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Kettlebell Post

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A few days back Josh left a comment on one of my six-pack experiment posts:

You’re always trying new things. So I’d like to recommend a quick and easy experiment for you- concerning getting in shape.

You’re always trying new things. So I’d like to recommend a quick and easy experiment for you- concerning getting in shape.

Get a 35lb kettlebell and do one exercise (swings, snatches, etc) as soon as u wake up (stretch or do some jumping jacks first to warm up) and before you go to bed. The most important thing (besides good form) is to do this TABATA style. Google it and download the app tabata timer or use the website. Takes only 4 minutes, but holy $h!t will u feel this and notice a difference.

So I did!  I went out to Wal-Mart (the only place I figured I could buy a kettle bell at 3:00am) and bought a 20 pound kettle bell (they didn’t have heavier).

Now it’s in my collection of workout accessories:

I kind of always wanted one of these things, I’ve heard  a lot of good stuff.

This post isn’t really advocating kettle bells since I haven’t really used it yet…but more of a “SEE…I do read the comments on this blog!” post.

Novelty, Beauty, Growth & Love

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I was reading a book about the male mid-life crisis (the third book I’ve read on the subject), and I came across this marvelous passage:




September 2010 Goals

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I’ve got my September 2010 goals ready, got yours?

I also put them on my iPhone just to make sure I carry them with me EVERYWHERE.

This month my goals are focused primarily on HouseOfRave and NevBlog.  One is a current business, one is a hobby.

Also as an unofficial health goal I’d like to schedule my ab workouts for 3 days per week again since my abs recently shrank.

Experiment Ideas

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I really wouldn’t know what to do with $300 and this blog.

In the past I performed the Bottle Water Experiment, the Painting Curbs thing, the Confiscated Goods experiment, the Inventory Control add-on to HouseOfRave, and The Scratch Lottery Experiment.

I kind of want to do the Lottery Experiment again, but with $300 instead of $100.

I’ve already done some other successful experiments with my own business lately, but those don’t get mentioned on the blog ;-)

Get Random

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Bear with me as this blog changes its layout.

The blog is simply a hobby, so it doesn’t take priority….meaning it’ll slowly improve.

One cool thing I added is the RANDOM button.

Where will it take you???  WHO KNOWS?!?!?!

I also put one on HouseOfRave:

Getta good look…

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….because the last thing to complete on my August 2010 goals is re-design this blog.

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I’m just

testing out the

way this theme

displays different

styles of text on
blog posts

Carver Matrix for Monthly Productivity

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I was reading a book from the library like I so often do, and I came across this interesting thing:

C.A.R.V.E.R. …it’s a way the military (or in this book, the Navy SEAL’s) use to determine which target is the MOST important.

Immediately I was intrigued because this could so easily relate to everyday situations not-cool-as-blowing-up-a-power-plant on enemy territory.

In the past I’ve wrote down challenges and goals I have for a month, and try to indicate which is most important.  The biggest problem is I pull those numbers out of my ass. There’s no QUANTITATIVE number assigned to those issues to see which one is most important.

This method seemed to help with that.

Carver Matrix

A little while ago I wrote about putting my monthly goals on my iPhone….that was a pretty good idea that has worked well so far….but I think taking that up a notch and labeling them by importance would be even better.  To do this I’d simply run them through the Carver Matrix. I did a sample run to see how it would work:

P.S. The book is called Unleash The Warrior Within….it was decent material with some good stuff tossed in.

Doing Handstands

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I don’t know WHERE this whole “Handstands Pictures” thing came from, I just know I probably have more of these pictures than the average population.

Probably because

  • Most people can’t do them
  • They’re hard to capture on camera
  • You look weird trying to do a handstand on the Great Wall of China:


(Notice Tim Ferris watching in amazement in the background)

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Traffic Spike

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Wow….didn’t see that one.

Apparently people really liked my Homeless Experiment.

I’m pretty sure it all started when Tynan Twittered out a message about it.

It was linked all over Twitter the last week….I actually didn’t have the Google Analytics code on the page till after the 23rd so I didn’t get to see the results of the traffic storm.