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The last time I had an entry for a traditional workout was Sept. 28 2007.

Ironically, on that day I was coming off a 3 month layoff, or thereabouts.

The fire that had taken out home had taken place nearly 6 months prior to the Sept. 28 entry. The fire introduced a huge amount of chaos into my life, and so many areas of my life had suffered tremendous blows. I had not been able to eat well and my training was more or less non-existent. Had been for months; and judging by the numbers of that Sept 28 workout my body was clearly beginning to show the combined affect of several risk factors: stress, age, starvation, illness, poor training habits.

Yep. I was getting weaker, losing muscle density and my health was taking a beating. Little did I know then that things would get worse. Much worse.
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Lately I have been posting thoughts and musings that on the surface seem to have little to do with strength training. However, if you read the posts you will see that in fact the posts do tie in to helping you achieve your strength goals in one way or another. This is just such a post.

Any time I can suggest a thought or idea that helps a reader enjoy life a bit more, move closer toward a PR in a lift, or maybe lose a few extra pounds or gain a few as the case may be, I feel like I have done my job. This post is going to show you a cool way to save some money that can then be used to help you buy some Quicklock Dumbbells from Ironmaster, or maybe the next best protein supplement on the market. Your choice.

Anyway you look at it saving money is a good thing, and freeing up a few extra dollars that can be then invested into your health is even better, right?

Enter Vonage!
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The mind of the true Strength Enthusiast is unique.

Many Strength Enthusiasts do little outside the gym, giving the impression that we are boring, self-absorbed ego maniacs who can only get excited by the site of our own muscular reflection staring back at us. To be honest, I suppose in many cases that is a accurate description of most of the folks you find in health clubs all over the world, but these knuckle-heads are not Strength Enthusiasts. These unwashed masses make up a cadre of useless, sagging skin-bags I like to refer as Gym Rats.
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 The Wall [12:23m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

OK, granted, this movie/slideshow has nothing to do with strength training, but must we be so pigeonholed in life that we Ironheads cannot appreciate the finer things in life? Perish the thought!

What if you wanted to just relax after a brutal session, or meditate just prior to a set of PR Squats? What are you going to? Listen to Slipknot? Or maybe War Machine, by KISS? That might work for Gene Rychlak when he is trying to bench over 1000 lbs, and hey, that works for him.

But some of are are civilized, are we not? How about trying something different for a change.

Enjoy a relaxing trip though time, back to 2007, April, Charlottesville Virginia>

Winter Wonderland In April, 2007

If you use iTunes, you can download the below Podcast directly into iTunes by clicking the iTunes Button Logo at the bottom of the Right Sidebar on any page. From there you can get the episodes. Of course, you can view a smaller version of the movie here, at TPO either by downloading it or viewing it within the post. Gee whiz! So many options!

The smaller version below is viewable now.

 

 Winter Wonderland April 2007 [10:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download