Been pushing a little harder/longer on ab workouts on my off-days. Why do muscles feel sore a day or two after a moderate workout? Because they literally suffer a certain amount of "micro-injury". First, a certain amount of lactic acid damage inflicted by "pushing" muscle metabolism, that is, metabolizing glucose faster than oxygen can be supplied to convert it to pyruvic acid instead of lactic acid. And second, tiny ruptures or "fraying" of the muscle fiber structure. This is the bodybuilding principle... (...more)

A few days ago, the Occupy Oakland protesters numbered around 150. Then Oakland cops under direction of mayor Jean Quan shot an Iraq veteran, a peaceful protester, in the face with a rubber bullet, and targeted other protesters with stun grenades. In all, hundreds of peaceful protesters were injured with projectile weapons and/or exposed to chemical weapons. The shooting victim (the most publicized one, anyway), 24-year-old Scott Thomas Olsen, a retired Marine, is currently hospitalized and his conditio... (...more)

Looking forward to session #27 this evening, I'm shooting for the full-mile jog and today might be that day! * * * OK, it wasn't that day but it was still a kick-ass session: 3.3mi / 46m02s (4 sec over my best time); 3/4mi at 5.0mph (fastest 3-lap stretch yet), 1/2 lap at 7.0mph, another at 7.2mph (fastest half-lap yet). 7.2mph really forced me to kick up my heels. It was close to the end of the session, and I finished up feeling really pumped and pleased with myself. I haven't listened to DI.fm's ... (...more)

The (real) guy in the room next to mine moved out and another (imaginary) woman was moving in. The (imaginary) woman in the room on the other end of the house couldn't stand the (imaginary) woman smoking in the room next to her, and wanted the room next to me, well, us now, and kept hanging around hinting that she wanted to split our room. Coz, y'know, we weren't using that other bed anyway. I think all these imaginary tenants were patterned on the crazy salespeople at work. How come you get all the ... (...more)

Session #26 (yesterday, per twitter): 3.3mi / 48m and change. 3 laps! at a 4.7mph jog, a half lap at 7.0mph.

4.7mph is now my top-end power-walk, or a low-end easy jog pace. Feeling kind of frustrated that my session time bottomed out at 45m58s a month ago, and I haven't matched it since.