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    Quote Originally Posted by codger View Post
    I haven't seen a real stopwatch in a long time. They used to be so common. I remember my high school track coach using one all the time.
    And that's exactly where it's from...well, that and swimming.

    Now that we've uncovered that little gem from your past, let's guess your event...880 / mile

    How'd I do?

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    How'd I do?
    Not so good. I did 3 events: 100-yard dash (no metric units then!), quarter-mile relay (440 yards), so I ran 110 yards for that event; and the broad jump. And I was a wide receiver in football. In those days I weighed about 175, about the same height as now. I don't think I ever tried running more than a mile until I started college. Most memorable moment was dropping the baton in the relay during a championship meet!

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    Well damn Tim, a sprinter...and probably on cinder tracks too.

    That explains your good numbers, fast twitch and all that stuff.

    I apologize for linking you with the the distance crowd.

    Yeah, about that baton dropping ... I got hung with the nickname Maestro for my unfortunate drop. Thank dog it wasn't at our championship meet. D'you get DQ'd?

    Ever run the quarter?

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    Well damn Tim, a sprinter...and probably on cinder tracks too
    It was a cinder track--I had forgotten about that. Training on spring afternoons after class, wearing pumas, white t-shirts, and gym shorts.

    D'you get DQ'd?
    No, I picked it up off the ground and handed it to our anchor runner. He was fast but not fast enough to make up for my clumsiness!

    Ever run the quarter?
    Only in gym class as part of our annual fitness test, which also included a softball throw! I wonder if public schools still do that?

    So you ran a relay too?

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    That I did, anchor on the 4x440, as well as the open 440, an occasional 110 High Hurdles, and long jump.

    For a skinny 6'3", 135lbs kid, I was reasonably fast for the 440. Anything shorter or longer...well, I was a lane filler.

    And that baton pass...DQ'd. Dropped it in the handoff zone, picked it up in the competitors lane, and impeded him (they say). Though he got a 10 yard lead due to my bad hands, I ran the guy down and beat him by a goodly margin. I thought I was the shit for running him down...my coach thought I was shit for blowing the handoff and getting DQ'd...lol.

    Our days were similar, though Pumas weren't my style...Adidas Tokyo 64's.

    Softball throwing: that was part of the summer camp "decathalon", but not part of the school year fitness test. Good lord, the school's annual fitness testing, aka "the all around spazz" contest was a week long affair: running/jumping, gymnastics, swimming, basketball foul shooting. I got washed out on the rope climb...grrrrr.

    Cue up "Cats" Memories...
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    I ran the guy down and beat him by a goodly margin.
    Wow, that must have been something to see. What a nice memory to have--much better than mine! You must have been pretty fast. Never tried the hurdles, not even in practice. I played around with the high jump but never competed.
    Cue up "Cats" Memories...
    Or "The Way We Were"...
    My high school coaches encouraged us to lift weights, though our "weight room" was kind of pathetic and cramped. I don't remember there being any kind of rack. We did have a bench but I'm not sure it even had uprights.

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    Week 4 day 3

    Sumo deadlift with belt: 245x8x1@6; 257.5x8x1@7; 270x8x3@8. Three to four minutes rest.

    Close-grip bench: 153.75x10x1@7; 161.25x10x1@8; 167.5x9x1@10; 155x8x1@8; 155x10x1@9. Three to four minutes rest. This was a weird bench session. I suddenly felt very tired starting with the 3rd set and couldn't finish all the reps. On the 4th set I hit a j-cup on the 9th rep, which unbalanced the bar, so I racked it. Finished the 5th set with 10 reps. I think I'll drop the weight by 2.5 pounds next week.

    High-incline DB bench: 55x10x1@amrap; 45x12x3. Three to four minutes rest.

    DB lateral raise: 15x16x2@8. Two to three minutes rest.

    DB curls: 30x15x1@8; 30x13x1@8; 30x12x1@8; supersetted with triceps press downs: 70x15x1@8; 70x13x1@8; 70x12x2@8.

    Ab work, 8 minutes: plank: 60 secs, 45 secs; ab mat sit ups: 15, 10.

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    Week 5 day 1

    High bar squat with belt: 235x8x1@7; 247.5x8x1@8; 260x8x1@9; 247.5x8x2. Four minutes rest.

    Press: 100x8x1@7; 105x8x1@8; 110x8x1@8.5; 105x8x2. Three to four minutes rest.

    RDL with straps: 237.5x12x1@6; 252.5x12x1@7; 265x12x3@8. Three minutes rest.

    Single-leg leg extensions: 15x15x3@8. Two to three minutes rest.

    DB curls: 30x15x3@8 supersetted with triceps press downs: 70x15x3@8. Two to three minutes rest between supersets.

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    Week 5 day 2

    Paused bench: 175x8x1@7; 182.5x8x1@8; 187.5x8x1@9; 178.75x8x1. Four to five minutes rest.

    Belt squat: 180x10x1@7; 190x10x1@8; 200x10x1@9; 190x10x2. Four to five minutes rest.

    Flat DB bench: 70x14x1@amrap; 62.5x12x3. Three minutes rest.

    DB flys (flies?): 32.5x18x2@7.5. Three minutes rest

    BB row: 182.5x13x3@8. Three to four minutes rest.

    Yesterday I walked briskly for 3.6 miles, followed by 9 minutes of ab work. Planks: 90 sec, 45 sec, 30 sec; ab mat situps: 20, 10.

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    starting strength coach development program
    Week 5 day 3: halfway mark for this program

    Sumo deadlift with belt: 270x8x1@6; 285x8x1@7; 300x8x1@8; 275x8x2. Four to five minutes rest. Starting to settle into these but next week's program calls for a shift to conventional deadlifts.

    Close-grip bench: 152.5x10x1@7; 160x10x1@8; 167.5x10x1@9; 160x10x2. Four to five minutes rest.

    High-incline DB bench: 55x12x1@amrap; 45x12x3@8-9. Three minutes rest.

    DB lateral raise: 55x17x2@8-9. Three minutes rest.

    BB rows: 182.5x12x3@8. Three to four minutes rest.

    Yesterday: 3.6-mile high-desert hike in about 70 minutes. Then supersets of DB curls: 32.5x12x3@8 with triceps press-downs: 72.5x12x3@8, with three minutes rest between supersets. Plus 9 minutes of abs. Planks: 60 sec, 45, 45; abmat: 15, 10, 10.

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