Good morning Strenders!

So here’s what I’m thinking. Let’s have the Strend in the
Bay Area. A few main reasons why:

1. The climate is great and there are many all-weather tracks we could use
(Kezar Stadium, Campbell Community Center, etc.)
2. According to a recent study, San Francisco was found to be the fittest city
in the U.S.(http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSN3043573820080530).
With a total of 4.5 million residents, the Bay Area is in general a very fit
place. We should be able to recruit quite a few new Strenders.
3. Whether we hold the Strend in San Jose or in San Francisco, we’ll be near
three major airports (Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco.) Getting here and about
will be easy for those Strenders coming from out of town.
4. After sending your pulse into the stratosphere, you can spend the rest of
the weekend enjoying San Francisco, one of the most photogenic cities in the
world. Or, for those still jonesing a fitness-induced endorphin high, hundreds
of miles of scenic trail hiking.

My goal would be to find a local gym/sponsor who’d be
willing to host the Strend. There are many smaller gyms throughout the Bay Area
that specialize in training elite, high-level athletes and/or giving clients
personalized 1:1 attention.

Of course, I’d love to get any other Strenders help when it
comes to organizing this event—finding a sponsor, T-shirts, making sure this
goes off smoothly, marketing, approaching local newspapers/TV stations.

As for the date, April 26th sounds perfect.

Who’s in? Let’s make this happen!



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From: Matt Bogdanowicz <skate_94538@...>
To: STREND@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2009 4:59:48 PM
Subject: Re: [STREND] Into



Sunday April 26th
Does that date seem to work for the Next STREND?

Matt

--- On Mon, 1/5/09, Chris Lele <sirchrislele@ yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Chris Lele <sirchrislele@ yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [STREND] Into
To: STREND@yahoogroups. com
Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 2:47 PM

Welcome Dennis!

It's always great to have another Strender.

As for getting those reps up there (as well as for that running time down there)
there are a variety of approaches. One straightforward way is to do trial
Strends. I often do these in the gym, substituting the treadmill for the track.
In terms of the disciplines, each one differs a little. I've found that if I add
a little bit of resistance this usually increase the number of reps I can do.
For pull-ups I put a 20/30 dumbbell between my ankles. For military press, the
thing that works best for me is to head-stand push ups against the wall first
thing in the morning, going to near failure.

With many of the Strend exercises, I've found that going to repeated failure
(back-to-back set of pull-ups for instance) doesn't necessarily add more reps.
Additionally, you want to give your body rest. Doing Strends on consecutive
days, while a good fitness rush, hasn't led to increased reps for me. Once every
ten days on trial Strends is pretty ideal. Again there are a variety of
approaches. Definitely experiment and let us know what works best for you.

Again, welcome and good luck strending.

-Chris Lele

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From: Dennis Seward <d_seward@sbcglobal . net>
To: STREND@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2009 1:48:33 PM
Subject: [STREND] Into

What's your name? Dennis

How you were introduced to STREND? Found it browsing fitness sites.

Have you ever competed in a STREND Fitness Challenge? I have not competed yet,
however I am interested in competing this year. Any help with specific training
routines would be appreciated.

- Dennis

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