“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

— Albert Einstein

EDIT: OTR was posted after reading a forum post on bodybuilding.com related to a cheating spouse. It is in no way a response to any event in my personal life.

EDIT: please read FTR regarding why I posted this.

Update: FIXED. :)

Apple has surpassed HP in both computer unit sales and revenues for the first time, taking the top spot sooner than expected on record sales of iPads. Rather than losing sales to low priced tablets, Apple said it would “continue to innovate like crazy” in the tablet arena.

Read more: Apple now largest computer maker, sold more iPads alone than HP sold PCs

Focus on the Negative from Tony Folly on Vimeo.

Credit: Negative Training For Positive Results With WNBF Pro Jim Cordova | SimplyShredded.com

“Winning is a habit. Watch your thoughts, they become your beliefs. Watch your beliefs, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. If you don’t think you’re a winner, you don’t belong here.”

—Vince Lombardi

Anyway, here’s a picture for your time!:

Here’s my current workout schedule:

• shoulders/abs
• back
• chest/abs
• bi/tri
• quads/calves
• core
• hamstrings/ab(/ad)ductors

It’s not exact but I’ll adjust later once I fully recoup.

And please…stay safe!

The beginning of something AMAZING

There isn’t much on it now but I’m coming up with new ideas every minute!

Honestly, I’m not trying to be vain.

Lazy gym rats!

]]> http://taaber.net/gym-dont-33-misplace-dumbbells/feed/ 2 http://taaber.net/latest-routine-changes/ http://taaber.net/latest-routine-changes/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:22:04 +0000 Taaber http://taaber.net/?p=38 About three weeks ago I switched my workout routine back to hypertrophy from strength training.

My routine for strength sets was an ascending/descending pyramid of 4, 5, 6, 5, and 4 reps. I was training using the 25 rep rule. My strength increased dramatically however I began to lose some mass so I switched back to hypertrophy.

My routine for hypertrophy started out as descending sets from 15, 12, 9, 6 to 13, 11, 9, 7, 5 and finally to 19, 16, 13, 10. The latter has proven to be the best scheme. I rest 120 seconds between every set during hypertrophy stages unless I am try to lose body fat (by resting 60 seconds max.).

More recently I’ve been looking into alternating strength/hypertrophy week by week but that’s later. Meanwhile I’m sticking with this routine.

What are your thoughts on alternating week by week?

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As for everything else, I’m on a temporary hiatus.

My first day returning to the gym made me feel like I regressed during my week off. I felt weak, undernourished, and just flat out horrible. Day two, three, and four were all about retraining my body for my workout routine. I couldn’t just pick up where I left off.

This leads me to believe that the general rule of thumb—taking a week off from working out will allow your body to recover—is just too much of a break. For now, I will not “rest” for more than 3 days anymore.

This is the official name for my app project.

Cheers!

CIQ has been confirmed to have software installed on iPhone (although Apple has stated that the software is dormant and is going to be removed in a software update), HTC handsets, and according to CIQ’s website 141 million devices in total.

See this MSNBC news article for more info.

My reaction to this was simple: WTF? I can’t believe this is even “legal.” This so-called diagnostic software is being hidden from view, from you and the OS. If it is simply used for diagnostics then why is it hidden? It’s malicious. RIM, Nokia, Verizon, and now Apple seem to be the only companies with a backbone and do not use this malicious software in their products. Props to them.

CIQ and any device makers who use this CIQ software should be reprimanded and customers awarded damages. Period.

This project is an iOS app aimed at bodybuilders and trainers who need an app that does mainly one thing: records progress.

I was a huge fan of iFitness and FullFitness but both of those apps have been discontinued for iOS. This is what lead me to begin thinking about developing my own app.

This is the first iOS app I will have ever developed—notice the “will have.” I am still brainstorming ideas. I have a basic user interface in mind. And this is where I believe FullFitness gets it right. It is simple, to the point, and aesthetic.

For now though I will say that the main challenge I will face is that I haven’t programmed in years and Obj-C is not one of the languages I had studied. I had studied C though, and since Obj-C is a superset of C then I don’t foresee any issues.

Wish me luck! And let me know what you think. I’ll keep everyone posted.

More info on the app development tomorrow though. Have a fantastic day, everyone.