game of thrones and workout 2014-01-14

[piranha]

i am watching "game of thrones" now, and wow -- that is gorier than the average horror anime, and that's saying something. more commendable: free-swinging human penes, 3 by my latest count, 2 of which in non-sexual situations. i am very pleased to see full frontal nudity not limited to women. it started out that way, and i was making snarky comments to the *poing* in IM, about the ratio of naked tits to fully clothed men. but then the show redeemed itself at least on that account.

i thought i had read at least the first book, but nothing rings any bells here, so i guess i didn't. which i shall remedy forthwith, since i am enjoying the interminable scheming, and that's bound to be even more fun in written form -- though the series is not finished, and judging from how long it took to get here, it'll be some years before it will be, and i don't generally like to invest myself anymore in series that are not finished. but there seems to be a continuing stream of unraveling of schemes and hatching of new ones, so it's not like i will be kept from some huge final denouement that ties it all together.

i like the dwarf best, and arya, of course.

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onward to the workout.

40 days: day 07 (week 2)

workout A

Warmup
7:00 min dynamic stretching and 3:00 min ATG squat

Standing Barbell Shoulder Press (OHP)
2x5 @ 45 lb
2x5 @ 55 lb
volume: 1000

lackadaisical. i wasn't feeling tired enough to add a rest day, but i wasn't really feeling the love either.

Barbell Deadlift
1x5 @ 75 lb
1x5 @ 105 lb
2x5 @ 125 lb
volume: 2150

the weight wasn't bad, but by this point i thought maybe a rest day wouldn't have been the worst idea.

Two-Arm Kettlebell Swing
2x20 @ 18.5 lb
volume: 740

but i got this far, so why not continue.

One-Arm Dumbbell Row
4x15 @ 20 lb
volume: 1200

at least these went well, though by the second set i was pretty much done for the night. skipping the planks, going to bed. i think i shall make it a rule that i must take a rest day after a 5-3-2 workout unless i feel unusually energetic.

total volume: 5090 lb

Comments

[outlier_lynn]

Full frontal male nudity is good. At least in the sense of needed parity.

I watched a few episodes of GoT. I had trouble keeping track of who was who. Same problem I had with the LTR Movies. All the humans looked alike to me. :) GoT wants way more effort on my part than I am willing to give.

I might try again when the series is complete and available to stream.

[piranha]

i have that "they all look alike to me" problem with the young men around the house stark (robb, jon snow, greyjoy), but most other people come across distinctive enough to tell them apart. it is a huge cast though, and with some of them, while i can tell them apart, i am not always clear on who they are (various whores and handmaidens, and older men who play some advisory roles). after a season of 10 episodes i thought that would sort itself out, but they're just adding new ones.

and wow, the fore is really getting to me. also, the nastiness and cruelty of so many of the people makes me want to smite the lot, and repopulate the place.