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The Days of Knights Reigns in Frankfort

Who doesn’t dig chicks with longbows? We took the kids out Saturday to see the Days of Knights at Sky Trail Park in Frankfort. You could call it a renaissance festival, but it wasn’t quite to that level. It was … Continue reading

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ST. JAMES COURT ART SHOW

I wanted to give a quick shout out to the annual St. James Court Art Show, which had a tremendous turnout two weeks back with over 300,000 attendees enjoying the weather, food and art. In its 56th year of existence, … Continue reading

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WEEK 11 TRAINING

WEEK 11 (October 08-October 14) Tuesday: Weight machine workout; 15-minutes in steam room; Easy 3-Mile Run Wednesday: Free-weight workout; 10-minutes in sauna/10-minutes in steam room; Three reps each of Sit-ups/Push-ups/6″/Extreme/Medicine ball reverse crunches; 3-rounds shadow boxing/3-rounds on heavy bag Thursday: … Continue reading

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Biden and Ryan Clash in Kentucky

Thanks Joe! Any momentum Mitt Romney had after the first presidential debate was slammed to the mat by Vice President Joe Biden in his Thursday night debate with Paul Ryan. This was the performance Republicans have worried was coming once … Continue reading

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WEEK 10 TRAINING

WEEK 10 (October 01-October 07) Tuesday: Weight machine workout @ YMCA; Easy 3-Mile Run Wednesday: D/O Thursday: D/O Friday: 3-Mile Run Saturday: Weight machine workout @ YMCA Sunday: Three reps each of Teaser/V-up/Straight-leg twisting crunch/Seated criss-cross/Ankle-weighted reverse crunches/3-rounds shadow boxing/3-rounds on heavy … Continue reading

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Romney A Mile High After First Presidential Debate

We have a horse race ladies and gentlemen. Only one candidate came to fight Wednesday night in Denver and that was Mitt Romney. It wasn’t a knockout, but in the parlance of boxing, Romney won a 10-8 decision. The challenger … Continue reading

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WHOOP ‘EM GANGNAM STYLE

This song needs no more hype, except I can’t stop watching the video. It’s like some zombie infection. Please get it out of my headspace. At last count it had been viewed 355,235,136 times on YouTube. I only heard  “Gangnam … Continue reading

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WEEK 9 TRAINING

WEEK 9 (September 24-September 30) Tuesday: Easy 3-Mile Run Wednesday: Three reps each of Teaser/V-up/Straight-leg twisting crunch/Seated criss-cross/Ankle-weighted reverse crunches/3-rounds shadow boxing/3-rounds on heavy bag Thursday: D/O Friday: 3-Mile Run Saturday: Three reps each of Sit-ups/Push-ups/6″/Extreme/Medicine ball reverse crunches; 3-rounds shadow … Continue reading

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END OF SUMMER MIX IS OUT

New tunes out this week as the temperature in Kentucky shifts from summer towards fall. This is an eclectic batch of songs that I’ve had hanging around for a minute. Some are leftovers from previous mixes, others, like Portland, Oregon … Continue reading

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WEEK 8 TRAINING

WEEK 8 (September 17-September 23) Tuesday: D/O Wednesday: D/O Thursday: Easy 3-Mile Run Friday: Three reps each of Teaser/V-up/straight-leg twisting crunch/ankle-weighted reverse crunches/3-rounds shadow boxing/3-rounds on heavy bag Saturday: AB Ball workout (high-chest AB crunches/90 degree toe touches/reverse crunches/leg raises/opposite knee … Continue reading

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