Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds like you are ready to take 3 Leica M11 and 2 Leica S4 on your shoulders by the time you are ready for the "Pearly Gate." :-) On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 3:25 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Jim Nichols offered > Subject: Re: [Leica] 80's are best years! > > > Thanks for the link, Tina. However, in real life, if one sits on the >> ground like the lady in the photo, one must always be aware of one's >> ability >> to get up again. For some, it ain't easy!! <<<<< >> > > Aaahhhhh Jimmy Boy, not so bad when you know the technique! :-) Quite > simple really, just roll over onto yer belly and get up that way by > grabbing > solid elements, get yer knees under you & away you go and up! :-) Also > using > the strength of arms and upper body. > > OR? > > You set a routine, no matter what age and begin doing sit ups! Yeah I know > it's tough as hell at the beginning. > But knowing I was coming up to my 80th birthday I was determined to do 80 > sit-ups during the birthday celebrations. That was because I couldn't get > the Royal Canadian Navy submariner's to take me for a crash dive out in the > Pacific. :-) So instead during a period of three months I did sit-ups twice > a day, everyday, 7.30 in the morning before eating breakfast and at 4.30 in > the afternoon before supper. > > On the birthday day, my grand sons and friends were having fits I was going > to kill myself. Didn't happen! I did 80 sit-ups one right after the other. > Laid back down on the 80th!! Everybody cheered and clapped so I immediately > sat up doing one more... Told all the young lads "that was to illustrate > G'Pa could still kick ass if need be!" :-) Then it went into great rounds > of > cheering and hollering... "YOU GO GRANDPA! YOU GO!" :-) > > These days I'm still working on the sit-ups for this year, May 27th, 82 > this time. But adding 82 squats and stands as well! :-) Oh it's coming > along > OK and I should make it alright. > > I alternate these in training, one day the sit-ups, the next day the > squats. Twice a day! :-) Jeeeesh this keeps up I'll be in great shape the > day I arrive at the pearly gates! ;-) OR WHEREVER? ;-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]