I been sick!

I've been sick for the past 5 days or so. Please excuse the lack of posts. My parents are coming into town for a few weeks, but I hope to still have time to post a few pics. My dad has been in Mississippi for the last week or so helping with hurricane work. He will be hitching a ride to my house with a guy he has been working with. My mom will be flying in from Montana (where my folks live). They will be here for a few weeks, including turkey day. I will most likely be frying a turkey, so that should be fun! Take care, Roger.

New personal record

Yesterday I lifted 120,870 lbs (equivalent to 40 VW beetles)! That is 33,000 lbs more than ever before. I am ranked number 7th overall in points for the facility and I am number 1 in my age group. I am happy with the progress I am making. Here are some pictures of a trip to a farm that Will and I took over the weekend.

Cholesterol - 152!

I have been making lots of progress in my workouts. Today is the start of a new month. I plan on being the top ranked person this month for my age group in Fitlinxx points. I should also be the top ranked by the amount of weight lifted. I have been cutting back on weight somewhat with some of the exercises because I am losing form while going for higher weight. It's no use being the top ranked person in the gym if I wind up in the hospital because of an injury. I estimate that I will lift more than 500,000 pounds in November.

Today I had spinning class and it was harder than ever before. The instructor normally puts us into a really hard section and then allows a recovery period where our heart rate goes back down to 65% MHR (maximum heart rate). Today we had no recovery period. We maintained 75-85% MHR and I sweat like never before. They were doing cholesterol screening and I am at 152! I guess I am doing something right. Take care all.