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Married with 2 Children.

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Lunch time cross training. 30 min on bike (random at level 7) and 10 min on rower. Then lifted weights.

Lately I have been experimenting with sloooow lifting. For instance on the bench I take about 10 seconds coming down and 10 seconds going up. I go to about 90% of failure and only do one set. It feels really good! As much as I enjoy running, I think when it comes to feeling deep down good after a workout weight lifting is the holy grail. 

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From Rhett on Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 15:52:08 from 216.67.221.93

Slow lifting sounds intriguing. I haven't lifted any upper body weights since right before my Belize trip. It is amazing how fast muscle that isn't used is lost. On the good side (at least from a runner's view) I've lost 5 pounds, which I assume was mostly upper body muscle.

From DonGardinero on Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 02:09:51 from 67.2.115.193

Mack, I used to be heavy into lifting weights in my younger days and I always read in the muscle magazines that ligting slowly is the better way. Keep it up. I really need to start lifting again. I was going pretty good for a couple of months and then I just stopped.

From Rhett on Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 12:41:41 from 216.67.218.76

Merry Christmas Mack. I hope you and your family have a great time together.

From flatlander on Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 20:06:20 from 76.31.26.153

Hope you and yours had a very merry Christmas, it is certainly a wonderful time of year.

From Mack on Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 11:27:52 from 71.111.190.57

DoG, Yeah lifting (especially slow) is great. I did a ton of it too back in my younger days.

Rhett and Flat, I hope you had a Merry Christmas too. Sorry I didn't respond sooner. With all the things I have had going on I have been a little AWOL from the board. Not from working out though. In fact I have actually got a lot of runs in but just haven't got around to posting them yet. Have a Happy New Year!

From DonGardinero on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 01:19:52 from 152.216.7.5

You must be pretty busy!!!

From DonGardinero on Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 01:41:25 from 67.2.94.44

You still alive, Mack? Hope everything is ok.

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