So, here's my semi-selfie that makes me smile...
P.S. Garland is kind of hard to keep on a human.
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Reestablishing My Downward Facing Dog On The Regular
- At The Gym
- At The Gym, II
- The Fun Dihedral or Overheard At The Gym, III
- At The Pool
- Everywhere
- One Boulderer to Another or Overheard at Gym, IV
- At A Florida Pool
- ...Because I'm Sweaty or Overheard at the Gym, V
- Hurting A Lot A Bit ... or ... Overheard Everywhere
- Turkey and Spit Sandwich or Overheard...
- You're Taken or Overheard Everywhere
- It Depends on How Mental You Are...
- You're Going to Need a Bigger Towel...
- A Hard Moment Here And There: A Look Behind The Rock Climbing Scene
- You Find The Strength Somehow: A Look Behind The Rock Climbing Scene
- Go For It: A Look Behind The Rock Climbing Scene
- All I Really Need To Know I Learned While Rock Climbing
- Make Yourself Taller
- Getting Myself Out Of Corners
- Headstrong Into It
- Wild Moves On The Rock, Part I of II
- R & R: Reiki and Rock Climbing
- ...Poet Laureate of Rock Climbing
- Lessons I Learned from Rock Climbers
Farewell: 11-20-61 to 03-30-10
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Climbing Advice
Climbing with a bent arm will sap your energy very quickly...
The upper body twists to gain height...
from BMC Video's "Climb Steep Rock Walls in Rock Climbing"
Keep your bum into the wall as you climb.
from "How To Improve at Indoor Rock Climbing" at WonderHowTo
Using the big toe is key to climbing footwork.
from "Climbing Techniques-Training Climbing Footwork"
The upper body twists to gain height...
from BMC Video's "Climb Steep Rock Walls in Rock Climbing"
Keep your bum into the wall as you climb.
from "How To Improve at Indoor Rock Climbing" at WonderHowTo
Using the big toe is key to climbing footwork.
from "Climbing Techniques-Training Climbing Footwork"
Climbing Commands
Climber (after double checking): "On Belay"
Belayer (once slack is taken up): "Belay On"
Climber (when climber is ready): "Climbing"
Belayer (when belayer is ready): "Climb On"
Climber (ready to rest or at the top): "Take"
Belayer (after taking up slack): "Got ya"
Climber (ready to be lowered): "Lower Me"
Belayer (belayer is ready to lower): "Lowering"
Belayer (once slack is taken up): "Belay On"
Climber (when climber is ready): "Climbing"
Belayer (when belayer is ready): "Climb On"
Climber (ready to rest or at the top): "Take"
Belayer (after taking up slack): "Got ya"
Climber (ready to be lowered): "Lower Me"
Belayer (belayer is ready to lower): "Lowering"
Communication
What happens between the climber and the belayer prior to climbing and belaying; lack thereof may result in complications.
from Mock Rock: The Guide To Indoor Climbing
from Mock Rock: The Guide To Indoor Climbing
Duds
- (Too) Sweet Potato Chips: Candied Sweets (Terra)
- Cajun Kaboom! Krinkle Sticks (LesserEvil)
- Carrot Ginger Soup (Trader Joe's)
- Chocolate Chai (Zhena's Gypsy Tea)
- Clif Kid's Chocolate Chip Z Bar
- Golden Corn VitaTops
- Mango Jam
- Organic Cheese Crackers (Full Circle)
- Pomegranate Fruit Bars (Archer Farms)
- Soft and Chewy Caramel Apple Snack Bars, Nut and Gluten Free (Enjoy Life)
- TLC Cherry Vanilla Cereal Bar (Ugh)
Events Participated In
- Carondelet Park Rec Complex Indoor Sprint Triathlon, October 2011
- Go! St. Louis Full and Half Marathon, April 2008
- Lewis and Clark Full and Half Marathon, September 2007
- Master the Met Stairclimb, March 2008
- Master the Met Stairclimb, March 2009
- Nike+ Women's Half Marathon, October 2007
- Seventh-Inning Stretch at Busch Stadium, August 2013
- South County YMCA 22nd Annual Sprint Triathlon, July 2009
- Susan G. Komen Race for The Cure, June 2007
- Susan G. Komen Race for The Cure, June 2011
Favorite Yoga Poses
- Bananasana
- Butterfly
- Cat Pulling Its Tail
- Crocodile
- Earth Salutation Sequence
- Fire Hydrant
- Fish
- Gate
- Half Moon
- Pose of the Child, Supported
- Revolved Half Moon
- Savasana
- Triangle
- Warrior II
Forbidden Websites
Front Crawl Breathing/Swimming Advice
Inhale as early as possible and for as long as possible.
Try to keep one eye in the water.
Keep your head on the same plane as your body.
from Freestyle Breathing Technique video
Try to keep one eye in the water.
Keep your head on the same plane as your body.
from Freestyle Breathing Technique video
If it is in the wrong position, soon everything else will be, too.
In swimming as in life, you gotta get your head in the right place.
from Breathing While Swimming by Coach Dee, Excel Triathletes Blogspot
In swimming as in life, you gotta get your head in the right place.
from Breathing While Swimming by Coach Dee, Excel Triathletes Blogspot
The greater the distance between your finger tips and your toes, the better.
Have Goggles, Will Swim, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Triathlon Training
Have Goggles, Will Swim, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Triathlon Training
In proper freestyle swimming, the head moves with the body to take the breath; it never moves independently. You don’t want any lifting of the chin to take a breath. You don’t want any looking forward or to the side of the pool to take a breath. You want to rotate your head in line with the your body…
Bob Bowman
Bob Bowman
Indulgences
- Alexia Oven Fries (Olive Oil, Rosemary, Garlic)
- Almond Butter, Creamy With Sea Salt (Trader Joe's)
- Banana Split SO Delicious Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Minis (Made With Coconut Milk & Agave Sweetened Center)
- Bunny Grahams (Annie's Homegrown)
- Chocolate-Covered Peppermint Sticks (Bogdon)
- O'Coco's Organic Baked Crisps
- Soy Creamy Mini Chocolate Sandwiches Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert (Trader Joe's)
- TLC Banana Chocolate Chip Soft n' Chewy Bars (Kashi)
Kryptonite
- Bahlsen Truffet (Meringue Biscuit with Cocoa Cream Filling and Swiss Milk Chocolate)
- Baked Egg Soufflé (Panera Bread)
- Baklava
- Barcelona Bar (Hickory Smoked Almonds, Grey Sea Salt...)
- Belgian Chocolate Shells (Guylian)
- Belgian Mini Cream Puffs
- Bionic Apples (Merb's)
- Biscuits
- Cafe Mocha
- Cailler Rayon - 100 g Milk Chocolate with Nougat and Honey
- Candied Pecans (Trader Joe's)
- Cheese (Swedish Farmer's et al)
- Cornbread (Hot Water & Regular)
- Croissant
- Duc d'O Belgian Chocolate Truffles
- Duc d'O Pralines Patissieres
- Everything Bagel
- Fried Anything (Yucca etc.)
- German Chocolate Cake
- Gooey Butter Cake
- Haagen-Dazs
- Half and Half
- Hanukkah Cookies
- Hanuta
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- High Maltose Corn Syrup
- Ice Cubes (Moritz)
- Izze Sparkling Clementine
- Jelly Belly Tropical Mix
- Kinder Bueno
- Krispy Kreme Original Glazed
- Kuglice
- Lay's Mesquite Barbecue Potato Chips
- Lemon Creme Granola Bar (Attune)
- LU Le Petit Ecolier Milk Chocolate
- Macaroni and Cheese
- Manner Mozartwurfel Cubes
- McArthur's Bakery Cupcakes, Six Pack
- McDonald's Trifecta: Apple Pie, French Fries & Orange Drink
- Merci (Storck)
- Milk Afrika (Bahlsen)
- Mint Meltaways (World's Finest Chocolate)
- Nesquik Strawberry Syrup
- Peach Cobbler
- Pizza
- Sierra Turkey Sandwich (STL Bread CO)
- Soda
- Spiced Sweet Potato Chips (Terra)
- Starbucks Java Chip Ice Cream
- Suchard
- Sunchips, Garden Salsa Flavor
- Sweet Potato Pie
- Ted Drewes' Dutchman Delight (Butterscotch, Chocolate, Pecans and Vanilla Custard)
- Thai Iced Tea (The King and I)
- Three Cheese Organic Pizza (Trader Joe's)
- Tiramisu
- Tiramisu (Edy's Dreamery)
- Vegetarian Crispy Spring Rolls (The King and I)
- Veggie Chips Potato Snacks (Trader Joe's)
- Weissella Soft Gingerbread Cookies, Sugar Glazed or Chocolate Covered
- Woolloomooloo Bar (Roasted & Salted Macadamia Nuts, Indonesian Coconut...)
Lovin' It
- Danskin Now, (Bermuda Shorts)
- Dockers Mid Rise Curvy
- N.Y.L. (New York Laundry): Relaxing, Exercise, Shopping, A Fun Time, Being Seen In, Anything
- Navy Blue Speedo Ultraback (RIP: Jan. 2009 to July 2009)
- Steamfresh Specially Seasoned Southwestern Corn
- Trader Joe's Multigrain & Flaxseed Water Crackers
- Wasa thin & crispy rosemary flatbread
Mantra
The Best Life Diet is not a diet in the usual sense of the word. You don't go on it, then off it as the term diet typically implies. It is, instead, a diet in the traditional sense of the word: a way of eating - for life. It's based on a well-balanced regimen of interesting, satisfying, nutrient-rich, and easy-to-find-and-prepare foods...
-from The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene
-from The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene
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Mixed Emotions
- Chicken Florentine (Kashi)
- Old Fashioned Cinnamon Grahams (Trader Joe's)
- Roasted Gorgonzola Crisp Crackers (Trader Joe's)
- Roasted Red Potatoes With Chive Butter Sauce (Steamfresh Lightly Sauced)
More Climbing Advice
To climb fluidly and under control, you must settle in and relax.
from How To Rock Climb! by John Long
Put your weight on them (feet), trust them, and utilize them to save your strength by resting on them... Feel stuck? Look for a foot hold, exhale, and move to it.
from Mock Rock: The Guide To Indoor Climbing
from How To Rock Climb! by John Long
Put your weight on them (feet), trust them, and utilize them to save your strength by resting on them... Feel stuck? Look for a foot hold, exhale, and move to it.
from Mock Rock: The Guide To Indoor Climbing
Motivation
I'm going to give it all that I have then I'm gonna give it all that I don't have.
Miggy from The Biggest Loser, Season Nine
More Motivation
There's no such thing as too much cardio.
Brandi, former trainer at the YMCA
Brandi, former trainer at the YMCA
Permitted Websites
- ABC Of Rock Climbing
- ABC of Yoga
- Activity Calorie Calculator
- Athletic Minded Traveler
- Back To Nature Foods
- Beginner Triathlete
- Climb Find
- Cooking Light
- Indoor Climbing
- Madison County Trails
- National Weight Control Registry
- Rent A Bike Now
- Rock Climbing
- Stairway To Health: Take The Stairs
- Swim Network
- Swim Outlet
- Trailnet
- Wonder How To
Preferred Workout DVDs
Simple Pleasures
- 5-Lettuce Mix (Fresh Express)
- Basil
- Breathing
- Green Tea
- Healthy Choice Microwave Popcorn
- Kiwi
- Mint
- Pineapple
- Plantain Chips & Salsa
- Pomegranate
- Regular Oatmeal with Mashed Banana, Splash of Almond Milk and Lots of Cinnamon
- Sabra Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
- The Republic of Tea's Holiday Plum Spice
- Watermelon
Warning
Climbing is a dangerous sport. You can be seriously injured or die...
Weight Loss Tip
"You just need to pull away from the damn table..."
My Aunt Al
My Aunt Al
Wild Eats
- Spicy, Smoky, Peach Salsa (Trader Joe's)
- Watermelon Seeds, Flavored & Roasted
Workout Arsenal
- Basketball
- Dumbbells
- Epsom Salt
- Fitness Ball
- Jump Rope
- Kettlebell
- Pedometer
- Resistance Band
- Tally Counter
- TYR Goggles
- Wrist/Ankle Weights (Adjustable)
- Yoga Mat
Workout Playlist, Three
- Back in Time, Pitbull
- Beggin', Madcon
- Can't Hold Us, Macklemore
- Come On Get It, Daara J
- Get Back In My Life, Maroon 5
- Give A Little More, Maroon 5
- Le Precipice, Daara J
- Loca, Shakira
- Loxo Ci Kaw, Daara J
- Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5
- Pay Me, Miguel
- Rabiosa, Shakira
- Sexy And I Know It, LMFAO
- Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You), Kelly Clarkson
- Stutter, Maroon 5
- Thrift Shop, Macklemore
- Wobble, V.I.C.
That looks like a beautiful painting! I love it - Christmas Tree Pose.
ReplyDeleteThanks. :)
ReplyDeleteFunny you should say that it looks like a painting because that's the mode I selected. Didn't expect the red hue but I like it.