tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post5820787103781968537..comments2023-10-25T03:45:03.077-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Watery Tart: Obama in the Big HouseHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-46443464641521429842010-05-02T11:51:42.146-04:002010-05-02T11:51:42.146-04:00Ha! Daring Novelist-those of us who have to pay t...Ha! Daring Novelist-those of us who have to pay the cost of living in A2 can't AFFORD Zingerman's *cough* Actually we went to the Roadhouse for my daughter's birthday and it's GREAT food... just spendy.<br /><br />F.Lex-erm... thanks? Is this where you meant to post that? I try to do a little lifting but all I have is 5 pound and 6.5 pound hand weights.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-207750153364172432010-05-02T02:33:02.651-04:002010-05-02T02:33:02.651-04:00Improper breathing on the bench press is one of TH...Improper breathing on the bench press is one of THE biggest reasons people are weak on this lift. If you breath wrong, you lose that stability (just like in the squat) and don't provide your body with a solid platform from which to move the weight.This technique applies to heavier to moderate-weight benching - it's not as critical on the lighter, higher-rep training to follow it as is because the load is a lot less.Picture yourself at the top of the movement with the barbell locked out. Now lower the bar, inhaling a deep breath as you come down. Here's the key...you should finish taking in that breath by the time you're halfway down (around your sticking point). This is important for torso stability.Hold your breath during the bottom phase of the movement, just like in the squat. If you start breathing out right at the bottom, you will not only destabilize your torso, which will change the leverage in your shoulders, it'll also sink down your chest and flatten your shoulder blades out (which should be held in tight behind you during the whole movement to maximize leverage).F. Lexhttp://www.kaabah.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-65963072809863679472010-05-02T02:26:14.417-04:002010-05-02T02:26:14.417-04:00I'm up near MSU.
We do drive down to A2 to ge...I'm up near MSU.<br /><br />We do drive down to A2 to get Zingerman's on a regular basis, but otherwise it's, you know, enemy territory.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-91786223767063002902010-05-02T01:44:48.081-04:002010-05-02T01:44:48.081-04:00Yay for flashing Clinton!!!! Oh, that makes me hap...Yay for flashing Clinton!!!! Oh, that makes me happy! I have a novel that has the first line, "I slept with Bill Clinton." It is a smart alec answer to a question she doesn't care to address, but I just love it.<br /><br />Farther north? Like... .3 degrees... or significantly farther north? Anyway, love to find other Michiganders! Actually, in the Blogosphere Pantsless Paul is my only other known Michigander until now! (Foodaddy is his other name, and he hates pants as much as I do.)Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-28922105835198858612010-05-01T21:25:59.106-04:002010-05-01T21:25:59.106-04:00You're a Michigander? Me too! (Rival school f...You're a Michigander? Me too! (Rival school further to the north.)<br /><br />We had Clinton visit the community college where I work once. We all had to be vetted by the secret service and stuff. And all of our art students went down to the sidewalk to watch the limos fly by... and one of the models (you know the _nude_ models) opened her robe as they went by.<br /><br />Nobody got in trouble. We figure he probably appreciated it.The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-69964869675794573422010-05-01T13:12:04.753-04:002010-05-01T13:12:04.753-04:00Ellie, I'm giggling helplessly that a Walmart ...Ellie, I'm giggling helplessly that a Walmart opening in Anchorage could be so exciting. *snort*<br /><br />I am pretty darned muscular already, but I do think there can be some smoothing of it... I really would love my butt to become shapely and attractive, rather than drooping to my knees... doesn't seem so much to ask for how active I am...Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-10954440419561261562010-05-01T09:55:46.667-04:002010-05-01T09:55:46.667-04:00If you are building muscles, the inches will drop ...If you are building muscles, the inches will drop but not the lbs, so much. YOU have to build a certain amount, the the lbs let go. I love to walk, I need to add some more sprints. Walking<br />sprints, I mean. I walk really fast to a mail box then walk normal and mix it up! Congrats on your success! <br /><br />How fun to have your city, represented with Obama. I agree the security is crazy! We were at the Navy Exchange(NEX) when Michelle was going to show up...i have never seen a crowd like that, since they opened a Wal-mart in Anchorage. I was there, for that, it was insane!!! I think it was 1992! I'll never forget it~Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-45405702693452297472010-05-01T09:48:06.871-04:002010-05-01T09:48:06.871-04:00I am not sure how much I've toned, as my routi...I am not sure how much I've toned, as my routine is one I've been doing for years, though I HAVE added a 'hill day' to my power walk schedule (and solidly given up 'a day off now and again)--I suppose that might help. I walk to and from work daily (moderate pace, about 2.5 miles each way) and then 4 days a week I 'power walk'--sweating pace--I do 50 minutes Tu, Th, and then do a 60 and a 90 on the weekend--the 90 is the hill day, as I have to go that far to find really good hills.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-34407267504738775312010-05-01T09:37:14.284-04:002010-05-01T09:37:14.284-04:00The weight vs "hang" (giggle) is usuall...The weight vs "hang" (giggle) is usually attributed to a loss of fat AND a gain of muscle. Since muscle is more dense than fat the weight doesn't necessarily drop - bit tone is almost always apparent in how our clothes fit. And - CONGRATULATIONS! That's awesome! What are you doing for exercise? [I need to get motivated - my cardio is not so hot. :P]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com