tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23808396043893091332024-02-18T20:52:55.724-08:00Fitness SolutionThere are two types of people in this world that workout. Those who want to get better, and those who just want to say they work out.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562185956900865551noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380839604389309133.post-65643747524895547402012-06-06T05:37:00.000-07:002012-06-06T05:37:12.927-07:00Are you FIT for the job?<span style="font-size: large;">There are many career's in the world today that encourage you to stay or get into shape. I recently read an <a href="http://crossfitoneworld.typepad.com/crossfit_one_world/2012/06/for-you-law-enforcement-folks.html" target="_blank">article</a> written by a police officer about the physical condition of cops these days. I dont even know where to begin. I am not a cop, I am a trainer. I dont understand how so many in the field of law enforcement can be so ridiculously lazy. I have trained some amazing athletes and to see them physically excel and push themselves is incredible. They do it because they want to train, they want to lose weight, get stronger, just be better. Chances are that their fitness is not going to be a deciding factor as to if they get to go home and give their kids a goodnight kiss or be able to climb into bed with their wife. It is not going to determine at the end of the night, whether they get to go home or not. That is not the case with being a police officer, your life truly depends on your ability to survive and lets face it, fat and lazy is good prey. In the article it talks about 4 really bad guys that are either cop killers or have assaulted a police officer. These guys are not your run of the mill gang bangers, they trained and were ready to kill anything that threatened them. Going up against a class of criminal like that unprepared is not just risky its stupid, and when asked why they attacked to police officers the answer was common among them. Sized him up and knew I could take him. They all spoke about the officers either being fat, lazy, no commanding presence, and it got those cops assaulted or killed. What is it that makes, in my experience, police officers so lazy? Hard times on the job, hours suck, make a decent paycheck and buy toys. Could being in better physical condition have helped these officers? I think so. Is it always going to save your life? No, its a dangerous job, but I would rather build my arsenal to the best of my ability. Dont let your physical weakness be a deciding factor in whether you live or die. Its like what Mark Riptoe says <b style="background-color: #999999;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">"Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general". </span></b></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562185956900865551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380839604389309133.post-60554571364901108082012-05-29T11:44:00.001-07:002012-05-29T11:45:16.987-07:00Family, Fitness, and Christ<span style="font-size: large;">It has been one week since my birthday binge.... for those of you that think I am talking about drinking you are vastly mistaken... No my binge was on food... I had doughnuts and whatever else sounded good throughout the day from pizza roles to sushi that night for my big birthday dinner. It was a lot of fun and I had a ton of people there with me to celebrate. So how have I been doing since then.... Great... got back on the following Monday and not looking back. I have hit a little plateau now, I am staying in the mid to upper 220s. No biggie, I am going to up my work load and see what that does for me. I have a little less then a month, until my 7th wedding anniversary and that will be my next cheat, so lets see what kind of progress I can make till then...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I started this blog out a long time ago I wanted to make it just for fitness and leave my family and my faith for other things, but I have come to realize that all of these things are part of a bigger picture...LIFE...and in my case they are all very much an integral part of my life effecting one another every step of the way and all improving one another along the way as well. I love my family more then I know how to express and my fitness is as much for them as it is for me. With that I have to make sure that I do not let my quest for fitness and success hinder what is more important, my family. As much as I love my family I love my God more, and just as Christ influences me on how I am with my wife and children I have to let Him influence my fitness as well.<span style="background-color: #999999;"> <b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Whether, then, you eat or drink or </b><u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">whatever you do</u><b style="font-style: italic;">, do all to the glory of God-</b></span><i><span style="color: red;">1 Corinthians 10:31</span>....</i>You see it is not about me, it is about God, even in the gym. He is the reason that I got my PR or that I survived murph.. The Crossfit Games is on its way with just a few short weeks left to go. Returning champs will defend their title and other athletes will be fighting for it. In my region our top 3 men competitors are all Christians and give glory to God when ever they get the chance. The worlds fittest man has the reference for this verse </span><span style="color: red;"><sup class="versenum" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">14 </sup><span style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">But </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><sup class="crossreference" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29203A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup></span><span style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">may it never be that I would boast, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><sup class="crossreference" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29203B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></sup></span><span style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><sup class="crossreference" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29203C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></sup></span><span style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">through </span><span style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">which the world has been crucified to me, and </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><sup class="crossreference" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29203D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)"></sup></span></span><b style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: red;">I to the world.- </span></b><i><span style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Galatians 6:14</span>, </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> tattooed down his right side arm pit to hip. It is how they are showing the world the glory of God... Thank you to Rich Froning, Dan Bailey, and Graham Holmberg amazing athletes and awesome examples.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As an athlete, it is one thing to be strong, and Crossfitters are strong. It is another thing entirely to be strong and powerful. When you combine those two attributes you are creating an animal, and If they can breath on top of that, then you have a monster. Since I already know that Crossfit makes you better at all physical attributes what separates the elite? I believe it is the ability to generate power... It is a learned skill to be able to generate power. What I see all the time and today was no exception, was athletes who looked strong, and I mean really strong, after all, if you look like that and have made it into the regional event, its not just "pretty" muscle you are strong. Then I see these athletes who look great, smaller in stature but still very built, throwing weight around so much faster then the bigger guys. Why? Power. They generate power more efficiently, and that in the long run is what will win.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562185956900865551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380839604389309133.post-15502344870402636252012-05-03T19:55:00.001-07:002012-05-03T19:55:25.773-07:00<b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It has been about a week since I made my declaration of real fitness, and I have to say so far so good. Its amazing how when I say that I want to do this or I want to do that, it is so hard for me to actually do it. However when I post on the internet where anyone and everyone <i>(all 4 or 5 people that actually might read this but hey who cares)</i>.... can hold me accountable, it gives me a completely different mindset. Here are my before pics as I said I would post....I am now down to 230lbs its about 5lbs in a week...</span></b><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562185956900865551noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380839604389309133.post-21670341660840192012-04-26T11:23:00.000-07:002012-04-26T11:23:00.953-07:00A change is needed...<b id="internal-source-marker_0.020919803762808442"></b><br />
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</b></div><b>2012 brings us a lot of opportunities. Weight loss is usually at the top of most peoples list of resolutions. And like most people out there it will fall by the wayside and be forgotten once February comes around. Awesome you made it a month. Where fitness is always something that is on my list this year it is just going to be. It is not really going to be a goal, it is just going to happen. My challenge to you is the same thing. Very few resolutions ever really come full circle and get completed by the time the ball drops the following year. So instead of just making a resolution, make it happen. I posted on another blog a few days ago about being held to the worlds standards. Here is a news flash for you, the world has very low standards. Figure out what you want to do/be/or where you want to go by this time next year and just make it happen. That is not to say the this year will be easy, on the contrary, if you are trying to better yourself be prepared for opposition. Opposition from family, friends, and even that stranger who overheard you talking and thinks that eating meats and nuts is stupid. These are merely a few of the issues that you are bound to run into this year. I am excited to hear what 2012 brings to your doorstep and how you overcome what ever challenges may rear their ugly heads. Keep in mind that there is a community out there of people trying and succeeding at the same thing you are trying to do.</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Recently I came across picture that a friend of mine posted on facebook. It was about strength coming in all sizes.... Its a fairly cool poster with multiple women of different stature's. </span>(I am not posting it on here).<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> A body builder, a couple of weightlifters, and a couple of gymnasts. The tag line is "dont spend your time trying to look like someone else. Embrace who you are and build your own strength." At first sight I thought it was a great picture and something that could come across as very inspiring for women out there. Then a matter of seconds past and I came to my senses. One of the weightlifters in this picture is extremely over weight. She is standing right in the middle of some very impressive women, and I have no doubt that that young ladies strength is through the roof, but I bet her body comp, triglyceride levels, and who knows what else is too. I'm not saying that they have to try to look like a supermodel, or even a Crossfitter, but she looks very unhealthy, and the picture is making that out to be ok. Its NOT!!! I love the idea of helping people get to a point to where they are comfortable with themselves, thats why I'm a trainer, but making excuses to allow yourself to be morbidly obese is not ok. Maybe I have a skewed vision of the human condition, but I would think that we should strive to be healthy at the same time as striving to be strong. We dont have to be little tiny models walking on a runway, I would put them in the same boat just at the opposite end. I find it hard to believe that a woman who is 28yrs old 5'9" and weighs just shy of 300lbs is living up to her potential. Like I said earlier I am sure she is freakishly strong, but I have to wonder if she is really happy with herself. Hopefully to make myself completely and utterly clear, I dont want to downgrade anyones hard work. She is a Oly lifter and obviously very good at what she does. Here is a view that I find more </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwK0CA1pPKKhvivZ4FMaCPRHRwr9yl2d8BB5Sc2mGtWwlRUhhXvi5MMlkXCp5cmao67jxeOhbWGJxMkDddPChchmispsziiTXppa3HWgzETtOjkM2GRd6l0h2utH_r4QBIZUncynrXdY/s1600/atlas+stone1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwK0CA1pPKKhvivZ4FMaCPRHRwr9yl2d8BB5Sc2mGtWwlRUhhXvi5MMlkXCp5cmao67jxeOhbWGJxMkDddPChchmispsziiTXppa3HWgzETtOjkM2GRd6l0h2utH_r4QBIZUncynrXdY/s320/atlas+stone1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What a far cry from what used to be….</span></strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to want to be thin; now I proudly show off those lines in my shoulders and abs.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to want the pounds to decrease on the scale; now I watch them increase on the bar.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to exercise out of desperation; now I crave the feeling of a sub-5 Fran.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to eat for comfort, now I eat for fuel.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to do zumba, aerobics, random machines, i.e. waste my time; now I’m a Crossfitter.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to think being sweaty was gross; now I bask in hard-earned sweat angels.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to feel insecure about my physical capabilities; now I feel empowered.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to seek the attention of douche bags that also sought out the frail, skinny girl; now I’ve found the man that values and appreciates a strong woman.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to follow; now I lead.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to make excuses; now I show others how to get rid of theirs.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to cave under pressure; now I know discipline. </strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to claim ignorance on nutrition; now knowledge is power.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to compare myself to all the other women around me; now I stand confidently, looking forward. </strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to dream of doing things; now I just do them.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;"><strong>I used to be limited; now I’m unstoppable.</strong></span></div><div style="background-color: #27231a; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-serif; line-height: 23px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffff99;">This is my new definition and my perspective of what a beautiful, healthy, capable woman should be.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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There is a show on TV that my wife really loves to watch. So every Monday night after we put the kids to bed her and I watch Castle. Its a funny show and worth watching. Last night after my wife finished her workout (she does a video thing at home right now) she flipped the idiot box on to wait for her show. I caught about 10-15 min of this sitcom that was on before Castle. It was for the most part a funny show, but what I realized is that what was being displayed on the screen was becoming more and more the norm. The show was about an alcoholic mother who's two adult daughters still lived at home. One daughter was thinner, stupid, and had a different guy all the time. The other sister was the level headed one of the group and pretty much took care of the other two, unfortunately she was extremely obese, and so was here fiance. The entire show or at least what I saw of it was all about promoting unhealthy lifestyles from drinking to promiscuity and obesity. Worst part was they were making them funny. (I laughed). But the truth is none of that stuff is funny, and in the long run there are a lot of consequences that come as a result. Like I said earlier, this family is becoming the norm. Why is it that our culture continues to get more and more unhealthy as time goes by? We eat like crap and drink alcohol like fish because we think we are entitled to it, and if you comment to someone about their unhealthy lifestyle they look at you and say "who the @#4% are you to tell me how to live my life". This is the world we live in today. People at least for the most part are free. Free to live as unhealthy as they want, and whats worse is we let them do it. Should we?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562185956900865551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380839604389309133.post-60818315870103603472011-09-28T12:22:00.000-07:002011-09-28T12:22:02.378-07:00The Jump Rope.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">You are running short on time, you need a good quick warm-up, or you just want one heck of a Met-con (metabolic conditioning) movement. Well pick up one of the most overlooked and cheapest pieces of equipment you can get. The jump rope. Jumping rope is an amazing workout if you do it right. There are a crap load of variations that you can do and the whole time you are building up your cardiovascular endurance, as well as working your coordination. Once you have mastered the basic jump, I suggest you challenge your self with a jump that has a little more "kick" to it. Try the Double Under. Doing a double under, and then being able to do them consecutively will shoot your heart rate through the roof. All you have to do is jump a little higher and spin that rope super fast. Thats it. It will provide a better metabolic response than the treadmill or elliptical and you only need a rope and a few feet of space. If you dont know how or need help on developing your double under check out my video, it should help.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">If this vid helps let me know, or better yet shoot a video of yourself doing it and post it or a link in the comments.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ix8TbKyvJcw?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">If you need some more incentive to go out and buy a jump rope, the rope I am using in this video is only about $4 at Meijer.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562185956900865551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380839604389309133.post-65199810971661650392011-08-30T06:32:00.000-07:002011-08-30T06:32:36.905-07:00Crossfit...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">For those of you out there that know me, this is actually my second blog. I wanted to start this one to simply stay on the health and fitness topic and not really talk about anything else. I will be giving out lots of information on here so check back frequently.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Lets start with what I believe to be the best fitness program in the world, and if you have read about me then you should have an Idea. <b>CROSSFIT!!! </b>When it comes to being functionally fit, you cannot beat it. Sure there are other programs out there for someone who wants to run 100 miles, but Crossfit should be a part of your training regardless. Crossfit is not going to make you a great runner, but it will make you a good runner. It will not make you a great Oly lifter, but it will make you good at it. That goes for every aspect of fitness that you can think of. To be specifically good at something you will have to focus on that area and Crossfit does not do that, it wants to make you good at all of it. So is Crossfit the end all fitness program, well in a way yes, but it is not the only one out there. It is a great compliment to any program you may be doing now, if you can handle the intensity.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Check out this link for a quick overview, far better then I could have written. -</span> <a href="http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/56-07_Understanding_CF.pdf"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What is Crossfit?</span></b></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562185956900865551noreply@blogger.com0