Category Archives: Fitness

Weights: Doing pretty well; I’ve upped the weight of some exercises. Today I did: Deltoid (Side): 45lb barbell upright row (2 sets X 6 reps) Back (General): 40lb barbell bent-over row (2X6) Trapezius (Upper): 45lb barbell shrug (2X6) Deltoid (Rear): … Continue reading →

I upped the length of my jog slightly today, to 1.3 miles. I’m happy to report that while I still can’t do 60 sec walk/60 sec jog repeated over the entire time (~25 minutes), I can do it for about … Continue reading →

I’ve always hated running/jogging — it makes my legs hurt and my lungs hurt and it’s boring and blah blah whine waaaaaah. Unfortunately, it’s good for me. So I’ve been forcing myself to jog three times a week. Anyway, last … Continue reading →

I added a new section to bluepoof.com — fitness for bikers. It’s pretty sparse so far, but includes my basic weightlifting routine for motorcycling. The exercises all link to ExRx.net now, but I’d like to eventually supplement the page with … Continue reading →

Peter and I went to Sears today, “just to look”, and ended up with a pretty nice start to a home gym. We were a little concerned that said gym would end up costing a million bazillion dollars, because I … Continue reading →