Looking good on the skating. I HATE those F-ing octagonal plates. They should be banned!!!
1 Like
20161117 - Hockey
League Game - 1 hour
Lost 3-7. Flow of the game was messed up. other team didn’t have a goalie, so we agreed to shoot at the pipes. Then the goalie for the next game show up and we waited for him to get ready. Then because we were behind, the score keeper ran the clock instead of stopping it. Game was suspended with 1m20s to go because of the “fight” that occurred. between one of our players and one of theirs.
Well we had to go back up our team mate, right?
1 Like
Well hell yes! Take no prisoners!
1 Like
20161119 - Hockey
Refereeing - 1 hour
Finished up my last commitment with the old league, refereed a game at the level they wanted me to play at.
I thought it was amusing on how I kept up with the “fast” players, especially where they would take two strides to my one.
Right knee wasn’t feeling quite right, but didn’t get worse. 
Medical update.
So they think they know why I had the strokes.
I have tested positive twice for Lupus Anticoagulant,
The name is a misnomer. Actually, my platelets are more likely to clot in in vivo, or in my body.
In vitro, or in outside test, it takes longer to clot.
Hmmm… I don’t really understand, but I will google it later. Can they fix it?
Essentially, I’ll be on a blood thinner for the rest of my life.
20161119 - 531 C32W2 - Bench Press and Squats
Bench Press
100 lbs x 5
120 lbs x 5
150 lbs x 3
175 lbs x 3
195 lbs x 3
220 lbs x 3
Accessory Bench Press
165 lbs x 10 x 5
Squats
120 lbs x 5
150 lbs x 5
180 lbs x 3
205 lbs x 3
235 lbs x 3
265 lbs x 4
Bet just knowing what causes those strokes is a relief. Stay strong.
2 Likes
20151121 - Hockey
League game - 1 hour
Played the Gold team.
The team that is mostly former College D1 players
The team that hast not yet lost.
We tied in regulation, 5-5.
Lost in the shootout, but we still got a point in the standings.
1 Like
20161122 - 531 C32W3 MP and DL
Military Press
60 lbs x 5
75 lbs x 5
90 lbs x 3
105 lbs x 5
130 lbs x 3
145 lbs x 0 … Well Crap
Just could not get it started. Tried several times, and got it going about 4 inches.
Maybe I should have done a little of a push press.
Dead Lifts
135 lbs x 5
170 lbs x 5
205 lbs x 3
255 lbs x 5
290 lbs x 3
325 lbs x 0
Again, just could not get it going more then a few inches off the floor.
I have made 5 cycles forward since my stroke. Time for a reset.
I also think I’m now where I need a coach to work on my dead lift form.
1 Like
Happy Thanksgiving 2Busy.
1 Like
Happy Thanksgiving to all my iron minded friends!
2 Likes
20161123 - Hockey
2016 Turkey Cup 3 on 3 Hockey tournament.
3 on 3 hockey is a fast paced game on half an ice rink. No goalies, you have to put the puck in one of two 2 inch by 6 inch slots of a wood goal. Three games of 30 minutes with an 30 minute break between games.
I signed up for the fast puck/upper level. Teams were supposed to be “random”. My team’s name was “The Donnybrooker’s”. The stacked team was the “Federated League All-stars”, with a former pro player on their roster.
We won the first game pretty handily, 19-12. It’s almost impossible to put the puck in the slots. You have to be dead on and absolutely no lifting of the puck or it will hit the edge and bounce over or away. I missed several goals. Finally got one. Concluded I was better off playing defense and feeding passes to the guys with better hands for the goal scoring.
Second game we won 14-12. By this point the ice had turned to crap from all of the skating on it. Made several good passes to set up goals, stopped several shots from the other team, including a crucial one that would have tied the game 13-13 with a minute to go.
Third game was against the Federated team. We finally pulled away in the second half to win 17-14.
Much celebrating and re-hydration then occurred. It helped that that rink has a liquor license.
Hahaha! Congratulations on the sweep! Sounds like you had a very good turkey day.
A rink with a liquor license was easily a happy thanksgiving for you .
20161126 - Hockey
Refereeing - 2 hours
Refereed a couple of games from the old league. Right knee was goo until the final period of the last game.
20161127 - Hockey
More refereeing - 1 hour
20161128 - Hockey
League game - 1 hour
We were down 3-5 at the start of the third period. I screened the goalie and we got a fourth goal. Then tied it 5-5 with 3 minutes. One minute and two fights later… the league director said the game ended in a tie and off to the shootout.
We won the shootout.
20161129 - 531 - C32W3 - Bench and Squat
Bench Press
100 lbs x 5
125 lbs x 5
150 lbs x 3
185 lbs x 5
210 lbs x 3
235 lbs x 1 - Old PR, easily had another rep.
245 lbs x 1 - New PR
Squats
120 lbs x 5
150 lbs x 5
180 lbs x 3
220 lbs x 5
250 lbs x 3
280 lbs x 1
1 Like