for Time
- 10 Pullups
- 30 Pushups
- 30 Situps
- 30 Squats
Final time was 4:37.
Routine #1 - 8 Rounds for time (with 14lbs training vest)
- 25 Squats
- 8 Pullups
- 8 Ring Dips
Time was 8:03
Routine #2 – Tabata Intervals
- Sumo Highpull Deadlifts – 16, 15, 15, 16, 16, 15, 15, 16
- Knees-To-Elbows – 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 10, 10, 10
日本日記 ー 火事!火事!
Posted by bradinator in Japan, Japanese Language, Language Practice on August 21, 2010
外に 霧ーみたい (きり) でも BCの森の火事のけむりから です! 今週 大きいな西に風が 来た カルガリーは けむりに なりました。
New Words
きり (霧) - Fog
ーみたい - Looks like
もり (森) - Forest
かじ (火事) - A fire
けむり (煙) - Smoke
あんぜん (安全) - Safe
びょうき (病気) - Sick
とおい (遠い) - Far
Routine of the Day – Tabata Intervals
Posted by bradinator in Fitness, Routines on August 20, 2010
I find that if I do Tabata Intervals regularly my overall scores get higher, but skipping them for even a few weeks they drop down quite a lot…
Did this one shooting for static repetitions each round. Total reps was 874, up nearly 100 from last week, though I think I did ring dips that time.
| Pullups | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 80 | 7 |
| Squats | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 176 | 22 |
| Pushups | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 161 | 20 |
| Mt Climb | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 176 | 22 |
| Chair Dips | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 188 | 22 |
| GHSU | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 93 | 11 |
Beer Review – Old Tom Strong Ale
Posted by bradinator in Beer, Beer Tasting, Photography, Travel on August 20, 2010
Name: Old Tom Strong Ale
Origin: England, UK
Style: Old Ale, English Brown (8.5%)
Appearance: Pours with a minimal head, this strong English ale is dark red-brown in colour.
Taste: The aroma is strong, with fruity notes of apples and melons. The palette is very rich, with flavours of apples and sweet toffee malts. It finishes with a citrus bitterness. The rich flavours do a very good job of masking any of this ales high ABV taste.
Mouth Feel: Heavy bodied. Old Tom is still very sharp on the tongue, mostly due to its high ABV. Its also quite carbonated, though not as filling as I would have guessed.
Final Thoughts (4 out of 5): This was a great strong ale. Its very rich flavours do a great job masking its high ABV, though it is still present in the mouth feel of the drink.
This is the last beer from my Ireland/England trip the I reviewed. So many good memories. So many good beers.
