Word: workouts
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Charlie is hauled into PlannersBanc for a humiliating session known as a "workout." What follows is probably the most riveting fictional scene ever set in a bank conference room, although the competition is admittedly scarce. From his former status as one of PlannersBanc's most-courted customers, Charlie has fallen to the level of "s___head," an arrogant deadbeat who must be bullied out of his profligate habits and set on the course of fiscal prudence. As a grudging sop to the ravenous bankers, Charlie decrees a 15% cut in the work force of another of his enterprises, Croker Global...
DeNunzio says practicing on the wrestling matis a major part of the team's workout program...
Sophomore Steve Moore, a 6'2", 190-poundforward on the hockey team, says he has never usedcreatine but he improved his maximum bench pressfrom 205 pounds last year to 255 pounds this yearby following the team's offseason workout program.He also said it was very important that he took100 shots on goal every day during the summer toimprove his accuracy and become a better scorer...
...Workout: Coaches Stephanie and Katherine have a favorite workout that they grew up on themselves while swimming for Harvard. swimmers know it simply as the "Fifty 100s." The details: alternation between a pair of 100-meter sprints and pair of 50-meter sprints, with the former getting faster and faster each time and the short pieces getting slower each time, until 28 lengths are over, at which point the process repeats itself in reverse, with the 50s getting faster and the 100s getting slower. Get that? The end result is three grueling miles...
...Workout: So what does one DO at fencing practice? It goes like this, according to Coach: the afternoon begins with a good half-hour of calisthenics, fancy footwork, warm-ups and stretching. After that comes time dedicated to "working with the weapon," then a period of partner work. Next is a lesson on the particular skill or technique of the day, and the final touch is a few good rounds of actual bouting. In addition to the cardiovascular demands, the skills of the foil are impressive and hard to attain. Perhaps the sabre team has a future as Jedi stunt...