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Favorite Philosopher: Andy Partridge, Michael Stipe, Joe Campbell, my cat Elektra, William Shatner, 180 Proof

Location: Vienna, Austria

Occupation: Personal Trainer (professional cycling)

Birthdate: May 24, 1965 (45 years old)

Interests: Sports (no motor sports-fußball), FantasyLeagueBaseball(GO SCHRÖDINGER'S CATS!), Arts(no Opera-where I come from if an animal makes a noise like that ya shoot 'em!, SUSHI, Film, Music, annoying Theists

Biography: Dyslexic 'Philosopher'. Born in the USA, still American, my retirement funds hold me there rather than partiotism. Hometown in Virginia with a population of then 96 and now 3000. 3 different Universities have had the pleasure of dealing with my idiotic provocations.

B.S. in Philosophy / Religion / Sport Sciences

Minor in Dance / Art

4 years as a professional cyclist (no doping and I was moderately successful, which means 'unknown')

Lived 2 years in New York City and just before 2 year in Nowhere, Iowa

Living in Vienna, Austria since 1993 - reason 'LOVE' - my wife not the city.

Currently am the personal coach and trainer for a future procyclist. This means I sit around and do as little as possible trying to avoid becoming fat.

Currently I seem to be 'employeed by injury' in the position of 'recovery expert'. In less than 3 years, , a brain tumour, twices an explosed artery in my head (twice artificial coma), a bursetomie of the right elbow (I am a baseball pitcher, right handed), a completely torn achilles tendon and 10 weeks later a torn calf muscle. This is starting to get a bit annoying. All I do is recover. I'm back on the bike and have started throwing again. Semi-pro baseball in Austria is still an option, I hope.

Essentially I am working as a 'kitten father'. Two insane cat beasties are invading my life. A great reason to be alive.

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Registration Date: Feb 20, 2009

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Topics Submitted: 39 topics

Total Posts: 1616 (3 per day)

Replies Received: 479

Shouts: 481

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• Premises for gods existing? Are there any?
  
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• My Head has Exploded Again!
  

Most recent posts:

• This has not much to do with the topic, but I cannot resist. Why didn't person just simply say, as well, that if god existed why hasn&#...
• Is it because they feel threatened? hmmm... I live in Austria and there are many foreingers here. Many people of a lower class hate forei...
• Any of you people from downunder familiar with Geelong? I'm trying to get a bit more information about the area. One of the cyclists I train will ...
• This debate seems to be missing a key point that has to do with sports. The perspective of the athletes and those of the spectators. For the athl...
• I'm not too sure if emotional pain has no limits. Perhaps the ability to inflict such pain has no limits, but to endure such pain would be ...

Most recent shouts:

• mayor of simpleton [Aug 22, 2010 - 12:51 PM]: Most of the fitness tips (how long to rest and heart rate zones and circle training and so on) are simply there to prevent people from having heart attacks or hurting themselves. Many are there to ensure a 'flow' with the training machines and to prevent 'traffic jams'. It does have a purpose and a logic, but not much of it has to do with training effects.
• mayor of simpleton [Aug 22, 2010 - 12:26 PM]: The rowing machine is great. This helps the 'assets' more than anything. When you do more than 60 minute the burn is awesome!
• mayor of simpleton [Aug 22, 2010 - 12:21 PM]: Yad... this will freak out the entire training community, but unless you are a body builder there is not need to split training into to say Legs/Biceps one day then Shoulders/Back on another. We train up to 5 days a week, sometimes 5 days in a row using the same exercises. It is brutal, but more effective.
• mayor of simpleton [Aug 22, 2010 - 12:18 PM]: brainpharte, I always suspected that you and Chris Carmichael has a few things in common. The only carbohydrate diet seems to be paying off!
• mayor of simpleton [Aug 22, 2010 - 12:02 PM]: For an old has been...naja... This kid has real talent. He is a real power rider and still can get over mega mountains. Nice to see that a cyclist does not have to have the figure of a supermodel to have success.