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THURSDAY,  April 23rd 2009
Huge day, but manage to finish what I started 2 days ago, so it feels good.

6h45 AM BALLROOM DANCE PRACTICE  at home
30 mins 
Merengue

7h04 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  # 01 Chest & Back
60 mins+ / AveHR  97  59% / MaxHR  216  131%  / 365 cals / 55 % fat / 2 mins InZone (75%+) 
I press on pause to finish some of the exercises, but not to rest. I hope that I'll feel better at work tomorrow, having done this WO instead of back & chest, which I'll do tomorrow.

9h09 PM P90X ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  # 12 Ab Ripper X
16 mins / AveHR  89  54% / MaxHR  109  66%  / 82cals / 60 % fat / 0 mins InZone (75%+)
Did all of it! Last week, I "Waited too long to start.." but I did the same thing today...just to watch "STVoyageur" and ice my left shoulder.So I guess it's not the length of time in between that counts.

planning : BASIC WEEKLY TIMETABLE
Week 4 of 13: starting Monday April 27th

My Plan to include Group Classes

Monday
60 mins Buns of Steel Group Fitness
60 mins Cardio Militaire Group Fitness

Tuesday
60 mins
P90X # 04 Yoga X

Wednesday
60 mins
Cardio Tae Boxe Group Fitness
60 mins P90X # 08 Core Synergistics

Thursday
60 mins P90X
# 07 Stretch

Friday
60 mins
P90X # 08 Core Synergistics


Saturday
2 - 6 hours hiking
or
60 mins
P90X
# 04 YogaX or  other stuff..?

Sunday
60 mins
Ballroom Dance Class
60 mins
P90X
# 07 Stretch

The P90X Classic Program

 
Monday

6
0 mins P90X
# 04 Yoga X

Tuesday

60 mins
P90X #
08 Core Synergistics

Wednesday
60 mins P90X # 06 Kenpo X

Thursday
60 mins P90X
# 07 Stretch

Friday
60 mins
P90X # 08 Core Synergistics

Saturday
60 mins
P90X # 04 YogaX

 
Sunday

P90X rest
or
60 mins
P90X # 07 Stretch



BED AT 10h15 PM

FRIDAY,  April 24th 2009
Good day at work.

I'm still experimenting with
 MicroSoft Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition, but not for this page now.. it was too messy
. I'm back with Frontpage

7h21 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  # 03 Shoulders & Arms
55 mins+
/ AveHR  106  64% / MaxHR  146  88%  / 444cals / 50 % fat / 7 mins InZone (75%+) 
Pull something in my left glute during the first round of Lawnmowers but am quite satisfied with alot of the results, though I went down on other stuff. Doing this on a Friday when last week I did it on Thursday makes quite a difference as well seeing that I do upper body WOs 2 days in a row because of my gym group fitness classes.

BED AT 10h  PM

SATURDAY,  April 25th 2009
Sleep-in 'til 9 am.

11h02 AM  P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  # 06 Kenpo X
60
mins+ / AveHR  106  65% / MaxHR  201  122%  / 435 cals / 40 % fat / 22 mins InZone (75%+) 
With Gabriel, very "pleasant", and wow! I'm getting better at the airborne jumping-jacks and at turning my head as I do the back kicks,

DANCE EVENING IN MONTRÉAL

Mix of  ballroom dances and more : Viennese Waltz, Slow Waltz, Quickstep, Foxtrot, Jive, Tripple-Swing, Cha cha, Tango, Mambo, Samba, Salsa, Slows, Line dances, Disco, Batchata, Rumba                          Right click and save to listen to Dances in bold.

Ballroom Dancing

At the DoRéMi Stardust
We haven't gone dancing in ages, and find out when we get there that
this is the last week-end before it closes, after 46 years. We've been coming for over 10 years. Quite a shock!

BED AT 1h15 AM 

SUNDAY, April 26th 2009
Sleep-in 'til 9 am. Very tired

11h30 AM BALLROOM DANCE CLASS  at Le Sodanse
60 mins 
CHACHA and SAMBA

4h30 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton # 07 Stretching
57 mins With Gabriel

BED AT 11h00 PM 

MONDAY, April 27th 2009 ~ WEEK 4 of " P90X " ~
Very warm day.. too warm..

4h32 PM BUNS OF STEEL ~ GROUP FITNESS with Amélie Martin
52
mins+  / AveHR  125  76% / MaxHR  177  107%  / 566 cals / 35 % fat / 27mins InZone (75%+)

5h34 PM CARDIO MILITAIRE ~ GROUP FITNESS with Amélie Martin
54 mins+ / AveHR  128  78% / MaxHR  205  124%  / 600 cals / 40 % fat / 26 mins InZone
(75%+)
The class goes out, I come back in during a game of Tag and do stuff I want to.. sprints and CFOF exercises.

BED AT 10h15 PM

TUESDAY,  April 28th 2009
Terrible DOMS in my lower Glutes.. probably from the speed-walking (olympic style) we did in Cardio Militaire yesterday. WOW ! I haven't ached this much in a long time!

7h14 PM   P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  #04 Yoga
1h30 mins / AveHR  88  53% / MaxHR  125  76%  / 439 cals / 60 % fat / 0 mins InZone (75%+) 
Did the Bridge
(Tony calls them wheels, but in french they are bridges.. "le pont") 3 times for about 10secs each. Felt good, getting some confidence.

BED AT 10h30 PM

WEDNESDAY,  April 29th 2009
A leaky UPS causes a terrible stench at work until mid-afternoon. I get a bad headache and am in a bad mood because of it. Luckily it goes away , just in time before I burst!

5h01 PM CARDIO TAE-BOXE ~ GROUP FITNESS with Stéphanie
58
mins+ / AveHR  124  74% / MaxHR  173  96%  / 645 cals / 45 % fat / 28 mins InZone (75%+) 

8h19 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton — Program # 08 Core Synergistics
5
4 mins+/ AveHR  112  68% / MaxHR  144  87%  / 481 cals / 50 % fat / 16 mins InZone (75%+) 

DIET   147 lbs
No change again.. well, maybe a few ounces. I should check my measurements.

BED AT 10h15 PM

THURSDAY, April 30th 2009
Good day at work, but need a nap after supper.

7h54 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton # 07 Stretching
58 mins /
AveHR  72  44% / MaxHR  93  56%  / 114 cals / 60 % fat / 0 mins InZone (75%+) 
I don't usually wear my HR monitor for stretching but was curious to see what it's like.

BED AT 11h00 PM 

FRIDAY,  May 1st 2009
Very full day at work. some overtime, nap after supper.

7h37 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton — Program # 08 Core Synergistics
58 mins+/ AveHR  113  68% / MaxHR  148  90%  / 533 cals / 45% fat / 22 mins InZone (75%+) 

BED AT 10h00  PM

SATURDAY,  May 2nd 2009
Feel good physically but down a little in my mind..

1h15 PM   Bicycle
15 mins
just around the neighborhood. too windy for comfort. but at least I took my bike out. I'll be ready for a real ride when I want to.

5h04 PM   P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  #04 Yoga
1h30 mins+/ AveHR  82  50% / MaxHR  121  73%  / 322 cals / 60 % fat / 0 mins InZone (75%+) 
Added quite a few push-ups in the vinyasas, but only did 2 shorter bridges (Tony calls them wheels, but in french they are bridges.. "le pont")  than last time. I felt better coming out of the yoga than before starting it. Gabriel used up over 700 calories in this same routine, yet I worked as hard as I could. How can I lose weight burning so few calories?
Note :  My early-morning resting HR is probably still around 47.. during the day, around 57-66.

7h55 AM BALLROOM DANCE PRACTICE  at home
60 mins 
Mambo, Chacha, Merengue

BED AT 11h00 PM

SUNDAY, May 3rd 2009
Feeling good

11h30 AM BALLROOM DANCE CLASS  at Le Sodanse
60 mins 
SAMBA

7h30 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton # 07 Stretching
57 mins With Gabriel

BED AT 10h15 PM 

MONDAY, May 4th 2009 ~ WEEK 5 of " P90X " ~     Go Mary go!!!

BASIC WEEKLY TIMETABLE
Weeks 5-6-7 of 13: starting Monday May 4th — v.2 Rivised May 6th

My Plan to include Group Classes
difficult to decide how..

Monday
60 mins Buns of Steel Group Fitness
60 mins Cardio Militaire Group Fitness

Tuesday
60 mins
P90X # 02 Plyometrics
15 mins P90X # 12 Ab Ripper X (if not enough during Monday's classes)
30 mins P90X
# 05 only Back & Physio

Wednesday
60 mins
Cardio Tae Boxe Group Fitness

Thursday
60 mins P90X # 10 Back & Biceps
15 mins P90X # 12 Ab Ripper X (if not enough during Wednesday's classes)

Friday
90 mins P90X ## 04 Yoga X


Saturday
2 - 6 hours hiking
and?
60 mins P90X # 01 Chest, Shoulders & Triceps

Sunday
60 mins
Ballroom Dance Class
60 mins
P90X
# 07 Stretch

The P90X Classic Program

Monday
6
0 mins P90X
# 01 Chest, Shoulders & Trieps
15 mins P90X # 12 Ab Ripper X

Tuesday
60 mins
P90X # 02 Plyometrics
 

Wednesday
60 mins P90X # 10 Back & Biceps
15 mins P90X # 12 Ab Ripper X

Thursday
90 mins P90X
## 04 Yoga X

Friday
60 mins
P90X # 05 Legs & Back
15 mins P90X # 12 Ab Ripper X

Saturday
60 mins
P90X # 06 Kenpo X

Sunday
P90X rest
or
60 mins
P90X # 07 Stretch

The P90X Doubles Program
ADD

Monday, Wednesday, Friday AM

I don't think so... !!! *LOL*

Monday, Wednesday, Friday AM
40 mins P90X # 11 Cardio X

 

4h33 PM BUNS OF STEEL ~ GROUP FITNESS with Amélie Martin
54
mins+  / AveHR  130  79% / MaxHR  163  99%  / 651 cals / 35 % fat / 33mins InZone (75%+)
Two girls kept chatting during the whole class.. very difficult to concentrate. I asked Amélie to ask them to at least keep it down if not quiet..

5h34 PM CARDIO MILITAIRE ~ GROUP FITNESS with Amélie Martin
56 mins+ / AveHR  136  82% / MaxHR  191  116%  / 698 cals / 30 % fat / 40 mins InZone
(75%+)
Alternating cardio and weights with steps and DBs, we do 2-4-6-8s of 9 pairs of exercises. ouch!.

planned BED AT 10h15 PM

TUESDAY,  May 5th 2009
Dr. Dagenais at 10h40, work in the PM only I was going to do my WO before doctor's appointement this moring but REALLY needed to recuperate some more from yesterday's gym. I have alot planned for tonight, we'll see how it goes.

6h32 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  # 02 Plyometrics
5
6 mins+ / AveHR  137  83% / MaxHR  204  124%  / 722 cals / 30 % fat / 44 mins InZone (75%+) 
With Gabriel and the big screen like in the banner.

7h48 P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  # 05 Only the Back exercises.
Do good physio for my shoulders and elbows and foam rolling for my glutes in between pull-ups and chin-ups. Work on speed this time.
 All of them are assisted, still killers!
33
mins / AveHR  94  57% / MaxHR  126  76%  / 198cals / 55% fat / 0 mins InZone (75%+) 

8h51  PM P90X ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  # 12 Ab Ripper X
15 mins / AveHR  88  53% / MaxHR  104  63%  / 71cals / 60 % fat / 0 mins InZone (75%+)
Could only do about 20 of each .. completely wasted.. but proud.

BED AT 10h15 PM

WEDNESDAY,  May 6th 2009
Feel tired but ok all day.. In the evening I spend hours making a Back-up of my P90X DVDs, I really don't want anything to happen to them that would make me stop the program.

5h01 PM CARDIO TAE-BOXE ~ GROUP FITNESS with Stéphanie
58
mins+ / AveHR  124  74% / MaxHR  173  96%  / 645 cals / 45 % fat / 28 mins InZone (75%+) 

planned 8h15 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton — Program  # 10 Back & Biceps
but I don't think I can bring it, so I change my plans.. Rest is important in the fitness journey.

DIET 145 lbs
Where I'm at : My weight had gone up to 163 in just a few months.. I want to get down to 139, where I was last summer,  after that we'll see how I feel.

BED AT 11h00 PM

THURSDAY, May 7th 2009
It felt like Friday all day.. buy fitness clothes at lunch

5h59 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton #10 Back & Biceps
51 mins + /
AveHR  90  55% / MaxHR  145  88%  / 270 cals / 60 % fat / 0 mins InZone (75%+) 
I wish I had written down the weights that I used during my pre-program, But I think that overall,  I wasn't far off, though I played it safe.

BED AT 9h20 PM 

FRIDAY,  May 8th 2009
It was a good idea to go to bed early yesterday, I feel great, at least in the morning.

5h38 PM   P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  #04 Yoga
1h30 mins+/ AveHR  80  50% / MaxHR  112  73%  / 296cals / 60 % fat / 0 mins InZone (75%+) 
Tired.. but get through it. and don't hurt myself, that's the most important.

BED AT 8h30 PM !!

SATURDAY,  May 9th 2009
Have lots of yardwork planned, but don't know how I'll feel ..

10h43 AM   P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  #09 Chest, shoulders & triceps
52 mins+/ AveHR  85  52% / MaxHR  137  83%  / 219cals / 60 % fat / 0 mins InZone (75%+) 
I have to be very careful in all the shoulder exercises.

12h15 PM   Yardwork
60 mins Mr. Ravenelle came with his back-o to transplant some ceders but we had alot to do after. My morning WO really wasted me.. P90X is not only extreme.. but it's every day.. and that's very hard on the system. and doing yardwork in the rain is by no means pleasant.

DANCE EVENING IN GRANBY

Mix of  ballroom dances and more : Viennese Waltz, Slow Waltz, Quickstep, Foxtrot, Jive, Tripple-Swing, Cha cha, Tango, Mambo, Samba, Salsa, Slows, Line dances, Disco, Batchata, Rumba                         
                                                
Right click and save to listen to Dances in bold.

At the Centre de danse Duffrin. With some collegues from where Gabriel works. Lot's of young competitors practicing.. not looking or caring who is in their way. But we still get in alot of dancing. Quite a number of Viennese Waltzes and Quicksteps.

BED AT 1h15 AM

SUNDAY, May 10th 2009
Mother's Day. Feels good to talk with Manouane in the evening.

11h30 AM BALLROOM DANCE CLASS  at Le Sodanse
60 mins 
Mostly Mambo

8h30 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton # 07 Stretching
57 mins With Gabriel. but talk a while on the phone so vary the stretches a little.

BED AT 8h15 PM 

MONDAY, May 11th 2009 ~ WEEK 6 of " P90X " ~  
Very tired and don't feel well all day at work.

4h36 PM BUNS OF STEEL ~ GROUP FITNESS with Amélie Martin
60
mins / AveHR  113  68% / MaxHR  179  108%  / 512 cals / 40 % fat / 17mins InZone (75%+)
Lots of explanations and lots of hard work.

The half-time bonus (suicides-assisstées) was :
squating while our partner runs 5 sprints
15 jump squats
5 sprints
15 jump squats
squating while our partner runs 3 sprints
15 jump squats
3 sprints
15 jump squats
squating while our partner runs 2 sprints
15 jump squats
2 sprints
15 jump squats
squating while our partner runs 1 sprint
1 sprint

5h34 PM CARDIO MILITAIRE ~ GROUP FITNESS with Amélie Martin
53 mins+ / AveHR  120  73% / MaxHR  182  110%  / 545 cals / 40 % fat / 24 mins InZone
(75%+)
Didn't feel very well..
even a little Gatoraide in my waterbottle didn't help...but stuck with it..  

The half-time bonus (suicides-assisstées) was :
squating while our partner runs 4 sprints
15 jump squats
4 sprints
15 jump squats
squating while our partner runs 3 sprints
15 jump squats
3 sprints
15 jump squats
squating while our partner runs 2 sprints
15 jump squats
2 sprints
15 jump squats
squating while our partner runs 1 sprint
1 sprint

BED AT 10h30 PM

TUESDAY,  May 12th 2009
Take the day off to go to Montréal.

10h30 AM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  # 02 Plyometrics
5
5 mins+ / AveHR  126  76% / MaxHR  205  124%  / 611 cals / 40 % fat / 38 mins InZone (75%+) 
I just can't bring it these days, Is it because of some medication that I'm taking.. I don't know. But still doing honest X workouts. .Don't need to do abs today, did plenty at the gym yesterday.

BED AT 10h15 PM

WEDNESDAY,  May 13th 2009  

7h08 PM   P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  #09 Chest, shoulders & triceps
53 mins+/ AveHR  94  57% / MaxHR  128  78%  / 303cals / 60 % fat / 0 mins InZone (75%+) 
Don't feel like doing group finess at the gym and rather stick to the P90X program

BED AT 10h15 PM

THURSDAY,  May 14th 2009

7h35 PM   P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  #04 Yoga
1h30 mins+/ AveHR  80  48% / MaxHR  132  80%  / 294cals / 60 % fat / 1 mins InZone (75%+) 
Still have a twitch in my left shoulder.. almost near the neck. but other than that, I felt good.

DIET 144 lbs
Often wonder if I'm eating enough.. but I'm only loosing about half a pound a week.. so I can't eat much more .. anyways, It's all healthy and balanced and I'm still taking vitamins, so I must be OK.

BED AT 11h00 PM Exeptionally have a cup of coffee at 5 PM..

FRIDAY,  May 15th 2009
Cool day at work, many are absent and all goes well.

PLANNING

Decided on a spur of the moment to ask a nephew who lives in Calgary if we could stay at his place to go hiking in the Canadian Rockies in July, and he said he'd love to have us visit!  I'd love to see places like this :  Banff National Park

 

4h37 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton #10 Back & Biceps
55 mins + / AveHR  109  66% / MaxHR  139  84%  / 478 cals / 50 % fat / 7mins InZone (75%+) 
Excellent WO. Really worked hard and I'm looking forward to plyometrics later tonight.

7h38 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  # 02 Plyometrics
56 mins+ / AveHR  132  80% / MaxHR  154  93%  / 685 cals / 35 % fat / 42 mins InZone (75%+) 
Wow! I'm back! I guess that a sort of quiet day at work
helps!

BED AT MIDNIGHT

SATURDAY,  May 16th 2009

12h36 PM  P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  # 05 Legs & Back
60
mins +/ AveHR  115  70% / MaxHR  147  89%  / 546 cals / 45% fat / 22 mins InZone (75%+) 
Since it's Saturday and this Monday there are no Group fitness classes, I do the whole WO. It's a good one and I have a chance at trying out my new Elastic bands.. the black one is excellent for the chin-ups and pull-ups. Besides, Gaby says I look good with those bands

5h06 PM  P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton — # 06 Kenpo X
WU — mostly stretching
11 mins / AveHR  86  52% / MaxHR  106  64%  / 48 cals / 60 % fat / 0 mins InZone (75%+) 
WO

46
mins+ / AveHR  126  76% / MaxHR  150  91%  / 517 cals / 40 % fat / 26 mins InZone (75%+) 
 Did all of the WO with 1 lb sand-weights in my hands, yet felt good.

BED AT 10h15 PM

SUNDAY, May 17th 2009
DAY OFF to visit Manouane, Massiel & Elena

11h30 AM BALLROOM DANCE CLASS  at Le Sodanse
60 mins 
Rumba Last Regular class of the year.. talk about next year.. and Alain sort of says that he'll concentrate less on the Routines, more on the figures. I sure hope so!

BED AT 11h15 PM 

MONDAY, May 18th 2009 ~ WEEK 7 of " P90X " ~  Make it real!

Mont Chauve  Parc du Mont Orford
HIKING  start 12h56 PM

starting and finishing at the closest P
UP on east side to first look-out,

1h24 mins/ 853 calories / 40% fat / AveHR 119 72% / MaxHR 150 91% / 41 mins  inZone (75%+)
UP to summit and DOWN on west.
1h38 mins  / 826 calories / 55% fat / AveHR 107 65% / MaxHR 143 85% / 9 mins  inZone (75%+)

Have too much to do at home so only go in the afternoon. But it's really good to get outside.  Muddy hike. My hiking shoes' heels fill with mud that hardens and makes them very slippery.

8h22 PM   P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  #09 Chest, shoulders & triceps
58 mins+/ AveHR  84  51% / MaxHR  107  65%  / 234cals / 6 0 % fat / 0 mins InZone (75%+) 
Very difficult to do after a long day.. The big exercises I was completely wasted but some on other I uped my reps .. today was not a weight-upping day, but that's ok. I'm proud that I did the WO.

BED AT 10h15 PM

TUESDAY,  May 19th 2009
Good day at work.

6h19 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  # 02 Plyometrics
5
4 mins+ / AveHR  132  80% / MaxHR  153  93%  / 659 cals / 35 % fat / 30 mins InZone (75%+) 
I found this very hard last week, but I'm still turning it up a notch by wearing a 10 lbs pack sac today. : I definately needed 5 secs pauses between exercises, but it was good. replaced the "hot foot" exercise with jogging and wore a headband like yesterday during the hike, it really helps not to have to towel down all the time.

planned BED AT 10h15 PM

WEDNESDAY,  May 20th 2009
Buy our Airplane Tickets to Calgary.. for hiking in the Rockies in July.

5h01 PM CARDIO TAE-BOXE ~ GROUP FITNESS with Stéphanie
58
mins+ / AveHR  127  77% / MaxHR  215  130%  / 641 cals / 40 % fat / 30mins InZone (75%+) 

DIET 143 lbs
Eating clean but not much change. Feeling well though

BED AT 9h00 PM

THURSDAY,  May 21st 2009
Examination by Dr Dagenais says all is good and in 9 months I can try to ween from Vesicare pills. 

6h10 PM P90X  ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton #10 Back & Biceps
60 mins + / AveHR  101  61% / MaxHR  133  81%  / 443 cals / 55 % fat / 3mins InZone (75%+) 

7h13 PM P90X ~ HOME FITNESS with Tony Horton —  # 12 Ab Ripper X
15 mins / AveHR  96  58% / MaxHR  113  68%  / 96 cals / 60 % fat / 0 mins InZone (75%+)
Did the full 25 of each even if it took a few seconds more than allowed. But shoes were too heavy again today. Ice my left shoulder after..

Dennis's P90X Tip: Getting Rid Of Soreness

Getting rid of soreness....

I know those first couple weeks of P90X can be tough for some people. The soreness can be pretty intense.

Pat Morency, who is a sports injury specialist and works with Olympians...recommends hot and cold showers to reduce soreness.

Take a hot shower for 2 minutes, then turn on the cold and let it run for 30 seconds. Repeat the process 5 to 10 times.

As you switch from hot to cold water, the blood vessels will open and close, flushing lactic acid-which causes muscle soreness-out of the muscles.

Other treatments for soreness: ice right afterwards, heat day(s) following, massage, and anti-inflammatories such as Advil and Tylenol.

Dennis

My notes : I knew about the hot and cold.. but that would be a long shower! there are other ways besides showers. I use Advil sometimes.. Also I'd add foam rolling.. to the list

BED AT 10h15 PM

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