I’ll give Gotham Knight a try, thanks!

(858) In Pursuit of Surfing Well – Page 31 – IGX (irongarmx.net)

Thank you for your hard work! I’m happy to return to the old style, at least for keeping a workout journal.  Hope the change back breathes some strong, fresh air into our community.  Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!  And go fuck yourselves, too!

Bram

Warm-Up

Shoulder Circles, 1-Leg Ankle Circles, Wrist Circles, Hip Circles, Neck Circles, Arm Cross-Overs, Reverse Lunge w/ Overhead Reach, Lateral Step w/ High Knee, Standing Twist, 1-Arm Circles Back, Leg Swings Side, Leg Swings Front, 1-Arm Circles Forwards

Workout

Chin-Ups x 8, Pull-Ups x 5, Chin-Ups x 5, Pull-Ups x…Read more

Workout

Safety Bar Box Squats 135lbs x 20, 15, 12

and

DB Calf Raises 20lbs x 20, 15, 12

DB Walking Lunges 15’s x 12 each x 3 sets

and

DB Seated Calf Raise 35’s x 20, 45’s x 15 x 2 sets

Slow Roundhouse Kicks x 20 each x 3 sets

and

Band Standing 1-Leg Adduction – Red x 20 each x 3 sets

Glute Ham Raise x 12, 12, 1…Read more

Surfing 3 hours

You know what I did?  I went surfing.  Yeeeeeeeew

I feel pretty limited in my useful knowledge of soft-tissue work to include.

A) A girl asked, “What’s wrong with your neck? Why is it so big?” I was doing neck harness extensions with a 45lb plate.
B) A couple girls said, “Your tits are bigger than mine.”
C) The rash on the inner thighs when jogging.

Everybody has an ideal healthy size, after that it’s…Read more

Sore from yesterday! Upper traps, rear delts, core, adductors, hamstrings…just in general.

Surfing 1 hour

Weird tide swings, and I had work through the juiciest window. Caught a few waves, but definitely challenging conditions!

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Listened to a great podcast, Jim Loehr on Tim Ferris Ep. 490.

Was driving, so I took…Read more

Yes, you can be a juicy Gorilla with a body image issue and die from roids…though I think that’s is it’s own disorder. I mean fuck, some people are crack heads. Or meth addicts. I don’t think common sense indicates steroid use — or crack, or meth — being healthy.

You can also justify science/some…Read more

And I’m not remotely disagreeing on the legit Gorillas out there having difficulty going even…Read more

Warm-Up

Running in Place + Jumping Jacks

Broomstick Overhead Squats + Slow Mountain Climbers + Crescent Kicks + Axe Kicks

Stretch Calves, Biceps, Hip Flexors

Workout

Depth Jumps [6″ box] to Ring the Bell [10′] x 5 L/5 R x 3 sets

and

Med Ball Slams 6lbs x 15 x 3 sets

1-Leg Bench Leaps [6″] to Ring the Bell x 5 each…Read more

She didn’t mention her accomplishments.  After she passed (at the age of 88), he found that she had won the humanitarian of the year award for her work reforming the nutrition in the LA jail and prison system (she had a Master’s in nutrit…Read more

Second, I know a fellow trainer that has rationalized himself into an unimpressive physique.  He fervently believes that workouts longer than an hour are detrimental to his hormonal profile, but also believes that you have to have perfect rest periods (so he often rest…Read more

My client Gary had a hip replacement last year (literally last November).  After 6 weeks of PT, we developed a program in conjunction with his PT and now he’s killing it: zero hip/knee/lower back pain, and just got the second Eagle of his life (he’s an avid golfer).

I bring this up to say a) hip replacements do seem to work b) it make…Read more

Still not seeing nut pics, maybe I need to refresh the screen a few more times?

Surfing 3.5 hours

Went to two different spots.  Small waves at the first, bigger waves at the second.  Surfed well. Tired.

Surfing 1.5 hours

Beautiful day, beach full of babes, three of us surfing, good vibes, good waves, good surfing!

Where’s them nuts at?

Haven’t watched The Animatrix or Batman: Gotham Knight either.

Huge Star Wars fan too, provided they do a kick-ass job. Hyped for The Book of Boba Fett.

Surfing 1 hour

Finally a good session! Been out in such nice waves lately, but surfing skills (and paddling) have been okay at best. Got a bunch of fun waves, some good snaps and a devastating carve where I blew the fins out (first good frontside turns on the Omni). Even got a decent backside turn. Only having friends…Read more

Ran into him yesterday and he had both surfed and rock climbed earlier in the day…prior to that he had been out for a few weeks due to the rib flare-up.

Seems like it’ll be touch and go with that injury for a bit 🙁

Surfing 1.5 hours

Another day of pumping surf. In a bit of a slump in terms of wave catching and performance, but luckily at the end the crowd cleared out and at least had more opportunities.

So….when certain wave sections present themselves, I feel I know what to do — turn this hard, HERE. With others, I freeze like a…Read more

Found this in the stacks at the library, thinking it would be a good counter-point to all the self-help shit I read.

Challenging, but found much value. Basically, Davies blames much of global unhappiness on current economic and social structures. Societies where inequality are prevalent (like the…Read more

Is it really that hard to gain muscle? It was a boring lifestyle, very annoying…Read more

That guy looks like he follows a good diet, does cardio, and lifts weights.

But he’s not in the same realm as the ‘roided out Godzillas. It’s like…I dunno…tee-ball vs. the majors. You don’t need to do steroids to win at tee-ball. But you might in the majors. And it’s a bit hard to compare the two.

Surfing 1.5 hours

Made a new friend at a party and he brought me to a surf spot I’d never heard of.

We drove down a very long road, then hiked through a gorgeous steep canyon to find a nearly empty beach.

Caught a few big waves and got off a couple nice turns.

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On a side note, I just started training a client at a pri…Read more

If the only way to achieve that look is with steroids, then you’re already talking a disconnect for those that pursue it.

Warm-Up

Running in Place x 15-20 seconds

and

Jumping Jacks x 10-15

3 rounds

Band Overhead Squats x 10-15

and

High Plank to Runner’s Lunge x 10 each (a bit tight, so just to outside of elbow)

and

Crescent Kicks x 7 each

and

Axe Kicks x 7 each

2 rounds

Workout

Band Box Squats – Green x 20, Green + Black x 20,…Read more

Surfing 1.5 hours

The waves were detonating, but I stayed off to the side where the risk was much lower. Got some fun rides and surfed well!

On another note, last week set a goal of six new personal training clients by the end of the year. Got three new ones this week! I have no advice on how to accomplish this yourself…Read more

Yoga 30 minutes

For now, staying the course.  Have about 10% of my funds set aside to buy in a crash.

Not sure that my advice or strategy is worth anything.

Any experience successfully treating this?

Yoga 30 minutes

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Yoga 30 minutes

Tuesday, November 2nd

Surfing 2.5 hours

Running in Place + Jumping Jacks; Capoeira Ginga + Slow Mountain Climbers + 1-Leg Hip Circles + 1-Arm Arm Circles

DB Incline Bench x 3 sets
DB Flat Bench x 3 sets
DB Decline Bench x 2 sets

DB Shoulder Press x 4 sets
and
DB Lateral Raise x 4 sets

Triceps Pushdowns x 4 sets
and
DB Skull-Crushers x 4 sets
and
KB Windmill (3-5…Read more

For the new one…Holy Shit!  What a visual masterpiece.  Music, editing, characters were all great.   I would have liked tighter pacing, but am very much looking forwards to Part 2.  Will re-watch.

Yoga 30 minutes

Grateful to add a yoga practice.  Although the surf looks quite fun, my skin has had enough — and I need to be better about sunscreen out of the water!  Getting to check in with my body today, move it in some different ways, and loosen it up felt great!

Surfing 3 hours

San Diego is a funny place.  There’s tons of surf spots, many crowded.  But a spot that might have 50 people one day, has 0 the next.  Went to a favorite combo swell/high-tide spot, at best it was me + 1.  San Diego (global?) legend, Skip Frye, was out at perfect three-foot PB Point.  Skip’s 80 and was surf…Read more

Surfing 1 hour

Exhausted earlier.  But food and time are beautiful things.  Caught a couple quick lefts and a super fun right that I did perhaps the best backside carve of my life on, then onto another 3-4 turns.  Yew!  And what a sunset!!

Go on youtube and type in: “dealt trailer”.  I’d embed it, but I’ve asked numerous times how to do so and no one responds. So tough shit, sally

xo

Surfing 3 hours

Big waves today!  I worked through perfect morning conditions at La Jolla Shores, which dissolved by the time I was free, so opted for PB Point (my preferred local spot when the big winter swells come).

The current was relentless, the waves were mostly relentless, the take-off zone was confusing…but I…Read more

Surfing 2.5 hours

The big storm that’s hitting the West Coast came in to San Diego today.  Found some waves at Scripps before the rain started falling.  Checked the surf again, and although windy and messy, there’s some size out there!  Maybe the conditions will clear up overnight.

I did biceps last week…at my peak I was using 80-95lbs on barbell curls, and 35-45’s for dumbbell curls, for 8 sets total.   But since I haven’t done more than 3-4 sets of biceps for the past few years, I did a 45lb bar and 15lb dumbbells.  And I was getting sets of 5 reps on each of those after a few sets.  On one han…Read more