Comments on: Rant 54 December 2009: Haven’t been there/done that, have an opinion anyway http://www.stumptuous.com/rant-54-december-2009-havent-been-theredone-that-have-an-opinion-anyway Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:35:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Cannoli http://www.stumptuous.com/rant-54-december-2009-havent-been-theredone-that-have-an-opinion-anyway/comment-page-1#comment-2721 Cannoli Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:29:22 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3581#comment-2721 I could have written this... Love you! I could have written this…

Love you!

]]> By: Richard Eis http://www.stumptuous.com/rant-54-december-2009-havent-been-theredone-that-have-an-opinion-anyway/comment-page-1#comment-2498 Richard Eis Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:32:39 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3581#comment-2498 Nothing funnier than fat people telling me I eat too much. Apparently it will catch up with me...any minute. -Weird how some people feel free to make disparaging comments about muscles on women, yet I would never in a million years say anything about someone’s fat thighs or muffin top.- Jealous of the results....not so jealous of the lifestyle. Enjoying the website a lot. Nothing funnier than fat people telling me I eat too much. Apparently it will catch up with me…any minute.

-Weird how some people feel free to make disparaging comments about muscles on women, yet I would never in a million years say anything about someone’s fat thighs or muffin top.-

Jealous of the results….not so jealous of the lifestyle.

Enjoying the website a lot.

]]> By: Chaobell http://www.stumptuous.com/rant-54-december-2009-havent-been-theredone-that-have-an-opinion-anyway/comment-page-1#comment-2226 Chaobell Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:36:31 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3581#comment-2226 I get people who don't know shit about shit either telling me I'm Doing It Wrong or flat-out accusing me of lying about all the running and cycling I do because... I have fat thighs and a muffin top! Exqueeze me for caring more about how well my body works than how cute it looks. (also I must be weird because I feel like I run better when it's dark as hell in the morning, the day star steals my lifeforce) I get people who don’t know shit about shit either telling me I’m Doing It Wrong or flat-out accusing me of lying about all the running and cycling I do because… I have fat thighs and a muffin top!

Exqueeze me for caring more about how well my body works than how cute it looks.

(also I must be weird because I feel like I run better when it’s dark as hell in the morning, the day star steals my lifeforce)

]]> By: noodle http://www.stumptuous.com/rant-54-december-2009-havent-been-theredone-that-have-an-opinion-anyway/comment-page-1#comment-2193 noodle Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:55:29 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3581#comment-2193 Great stuff to keep in mind as I prepare to visit family this weekend who will most likely spew out left-handed "compliments" about my physique. I'll smile, knowingly, even though I'll wanna pop 'em. Weird how some people feel free to make disparaging comments about muscles on women, yet I would never in a million years say anything about someone's fat thighs or muffin top. Great stuff to keep in mind as I prepare to visit family this weekend who will most likely spew out left-handed “compliments” about my physique. I’ll smile, knowingly, even though I’ll wanna pop ‘em.

Weird how some people feel free to make disparaging comments about muscles on women, yet I would never in a million years say anything about someone’s fat thighs or muffin top.

]]> By: Kate Ussailis http://www.stumptuous.com/rant-54-december-2009-havent-been-theredone-that-have-an-opinion-anyway/comment-page-1#comment-2171 Kate Ussailis Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:49:18 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3581#comment-2171 From the bottom of my heart: thank you, Krista! From the bottom of my heart: thank you, Krista!

]]> By: Zsuzsa http://www.stumptuous.com/rant-54-december-2009-havent-been-theredone-that-have-an-opinion-anyway/comment-page-1#comment-2162 Zsuzsa Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:22:19 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3581#comment-2162 So glad you rabted again! I've been missing these! So glad you rabted again! I’ve been missing these!

]]> By: Kathy http://www.stumptuous.com/rant-54-december-2009-havent-been-theredone-that-have-an-opinion-anyway/comment-page-1#comment-2139 Kathy Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:07:32 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3581#comment-2139 Me too - I needed that right now. I've been going through a space of "I can't be perfect. I might as well just give up." Yeah, stupid, I know. Sometimes you just need to hear,"Hey, you're okay, and you're improving - that's great!" Me too – I needed that right now. I’ve been going through a space of “I can’t be perfect. I might as well just give up.” Yeah, stupid, I know. Sometimes you just need to hear,”Hey, you’re okay, and you’re improving – that’s great!”

]]> By: Terry Gibbs http://www.stumptuous.com/rant-54-december-2009-havent-been-theredone-that-have-an-opinion-anyway/comment-page-1#comment-2136 Terry Gibbs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:09:36 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3581#comment-2136 Last weekend I attended the Australian throwers convention. Among others in attendance was Dani Samuels womens World Champ in discus in Berlin 2009. At 20 she is the youngest ever world champ in discus, many of the competitors are old enough to be her mother (one of the Bulgarians at 50 could be her grandma). Talked lots and one gem was she does not squat, never has can do throwing drills on a balance beam, power clean 90kg and do power curls with 15kg dbs standing on 1 leg while jumping (one legged ) onto a box 45 cm high BUT she does not squat. Shared this gem on a forum frequented by masters college throwers etc, and was joined by someone with the classic one liner of "shut up and squat", who after being admonished gave me a breakdown on his thoughts on Alexev and others who names he could not remember. It is like a surfer dropping in on your wave, or the no talent wannabes who in the 80's ruining the graphiti art by "tagging it" and ruining the movement. Eeveryone who has a computer is an expert....and an opinion they wish to share. I would add one more to your list. Anyone can be a big frog in a small pond. Very few are brave enough to swim in the big pond and find out how good they are. Train with people and coaches who have been in the big pond, tested themselves, not hidden among the reeds. If you have never competed ...don't care what you have to say. A grumpy old guy in a dark hole in the wall gym, who placed in national or international champs is worth all the paper certs from non competitors put together... just my opinion Now I know what makes those coaches so grumpy.. Last weekend I attended the Australian throwers convention. Among others in attendance was Dani Samuels womens World Champ in discus in Berlin 2009. At 20 she is the youngest ever world champ in discus, many of the competitors are old enough to be her mother (one of the Bulgarians at 50 could be her grandma).

Talked lots and one gem was she does not squat, never has can do throwing drills on a balance beam, power clean 90kg and do power curls with 15kg dbs standing on 1 leg while jumping (one legged ) onto a box 45 cm high BUT she does not squat.

Shared this gem on a forum frequented by masters college throwers etc, and was joined by someone with the classic one liner of “shut up and squat”, who after being admonished gave me a breakdown on his thoughts on Alexev and others who names he could not remember.

It is like a surfer dropping in on your wave, or the no talent wannabes who in the 80’s ruining the graphiti art by “tagging it” and ruining the movement.

Eeveryone who has a computer is an expert….and an opinion they wish to share.

I would add one more to your list.

Anyone can be a big frog in a small pond. Very few are brave enough to swim in the big pond and find out how good they are. Train with people and coaches who have been in the big pond, tested themselves, not hidden among the reeds. If you have never competed …don’t care what you have to say.

A grumpy old guy in a dark hole in the wall gym, who placed in national or international champs is worth all the paper certs from non competitors put together…

just my opinion

Now I know what makes those coaches so grumpy..

]]> By: Lillian http://www.stumptuous.com/rant-54-december-2009-havent-been-theredone-that-have-an-opinion-anyway/comment-page-1#comment-2131 Lillian Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:04:14 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3581#comment-2131 I do Olympic weightlifting, and I find that the best coaches are not the ones who made it the furthest with ease, because those ones were the natural athletes. It's the ones who made it pretty far, and who had to fight like crazy to get there, who know what it's like to learn something new and foreign as a bare beginner, that make the best coaches. I do Olympic weightlifting, and I find that the best coaches are not the ones who made it the furthest with ease, because those ones were the natural athletes. It’s the ones who made it pretty far, and who had to fight like crazy to get there, who know what it’s like to learn something new and foreign as a bare beginner, that make the best coaches.

]]> By: OMGBFFA http://www.stumptuous.com/rant-54-december-2009-havent-been-theredone-that-have-an-opinion-anyway/comment-page-1#comment-2130 OMGBFFA Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:53:36 +0000 http://www.stumptuous.com/?p=3581#comment-2130 Amen. Amen.

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