1. Training: On the morning I turned 40 I trained with my fiancé Mary at the gym and we did delts (shoulders). And at 40 I am stro
nger than ever! I was able to perform 4 sets of seated dumbbell presses with 90 pound dumbbells for 9 reps each set. (In December I could knock out 10-11 reps, but I hurt my back recently and haven’t been able to train properly.) I couldn’t even move that much weight when I was 20, 30 or 35 years of age. That wasn’t all of course, I did a total of 6 supersets of seated dumbbell presses and side lateral raises (90 x 9 reps and 40 x 12reps ), 4 sets of standing military presses (185 x 11 reps), 4 supersets of seated Arnold presses with standing upright rows (65 pound dumbbells x 12 reps and 100 pound barbell x 15 reps) I ended up doing 24 sets of exercises over all. (Hell, I was just trying to keep up with Mary!!) I celebrate by training my body to be strong!
nger than ever! I was able to perform 4 sets of seated dumbbell presses with 90 pound dumbbells for 9 reps each set. (In December I could knock out 10-11 reps, but I hurt my back recently and haven’t been able to train properly.) I couldn’t even move that much weight when I was 20, 30 or 35 years of age. That wasn’t all of course, I did a total of 6 supersets of seated dumbbell presses and side lateral raises (90 x 9 reps and 40 x 12reps ), 4 sets of standing military presses (185 x 11 reps), 4 supersets of seated Arnold presses with standing upright rows (65 pound dumbbells x 12 reps and 100 pound barbell x 15 reps) I ended up doing 24 sets of exercises over all. (Hell, I was just trying to keep up with Mary!!) I celebrate by training my body to be strong!2. Coaching: I have loved teaching since I first tried it back in 1988 as an assistant instructor under Master Chuck Bittle in Rockville, MD, but I knew even before that, that I wanted to own my own martial arts school. In 1986 I was 16 years old and sitting around with my buddies and we were discussing how the school would operate! So, each year since 1988, I celebrate my birthday by doing what I feel I was born to do- directly helping others acheive their potential!
3. Fund Raiser: I’ve been very fortunate in my life; I’m healthy, I
have good friends, I make enough to eat and go on a vacation every so often and have been blessed to have stayed sober for over 16 years. But there are people out there who are less fortunate than me, and like most folks in this world could use a bit of help here and there. This year I focused my efforts on people who may not get the chance to enjoy life as I have, so I focused on the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central Florida. We raised over $5500 on the day of the event and still more money is coming in! I celebrate by helping others I may never meet!
3.5 Medieval Times: That’s right…”John Kyle, you just turned 40! How are you going to celebrate?” I’m going to Medieval Times!! Mary was kind enough to get us tickets, so we drove out to Orlando and had a blast! I celebrate by still being a kid!!Question: what can you do to celebrate the fact that you’re on this earth???
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