LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

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Mr. Universe 1952 Turns 100, Credits Healthy Lifestyle, Happiness
By Suzan Clarke

He doesn't drink or smoke, and centenarian Manohar Aich credits his longevity to a healthy lifestyle in which he minimizes stress and focuses on happiness.

Aich won the Mr. Universe international bodybuilding championship in 1952. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday surrounded by children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Kolkata, an eastern city in India.

Standing just 4 feet, 11 inches tall, Aich earned the nickname "Pocket Hercules," the Associated Press said in a reportHis lifestyle and a simple diet of milk, fruits and vegetables along with rice, lentils and fish have kept him healthy, the bodybuilding trainer told the AP.

Aich turned to bodybuilding while he was imprisoned in the 1940s for opposing Britain's continued colonial rule of India. When he was released, he went on to compete as a bodybuilder, earning success in international competition that culminated with his taking the Mr. Universe title.

While his wife took care of their children, Aich traveled, competed and made a living. On his return to India, he trained future bodybuilding champions.

"I didn't become rich. There is not much money in bodybuilding," he told the Indian Express newspaper. "But there is respect. And for that, I wouldn't mind being a bodybuilder in my next life as well."

He has led a fulfilled life, but Aich regrets never having met his fellow Mr. Universe, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. He's seen many of the Governator's films, though.

thanks for posting.....hmmm i'm a veggiehead,,,no meat, fish or chicken....but's 'cause i don't want to kill the animals....not for healthy reasons...love my starbucks...chocolate....ice cream...and marshmallow fluff.....

[Kona2]

4.6 MM....2nd Place ! 105 teammates! 35 teammates have made it to their first 50K milestone...and beyond!

WEC Milestones: many are very close to a milestone!

200K: Walter, Cathie, Jay

100K: Ron, Michelle, Kiba, Richard T, Will

50K: Danno, Baz, Jim, Christa, Anita, Ronnie, Rivka, Sarah, Roger, Katerina, Robyn, Tammy, Rosi, Zander, Marie, Sam, bg, Elton, Minnie, Raoul, Chris S, Scott, David A, Harold, Marc H, Peter H, Brian C

Always great to see some new names joining us....you never know...you might like us well enough to row with us year round!

"Oooo oooo oooo oooo stayin' alive..."

March Madness Day 19 or 20 of 31....and there are still 58 Luna-Tics on the boards!! Way to row....!

Season meters as of 325/366 = 174,764,041 m

Total meters on the day = 1,846,648 m

Oars in space (participation) = 37 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.75 MM Jay
6.15 MM Will S
3.75 MM David A
3.3 MM Christa
3.15 MM Baz
3.15 MM Rivka
2.85 MM Danno
2.1 MM Elton
2.1 MM Sam
1.1 MM Tony
450 K Gail

Million Meter Watch:

Michelle with (74,937 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:



Bernie with (17,441 m) to go!

Sarah with (73,417 m) to go!

AJ with (164,734 m) to go!



Million Meter Watch:



David T with (56,000 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:



Chris H with (44,301 m) to go!

Chuck with (766,000m) to go!

Ted with (100,000 m) to go!

Mike C with (154,000 m) to go!



Thanks to all who rowed today!

Ally 1,000 m
Lily 1,003 m
Greg H 2,581 m - a surprising number ..seems like I lost a 10K there...
Denny 3,000 m
Mario Jackson 4,000 m
Pat B 4,538 m
Chuck 5,000 m
Peter G 5,000 m
Tom M 5,000 m
Jane 5,227 m
Tony m
Karyn 5,575 m
David T 6,000 m
Lori 6,000 m
Ken H 6,500 m
Sunny 7,000 m
Terri 7,000 m
Diana 7,500 m
Daba 8,450 m
Nataliya 9,000 m
Baz 9,940 m ...another unusual number.. it's all good
Dave H 10,000 m
Ed 10,000 m
Gail 10,000 m
Kiba 10,000 m
Marty 10,000 m
Mike C 10,000 m
Mike M 10,000 m
Peter H 10,000 m
Ken G 10,010 m
Ross 10,182 m
Bill G 10,737 m
Elton 11,000 m
Harold 11,000 m
Fritz 11,017 m
Scott 11,500 m
Raoul 11,965 m
Jim 12,000 m
Zander 12,000 m
Bernie 12,015 m
Wim 12,996 m
Robyn 14,500 m
Minnie 14,545 m
Anita 15,000 m
Christa 15,000 m
Katerina 15,000 m
Marie 15,000 m
Rivka 15,000 m
Roger 15,000 m
Ronnie 15,000 m
Sarah 15,000 m
Tammy 15,000 m
Rosi 16,500 m ...are the Green Bees winning games?
Michelle 20,000 m
bg 22,077 m
Richard T 22,904 m
David A 24,799 m
Sam 25,000 m
Ron 28,097 m
Danno 31,097 m
Jay m
Cathie 50,000 m
Walter 50,000 m
Will 1,022,000 m

[pberge]

I recently joined the team in order to participate in the World Erg Challenge, but haven't had a chance to stop by and introduce myself.

My name is Paul, and I've been casually into rowing for a few years now. Up until now, I had been using the erg as a supplement to my weight training routines. I was more concerned with how much weight I could squat than with my general health. Between back and knee injuries, I came to realize that heavy weight training was doing my body more harm than good and I recently shifted my focus towards general fitness with a little more emphasis weight loss. Rowing has become my primary form of exercise. I have been doing 4-5 sessions per week, between 5k-10k each, since mid February and I'm feeling great so far.

I thought the WEC would be a good motivating tool and I have 13,000m logged so far, but plan on another 10k tonight.

I'm really looking forward to being part of the team for this and any future challenges.

[mrbogie]

Welcome Paul. I think you will find this a good, fun group.

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I recently joined the team in order to participate in the World Erg Challenge, but haven't had a chance to stop by and introduce myself.

My name is Paul, and I've been casually into rowing for a few years now. Up until now, I had been using the erg as a supplement to my weight training routines. I was more concerned with how much weight I could squat than with my general health. Between back and knee injuries, I came to realize that heavy weight training was doing my body more harm than good and I recently shifted my focus towards general fitness with a little more emphasis weight loss. Rowing has become my primary form of exercise. I have been doing 4-5 sessions per week, between 5k-10k each, since mid February and I'm feeling great so far.

I thought the WEC would be a good motivating tool and I have 13,000m logged so far, but plan on another 10k tonight.

I'm really looking forward to being part of the team for this and any future challenges.

welcome to the luna-tics....

[Drivetofast]

Welcome Paul













Richard T

[BAZzy]

I recently joined the team in order to participate in the World Erg Challenge, but haven't had a chance to stop by and introduce myself.

My name is Paul, and I've been casually into rowing for a few years now. Up until now, I had been using the erg as a supplement to my weight training routines. I was more concerned with how much weight I could squat than with my general health. Between back and knee injuries, I came to realize that heavy weight training was doing my body more harm than good and I recently shifted my focus towards general fitness with a little more emphasis weight loss. Rowing has become my primary form of exercise. I have been doing 4-5 sessions per week, between 5k-10k each, since mid February and I'm feeling great so far.

I thought the WEC would be a good motivating tool and I have 13,000m logged so far, but plan on another 10k tonight.

I'm really looking forward to being part of the team for this and any future challenges.

Hi Paul...and welcome!

I know exactly where you are coming from on the weight training as one of my other passions is power lifting. I’ve found that lifting and rowing compliment each other, with the rowing providing a solid cardio work-out and also assisting recovery from lifting.

Enjoy, BBB

[Restless]

I recently joined the team in order to participate in the World Erg Challenge, but haven't had a chance to stop by and introduce myself.

My name is Paul, and I've been casually into rowing for a few years now. Up until now, I had been using the erg as a supplement to my weight training routines. I was more concerned with how much weight I could squat than with my general health. Between back and knee injuries, I came to realize that heavy weight training was doing my body more harm than good and I recently shifted my focus towards general fitness with a little more emphasis weight loss. Rowing has become my primary form of exercise. I have been doing 4-5 sessions per week, between 5k-10k each, since mid February and I'm feeling great so far.

I thought the WEC would be a good motivating tool and I have 13,000m logged so far, but plan on another 10k tonight.

I'm really looking forward to being part of the team for this and any future challenges.

Hi Paul...and welcome!

I know exactly where you are coming from on the weight training as one of my other passions is power lifting. I’ve found that lifting and rowing compliment each other, with the rowing providing a solid cardio work-out and also assisting recovery from lifting.

Enjoy, BBB

Welcome to the team Paul! Hope you enjoy this team as much as I have Wishing you many great rows.

-Rebecca

[kakattack]

I recently joined the team in order to participate in the World Erg Challenge, but haven't had a chance to stop by and introduce myself.

My name is Paul, and I've been casually into rowing for a few years now. Up until now, I had been using the erg as a supplement to my weight training routines. I was more concerned with how much weight I could squat than with my general health. Between back and knee injuries, I came to realize that heavy weight training was doing my body more harm than good and I recently shifted my focus towards general fitness with a little more emphasis weight loss. Rowing has become my primary form of exercise. I have been doing 4-5 sessions per week, between 5k-10k each, since mid February and I'm feeling great so far.

I thought the WEC would be a good motivating tool and I have 13,000m logged so far, but plan on another 10k tonight.

I'm really looking forward to being part of the team for this and any future challenges.

Welcome to the team Paul! I think you'll find that you have joined a great team, they're a great source of motivation and very supportive. As for your injuries I can definitely relate; rowing has been very beneficial to my rehab and general health.

[Kona2]

May the odds be ever in our favor....

WEC Team Standings
Team Type Total Event Meters Team Members Average Meters

1 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 6,277,261 185 33,931
2 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 5,581,520m 106 52,656
3 Free Spirits Virtual Club 2,260,466 89 25,398
4 ANCIENTS Virtual Club 2,216,796 30 73,893
5 RowPro Online Virtual Club 2,038,656 56 36,405
6 TimbukTWO Virtual Club 1,753,014 52 33,712
7 Greenville Indoor Rowing Health Club 1,687,895 117 14,426
8 Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In. Health Club 1,288,572 247 5,217
9 c2TweetCrew.com Virtual Club 1,201,178 22 54,599
10 Empty the tanks Virtual Club 1,039,739 38 27,362

Total Luna-Tic meters as of 20 March 2012 = 5,581,520 m

Thanks to all who are rowing with us! Meters completed by 88 percent of those who signed on.

WEC Milestones: 47 have made it to the first 50K milestone! Way to row !


250 K: Walter

200 K: Cathie, Jay

150 K: Michelle, Ron

100 K: Kiba, Richard T, Danno, Jim, Rosi, Christa, Anita, Roger, Rivka, Sarah, Will

50 K: Ronnie, Tammy, Katerina, Robyn, Baz, Marie, Zander, Sam, Elton, Scott, bg, Chris S, David A, Harold, Raoul,
Pat B, Peter H, Brian C, Peter V (the original Peter G! ), Steven L , Ed, Bill, Fritz, Nataliya, Rebecca, Marty, Dave H, Mike C, David B

[Kona2]

Welcome to new year round teammate, Chuck B! Here's wishing you many great rowing sessions and lots of camaraderie! Can we also interest you in signing on with our World Erg Challenge team?

Another episode...

Where we come from is important. Not just geographically, but culturally, experientially. I see the team profiles most days as I peruse the meter numbers we've generated as a team. Sometimes, when I'm in a hurry, I don't catch all the gems that teammates are writing in their team profiles right away (sometimes, when I'm in a hurry I temporarily lose 60 of Baz's meters, too). New Zealander Bernie gives us a monthly quote. Ronnie gave us Alligator Pond. These all lead to bunny trails that tell a bit about where we come from and some of the things that are important to us. Paul gave us a great introduction...and did you notice his signature line "the tattooed engineer." We have a lot of engineers...what kind of engineer? (I know...tattooed ). Civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical, process, train...but I digress. Today's bunny trail was initiated by Dana.

Our new teammate Dana N shares a quote from Buckaroo Banzai in her team profile...and before I knew it, I was headed down another bunny trail of the mind. Buckaroo The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension is a very fun movie - especially if you are tuned in to subtle humor (will appeal to those who like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy). Our hero, Buckaroo, is a rock star, a surgeon, a superhero (and probably a couple of other things). One of his amazing feats is to pilot his jet car through a Texas mountainside...by virtue of the benefit of the eighth dimension which he describes (according to Scott Tate) as a "a simultaneous plane of existence with our own," insisting that he was never actually inside that mountain in Texas, but instead moving through the space the mountain occupied. The director of Buckaroo says fans of the movie aren't just geeks; they're an ecclectic group of people. And, while he can't predict whether you'll like the film or not, he does say : 'Come on board. It's a big fantasy world. Have fun with it.' It's like joining Captain Midnight's club, you can get a decoder ring!" To which Minnie would say, who are these people and what are they doing with our team's decoder ring?! (Thanks to D. Konow's post on TG Daily) Rowing is good for many, many things...and being a part of the Luna-Tic team is good for many of the others.

Madness !!! Day 20 or 21 of 31....

57 teammates in the Challenge (and well over 100 rowing consistently!) Congratulations to all who are "stayin alive!"

Season meters as of 326/366 = 176,397,517 m (40 days left in the rowing year)

Total meters on the day = 1,633,416 m

Oars in space (participation) = 41 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.1 MM Ron
6.6 MM Cathie
4.95 MM Michelle
4.35 MM Rosi
4.3 MM Minnie
4.25 MM Ronnie
3.7 MM Anita
3.3 MM bg
2.65 MM Richard T
2.4 MM Ross
2.15 MM Katerina
1.95 MM David T
1.6 MM Chip
1.55 MM Marie
1.25 MM Walter
1.15 MM Ken G
850 K Mike C
750 K Gene H -- woohoo! a cool three-quarters of a million !
700 K Greg H
500 K Fritz - wow... a cool half million...and you just found the rower in January.....Madame Zoltana sees a 5 million meter year in your future if you keep up this pace....)
200 K Paul B
50 K Dana N - I'm a Buckaroo fan as you can tell...might have to watch it again!

Million Meter Watch:

Michelle with (46,437 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:



Bernie with (5,426 m) to go!

Sarah with (56,917 m) to go!

AJ with (164,734 m) to go!



Million Meter Watch:



David T with (50,000 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:



Chris H with (44,301 m) to go!

Chuck with (56,000m) to go!

Ted with (100,000 m) to go!

Mike C with (144,000 m) to go!



Thanks to all who rowed today!

Lily 1,005 m
Steven D 1,749 m
Jeri 2,000 m
Gene H 2,300 m
Mario Jackson 3,300 m
Denny 4,500 m
Chuck 5,000 m
Karen G 5,000 m
Lori 5,000 m
Pat B 5,000 m
Peter Gr 5,000 m
Rich 5,000 m
Minnie 5,327 m
Tony m
David T 6,000 m
Tom M 6,000 m
Sunny 7,000 m
Ken H 7,500 m
Terri 7,500 m
Jeanette 8,023 m
Jane 8,256 m
Bobbie 8,500 m
Dana 8,500 m
Diana m .. reads the same front to back...
Nataliya 9,300 m
Zander 9,500 m
Dave H 10,000 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Marty 10,000 m
Mike C 10,000 m
Peter H 10,000 m
Tim P 10,000 m
Greg H 10,002 m
enrage 10,019 m
Chip 10,122 m
Bill G10,241 m
Ross 10,297 m
Tim K 10,500 m
Harold m
Rebecca 11,642 m
Sam 12,000 m
Bernie 12,015 m
Elton 13,000 m
Ronnie 13,085 m
Scott 13,500 m
Dennis 13,501 m
Fritz 13,518 m
Robyn 13,950 m
Marie 14,500 m
David A 14,514 m
Ed 15,000 m - rowing some big numbers!
Katerina 15,000 m
Anita 15,200 m
Christa 15,200 m
Rivka 16,500 m
Sarah 16,500 m
Richard T 20,000 m
Roger 20,000 m
Tammy 20,000 m
Kiba 21,097 m
Danno 21,147 m
Lee 22,000 m
bg 22,241 m
Ron 26,097 m
Rosi 27,000 m
Michelle 28,500 m
Jim 33,000 m
Cathie m
Jay 35,000 m
Paul 39,013 m
Walter m ...wow!
Chuck B 687,692 m

[rosita]

Welcome all new teammates!!!!! Hooray for all the recent milestones to each of you
Kona, my team is 0 wins, 6 losses . Not good this year. We play in a mixed league of disabled/not.
Rosi

[Restless]

Welcome to new year round teammate, Chuck B! Here's wishing you many great rowing sessions and lots of camaraderie! Can we also interest you in signing on with our World Erg Challenge team?

Huge welcome to the team Chuck, very glad to have you aboard! Hope you have a great time with us and many good rows

-Rebecca

[Kona2]

Welcome all new teammates!!!!! Hooray for all the recent milestones to each of you
Kona, my team is 0 wins, 6 losses . Not good this year. We play in a mixed league of disabled/not.
Rosi

Hope the Green Bees win their next futbol match !

[bg]

Welcome to new year round teammate, Chuck B! Here's wishing you many great rowing sessions and lots of camaraderie! Can we also interest you in signing on with our World Erg Challenge team?

Huge welcome to the team Chuck, very glad to have you aboard! Hope you have a great time with us and many good rows

-Rebecca

welcome chuck...and good luck on your next game rosi....