Witchay Woman

Roller Derby: Behind the scenes

2008-07-19T04:33:26Z

From current.com, a nicely put together collection of interviews and stories from early days of Bay Area Derby Girls and derby life in general. Not only do I love the women being interviewed, I appreciate the focus on what derby really is to the p...

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Hundred Pushups Week 3 Day 2

2008-07-11T22:48:12Z

16-14-14-12-(10) That's 5 under where I should be at the end. Anyone else on Level I having a hard time keeping up?

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Week 3 Day 1 (again)

2008-07-08T20:43:47Z

15-12-12-10-(14) The jump from Week 2 to Week 3 was bigger than I prepared for, and my confidence was pretty low after completing Day 1 last week. That, combined with overdoing it at practice with Plyometrics and a 4 day weekend got me off my pus...

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Week 3 Day 1: aaaaaaaaack

2008-07-01T19:24:18Z

15-12-12-10-(14) My arms feel like Jello. Today was the most difficult yet, and I had to take longer breaks in between each set. Depending how I feel at the end of the week I may have to repeat.

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Hundred Pushups: Week 2 Exhaustion test

2008-06-30T20:42:36Z

Just did my end of week 2 exhaustion test and could do 17 push-ups! That's a far cry from 100, but a hell of an improvement over 2 weeks when I could only do 4. I took an extra day off this weekend because I helped move a couch on Friday and that ...

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Hundred Pushups: Week 2 Day 3

2008-06-27T18:50:10Z

5-5-4-4-10. I'm sore all the time now from a combination of derby practice, nightly ab exercises and the push-ups. One unfortunate side affect is my wrists have started aching more. I've heard of some modifications to the push-up that may help wi...

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Gotham vs Texas: Rice Rocket takes a ride

2008-06-26T17:32:16Z

My favorite roller derby video of late, from last weekend's Gotham Girls Roller Derby vs Texas Rollergirls. The Gotham girls spanked Texas 125-65. You can read a recap of the game on Derby News Network. Pay attention around :38 (and if you mis...

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100 Pushups: Week 2 Day 2

2008-06-25T18:38:48Z

Today was 6-5-3-3-9 with 90 seconds rest in between each set. I appreciate the slow ramp up plan, but only being able to improve by one extra push-up a day can be a little demoralizing. I was also sore this morning from an endurance skating sessio...

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Hundred push-ups: Week 2, Day 1

2008-06-23T21:59:39Z

4-4-3-3-7 today and I'm feeling weaker than Saturday. Funny how the start of a new week can make me feel like I'm back at the beginning again.

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Hundred Pushups: Week 1 Day 2

2008-06-19T17:44:22Z

This morning I did 4-3-2-2-11. I was surprised to find I could 11 push-ups at the end - was I just being a wuss the other morning? I worked more on using my core muscles and extending through my legs. Focusing on something other than my arms and c...

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