2012: Here we come!

Busy day today; I’ll be doing social events with my wife and daughter.

Workout notes
Last workout for 2012 was as follows: weights plus a 5.1 mile walk (1:10)
Weights: (not in this order) rotator cuff
adduction (3 sets of 10)
abduction (3 sets of 10)
lunges (3 sets of 10 forward and back)
sit ups: 6 sets of 20 at the highest incline (Riverplex)
Bench: 10 x 135, 4 sets of 2 x 170, 5 x 155
pull ups: 4 sets of 5 (two sets knuckles facing me, two sets shoulder friendly grip)
incline bench: 10 x 125, 7 x 125
military bench: standing, 10 x 80, 6 x 80, dumbbell: 10 x 40.
pull downs: 10 x 140, two sets of 6 x 160
curls: 3 sets of 10
rows: 3 sets; 10 x 45 on each side, two sets of 7 with 45 + 25 = 70 on each side (Riverplex machine)

Note: I got some nods and smiles from the other 2 50-something guys who were lifting; both were stronger than I; one was a LOT stronger than I; he was doing reps with 275 on the bench. Yeah, I could do that….back in 1992-1993…and I was a lot heavier then too.

My Goals for 2012:

1. Write another mathematics paper (beyond the one I have at the referees and one that I am getting ready to submit)

2. Start writing an expository mathematical work (teacher’s guide to differential equations or a “quantum mechanics for the mathematically literate pop-book)

3. Be working on reading a book at all times (books require more concentration than magazine/internet articles)

4. Run a sub 24 minute 5K on an “honest” course or track (point to point downhill courses don’t count)

5. Finish a marathon/50K (walking or running). Walking: sub 5:20. Running: sub 4:20.

6. Bench press 225

7. Swim 1000 in under 17 minutes (or 16:30 if that is too easy).

Posts

Science: here is one list of best science discoveries of 2011.

Economics Krugman slams those who rely on pure math arguments when discussing the economy.

Yes, I rather like mathematics, but there is a difference between mathematics for its own sake and the utility of mathematical models to describe a “real world” situation.

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