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Monday 2/4/08 Exercise: SUCCESS No-S: SUCCESS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue. 02/05/08 & Wed. 02/06/08 Exercise: SUCCESS No-S: SUCCESS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday 02/07/08 Exercise: SUCC...

david

Friday, 02/01/08

Exercise: SUCCESS

No-S: SUCCESS

My weight today = 252 which is where I started. I think I need to be stricter about the rules and I need to reduce the number of restaurant lunches.

david

Monday 1/28/08 Exercise: SUCCESS No-S: SUCCESS --------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 1/29/08 Exercise: SUCCESS No-S: SUCCESS --------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 01/30/08 Exercise: SUCCESS No-S: SUCCESS --------------------------------------...

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Friday, 01/25/08

Day 22, weight=250#

Exercise: SUCCESS

No-S: SUCCESS

21 days completed. Net loss 2 lbs. Feeling good.

david

Christi,

It's easy to be the exercise king when you only have to rule for 14 minutes a day.

--david

david

Monday 01/21/08 Exercise: SUCCESS No-S: SUCCESS --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 01/22/08 Exercise: SUCCESS No-S: SUCCESS --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 01/23/08 Exercise: SUCCESS No-S: SUCCESS ------------...

david · Friday, 01/18/08 Day 15, weight=249# Exercise=SUCCESS No-S=SUCCESS

Friday, 01/18/08

Day 15, weight=249#

Exercise=SUCCESS

No-S=SUCCESS

david

Hi Deb! Hi MerryKat!
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Thursday, 01/17/08

Exercise:sore-did less than usual

No-S: SUCCESS

david

Tuesday, 1/15/08

Exercise=SUCCESS

No-S=SUCCESS

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Wed. 1/16/08

Exercise=SUCCESS

No-S=SUCCESS

david · Monday, 01/14/08 S DAY

Monday, 01/14/08

S DAY

david · Friday, 01/11/08 DAY 8, WEIGHT=248# Exercise=SUCCESS No-S=SUCCESS

Friday, 01/11/08

DAY 8, WEIGHT=248#

Exercise=SUCCESS

No-S=SUCCESS

david

I think that's a very good 14 minutes. As it gets easy, start upping the numbers gradually. Something I like is to do 100 rope skips every minute on the minute--it seems harder than just skipping constantly.

--david

david

Wednesday, 1/9/08

Exercise=SUCCESS

No-S=SUCCESS

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Thursday, 1/10/08

Exercise=SUCCESS

No-S=SUCCESS

david

Tuesday, 01/08/08

Exercise=SUCCESS (SG, pushups, squats, jump rope)

No-S=SUCCESS

david · Monday 1/7/08 Exercise=SUCCESS (SG, pushups, squats) No-S=SUCCESS

Monday 1/7/08

Exercise=SUCCESS (SG, pushups, squats)

No-S=SUCCESS

david · Friday 1/4/08 Exercise=SUCCESS No-S=SUCCESS

Friday 1/4/08

Exercise=SUCCESS

No-S=SUCCESS

david

Thursday, 01/03/08

Exercise: SUCCESS=a bit of SG and FlowFit

No-S=SUCCESS!

Starting weight on 1/2/08 was 252 lbs.

david

The Vulture The Vulture eats between his meals, And that's the reason why He very, very, rarely feels As well as you and I. His eye is dull, his head is bald, His neck is growing thinner. Oh! what a lesson for us all To only eat at dinner! Hilaire Belloc _______________________________ --david

david

Gloves will work. A pair of cheap weightlifting gloves should do the trick.

--david

david

I would go for the 8 kg.

--David

david

I've come to similar conclusions, Storm Fox.

--david

david

It's great to hear from you again!

--david

david

Tell them all to go and f*ck themselves. You just do your thing and show them all up. Take all the energy you would have spent talking about No-S and SG and instead shut up, do it without making a big deal of it, and turn yourself into an atom bomb of willpower and determination.

--david

david

Score!

--david

david

I have three hammers. None are permanently retired.

Congrats on the six months!

--david

david

Good work! Has your weight or BF% changed since your physical?

--david

david

Thursday 10/4/07

I'll be keeping track on the HabitCal and report stuff beyond success/failure here.

david · Tue. 10/2/07 exercise=pushups, SG No-S=SUCCESS

Tue. 10/2/07

exercise=pushups, SG

No-S=SUCCESS

david

Monday 10/1/07:

exercise=DB swings and presses, SG

S-day because of anniversary.

david

Friday 9/28/07

Exercise: Indo Board, squats, pushups, body, rows, ~4 minutes SG

No-S: f a i l u r e

david · Thurs. 9/27/07 exercise=IndoBoard No-S=F A I L U R E (soda pop at lunch)

Thurs. 9/27/07

exercise=IndoBoard

No-S=F A I L U R E (soda pop at lunch)

david

Ten-pound hammers are readily-available and I think that for the great majority of men it's the perfect starting weight.

--david

david · Wed. 9/26/07 exercise=SG, JR, pushups, bridge No-S=F A I L U R E

Wed. 9/26/07

exercise=SG, JR, pushups, bridge

No-S=F A I L U R E

david · Tue. 9/25/07 Exercise: SG and JR No-S=SUCCESS

Tue. 9/25/07

Exercise: SG and JR

No-S=SUCCESS

david · MON. 9/24/07 #6 Exercise=IndoBoard No-S=SUCCESS

MON. 9/24/07

#6

Exercise=IndoBoard

No-S=SUCCESS

david · Fri. 09/21/07 Day#3 Exercise=jump rope, pushups, and SG No-S=SUCCESS

Fri. 09/21/07

Day#3

Exercise=jump rope, pushups, and SG

No-S=SUCCESS

david · Thurs. 09/20/07 Day 2 No-S=SUCCESS

Thurs. 09/20/07

Day 2

No-S=SUCCESS

david

That's good news!

I hate long-distance running, but I wish you luck on the couch-to-5k program.

--david

david

Wednesday, 09/19/07: *******Day #1 of new cycle.******* No-S=SUCCESS! I'm more goal-oriented this time around. I am attending an event in mid-June 2007 and I would like to be carrying substantially less fat at that time. I have 39 weeks and I would like to reduce down to about 210 lbs. My current we...

david

Glad to see that you are back! You've encouraged me to start keeping track again as well. Thanks!

--david

david

I do lunges with thrusts. Think of avoiding a baseball bat swing to the noggin by dropping into the lunge position while thrusting your hammer head into the "attackers" gut. You can do something similar with a move I call "spring up, smash face." From a squat position, jump/spring up. When you get t...

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My daughter is eight years old and she isn't too prone to snacking, although I do give her a tablespoon of PB a couple of days a week before she goes to gymnastics since dinner is late on those days. It's important to remember that small children tend to have fast metabolisms and small stomachs. The...

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A lot of restaurants make it too sweet for me (if they even offer sweet tea). I have a 1 gallon pitcher and I use between 1/2 and 2/3 a cup of sugar. Occasionally I'll throw in a cinnamon stick (not Southern tradition, I know).

--david

david

I've recently started brewing sweet tea at home, but I only put about 1/4 the sugar most recipes call for. I'm finding it a good bulwark against soda cravings.

--david

david

seven

I liked your latest on futbol.

--David

david

A campus shugging club?

Do tell more, please.

--David

david

I really liked that--very funny.

--David

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It is not possible to do standard Shovelglove and NOT work "the core." Whether you end up with an "attractive" core or not is a separate issue.

I like working the body as a unit and SG is great for that.

--David

david

I don't think the French coal-shovelers were into "targeting the abs."

I would just do the routine and let the body work as a whole. Also, it's easy to get trapped by the idea of progress only to end up with an injury.

--david

david

Just think what kind of monster he will be if he sticks with it!

SG+loads of testosterone....I can't even imagine.

--David

david

I suggested the toothbrushing thing, although Deb may have as well. I'm glad it works for you!

Are you still eating lots of garden veggies?

--david

david

The "war on obesity" is being turned into a public health fight because that puts money into certain party's pockets. "Willpower" can't be branded and sold over the counter. In any case, public health interventions to fight obesity have been failures, overall.

--david

david

07/05/07 Thursday I'm having a bit of trouble because I'm developing an intolerance for dairy. Eggs may be a bit iffy as well. I'm 90% on habit and once I get my dietary stuff straighted out I'll be fine. My dietary issues are leaving me feeling a bit under the weather and I've only been doing Shove...

david · 07/02/07 Monday I'm back on track, No-S wise. This is day 5. More to come...

07/02/07 Monday

I'm back on track, No-S wise. This is day 5.

More to come...

david

Yes, of course I've had "sweet tea!" Hush your mouth!

Even homemade sweet tea doesn't seem to have nearly the sugar that pop has. Regular iced tea with the sugar added afterward is even less sugar-laden.

--david

david

KEEP - S days unrestricted CHUCK - Anxiety. This is only a meaningless, short-lived blip. CHANGE - Your thinking. You don't need to "break this cycle". You need to return to the former cycle by doing whatever it was you were doing that made it successful before. CREATE - Times free of "non-stop str...

david

This has been my approach with iced tea as a substitute for soda pop. It would be difficult to put enough sugar in 12 oz. of iced tea to equal the sugar in a can of soda--I don't even think you could get it all to dissolve.

B.Y.O.S. is a good way to state the concept!

--david

david

Looks good! 50 reps of fireman at the end of the session sounds like a killer!

--david

david

That is a very cool drawing! Yes, please make it your 2007 during...I think it's perfect!

--david

david

Pretending to smash the floor and actually smashing a tire are two different things.

--david

david

My bad, I meant hoist the sack! Also, if you are in the churning butter position and you want to smash the floor, all you have to do is let go of the hammer. It barely works anything except gravity and gravity is already buff enough. Working against gravity is a different story. I don't actually giv...

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Gravity is already pulling the hammer down--the triceps don't have to work at all to smash the floor. If you are concerned about triceps, tuck the bales and do degraded beast (push ups).

--david

david

If you are trying to do No-S AND count calories you are on the wrong track.

If you want "back to basics" read the main No-S page (link is above), do what the manifesto says and carve away everything else.

--david

david

Those are nice ideas!

--david

david

I've done this move. It's really more about coordination than strength. Notice how he uses his trunk stabilizers in opposition to the weight of the club in a dynamic way which requires a strength/suppleness combo.

--david

david

moxie,

I don't think you need to go faster. I think it's way more important to coordinate your breathing and your movement. You will likely fall into a natural rhythm.

--david

david

The poster is actually linked to a "food timeline:"

http://www.sirc.org/timeline/timeline.shtml

Here are the other posters:

http://www.sirc.org/timeline/1942.shtml

I don't know how much this has to do with No-S, but it's interesting nonetheless.

--david

david

I think they were encouraging people to not skip meals:

http://www.sirc.org/timeline/1942_large4.shtml

--david

david

It's a near certainty that the muscles on one side are stronger than the other. One of the benefits of SG which isn't touted much is that those differences can get evened out.

--david

david

Thursday, 04/05/07 I've been doing No-S about 85-90% I've been shovelgloving about 3 or 4 times a week. I take several short walks per day. By the end of April, I will be at 95%-100% No-S and 5-days-a-week shugging. Let me re-iterate something: nothing works better for me than the Trifecta::::No-S+S...

david

Moxie, that was one of the best shovelglove posts ever!

--david

david

I found some very similar crossover when hiking in Big Bend National Park last week. I was worried about summiting a couple of the mountains there, but it turned out to be surprisingly easy. I think we must also not underestimate the power of Urban MOUNTAIN Ranger--a few extra stairs a day make a bi...

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That's great news! Congratulations!

--david

david

I like Anthony DiLuglio's stuff. Good luck storm fox!

--david

david

You go grandma!!!

--david

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Christi,

Off the map for a bit!

Back on habit tomorrow!

--david

david

I remember seeing a horrible kung fu movie when I was a kid. Basically this laborer tries to use a sledgehammer to defeat the gang which was after him. Wielding the hammer the normal way proved to be so slow that he got trounced! When a kung fu master told him to hold the hammer "backwards" his move...

david

Great work, Christi!

--david

david

It's just not possible to swing a sledgehammer in certain ways. I weigh over 230 lbs. and if I tried to swing the hammer like the video game character I would throw myself through a wall. I could do it if my feet were twice as long, maybe. I suggest just doing regular old SG for a while (at least si...

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I have a good bit of experience with this. I have found that doing the basic movements like shoveling and chopping with good body coordination and proper breathing will make your "regular" weapons (sword and stick for me) much more managable. In other words, don't get fancy with the hammer--it is no...

david

You are doing great! I like the 21/14/7 protocol as well.

--david

david

That's a thorough accounting! I'm impressed!

Some people do Persian meel swings with a hammer. Maybe you could also include pulling wire/starting the mower.

--david

david

Better too light than too heavy! You will teach yourself bad form if the hammer is too heavy and your chances of injury go way up. I usually use a 16# hammer, but this morning I used a 10# with my hands at the end of the shaft as if I was holding a sword. It was really difficult! I could have a diff...

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I haven't tried it, but I will!

Thanks for the idea.

--david

david

Hold the hammer more toward the head and it should stop swinging. Don't hit the ceiling though!

--david

david · Friday, 02/02/07 Exercise=SUCCESS NoS=SUCCESS Weight today=233#

Friday, 02/02/07

Exercise=SUCCESS

NoS=SUCCESS

Weight today=233#

david

You can make it to 21!

--david

david

No-S has always worked best for me when I don't add any more rules or restrictions. I like to go back and read the No-S home page whenever I start thinking of adding other factors into a perfectly good system. The K.I.S.S. principle is powerful. Another thing I've discovered is that when I try to ma...

david

You probably have the same model hammer I do now and I was also surprised when I took mine out of the box. Have fun!

--david

david

Flora Flora Flora wrote: "For so many people, food = comfort. I've felt that way myself. I think some people feel so out of control in their eating, so far from achieving any health, physical activity or appearance goal that might motivate them to keep eating in check, that the comfort of tasty food...

david

Cool! Thanks for the link.

--david

david

Thursday, 02/01/07

Exercise=SUCCESS (Indo Board and 14 minutes SG)

NoS=SUCCESS!

david

If you are talking a Shovelglove move oriented warmup, I like churning butter because it's a full body movement (the way I do it) and it's easy on my back. Non-Shovelglove I use pushups, rope skipping, and riding my Indo Board.

--david

david

Wednesday, 01/31/07:

Exercise=SUCCESS (Indo Board, pushups, DB swings, DB side presses, DB squats)

NoS=FAILURE (Soda pop at lunch and one too many plates).

david

Tuesday, 01/30/07

STARTING OVER!!!

I'm starting my success/failure tracking again because I've been all over the map lately!

Starting weight=232 lbs. (I'll record weight every Friday until I reach my goal weight of 200#)

Day 1:

Exercise=SUCCESS

No-S=SUCCESS

david

Maybe I'm a sledgehammer fetishist--I just keep buying bigger hammers!

I actually do use them all, though. They certainly aren't rusting in the corner somewhere.

--david

david

I have a suggestion. Read this:

www.nosdiet.com

--david

david

Anytime I'm in a stairwell I habitually throw in a few extra flights. Some of my officemates looked at me like I was crazy until I told them it was training for hiking. Now some of them do it too.

--david

david

Maybe you should wear a tank top with a German eagle symbol on it.

--david

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