Daily High-Intensity Workouts for general physical fitness, strength, and flexibility.

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

WOD - 6/8/10

I am in a pretty limited gym because I am job searching in New York. The only equipment available are a few dumbbells and space. That said, here is today's workout of the day:

Tabata on treadmill:
10 mph with 14 incline

Another Tabata of an assortment of exercises:
sit ups
pushups
dips
knees to chest

This got me pretty gassed; if it is too easy/too hard, adjust accordingly. To do a Tabata on a treadmill, set your speed and incline to a challenging level. It is preferable to set it at a level that might be just beyond your capabilities; you can always drop the speed/incline down. Plus, research has shown that running harder in the beginning confers more benefits than kicking it at the end. You cannot perform a running Tabata on a treadmill unless you can get off while it's moving. This feat may sound hard, but in actuality it's very simple. Grab a hold of the guard riles on your side and lift yourself off of the treadmill belt. Then rest your feet on the sides where the belt is not moving (obviously). If you have never done this before, practice at a slower pace until you can do it easily - I'd hate/love to see someone get shot off of a treadmill like it was a trebuchet.

LINKS

GOLD

Gold Prices shooting through the roof:


Why does anyone buy gold? Without any intrinsic value - one can't eat or drink gold unless it is, of course, Goldschlager - gold is useless. I think of gold as very heavy dollar bills. Perhaps too many people have been deceived by those misleading Glenn Beck commercials that eerily resemble and run during his TV show ("I've been spending time with the founding fathers..." Is he chilling with Jefferson on Friday nights and hitting the links during the week with Washington) or, perhaps even better, those campy Good Ol' Tom's Commercials that run in Connecticut.

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