Booze Recipe
-Broman's Boilo (ripoff hot-toddy)-
I am going to kick off the first installation of time to get lit on a Monday because hey, Monday is the new Sunday, which is the new Saturday. This recipe is something I trot out every time it starts to get cold and our kitchen starts to get too clean.
The first time I made this mess I was in my long-time friend's apartment. I can't remember the reason why I decided to obliterate his kitchen with a sticky mess, but I am sure it was a good one. Regardless, this citrus-cider concoction is the cure for what ails you, if what ails you is sobriety or a lack of your daily intake of 9000% Vitamin C. Same old friend claims it cured him of his sickness another time I made it, and it tastes better than children's robitussin so why not give it a whirl.
10 Oranges
5 Lemons
2 Limes
2 Tbsp Cinnamon
1 Tbsp Nutmeg
1/3 Cup Honey
Some cheapo bourbon (Maybe Evan Williams)
Anyway, Juice the fruit and put the peel and pulp from about half the oranges into a large pot. Add in the remaining ingredients while stirring. Let the mixture rise to a boil, then simmer for about an hour. Take care to never add the booze. When you are ready, you can ladle the mixture into the mug, and then add the bourbon. Use whatever ratio your current level of alcoholism dictates.
Booze Review
-1792 Ridgemont Reserve-
To quote,
"1792 Ridgemont Reserve is a distinctively smooth, handcrafted small-batch bourbon, patiently aged 8 years in new charred oak barrels in Bardstown, Kentucky. This 93.7 proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey was named for the year Kentucky became a state. Rich and velvety, it's the perfect bourbon for toasting any special occasion - in fact, it's the Official Toasting Bourbon of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival"
Now, I am not going to come off and say that 1792 was bad, because it certainly wasn't. I will however say that it was pretty disappointing. Nestled onto the premium shelf next to such vagabonds as Basil Hayden, Eagle Rare, Bulleit, and Bakers/Bookers (meh), you would expect such a bourbon to be up to the challenge of performance. Instead, I was disappointed by too much bite that was not balanced by any degree of real spice or flavor. Instead, I felt like it was a freshman attempt at a premium bourbon. Now, were this bourbon only 20 bucks I'd say it was a decent buy. But the pretentiousness just oozes off the label and creates the mystique of drinking the nectar of the gods, when you are really just drinking the nectar of Steve.
Final Zoidberg Score:
*Scale is out of 6 tasty full rocks glasses.*Weekend Pump
-49 Asks More Silly Questions-
Our dear friend from the land of no sales tax comes again with the questions pertaining to the weightlifting:
"I cheat on my back. This was pointed out to me last night on chest/back day. I had been doing wide grip pulldowns for (substantial weight) but my biceps tended to hurt more than my back. Apparently that's a Bad Thing (tm) and a sign of cheating. So
I've gone to narrow grip and scaled way way back on the weight.
But even with that, I think I have a larger problem. Yeah, I was
doing them a lot better, but I was still crushing my biceps and that
caused me to really perform poorly on the remaining chest exercises
for the evening. "
49 then goes on to suggest something ludicrous like separating chest and back so that his biceps are not pre-exhausted to the point where his chest workout suffers.
So wait, you were doing really heavy totally excellent pulldowns but you decided to reduce the weight when you were getting a totally awesome pump that was probably ridiculously effective at building muscle? Then you feared pre-exhausting your biceps and switched to an even more bicep intensive back exercise?
The pump is your friend!
First, biceps will always get fairly exhausted when part of a difficult back regimen, particularly with bicep intensive lifts like narrow grip pulldowns, chin-ups, narrow grip rows, etc. So, it makes sense to put these exercises which will strain your smallest muscle, at the end. However, if you find your biceps/triceps are getting crushed early and you fear your back/chest is getting chamfered by these piddly muscles, the answer is not to rejigger your workout so that you avoid the problem. Your arms are obviously a weak point in your larger muscle apparatus, but the way to meet this problem is to continue the workout you have so that your arms can catch up. Yes, your arms may be limiting your growth in your chest/back, but eventually they will be forced to catch up by the constant overmatching effort you are demanding of them.
It certainly doesn't mean you are cheating. Zoidberg is not quite sure who gave you that idea. It simply means A) your biceps need to play catch up, or B) you started off with too many bicep intensive back lifts in the beginning of your workout. Cheating? no.
Second, are you still seeing gains or have you reached complete plateau? Have you been at roughly the same weight for the past month? If not, then don't worry about it quite yet.
Don't change a thing, keep up the effort and max the envelope.
Miscellaneous Detritus
A few further notes from the weekend that may be of interest:
* Fighting Cock is on sale at the ABC. Don't miss this opportunity for cheap dong. ZINGA!
* If you haven't already eaten at Pike Pizza, do yourself a favor and brave MS13 Columbia Pike just once. Bolivian food is really just an amalgamation of beef, potatoes, and fried eggs, so you really can't go wrong. *Note* English is scarce there.
*How bout them Cowboys?
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