Guest guest Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 The first step is knowing that you have to do something. The second step is knowing what you have to do to achieve it. The third step is getting out there and tearing it a new one. It is now time for you to get out there and tear it a new one. Shine on. ~Dano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 The first step is knowing that you have to do something. The second step is knowing what you have to do to achieve it. The third step is getting out there and tearing it a new one. It is now time for you to get out there and tear it a new one. Shine on. ~Dano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 > > The first step is knowing that you have to do something. The second > step is knowing what you have to do to achieve it. The third step is > getting out there and tearing it a new one. It is now time for you to > get out there and tear it a new one. Shine on. > > ~Dano > Well put. Let the fun begin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 > > The first step is knowing that you have to do something. The second > step is knowing what you have to do to achieve it. The third step is > getting out there and tearing it a new one. It is now time for you to > get out there and tear it a new one. Shine on. > > ~Dano > Well put. Let the fun begin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 I'll remember to e-mail you then and see how close you are to your goal. Andy > Another goal is to still bench 315 and squat over 405 when I turn > 60...however, since going off creatine, I'm struggling with 315 (whereas > I was getting 2-3 reps) so I'm taking a moment to learn more about > powerlifting approaches. I don't really need to get any bigger, just > leaner and stronger. > > Brett > davis5@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 I'll remember to e-mail you then and see how close you are to your goal. Andy > Another goal is to still bench 315 and squat over 405 when I turn > 60...however, since going off creatine, I'm struggling with 315 (whereas > I was getting 2-3 reps) so I'm taking a moment to learn more about > powerlifting approaches. I don't really need to get any bigger, just > leaner and stronger. > > Brett > davis5@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Brett, Greg, ...And all those thinking 40 is on the over the hill side of things. Stop! You're scaring me of hitting 40. ...And, I AM in my 40's. Now, officially late 40's. ...47 to be exact, although earlier this month I thought I was 48, but that's a whole other story on aging. If I remember right, at 40, I was... Changing careers, from internal CIO, back to an IT consultant. Preparing the way for babies #7 & #8. Just starting to feel the stress of college tuition with babies #1 & #2. Rekindling a business application & integration family business. Horribly out of shape and self destructing quickly. Still recovering from a previous business disaster. As I progressed through my 40's, I have been... Reasonably successful at the career transition. ...But, still wondering what it is I want to do when I grow up. Attending pre-K and grade school functions for babies #5, 6, 7 & 8. ...And suffering greatly with the loss of my youngest daughter to leukemia. Seeing the light at the end of the near term college tuition financial tunnel. ...At least for the last of the first (older) 4 children. Able to marry off two daughters and celebrated the engagement of my third. ...And have very recently realized the greatness of being a YOUNG grandpop. Have reduced the old tonderella body down to a manageable size. ...And built up muscle mass greater than when wrestling and weight lifting in high school. And the things I have yet to look forward to... The proper career selection, for when I grow up. Heading back to school to get more smarts. Maybe even a degree in psychobabble! Having the houses eventually paid off - for good. Purchasing sportier performance sedans rather than than 7 to 12 passenger vehicles. Spoiling my grand children, then sending them back to their parents all wired up. Dirt biking and snow tubing with the children. Cleaning up and shrinking down the clutter in my homes. Eventually benching and curling almost as much as Brett. Frequent and even GREATER enjoyment of the intimate side of life. Living another 50 years to enjoy my Disney Vacation Club benefits to their max. So... 40 isn't the ending, you are just now arriving at the starting gate. Where you decide to take your cruise ship (or speed boat) is entirely up to you. If you want to hide it under a rock, I would consider that a waste, but, I'm sure there are some that truly get depressed enough about that magical 40 to do just that. Life in general can be much like BFL, you can take it to what ever level you want. You are at the controls. Everything external to your own thoughts are simply speed bumps that you decide on how to maneuver. My best wishes for a happy birthday are extended to all you New Years and nearly New Years day babies. Your best gift to yourself??? Restoring your positive attitude and your sense of humor. Enjoying my short sabbatical, I remain... Your BFL'er for life, Brett wrote: > Turning 38 on Sat...but you'd think I was turning 40. Turning 37 last > year was fun, cuz I would quote Dennis from Monty Python's Holy Grail. > > Anyway, I know what you mean...late 30s, early 40s is supposed to be the > time time that you are really moving into position in your career, > babies are turning into kids and teens, etc...and the things you always > wanted to do had better get started on or aren't going to happen. It's > a time to look and where you are, where you are headed, and compare it > with where you wanted to be. > > That's why Santa brought me an Ibanez acoustic/electric guitar for > Christmas! Always wanted to learn guitar, but never took the simple > first step of getting one. How funny, huh? I was looking for an ipod > on ebay and thought: " I could buy a cheap one and spend the money on a > guitar. " So I did. > > Another goal is to still bench 315 and squat over 405 when I turn > 60...however, since going off creatine, I'm struggling with 315 (whereas > I was getting 2-3 reps) so I'm taking a moment to learn more about > powerlifting approaches. I don't really need to get any bigger, just > leaner and stronger. > > Brett > davis5@... > > Resolutions at 40 > > > I guess my " resolutions " this year have come from some serious soul > searching. I turn 40 tomorrow. Over the past couple of weeks I have > taken a good long hard look at myself. I wouldn't call it a mid life > crisis or anything like that, but rather the realization that it's time > to take control of my life and stop making excuses. My diet and > training have gone south over the past couple of months due to work and > the stress that the job brings. (I know its an excuse) My attempts at > BFL have always been an all or nothing approach, rather than progress > not perfection. The sum total has been a lot of frustration, and very > little progress. > So, that being said, my resolutions are agressive but attainable. > First off, I am committed to start and finish the BFL challenge. My > goals within the challenge are to lose 30 pounds and decrease my body > fat by 10%. There are other goals that I won't bore everyone with. I > have come to realize how much the way I feel about myself impacts > everything else in my life. I now have a starting point, a direction > and a very achievable goal in sight. Time to get to work. > -- Remember... Progress, not perfection! -- Holowko, CPA, CCP PO Box 444 Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444 -- E-mailto:gholowko@... -- Telephone: Facsimile: -- Featuring Magic Software -- Developer tools for wise business solutions! -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 Brett, Greg, ...And all those thinking 40 is on the over the hill side of things. Stop! You're scaring me of hitting 40. ...And, I AM in my 40's. Now, officially late 40's. ...47 to be exact, although earlier this month I thought I was 48, but that's a whole other story on aging. If I remember right, at 40, I was... Changing careers, from internal CIO, back to an IT consultant. Preparing the way for babies #7 & #8. Just starting to feel the stress of college tuition with babies #1 & #2. Rekindling a business application & integration family business. Horribly out of shape and self destructing quickly. Still recovering from a previous business disaster. As I progressed through my 40's, I have been... Reasonably successful at the career transition. ...But, still wondering what it is I want to do when I grow up. Attending pre-K and grade school functions for babies #5, 6, 7 & 8. ...And suffering greatly with the loss of my youngest daughter to leukemia. Seeing the light at the end of the near term college tuition financial tunnel. ...At least for the last of the first (older) 4 children. Able to marry off two daughters and celebrated the engagement of my third. ...And have very recently realized the greatness of being a YOUNG grandpop. Have reduced the old tonderella body down to a manageable size. ...And built up muscle mass greater than when wrestling and weight lifting in high school. And the things I have yet to look forward to... The proper career selection, for when I grow up. Heading back to school to get more smarts. Maybe even a degree in psychobabble! Having the houses eventually paid off - for good. Purchasing sportier performance sedans rather than than 7 to 12 passenger vehicles. Spoiling my grand children, then sending them back to their parents all wired up. Dirt biking and snow tubing with the children. Cleaning up and shrinking down the clutter in my homes. Eventually benching and curling almost as much as Brett. Frequent and even GREATER enjoyment of the intimate side of life. Living another 50 years to enjoy my Disney Vacation Club benefits to their max. So... 40 isn't the ending, you are just now arriving at the starting gate. Where you decide to take your cruise ship (or speed boat) is entirely up to you. If you want to hide it under a rock, I would consider that a waste, but, I'm sure there are some that truly get depressed enough about that magical 40 to do just that. Life in general can be much like BFL, you can take it to what ever level you want. You are at the controls. Everything external to your own thoughts are simply speed bumps that you decide on how to maneuver. My best wishes for a happy birthday are extended to all you New Years and nearly New Years day babies. Your best gift to yourself??? Restoring your positive attitude and your sense of humor. Enjoying my short sabbatical, I remain... Your BFL'er for life, Brett wrote: > Turning 38 on Sat...but you'd think I was turning 40. Turning 37 last > year was fun, cuz I would quote Dennis from Monty Python's Holy Grail. > > Anyway, I know what you mean...late 30s, early 40s is supposed to be the > time time that you are really moving into position in your career, > babies are turning into kids and teens, etc...and the things you always > wanted to do had better get started on or aren't going to happen. It's > a time to look and where you are, where you are headed, and compare it > with where you wanted to be. > > That's why Santa brought me an Ibanez acoustic/electric guitar for > Christmas! Always wanted to learn guitar, but never took the simple > first step of getting one. How funny, huh? I was looking for an ipod > on ebay and thought: " I could buy a cheap one and spend the money on a > guitar. " So I did. > > Another goal is to still bench 315 and squat over 405 when I turn > 60...however, since going off creatine, I'm struggling with 315 (whereas > I was getting 2-3 reps) so I'm taking a moment to learn more about > powerlifting approaches. I don't really need to get any bigger, just > leaner and stronger. > > Brett > davis5@... > > Resolutions at 40 > > > I guess my " resolutions " this year have come from some serious soul > searching. I turn 40 tomorrow. Over the past couple of weeks I have > taken a good long hard look at myself. I wouldn't call it a mid life > crisis or anything like that, but rather the realization that it's time > to take control of my life and stop making excuses. My diet and > training have gone south over the past couple of months due to work and > the stress that the job brings. (I know its an excuse) My attempts at > BFL have always been an all or nothing approach, rather than progress > not perfection. The sum total has been a lot of frustration, and very > little progress. > So, that being said, my resolutions are agressive but attainable. > First off, I am committed to start and finish the BFL challenge. My > goals within the challenge are to lose 30 pounds and decrease my body > fat by 10%. There are other goals that I won't bore everyone with. I > have come to realize how much the way I feel about myself impacts > everything else in my life. I now have a starting point, a direction > and a very achievable goal in sight. Time to get to work. > -- Remember... Progress, not perfection! -- Holowko, CPA, CCP PO Box 444 Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444 -- E-mailto:gholowko@... -- Telephone: Facsimile: -- Featuring Magic Software -- Developer tools for wise business solutions! -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Thanks for the support Andy. It's really appreciated. --- Andy wrote: > I'll remember to e-mail you then and see how close > you are to your goal. > > Andy > > On 12/28/05, Brett > wrote: > > > Another goal is to still bench 315 and squat over > 405 when I turn > > 60...however, since going off creatine, I'm > struggling with 315 (whereas > > I was getting 2-3 reps) so I'm taking a moment to > learn more about > > powerlifting approaches. I don't really need to > get any bigger, just > > leaner and stronger. > > > > Brett > > davis5@... > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Thanks for the support Andy. It's really appreciated. --- Andy wrote: > I'll remember to e-mail you then and see how close > you are to your goal. > > Andy > > On 12/28/05, Brett > wrote: > > > Another goal is to still bench 315 and squat over > 405 when I turn > > 60...however, since going off creatine, I'm > struggling with 315 (whereas > > I was getting 2-3 reps) so I'm taking a moment to > learn more about > > powerlifting approaches. I don't really need to > get any bigger, just > > leaner and stronger. > > > > Brett > > davis5@... > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Brett, Yes... With two of my babies now married and out, one moved on to heaven, and the two older ones at college and engaged, we'll, for sure, be shrunken down into a 5 passenger car. Long gone are the years living with a 12 passenger extended van. We will ( & can) all now easily fit into my wife's little Rav4. In fact, my mid-life crisis convertible is only a 4 passenger. Meaning, my 3 little boys and me OR my wife and me only. Gee... Aside from being limited with the season, I can pretty much use that only if we are not going out as a family, otherwise, for now, it's generally my Texas Cadillac (Suburban). As for the weights... On a good day, I'm up to the 6x set with the 60# pair on the seated bench curls. I might be able to do 12 standing hammer curls with them, but that's more swinging than it is curling. I thought you were now tipping at 70#. Plus, you have me by MORE than 50# on the bench presses, so I have a big effort yet ahead of me to catch up. I still have those lofty goals, but, I am feeling like there is a limit that I'm poking up against. Now where did I put that snow tube??? See ya! Happy New Year! Brett wrote: > With 8 kids, I'm thinking even a Suburban or Excursion is too > small...wow. Oh, and you're curling as much or more than I am now. > > Brett (2 burbs, now a f*rd eXcursion) > > > Brett > davis5@... > -- Remember... Progress, not perfection! -- Holowko, CPA, CCP PO Box 444 Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444 -- E-mailto:gholowko@... -- Telephone: Facsimile: -- Featuring Magic Software -- Developer tools for wise business solutions! -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Brett, Yes... With two of my babies now married and out, one moved on to heaven, and the two older ones at college and engaged, we'll, for sure, be shrunken down into a 5 passenger car. Long gone are the years living with a 12 passenger extended van. We will ( & can) all now easily fit into my wife's little Rav4. In fact, my mid-life crisis convertible is only a 4 passenger. Meaning, my 3 little boys and me OR my wife and me only. Gee... Aside from being limited with the season, I can pretty much use that only if we are not going out as a family, otherwise, for now, it's generally my Texas Cadillac (Suburban). As for the weights... On a good day, I'm up to the 6x set with the 60# pair on the seated bench curls. I might be able to do 12 standing hammer curls with them, but that's more swinging than it is curling. I thought you were now tipping at 70#. Plus, you have me by MORE than 50# on the bench presses, so I have a big effort yet ahead of me to catch up. I still have those lofty goals, but, I am feeling like there is a limit that I'm poking up against. Now where did I put that snow tube??? See ya! Happy New Year! Brett wrote: > With 8 kids, I'm thinking even a Suburban or Excursion is too > small...wow. Oh, and you're curling as much or more than I am now. > > Brett (2 burbs, now a f*rd eXcursion) > > > Brett > davis5@... > -- Remember... Progress, not perfection! -- Holowko, CPA, CCP PO Box 444 Lafayette Hill, PA 19444-0444 -- E-mailto:gholowko@... -- Telephone: Facsimile: -- Featuring Magic Software -- Developer tools for wise business solutions! -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 I just added it to the calendar. We'll get a reminder a few days before Brett's 60th birthday in 2027. I'll only be 59. Sort of like a time capsule thing. Reminds me of this service I read about the other day sending people e-mails in the future. There's a service that will send you an e-mail at any time in the future or will send an e-mail to your family after when you leave this earth. Andy > Ha-ha! You really will too, I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 I just added it to the calendar. We'll get a reminder a few days before Brett's 60th birthday in 2027. I'll only be 59. Sort of like a time capsule thing. Reminds me of this service I read about the other day sending people e-mails in the future. There's a service that will send you an e-mail at any time in the future or will send an e-mail to your family after when you leave this earth. Andy > Ha-ha! You really will too, I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 I just added it to the calendar. We'll get a reminder a few days before Brett's 60th birthday in 2027. I'll only be 59. Sort of like a time capsule thing. Reminds me of this service I read about the other day sending people e-mails in the future. There's a service that will send you an e-mail at any time in the future or will send an e-mail to your family after when you leave this earth. Andy > Ha-ha! You really will too, I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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