Comments on: Three Minutes Ain’t Long

By: mandy j.

mandy j. — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:07:54 +0000

awww jay, why do you have to hate on the ufc!?

c’mon now!

By: Sarah D

Sarah D — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:05:48 +0000

I want to give a shout out to Greg too for helping me with my back squats. I think my form is slowly but surely getting better.

Thanks Greg. I really appreciate the help!

By: Becky N

Becky N — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:03:52 +0000

Thanks Greg for all the help on my back squat I really appreciated that.

This WOD wasn’t great for me. 15 push-ups into it my shoulder started popping and I lost power in my right arm so I did the WOD without pushups. My shoulder has been hurting since last week and I think I am just going to have to lay off shoulder work for a while

By: Tripp

Tripp — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:01:35 +0000

Jay, I think that that is actually a sub-point though not entirely an irrelevant one. I was referring more generally to the idea that the universe has been recurring and will continue to recur in the same form eternally. My problem with Epictetus, and Stoicism in general, is that I think this idea is based on a metaphysical fallacy–a false dichotomy between appearance and reality. That does not mean, as I said before, that I do not respect Stoic philosophy and I agree with you that everyone should read the Art of Living. There is much to be gleaned from this text, though I would prefer that everyone read it in Greek. And you are right that if I followed E’s advice I would have eschewed “popular entertainments”, but that was my point exactly. I do not follow Stoic doctrine. If I had then I would have never had to suffer through such a terrible movie. But, alas, the things we do for the opposite sex! I just don’t see any reason why one cannot both read Epictetus AND watch UFC or WHMS. Did Socrates, after all, not go to the Olympic games? Did Plato not win twice at the Olympics in pankration, a.k.a. mixed martial arts? I sincerely appreciate your book recommendation and I hope others take you up on this challenge. And I would like to continue this conversation, but perhaps this is not the best venue. Maybe we should get a beer sometime and work out the details.

By: Sarah D

Sarah D — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:00:53 +0000

This WOD strangely didn’t kick my ass like I thought it would. It was good, but for some reason I didn’t feel wiped out after it… ? I can’t figure that one out. Maybe I just had more speedy energy today than usual?

Did 4.75 Rounds + 10 squats. Full range of motion on all movements.