107 year old man uses homemade KB-like weight

JeffC · #1 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 05:37 AM

From the description, this sure sounds like a homemade KB "an eight-kilogram lead ball inside a basket" which the man lifts multiple times a day. Plus the man was riding his bike after he was 100, new take on doing a "century" I would say.This link is work and home safe.washingtonpost.com

comanighttrain · #2 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 05:40 AM

hot damn!

I wonder what a guy like that does all day....

JeffC · #3 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 07:04 AM

here it is again,http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...3861.htmlGuess I was assuming that the basket had a handle like a KB handle too. Picture shows him flexing his biceps.

praetorian · #4 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 11:19 AM

That this old guy has to depend on the generosity of strangers when he's done everything right. Lived a good life, exercises, took care of himself, and asked for little in return...

Compare/contrast that with the lazy self pittiers that are carrying around an extra 100lbs, p*ssing and moaning about their lot in life while they collect disability and medical benefits becasue they just don't have the fortitude to put the fork down, and push back from the table. With the onset of nationalized health care just around the corner, any one not behaving like Larry is a BAD American, feeding like a disease off the hard work and disipline of others.

Next time you see one of these toads behaving badly, and you know what I mean, standing outside a Dairy Queen with the double-dripped chocolate swirl cone in one hand AND a bag of fries in the other, yell, "Parasite! You are a BAD American."

And before you start to feel bad, think about Larry...and remember that soon, you'll be paying for the cone, the fries, the insulin, the walker, the doctor visits, on and on and on...

All hail, Larry Haubner! And damn the gelatinous parasites.

Mark Toomey, RKC TL, CSCS

joe1267 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 11:39 AM

Mark, you hit the nail right on the head. My life long best friends wife is a cardiologist and have discussed many times what her typical patient is like. Just add a cigarette to the hand holding the greasy bag of fries and you have it. She is digusted by the whole mess...

Atl · #6 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 12:52 PM

Compassion and acceptance are far better tools for social change than disgust and judgmental attitudes.

0311bravo · #7 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 01:34 PM

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Compassion and acceptance are far better tools for social change than disgust and judgmental attitudes.

It's not quite as simple as that, in my opinion. If someone comes in to my gym carrying an extra 100 pounds and wants to change I am very supportive and think a lot of that person. I don't judge them on how they got to where they are, I just deal with moving forward.
That being said, it would be disingenuous of Mark or I to pretend we aren't cranked off at self pitying slugs who suck down a pack of cigarettes a day, eat burger king for every meal, and then want to be pitied. I just described half of my family. The half that aren't in Jail.
I think a big problem with society is we've developed this idea that shame and judgment are bad things, and you are a bad person if you invoke them. Shame keeps you from doing things you aren't supposed to be doing. Being judged by someone in a position to do so every so often lets you know you're slipping up.
When I was in the Marines I was kind of a smart ass for a while because that's sort of how I was raised. I was raised expecting people to hand you things. It took someone I respected sitting me down and kindly telling me to stop being a little b**ch about everything to snap me out of it.

Atl · #8 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 01:52 PM

Being judgmental drives people away. It does not encourage connection. Do you want to drive prospective clients away? I am a computer tech. People often "disgust" me with their ignorance of technology and their lack of willingness to learn, but I try to be patient and understand that they are doing the best they can with what they have. On this basis I try to help them. When I was really fat people who acted disgusted by me were avoided. I considered them to be stuck up. I think it is funny that I have turned the tables on these guys who now cannot meet my standards...lol. We all have issues...we can also get along if we try. Unconditional acceptance is what I aim for, but I still fall short.

0311bravo · #9 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 02:13 PM

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Being judgmental drives people away. It does not encourage connection. Do you want to drive prospective clients away? I am a computer tech. People often "disgust" me with their ignorance of technology and their lack of willingness to learn, but I try to be patient and understand that they are doing the best they can with what they have. On this basis I try to help them. When I was really fat people who acted disgusted by me were avoided. I considered them to be stuck up. I think it is funny that I have turned the tables on these guys who now cannot meet my standards...lol. We all have issues...we can also get along if we try. Unconditional acceptance is what I aim for, but I still fall short.

Perhaps I need to clarify. People who come into my gym, or pick up a kettlebell, or dumbbell, or do anything to improve their health are not the problem. The problem is those who will not lift a finger to help themselves, but instead sue the hospital for not having an MRI big enough to accommodate them, or give up on walking and ride a scooter not because they have any disability of any kind, but because walking has become too hard.
I also have to point out there is a world of difference between not grasping how to work the internet, and being unwilling to take a couple of simple steps to save your life.

Atl · #10 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 02:38 PM

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The problem is those who will not lift a finger to help themselves, but instead sue the hospital for not having an MRI big enough to accommodate them, or give up on walking and ride a scooter not because they have any disability of any kind, but because walking has become too hard.

There really is no problem to you, man. The problem belongs to the people who are unwilling to change. You can't make them change...so getting wierd about it is a waste of time. People change when they are ready. I was overweight and out of shape for so long that at one point I thought that I couldn't. I don't even understand how it really occurred to me to try. I must have been ready. That is when people change...when they are ready. Any thing they do before they are ready will fail. Sometimes people fail so often they never become ready, but that is OK. They still are worthwhile people with much to contribute.

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I also have to point out there is a world of difference between not grasping how to work the internet, and being unwilling to take a couple of simple steps to save your life.

Lol! You would feel that way...your not a information systems professional. It all depends on who you are!