Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 29, 2009, at 3:35 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Steve Barbour responded: > Subject: Re: [Leica] Darkroom or computer music > > > >>>> geeze Ted... > > I'd better get to work, and soon...<<< > > > > Hi Steve, > > It's not as hard as it sounds because it's all physiological & > psychological! ! :-) > > > > First off do not even think about getting to the 80 reps. It creates > a mind > freeze. "Oh my God I'll never make it!!" ERGO: Your body responds > with . > "idiot what are you thinking?" Obviously it rebels and refuses to > move . :-) > Bodies are like that sometimes. ;-) As you know Doctor Barbour! :-) you are a beast Dr Ted...and you are challenging us all...Steve > > > > > So start with as many as you can, obviously you'll just stop when > you can't > go any further. That may or may not be more than 5 or 10. > > > > If you make 10, now you know you can reach 10. Next go around later > in the > day before eating, never after! Aim for 10! After a few days you'll > find . > "oh gee whiz I just did 13!" You feel good. But the next time still > mentally aim for the 10 "and if you feel body comfy at that point > continue > maybe to 13 or 14. But never start to do more than 10 in your mind. > Even > though it maybe only 3 more. mentally your mind will rebel! :-) > > > > The next thing you know you are doing 15 but only thinking 10. Once > you are > reaching 15 on a regular basis change the mind set . "you are going > to do > 15!" > > > > And you repeat this twice a day until you find you are slipping by > to 18! > And it goes on from there building, but never really aiming for the > high > number you wish to get to. > > > > I do 80 regularly twice a day. But when I reach 40, I start at 1 > again and > in my mind, therefore "that's not many, made that lots of times!" > I'm only > going to 40, when in actual numbers by the time I reach the second > 40, I've > completed 80. It's just like the other day doing 85 straight > through. I > never thought about doing 85 this morning, but made 84 and that was > it body > rebelled! But in mental counting I was still only reaching for 40! > Later > today, about 4.30 pm or so, I'll hit the mat again and go for 2 X > 40! And > with any kind of luck I'll reach or go by the second 40 on my way to > whatever I get to? 90-100 or? :-) Piece of cake if you don't think > about > it.. > > > > It's pure mind over matter. > > > > Dr. ted ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 29, 2009, at 9:22 AM, Ted Grant wrote: > > > >> Gerry Walden asked: > >> > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Darkroom or computer music > >> Ted, how old did you say you were? ;>)<<<<<< > >> > >> Hi Gerry, > >> > >> Come May 27th I'll be the young age of a full blown 80 years! And > >> looking > >> forward to the 100th as long as I can still kick ass! :-) If I > >> can't, then > >> no point in being here if yer only a pain in the ass for others to > >> look > >> after you. > >> > >> > >> > >> On January 30th my work out gal and I were looking for a > >> celebration thing > >> for the big 80. As I've done in the past, at 65 I did my first and > >> only > >> solo parachute jump because I always wondered what it would be like > >> on many > >> occasions sitting on the floor of a helicopter doing aerial photos > >> while > >> legs dangling over the side & door open. > >> > >> > >> > >> So there I was at 65, Jump master yelled. GO!" I went! Hell of a > >> ride. On > >> the 76th BD day I flew in a P51 Mustang doing imaginary WW 2 dog > >> fights all > >> over the sky. Another boyhood dream accomplished. :-) > >> > >> > >> > >> Now the big 80 I tried to get my nephew who's a senior rank type in > >> the > >> Canadian air force to get me a ride in one of our fighter jets.. > >> These young > >> guys have no imagination.. Certainly neeeeeeeeither do the super > >> senior > >> ranking types. > >> > >> He says" Not a hope! Do you know if you have to eject you could > >> break a > >> whole bunch of bones?" Besides there'd be a hell of a public out cry > >> about > >> taking a civilian for a free ride. My response . "Screw them, just > >> re-activate my commission for test purposes, do the flight then I > >> can resign > >> again!" Not a hope. > >> > >> > >> > >> OK second try.. A submarine when it dives and a trip under water. > >> Always > >> thought that a neat thing to have ago. Damn Navy isn't any brighter > >> than the > >> air force. :-) They all have this idea that age matters! "You want > >> to do > >> what at 80?" As we older gentlemen know, "age is just a number." > >> Screw it! > >> It's all about attitude that's far more important for the driving > >> force to > >> keep on rockin' and rollin'! > >> > >> So what to do just to kick ass? I've been working at the rec centre > >> and at > >> home twice a day preparing to do, "80 sit ups one right after the > >> other on > >> the morning of the 80th birthday." As of two days ago I'm doing 85 > >> twice a > >> day. :-) That's everyday from now until May 27th > >> However, it simply means I've only got 15 more to go and I'll make a > >> 100! > >> :-) So why not, go for it!! See what I mean? It's all about > >> attitude, screw > >> the world and their number nonsense. > >> > >> So that's how old I am! :-) > > > > > > > > have a wonderful Sunday, > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> ted > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.31/2028 - Release Date: > 03/28/09 > 07:16:00 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information