John, if you going to do a "strend" in April....you'll be all ready for the one
in Syracuse. July 25th.2009 . I know you like staying in those cheesy hotels but
you must stay with me.I've got the room. The snow should be gone by
then.....maybe. The run has always been the hardest for me. along with the chin,
dips, pullups, bench,behind the neckers, my real forte is  the after strend
party.  I'm hoping you can make it and take home a birdhouse.
Peace Brother!
 
Dan Ganley

--- On Thu, 1/22/09, JOHN CARMONY <jcar75@...> wrote:

From: JOHN CARMONY <jcar75@...>
Subject: Re: [STREND] Re: Into
To: STREND@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 10:20 AM






Geeez Steve. I am going to get a big head with those kind words. Ed is the real
master of all of this.

For me it is more a matter of survival. As you get older, the game changes. You
have to be lot more careful about training--just to avoid getting injured. When
I started training for Strend 10 years ago, the body could take a lot more
punishment. Now at 55--almost 56, it is all about training consistently and
staying healthy. I generally do two Strend type workouts a week--at varying
degrees of intensity depending on how I feel. I use the Strend body weights and
avoid using extra weight--which is a good way to hurt yourself. It seems to work
as I have been able to maintain my conditioning and continue to pole vault as
well.

My Strend goal is do to get a regulation Stend score (at least 8 reps of each
and a sub 24 3 mile.) when I am 60. Pullups, chins, military and dips are easy.
Benching, which has always been my weakest set, and the run are going to be the
hardest of the exercises to maintain.

But it is all fun!! And competing with our group at our competitions is a lot of
fun! What a great group of athletes!

Have a good one everyone!

JC

----- Original Message -----
From: stephen wilber<mailto:stevie720@yahoo. com>
To: STREND@yahoogroups. com<mailto:STREND@yahoogroups. com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: [STREND] Re: Into

can you all tell me....If you are training strend only...how many days a week do
you train,,and how many are strend days? If you do chest and back on mon,..no
sense doing a strend on tues right?
I did train a lot for strend 2 yrs ago when Ed was going to have one...i did 3 a
week for about 4 months....burned out and hated it after awhile..
tried doing heavy ones and light ones..but over did it...
john carmony has helped me a ton..he seems to be the best qualified to teach on
this issue...he is very balanced and does a lot of things well..
but I still dont get the balance of how to mix strend training with other
things...I do a lot of cleans, squats, heavy dips, and basic whole body
lifting..
but its not body building,..and its soo tiring...dont know how to incorporate
strend...
oh well..
thanks for any help everyone
steve
--- On Wed, 1/21/09, train_hard_win_ easy <train_hard_win_ easy@yahoo.
com<mailto:train_hard_win_ easy@yahoo. com>> wrote:

From: train_hard_win_ easy <train_hard_win_ easy@yahoo.
com<mailto:train_hard_win_ easy@yahoo. com>>
Subject: [STREND] Re: Into
To: STREND@yahoogroups. com<mailto:STREND@yahoogroups. com>
Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 11:18 PM

Chris,

April 26th works just fine for me.

Matt, I don't remember where in Livermore we had the event back in
2003 but that seemed to work well. The out and back course was
relatively flat and fast so I think that would definitely be a good
candidate.

I recently started working at 24 Hour Fitness here in Sacramento which
has been good for both my training and recruiting possible new
STRENDers...

So, once the details are hammered out let me know and I can definitely
help with promoting the event in the Sacramento area!

-Gurjeet

--- In STREND@yahoogroups< mailto:STREND@ yahoogroups> . com, Chris Lele
<sirchrislele@ ...> wrote:
>
> Matt,
>
> Matt,
>
> Wow, those costs and regulations are pretty prohibitive. What I'll
do in shooting for host
> is to find an exercise facility in Los Gatos or Campbell. There is
flat running path that runs
> along the creek that abuts both cities. Any other place in San
Jose--in terms of traffic and
> generally dreary running conditions-- wouldn't work.
>
> Livermore would work well too. Only one range of hills over from the
Bay Area. Probably
> easier to find an out and back three mile not plagued by traffic.
>
> Over the next couple weeks I'll try to come up with a host here and
then we'll compare notes
> and see what we want to do. April 26th sounds good. How about you
other Strenders?
> John, Greg, Gurjit? How does that work?
>
> Keep Strending,
> Chris
>
>
>
>
>
> ____________ _________ _________ __
> From: Matt Bogdanowicz <skate_94538@ ...>
> To: STREND@yahoogroups< mailto:STREND@ yahoogroups> . com
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 1:21:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [STREND] Into
>
> April 26th, shooting for a host: Anytime fitness or Fitness together
in Livermore.
> Remember the problem with running on a track be it Highschool or
otherwise, requires-upwards of 2,000,0000 of event insurance,
permission from the Unified school district, special requirements by
the school, including on site EMT and if the bathrooms or lockerooms
are used, you have to pay for at least 1 janitor for 8 hours
regardless of the length of the event, there is also parking issues
and the general public to consider. Coordinating your event around
the numerous sports and other activities is near impossible. The best
alternative for a local strend is an out and back flat run on the road,
>
> --- On Mon, 1/12/09, Chris Lele <sirchrislele@ ...> wrote:
>
> From: Chris Lele <sirchrislele@ ...>
> Subject: Re: [STREND] Into
> To: STREND@yahoogroups< mailto:STREND@ yahoogroups> . com
> Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 10:46 AM
>
> 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<http://www.reuters/>. com/article/ lifestyleMolt/
idUSN30435738200 80530).
> 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!
>
>
>
> ____________ _________ _________ __
> From: Matt Bogdanowicz <skate_94538@ ...>
> To: STREND@yahoogroups< mailto: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< mailto: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
>
> ____________ _________ _________ __
> From: Dennis Seward <d_seward@sbcglobal <mailto:d_ seward@sbcglobal > . net>
> To: STREND@yahoogroups< mailto: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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