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Roller Derby: Behind the scenes

nobody@vox.com(Lisa Phillips) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:33:26 -0700

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 players, not just the cheap-shots and cheesecake poses that is so often portrayed in media (don't get me wrong - that part is fun too!).

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Hundred Pushups Week 3 Day 2

nobody@vox.com(Lisa Phillips) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:48:12 -0700

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)

nobody@vox.com(Lisa Phillips) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:43:47 -0700

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 push-ups schedule. So, I'm calling last week a dud and starting again this week at Week 3 again. It was difficult not to just blow the whole thing off after feeling bad about getting off schedule, and I was tempted to go back to Week 2 but for now I'm going ahead and putting trust in to the program. Anyone move to Week 4?

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Week 3 Day 1: aaaaaaaaack

nobody@vox.com(Lisa Phillips) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:24:18 -0700

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

nobody@vox.com(Lisa Phillips) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:42:36 -0700

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 made me more sore than any of these push-ups.... I'll start week 3 tomorrow.

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Hundred Pushups: Week 2 Day 3

nobody@vox.com(Lisa Phillips) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:50:10 -0700

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 with wrist strain and may switch to that for next week.

Is anyone doing push-ups on their off days? I'm tempted to do girly style push-ups on my off days to 1) help boost my still low self-esteem in this area and 2) help with the muscle development a little more. But I'm concerned doing anything outside of "the program" will be cheating or make things worse!

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Gotham vs Texas: Rice Rocket takes a ride

nobody@vox.com(Lisa Phillips) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:32:16 -0700

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.

Rice Rocket takes a ride on Beyonslay

Pay attention around :38 (and if you miss it, a slow-mo will follow) as Beyonslay gives Rice Rocket a little piggy back ride to the outside. This hit is totally legal, and awesome!

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100 Pushups: Week 2 Day 2

nobody@vox.com(Lisa Phillips) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:38:48 -0700

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 session last night.

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Hundred push-ups: Week 2, Day 1

nobody@vox.com(Lisa Phillips) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:59:39 -0700

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

nobody@vox.com(Lisa Phillips) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:44:22 -0700

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 chest helped!

(x-posted to pushups.groups.vox.com)

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