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rsl12 · 11-21-2005, 05:24 AM

It's a pretty neat test dragonknight. Thinking back on it, it wasn't really as hard as I might be making it sound like--the key seems to be anaerobic endurance, and I hadn't realized that until two weeks or so before the test. I had been doing a lot of aerobic stuff (running, stairs) and a lot of anaerobic stuff (weight lifting) but not anaerobic activity for extended periods. What I should have been doing in practice is slightly lighter weights, but absolutely no rest between exercises. Also, I should have been improving my aim with the ceiling machine and the sledgehammer event! That definitely hurt my time.

11-21-2005, 05:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
rsl12 On the lam Location: northern va	It's a pretty neat test dragonknight. Thinking back on it, it wasn't really as hard as I might be making it sound like--the key seems to be anaerobic endurance, and I hadn't realized that until two weeks or so before the test. I had been doing a lot of aerobic stuff (running, stairs) and a lot of anaerobic stuff (weight lifting) but not anaerobic activity for extended periods. What I should have been doing in practice is slightly lighter weights, but absolutely no rest between exercises. Also, I should have been improving my aim with the ceiling machine and the sledgehammer event! That definitely hurt my time. __________________ oh baby oh baby, i like gravy.