My deadlift used to be around 700, squats over 450 and bench 400. After a severe knee injury, a dislocated and a broken ankle... all in a 2 yr period... I'm not sure I'll even try to get back to that place. Have you ever tried Indian Clubs? It is an old fashioned workout - popular around 1900. I really enjoy it and actually do get pretty ripped when I do it 5 days a week!
I have not tried Indian clubs, I’m not familiar with it to be honest. You’ll have to explain more about it. But the weightlifting is impressive, my body size & weight I’ll never see those numbers. It’s important to realize genetics plays a huge role in lifting too. It’s important to keep realistic goals in mind too.
Yes, totally genetics. I'm 6'4" 210-20 lbs normally. When I was really in good shape, I got up to 240. But, that was pre COVID, a car wreck, etc. Here is a vid on Indian Clubs - believe it or not, it used to be an Olympic sport! https://youtu.be/JkFtaw9LB6I and here is a classic book https://archive.org/details/indianclubexerci00keho
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. There’s a healing movement starting in our city and it feels absolutely natural to combine advanced exercise with advanced prayer. It’s like the whole system needs to work together. As you quoted 2 Samuel, “trained my hands for war” it reminded me of the spiritual warfare battle.
There’s definitely a spiritual component with the inward movement of grace in the heart. And this what I mean above with Peter that I have no issue using the term “habit.” God provides the means for holiness, ‘lifting’ on our end is still required. God doesn’t force us.
My body is a temple, it has a dome. I'll see myself out.
Seriously though, I did Exodus90 as well this year and was very consistent with rowing or kettlebell swings until my knee started bothering me as well as my forearm. It has been annoying to build up to certain volume and then get hurt and gain weight back because you're not moving but you need to move to lose the weight.
At least intermittent fasting has helped offset the lack of activity but I definitely am struggling to get back on the horse. Thanks for the reminder.
I have a problem with the word ‘habits’ when referring to virtues. Virtues result from God’s grace through the Holy Spirit. Virtues do not result from good repetitive acts that replace bad repetitive acts because we are then still relying on our own weakened resources to better ourselves instead of grace.
I have no issue with the term “habit” when referring to virtues. Even in the Dominican/Augustinian view of infused grace one still has to cooperate with God’s grace, we’re not “grace zombies.” And this cooperation isn’t an instant fix, our time on this side of the eschaton is a journey for many of us.
The question is: how do we tap into God’s grace for our strengthening so that we don’t entirely rely on our own efforts? I believe that there is an element of passive receptivity that is required for this (cf. 1Peter 5:5-7).
I think going to the gym and living a life of holiness can be analogous. I have to drive myself to the gym. I have to drive myself to mass. I have to change my eating habits, I have to change my moral life. I have to seek out lifting information. I have to choose to prayer.
God provides all the opportunities in the spiritual life--that’s grace. It is passive to say okay God, I am your humble servant. But it’s still pretty active to make the choice to put the keys in the car & go help out at the local breadline.
The choices that we make in cooperation with the grace that we have received by our passive receptivity (humility) towards God are enhanced, facilitated, and guided by grace.
Our active will remains. God does not take that away. It functions within the framework of grace; “For it is God who works [Gr. energeō] in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” (Cf. Philippians 2:13).
My deadlift used to be around 700, squats over 450 and bench 400. After a severe knee injury, a dislocated and a broken ankle... all in a 2 yr period... I'm not sure I'll even try to get back to that place. Have you ever tried Indian Clubs? It is an old fashioned workout - popular around 1900. I really enjoy it and actually do get pretty ripped when I do it 5 days a week!
I have not tried Indian clubs, I’m not familiar with it to be honest. You’ll have to explain more about it. But the weightlifting is impressive, my body size & weight I’ll never see those numbers. It’s important to realize genetics plays a huge role in lifting too. It’s important to keep realistic goals in mind too.
Yes, totally genetics. I'm 6'4" 210-20 lbs normally. When I was really in good shape, I got up to 240. But, that was pre COVID, a car wreck, etc. Here is a vid on Indian Clubs - believe it or not, it used to be an Olympic sport! https://youtu.be/JkFtaw9LB6I and here is a classic book https://archive.org/details/indianclubexerci00keho
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. There’s a healing movement starting in our city and it feels absolutely natural to combine advanced exercise with advanced prayer. It’s like the whole system needs to work together. As you quoted 2 Samuel, “trained my hands for war” it reminded me of the spiritual warfare battle.
There’s definitely a spiritual component with the inward movement of grace in the heart. And this what I mean above with Peter that I have no issue using the term “habit.” God provides the means for holiness, ‘lifting’ on our end is still required. God doesn’t force us.
My body is a temple, it has a dome. I'll see myself out.
Seriously though, I did Exodus90 as well this year and was very consistent with rowing or kettlebell swings until my knee started bothering me as well as my forearm. It has been annoying to build up to certain volume and then get hurt and gain weight back because you're not moving but you need to move to lose the weight.
At least intermittent fasting has helped offset the lack of activity but I definitely am struggling to get back on the horse. Thanks for the reminder.
No problem, brother. I hope you can get back at it!
I have a problem with the word ‘habits’ when referring to virtues. Virtues result from God’s grace through the Holy Spirit. Virtues do not result from good repetitive acts that replace bad repetitive acts because we are then still relying on our own weakened resources to better ourselves instead of grace.
I have no issue with the term “habit” when referring to virtues. Even in the Dominican/Augustinian view of infused grace one still has to cooperate with God’s grace, we’re not “grace zombies.” And this cooperation isn’t an instant fix, our time on this side of the eschaton is a journey for many of us.
The question is: how do we tap into God’s grace for our strengthening so that we don’t entirely rely on our own efforts? I believe that there is an element of passive receptivity that is required for this (cf. 1Peter 5:5-7).
I think going to the gym and living a life of holiness can be analogous. I have to drive myself to the gym. I have to drive myself to mass. I have to change my eating habits, I have to change my moral life. I have to seek out lifting information. I have to choose to prayer.
God provides all the opportunities in the spiritual life--that’s grace. It is passive to say okay God, I am your humble servant. But it’s still pretty active to make the choice to put the keys in the car & go help out at the local breadline.
The choices that we make in cooperation with the grace that we have received by our passive receptivity (humility) towards God are enhanced, facilitated, and guided by grace.
So, in your view, man only has an active will when he rejects God’s grace?
Our active will remains. God does not take that away. It functions within the framework of grace; “For it is God who works [Gr. energeō] in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” (Cf. Philippians 2:13).