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Craig Peters
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Postby Craig Peters » Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:33 pm

TimSheetz wrote:Aaron, that is very disciplined indeed. With discipline like that, you should work in law enforcement or military.......


Tim,

Aaron is in law enforcement. ;)

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Postby Stacy Clifford » Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:18 pm

I'm pretty sure Tim's already aware of that...
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Postby TimSheetz » Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:50 pm

Yep, I knew.. Just a joke. :-)

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Postby Aaron Pynenberg » Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:46 am

What I am in Law Enforcement? Yes, I knew he was Joking Craig no sweat-

As a side topic, I was discussing some more training info with another Member, and he asked me what was the most important thing he could do to improve his abilities.

Knowing him, and who he is, I told him he needed to shed a few lbs, like about 8-10 lbs. I know that sounds silly but that 8-10lbs translates into much better stamina and ease of movement.

He is not a guy who is obese or anything at all, just a little "hefty" if you will, but that very heft can really slow you down. In my own expirences I can really tell the diffrence between 5 extra lbs of chub..it does affect movement to a surprising degree, and while you will adapt to it, my advice as a serious Scholar is to identify it and then work on it, do not just work around the issue, zap that chub with a little areobic activity as well as your sword drills.

Ideally, it would be two seperate and distinct workouts, sword work in the AM, running, biking, etc in the PM....and watching what you eat.

Now that us Northerners are coming out of this terrible winter, (southerners don't really have winter!), we are all probably carrying just a tad more weight than we do in the summer-zap it for improved performance on the hilt! - AP
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Postby Rod-Thornton » Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:00 pm

Ain't no joke! I've been focusing on doing much the same here as well....only for me the number is more like 10-12, lol, not 8-10. So dang true! Reminds me of a much earlier topic of discussion we all had re: core strength, Farmer Burns workouts, and the "A" word...athleticism...in our training regimens.

[quote="Aaron Pynenberg"]...As a side topic, I was discussing some more training info with another Member, and he asked me what was the most important thing he could do to improve his abilities.

Knowing him, and who he is, I told him he needed to shed a few lbs, like about 8-10 lbs. I know that sounds silly but that 8-10lbs translates into much better stamina and ease of movement.
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