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[Xue Sheng99]

He’s not that old, he yet has a few month till retirement

October or November

 

[Darren2]

I’m not from China, my wife is, but i doubt she would know anything about that… as previously stated, i’m not that old, and she is younger than i am

Thank you.

 

[Xue Sheng99]

It is possible that I may be getting shoulder surgery in the not to distant future. Going for a second opinion soon…hopefully

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

It is possible that I may be getting shoulder surgery in the not to distant future. Going for a second opinion soon…hopefully

OK well best of luck. Can I pray for you?

 

[Xue Sheng99]

OK well best of luck. Can I pray for you?

If you wish

 

[Xue Sheng99]

Well, second opinion is not until September. I am on a waiting list, so hopefully sooner. Otherwise September is a long way off now that my shoulder has decided I need to wake up at 3:30 in the morning

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

30 pushups, I'm 2/3 of the way towards my target.

 

[Xue Sheng99]

If things don't change, you're just gonna rot
Because if you do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got.
---Aerosmith, Livin on the Edge

That came to me this morning, while sitting in my recliner, watching TV, bemoaning the fact my shoulder was stopping me from doing everting.....so I decided that this stupid shoulder can stop me from exercising some things... but not all things...... so I then went to exercise

 

[Stuarto66]

I've decided I will go back to class, but only when I am ready. I want 50 honest pushups before I go back. the pushups in class are not good and I need to be able to do them well. They expect 100 for the black belt grading, but I've seen those gradings and those are not pushups. It's a matter of personal honour.

You have to do 100 pushups nonstop? That was doable in my early 20's when I was a young well-oiled machine, but these days I can usually crank out 30 at a time, and that's after I'm a little warmed up. I don't think that's reasonable for older guys, especially guys with a lot of wear and tear. Age definitely makes a difference!

 

[Stuarto66]

30 pushups, I'm 2/3 of the way towards my target.

That's typically how many I do per set.

 

[_Simon_105]

"A huntsman spider found in Queensland, Australia, has been crowned the fastest spider in the world with a top speed of nearly 3.6 metres per second, according to a global study of arachnid sprinting prowess.

Currently, the official world record is held by the Moroccan flic-flac spider (Cebrennus rechenbergi) which can hit speeds of 1.7 metres per second when it is startled, using a rolling-tumbling motion. But some experts regard this as incorrect.

“The flic-flac is a special type of locomotion,” says Jonas Wolff at University of Greifswald, Germany. “It is not running and it only works downhill on sand dunes.”"


Not only do we have very dangerous creatures, biggest insects/arachnids, now add fastest spider! Come visit us, y'all welcome anytime now!

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

You have to do 100 pushups nonstop? That was doable in my early 20's when I was a young well-oiled machine, but these days I can usually crank out 30 at a time, and that's after I'm a little warmed up. I don't think that's reasonable for older guys, especially guys with a lot of wear and tear. Age definitely makes a difference!

It's only even remotely possible for most of our students because of the incredibly poor form standards tbh. If I had my way they would expect a stone of a certain size lifted instead. Or something like that. I'm nearly six foot tall and I weigh over 200, plus my arms and legs are pretty long so I struggle with pushups. I understand why they do it- it's to try to eliminate the fat sensei syndrome that existed in a lot of classes in the twenty hundreds, but I don't think it actually translates to the kind of strength that's actually useful in combat very well. The kind of tests they're using now in the navy, for example, are better in that regard.

 

[Xue Sheng99]

Happy 4th of July, Happy 250th

 

[Kung Fu Wang106]

The year that bicentennial dollar was issued, I brough 1000 bicentennial dollars back to Taiwan from US. I thought I could make a profit. I finally sold my 1000 bicentennial dollars for exactly $1,000. Can't believe that was 50 years ago already.

Bicentennial Dollar​

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

Man, one of my calluses got scraped off yesterday during my workout and it hurts like heck every time I use thinners, soap or water on them. Groan, mumble, whine...

 

[Xue Sheng99]

Had to move a 12000btu AC unit, and get a portable 8000 btu unit up stairs yesterday…. My bad shoulder hates me today…. But to be honest… I don’t like it much today either

 

[Prince_Alarming106]

Welp, I've done the hard bit; I've put some meat on my bones. Now I'm putting lifting into maintenance mode and taking the fat off. 10,000 steps a day, no drinking and not eating supper for 3 months is probably all I have to do to get a flat stomach. I think my pushups and chins will get a lot better once I've achieved that. Fortunately, I work a physical job and I have a pretty active lifestyle, so all I have to do to achieve 10,000 steps is to go to work and do a 2 mile walk

 

[Xue Sheng99]

I have come to the conclusion that I really have to get back to mindfulness meditation, and all around practicing mindfulness….

 

[Marsha Larts]

Knowledge of results, or consensus of feedback from those who know purses was that the one I made is a little too small and needs some sort of accommodation for cards (debit/credit, ID/DL etc) to keep them separate from everything else.

This one's 1/2" wider and 1/2" deeper with a pocket that holds 3 standard size cards.

The leather was dyed with strong coffee and Danish Oil and sealed with mink oil. The wood is green Poplar finished on the outside with dark brown leather dye and Tung oil, and Danish oil on the inside and exposed edges. Bronze allow brazing rod was used to make the strap links and rivets:

For comparison:

 

[Xue Sheng99]

It is going to be rather hot and humid here this afternoon, close to 100F