Today I only worked the usual 8, and then I timed my L-sit on parallettes. :b

[flexagon]

I realize I've been posting a lot about workouts. A lot of the reason is that my day goes like this: work, work out, come home. I work out hard enough to get my mind off work (which is no accident) so that's what I'm thinking about by the time I hit the computer. Yesterday I just worked 12 hours instead, and until the moment I fell asleep my head was full of things I'd like to do for the group, and things I don't understand about the legacy code I've been reading (and have these people ever heard of comments, yo?) and the direction of the project I'm on.

A post by a friend reminded me to be glad I have my coworkers though. I like several of them so much! There's one that I basically have a secret IM language with. He says:

*$? _|^

and I know what it means and laugh and say "yes!" (It means: are you interested in going to Starbucks? I'm perking up and watching for your answer vigilantly, like a meerkat on guard duty! Starbucks is $* and _|^ is the best emoticon we could create for a meerkat.)

Comments

[nevers.livejournal.com]

that secret language is really great. and what is your l-sit time?

[flexagon]

10s! (first timed attempt ever... I think my goal is 30s)

also, I just proved I can totally spot myself in hs using our kitchen doorframe... even give myself a toelift assist by toe-pulling on the pullup bar! why did i not realize this months ago?

[nevers.livejournal.com]

yay! i am unsure what my goal is. at least 30. i'm good for maybe 15 right now. i need to work on straddle Ls to! have have you ever tried a v-sit? i just tried it the other day (bending legs, tucking them in, then straightening them, not lifting from an L) and i could actually hold it for, oh, 1/2 a second. so i want to get those too. and then russian levers...

so much to do!!!!

[flexagon]

i sort of tried the other day in a tucked up position, like you. when i straightened my legs i got a fraction of a second then fell to the ground in extreme tricep pain. what is a russian lever... is it taking that same motion further, feet up over head? i've seen that called a manna.

there is, there is so much to do.

oh by the way -- I timed myself using a metronome set to 60 beats per minute. it worked really well and i didn't have to be looking at it in hs. you could try that too if you like the idea. :)

[nevers.livejournal.com]

very nice solution! it will help your mental seconds too! if the gym is really quiet i can hear the clock tick.

and yep, i think they are the same but i haven't been able to find enough photos to confirm. flexiprincess calls them russian levers -- i think it might be a british name. hers are so pretty.

http://www.spelthorne-acrobatic-gymnastics.com/R&S%20russian%20lever.JPG

[flexagon]

yeah -- the same! cool.

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/4451/manna.jpg

[nevers.livejournal.com]

i have heard that your hips s/b at the same height as your shoulders in a manna, which is why i'm a little confused because that doesn't seem to be required for a russian lever. but maybe it's just a good vs an excellent manna.

i need to do hanging leg lifts too! i totally lost the strength i used to have!


ahhhh i could talk about workouts for days.

[bluechromis.livejournal.com]

Loving the language, especially the image of meerkat lovers popping up from behind cubicle walls. :) I wish I was in your area just so I could send those.

[flexagon]

The guy who sent me that just turned 47 and I swear he has the soul of a 6-year-old. But there are 3 of us meerkat obsessers. It's also a sign language thing, in meetings or something one of us will perk up and look around with arms slightly forward. It can be very subtle!

Anyway, you can send me meerkats in email and I'll know what you mean and it will be almost as good.

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