Author Mr Scorpio Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 What does that mean? You're not going to work? That depends on how many clients I can pull in. I'm not likely to be working for someone else, given hiring rates these days. But until I get my bar results, I'll simply be teaching guitar 6 days a week. That will leave plenty of time for everything else. As for the rest, you don't study for the Bar Exam and MPRE until you're DONE with law school. It's other studying for law school exams, OR the Bar... Not both at the same time. I don't know when/where you went, but these days we take the MPRE while we are still in law school and I will be taking it in 10 weeks. As for the bar exam, given that passage rates for last July's bar were 55%, I would be insane to wait until graduation to start studying. I had just as busy a life as you claim to have now, and still managed to get to the gym almost every day. Your priorities are different, I guess. Yep. If I didn't insist on practicing guitar everyday, I'd be able to lift four days per week. Bear in mind that I plan to still exercise five-to-six days a week, it just won't be all lifting. Link to post Share on other sites
USMCHokie Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I don't know when/where you went, but these days we take the MPRE while we are still in law school and I will be taking it in 10 weeks. As for the bar exam, given that passage rates for last July's bar were 55%, I would be insane to wait until graduation to start studying. You're better off focusing on the classes you are taking at the moment and retaining that knowledge and problem solving thought process rather than trying to memorize black letter law for the bar exam. You'll have plenty of time for that after law school is done and over with. I would be comfortable saying that the reason most people fail the bar isn't because they haven't memorized enough law, but rather. They never learned the legal thought process in school and couldn't put down on paper what they knew in their heads. But that's just my perspective on it. Link to post Share on other sites
Author Mr Scorpio Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 You're better off focusing on the classes you are taking at the moment and retaining that knowledge and problem solving thought process rather than trying to memorize black letter law for the bar exam. You'll have plenty of time for that after law school is done and over with. So you mean I wasted $120 ordering audio files of "Morgan Freeman on Res Judicata"?!? Link to post Share on other sites
Author Mr Scorpio Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 I also have only 2 days a week to go to the gym so I do full body. I have definitely gained quite a bit of muscle. As for feeling sore, first few weeks will be tough but it gets easier. P.S. I do 5x5 on the main muscle groups and then I do "fun" lifting, whatever I feel like doing on the day...I am usually there for an hour total, with only 5 mins of cardio to warm up. Need a spotter??? Link to post Share on other sites
Pisces13 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Clearly humor was lost somewhere along the way... Chill brah', I was just joking around myself lol Link to post Share on other sites
USMCHokie Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 So you mean I wasted $120 ordering audio files of "Morgan Freeman on Res Judicata"?!? $120 of Morgan Freeman on anything can never be deemed a waste. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Star Gazer Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 (edited) As for the bar exam, given that passage rates for last July's bar were 55%, I would be insane to wait until graduation to start studying. Uhhh, that was about the passage rate when I took it, or likely even lower (California, after all). BarBri started 10 days after graduation. None of us started studying for the Bar before that. Edited June 4, 2013 by Star Gazer Link to post Share on other sites
EasyHeart Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 When I took the bar exam, my buddy and I would take bar review in the morning, study for the rest of the day, then get together at the end of the day to share anything interesting we'd learned that day. About two weeks before the exam we both started freaking out because we couldn't figure out how anyone fails the damn exam! We knew the material and the old exams we studied from seemed pretty straightforward, so it just seemed impossible that anyone could actually fail. Being paranoid, we figured we must be missing something really important and spent the last two weeks stressed out trying to figure out what we were screwing up. At the exam, my friend and I ended up sitting at tables across from each other. During the afternoon of the first day, I leaned back to take a break at one point and my friend looked up and caught my eye. He gestured with his head at the guy sitting next to him. That guy was sprawled out on the table sound asleep!!! That was the moment I figured out how someone fails the bar exam. I just relaxed and cruised through the rest of the exam. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Darnell21 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Just do not leave doing all your activities a bit less but yeah you should keep doing that because it's necessary for you. Give time to others thing but a bit of work should be a part of your activities as well. Link to post Share on other sites
FitChick Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 The lawyers in my company are all gym rats. They say they have to work out for sanity, stress and to cope with overwork. They come in early to work out at the company gym or go at lunch time. There is always time, if you are motivated. Healthier than in the old days when people drank, smoked and overate, then dropped dead of a heart attack. Link to post Share on other sites
Emilia Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 The lawyers in my company are all gym rats. They say they have to work out for sanity, stress and to cope with overwork. They come in early to work out at the company gym or go at lunch time. There is always time, if you are motivated. Healthier than in the old days when people drank, smoked and overate, then dropped dead of a heart attack. or when the wife looks after the children Link to post Share on other sites
USMCHokie Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 or when the wife looks after the children ...or when you don't have children. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Darnell21 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Just do not leave doing all your activities a bit less but yeah you should keep doing that because it's necessary for you. Give time to others thing but a bit of work should be a part of your activities as well. Any comments? Link to post Share on other sites
Pompeii Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 I think people are also more likely to stick with this kind of training since it's more interesting than sticking with one body part per day. I know I don't go about these things in a 'scientific' way but I'm still amazed that guys who are not particularly strong or fit still leave the gym without doing any core work so that's just chest and arms... and that's it ... Many people train to be aesthetic. Core stability be damned. In my opinion, being aesthetic stems FROM the core. If your core is weak, you are severely limiting your gains. Link to post Share on other sites
Author Mr Scorpio Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 Performed my first fullbody workout yesterday. Did 5 sets each of dumbbell shoulder press, dips, pull-ups, incline dumbbell presses, and barbell curls. My right knee is still sore from my last run, which was a week ago, so no leg workouts yet. Now the issue becomes how quickly I can recover. I'm hoping to get by with two days of rest between each workout. More concerned about my knee at this point though. It doesn't seem like I should have "runner's knee" after putting in less than 100 miles on a treadmill. However, the knee isn't swollen or sensitive to the touch, so I'm not sure what to think yet. Link to post Share on other sites
Emilia Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 More concerned about my knee at this point though. It doesn't seem like I should have "runner's knee" after putting in less than 100 miles on a treadmill. However, the knee isn't swollen or sensitive to the touch, so I'm not sure what to think yet. Ah, my speciality. Watch this clip please, hopefully you will have something to take away from it, it fixed my knee issues and I sometimes run with a weighted pack/uphill/etc Navy SEALs BUD/S | PREVENTING KNEE PAIN - YouTube 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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