Ok, so I touched on this a while ago, but I'm loving my "I Lose" application. Of course, I guess these things won't work for everyone, but having a phone like the iPhone, or any PDA for that matter, allows you to easily keep track of meals throughout the day and is an extremely helpful tool to dieting/fitness/weight loss.
I'm not going to go through citing the various blogs and research articles that helped bring me to this conclusion, so forgive me, but the first step to any type of diet is to track what you eat. It's not enough that you can recite the meals and snacks you had over the course of any given day, you need to know the calorie and nutritional content of those meals.
With any basic calorie-counting tool you will most likely have access to a Fat, Carbohydrate (total and Fiber), and Protein calculation as well. Use it! By tracking your nutrient intake, you can more easily see where you are overeating. For me, it was in the form of Carbs. I was eating somewhere in the neighborhood of 3500 calories a day. Come to find out, I was hitting my numbers in Protein (I try to hit around 200g/day), was about where I needed to be in Fats (anything around 65-75g/day), but I was way over in Carbs (sometimes up to 400g/day!). It was a little obscene, and, after evaluating whether I needed those two pieces of cornbread from Safeway, I decided there were some things that I could stand leaving out.
I guess it's not enough just to track calories, you have to have a goal in mind. For me, I wasn't so concerned with the weight loss aspects, I just wanted to fix my diet a bit. Instead of doing it by the percentages (a lot of people prefer 40% Carbs, 30% Fat, and 30% Protein) I decided to cut my Carb intake below my Protein intake. So far I've been good about only getting Carbs from my veggies, some whole wheat bread, and pre-workout supps. It's kept me under 150 g/day and I've been replacing the lost calories with Fat and Protein. It's basically my way of agreeing with the "new science" that tells us that fat is not really bad for you in the right forms (meat, nuts, and dairy mainly).
I'll keep up with this for a while, and get back to you with results. In the meantime, here are some calorie-tracking sites I found:
http://www.thedailyplate.com/
http://www.my-calorie-counter.com/
http://www.fitday.com/
They are listed in the order they came up in the search engine. It seems like The Daily Plate could be pretty good.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
May 29 - Upper Body
Bench
135x8
155x8
175x8
195x7
175x8
155x8
135x8
Inverted Row
BWx10x3
Superset with DB Fly
35x10x3
Barbell Shrug
185x10x3
Superset with DB Pullover
60x10x3
Seated DB Front Raise
20x10x3
Superset with Cuff Rotations
5x10
10x10x2
Tricep Kick Back
25x10x3
Superset with Hammer Curl
40x6
35x8x2
Ab Roller
BWx12x3
135x8
155x8
175x8
195x7
175x8
155x8
135x8
Inverted Row
BWx10x3
Superset with DB Fly
35x10x3
Barbell Shrug
185x10x3
Superset with DB Pullover
60x10x3
Seated DB Front Raise
20x10x3
Superset with Cuff Rotations
5x10
10x10x2
Tricep Kick Back
25x10x3
Superset with Hammer Curl
40x6
35x8x2
Ab Roller
BWx12x3
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Random Thoughts from College Nats
After watching the games this past weekend, I began to realize a few things...
Texas does some of the most basic warm-ups of any team out there, yet they have a very well-rounded team from the bottom to the top. The warm-up consisted of throwing around for 10-15 minutes, then lining up on either side of the endzone and extending their throws. The discs were on the sidelines (so they could work both flick and backhand), and the cutter was just inside. In the very center of the endzone there was a marker disc to cut to. Each line cut to that disc every time. The first cut was done about 10 times by each player and it brought them mostly horizontal to the sideline for a 5-10 yard gain. The second was done a similar number of times and was extended to the 15-20 yard length. The final cut was a 35-45 yard huck and seemed like it was only done about 5 times each. Basically, they focused on leading their receivers out to space on a number of different distances and every player was able to throw and catch the disc about 50 times in the drill. It was basic, yet I bet all of the guys had their legs and throws ready to go by the time it was done.
Colorado has ridiculously skilled team. Their warm-up was really pretty crazy. Both Colorado and Texas had a dynamic warm-up of high knees, shuffles, and gradual sprinting, but their drilling differed big time. Once CU was done warming up their traditional throws, blades, and hammers (about 20 minutes), they jumped right into a breakmark come-to drill. Typical come-to's start about 15-20 yards apart, but CU's was more in the 40-50 yard range. Each player probably threw 10-12 IO or "around" breaks before things got interesting... Once they were finished with the typical break throws, each player threw 10-12 hammers to receivers on the break side, and most throwers hit their receiver in stride somewhere around the 35 yard distance. That's not something I'm used to.. the whole team had accurate hammers, and proved they were willing to throw them in the game. I'm not surprised that no zone could stop this team.
CU's final drill utilized short flip passes. They were about 5 feet apart and ran through their lines flipping backhands to the right side, then switched to flipping them to the left, before turning into a flutter-flip. I'm not sure of the benefit of the flutter-flip, but they managed to get 15 in a row before they huddled up for the game. I suppose it's a concentration thing, and it might save them 2-3 discs a tournament. Maybe they think that it's worth practicing for those 2-3 discs to be saved by dialing in their concentration.
The most surprising thing I noticed was the limited use of the IO flick break. Mac had some nasty IO flick break hucks, but it didn't seem like that was how a lot of these teams moved their offense. The dump and swing was used very effectively on most teams, and it seemed like just about every team their had an almost mechanical drive to provide resets and swing opportunities for everyone with the disc. Because of the fundamental play by all seven on the line, nobody was really forced into generating disc movement with their breaks. It was impressive, but I still thought there were opportunities to break things open with fewer passes.
I guess a final thought I had relates to the ease at which some of the teams moved the disc. Watching players like Pebbles from CU, Tyler Conger from UVA, and Stephen Pressley from UT made me realize how important it is to move your ass once you throw the disc. Pressley generated more yards and resets from just "following his shot" (as they would call it in basketball) than he could've by always having to set up and make a cut to get the disc. If your team can be taught to be the first one to take a step after you throw, then the other team is forced to respect that. The defense ends up either standing back off the mark, bouncing back once a thrower releases, or just getting burned if they don't respect it. This can effectively open up quick resets and swings if the mark is bouncing back once you throw, allow for easy crossfield swings if the mark isn't up tight on a thrower, or allow for easy up-the-line scores if a mark is slow to react to a thrower that utilizes the "throw and go."
Totally worth it to add some of these things to your routine. Especially the "follow your shot" aspects of handling, it allows for great "pop-outs," up line cuts, and tired defenders.
Texas does some of the most basic warm-ups of any team out there, yet they have a very well-rounded team from the bottom to the top. The warm-up consisted of throwing around for 10-15 minutes, then lining up on either side of the endzone and extending their throws. The discs were on the sidelines (so they could work both flick and backhand), and the cutter was just inside. In the very center of the endzone there was a marker disc to cut to. Each line cut to that disc every time. The first cut was done about 10 times by each player and it brought them mostly horizontal to the sideline for a 5-10 yard gain. The second was done a similar number of times and was extended to the 15-20 yard length. The final cut was a 35-45 yard huck and seemed like it was only done about 5 times each. Basically, they focused on leading their receivers out to space on a number of different distances and every player was able to throw and catch the disc about 50 times in the drill. It was basic, yet I bet all of the guys had their legs and throws ready to go by the time it was done.
Colorado has ridiculously skilled team. Their warm-up was really pretty crazy. Both Colorado and Texas had a dynamic warm-up of high knees, shuffles, and gradual sprinting, but their drilling differed big time. Once CU was done warming up their traditional throws, blades, and hammers (about 20 minutes), they jumped right into a breakmark come-to drill. Typical come-to's start about 15-20 yards apart, but CU's was more in the 40-50 yard range. Each player probably threw 10-12 IO or "around" breaks before things got interesting... Once they were finished with the typical break throws, each player threw 10-12 hammers to receivers on the break side, and most throwers hit their receiver in stride somewhere around the 35 yard distance. That's not something I'm used to.. the whole team had accurate hammers, and proved they were willing to throw them in the game. I'm not surprised that no zone could stop this team.
CU's final drill utilized short flip passes. They were about 5 feet apart and ran through their lines flipping backhands to the right side, then switched to flipping them to the left, before turning into a flutter-flip. I'm not sure of the benefit of the flutter-flip, but they managed to get 15 in a row before they huddled up for the game. I suppose it's a concentration thing, and it might save them 2-3 discs a tournament. Maybe they think that it's worth practicing for those 2-3 discs to be saved by dialing in their concentration.
The most surprising thing I noticed was the limited use of the IO flick break. Mac had some nasty IO flick break hucks, but it didn't seem like that was how a lot of these teams moved their offense. The dump and swing was used very effectively on most teams, and it seemed like just about every team their had an almost mechanical drive to provide resets and swing opportunities for everyone with the disc. Because of the fundamental play by all seven on the line, nobody was really forced into generating disc movement with their breaks. It was impressive, but I still thought there were opportunities to break things open with fewer passes.
I guess a final thought I had relates to the ease at which some of the teams moved the disc. Watching players like Pebbles from CU, Tyler Conger from UVA, and Stephen Pressley from UT made me realize how important it is to move your ass once you throw the disc. Pressley generated more yards and resets from just "following his shot" (as they would call it in basketball) than he could've by always having to set up and make a cut to get the disc. If your team can be taught to be the first one to take a step after you throw, then the other team is forced to respect that. The defense ends up either standing back off the mark, bouncing back once a thrower releases, or just getting burned if they don't respect it. This can effectively open up quick resets and swings if the mark is bouncing back once you throw, allow for easy crossfield swings if the mark isn't up tight on a thrower, or allow for easy up-the-line scores if a mark is slow to react to a thrower that utilizes the "throw and go."
Totally worth it to add some of these things to your routine. Especially the "follow your shot" aspects of handling, it allows for great "pop-outs," up line cuts, and tired defenders.
May 28 - Lower Body
Box Squat
95x8
135x8
185x8
205x8
205x8
225x7 (Failed at 8)
Quarter Squat
245x8
275x8
Leg Curl
35x10
40x10
42.5x10
Snuck my DB single arm shoulder press in here...
40x10x3
Elevated Supine Hip Extension
3x20 (10 on heels/10 on toes)
Went out and threw a disc for 20 minutes after... Kinda tweaked my back a little funny at some point so I'll get on the foam roller and work it out before Monday's leg day.
95x8
135x8
185x8
205x8
205x8
225x7 (Failed at 8)
Quarter Squat
245x8
275x8
Leg Curl
35x10
40x10
42.5x10
Snuck my DB single arm shoulder press in here...
40x10x3
Elevated Supine Hip Extension
3x20 (10 on heels/10 on toes)
Went out and threw a disc for 20 minutes after... Kinda tweaked my back a little funny at some point so I'll get on the foam roller and work it out before Monday's leg day.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
May 26 - Upper Body
I remember complaining about this at some point, but when I do my upper body workout (chest, shoulders, back, etc.) I have issues with the vertical presses with my shoulders. Since I have been having those issues, I think I'm going to add that to my lower body workout. I didn't mention it for Monday, but I did do 35x10, 40x8, and 45x8. That's DB Military press... It actually felt really good considering that I don't think I've ever actually done reps with 45 because it doesn't feel right on upper body days..
Anyway...
Push Ups
BWx15x3
Chin Ups
BWx8x3
Incline DB Press
55x11
60x10
60x10
DB Pullover
60x10x3
Superset with DB Single Arm Row
60x10x3
DB Lat Raise
10x10x2
Superset with DB Rear Raise
10x10x2
DB Front Raise
10x10x2
DB Prone Lat Raise
10x10x2
Triceps Extension
55x10x3
Superset with DB Hammer Curl
35x8x3
I also did something funny yesterday before the workout... I was gchatting with Megan and we were talking about how Jim was going to workout with me. Here are my exact words: "me: oh and I'm working out at 7 with gym."
So smooth...
Anyway...
Push Ups
BWx15x3
Chin Ups
BWx8x3
Incline DB Press
55x11
60x10
60x10
DB Pullover
60x10x3
Superset with DB Single Arm Row
60x10x3
DB Lat Raise
10x10x2
Superset with DB Rear Raise
10x10x2
DB Front Raise
10x10x2
DB Prone Lat Raise
10x10x2
Triceps Extension
55x10x3
Superset with DB Hammer Curl
35x8x3
I also did something funny yesterday before the workout... I was gchatting with Megan and we were talking about how Jim was going to workout with me. Here are my exact words: "me: oh and I'm working out at 7 with gym."
So smooth...
Monday, May 25, 2009
Ultimate National Championships
Congrats to UCSB women and Carleton College men on their achievements. Both won their respective Ultimate titles today. I watched games all weekend in Columbus, OH, but had to miss out on these two.
I already mentioned that the twitter updates were awesome. Check out the updates I was reading during the Carleton/Colorado game today: CutRules
If you read all the way through, you get a great point-by-point recap of the finals. Almost as good as being there... I guess. Sounds like Mac Taylor (#40 CU) was as dominant as advertised, and CUT is about as much of a single living, breathing unit as the Borg are. They're a little intense with their, "The CUT doesn't have 1 or 2 stars. The CUT lives and dies as a team. The CUT does not post on R.S.D. The CUT is coming for your children." business, but they are true to their word, they brought it at Nationals.
Congrats again, and thanks to all 42 teams for putting on a great show this weekend!
I already mentioned that the twitter updates were awesome. Check out the updates I was reading during the Carleton/Colorado game today: CutRules
If you read all the way through, you get a great point-by-point recap of the finals. Almost as good as being there... I guess. Sounds like Mac Taylor (#40 CU) was as dominant as advertised, and CUT is about as much of a single living, breathing unit as the Borg are. They're a little intense with their, "The CUT doesn't have 1 or 2 stars. The CUT lives and dies as a team. The CUT does not post on R.S.D. The CUT is coming for your children." business, but they are true to their word, they brought it at Nationals.
Congrats again, and thanks to all 42 teams for putting on a great show this weekend!
May, 25 - Lower Body
Started out a little unmotivated... We had just returned from a 7 hour car ride from Columbus, OH, and I wasn't exactly in the mood to do anything but crash for the night. But, I told myself I was going to do this stuff 4 days a week, and, if there was one day I wasn't going to skip, it was going to be the legs day.
Squat (reaaaaaally slow warm-up)
95x10
95x10
135x10
135x8
175x8 (At this point I realized that Jim was going to Ireland in a couple days, and I thought it would be nice to have a new marker for him on the squats. Last time it was 245lbs.)
205x2
225x1
245x1
265x1 (Jim ended here after a failed attempt at 275 and then 270. +20lbs!)
275x1
285x1
290 Fail, so I upped my last max by 20 lbs as well. Sweet deal!
Straight Leg Deadlift
135x8x3
Single Leg DB Bulgarian Split Squat
50x10x3
Leg Curl
35x10x3
Then, since I need to do more cardio, I rode the stationary for 20 minutes before stretching it out. I'm going to set a goal to get at least 20 minutes each day for the next few weeks.
Squat (reaaaaaally slow warm-up)
95x10
95x10
135x10
135x8
175x8 (At this point I realized that Jim was going to Ireland in a couple days, and I thought it would be nice to have a new marker for him on the squats. Last time it was 245lbs.)
205x2
225x1
245x1
265x1 (Jim ended here after a failed attempt at 275 and then 270. +20lbs!)
275x1
285x1
290 Fail, so I upped my last max by 20 lbs as well. Sweet deal!
Straight Leg Deadlift
135x8x3
Single Leg DB Bulgarian Split Squat
50x10x3
Leg Curl
35x10x3
Then, since I need to do more cardio, I rode the stationary for 20 minutes before stretching it out. I'm going to set a goal to get at least 20 minutes each day for the next few weeks.
May, 20 - Upper Body
Upper body workout... I’ve been having this random wrist pain, but I can do most the exercises with full strength so I pushed through.
Warmed up slow again... Bench
Barx12
95x10
135x10
175x10
185x10
205x6
205x4
Inverted Row
BWx10x3
Superset w/Neutral grip DB Incline Press
50x10
60x10
60x8
Shrug
135x10x3
Superset w/DB Lat Raise
10x10x3
Hammer Curl
35x8x3
Superset w/DB Kickback
20x12x3
Warmed up slow again... Bench
Barx12
95x10
135x10
175x10
185x10
205x6
205x4
Inverted Row
BWx10x3
Superset w/Neutral grip DB Incline Press
50x10
60x10
60x8
Shrug
135x10x3
Superset w/DB Lat Raise
10x10x3
Hammer Curl
35x8x3
Superset w/DB Kickback
20x12x3
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Cedar Point/Ultimate updates
Some really cool stuff going on today... First, Brian, Sam, and I woke up super-early to make our way to Sandusky, OH, home of Cedar Point. I've been hearing about Cedar Point since an ex-girlfriend of mine from Ohio raved about it while I was doing my undergrad at Oklahoma, and, recently, I've had to hear it from two roommates from Ohio and Sam. Today, I finally got to figure things out for myself.
The prices were pretty steep, $44 for a full day, and an extra $30 if you want to take part in the water portion... We chose to stick to the coasters and paid our fees. First ride up, the Top Thrill Dragster. This thing gets up to 125 mph in a matter of seconds, and vaults you over this huge vertical climb. I haven't always been in love with coasters, but "The Dragster," as I'm told it's called, was smooth as silk. I think I giggled my way to the pinnacle of the climb, and had a big grin walking out of the gate. A good way to start the day.
I'm not going to go ride-by-ride, but I really enjoyed Millenium Force, Magnum, Raptor, and the Mantis. However, Maverick was by far the best of the bunch. The only two issues I had with the park were that:
1). I couldn't find a single smoked turkey leg in the park, and
2). Cedar Point (and Fiesta Texas, for that matter) just needs to get rid of the damn wooden coasters. I don't know what got into me, but I followed sam right through the turnstiles and into my seat on the Mean Streak. Man, wasn't it great that we didn't have to wait in line after waiting nearly two hours for Maverick? Of course it was nice to skip a line, but I'll be damned if I ever screw up like that again. Despite thinking that Mean Streak looked much more tame than The Rattler, I had no doubt about it being a wooden coaster. Did I think about why that line was so short? No. Or, how much I hated myself the last time I rode The Rattler (The very last time)? Nope... But, thanks to ancient coaster technology, I do remember how it feels to willingly destroy your body just to give something an undeserving second chance.
Without those last two points, I had a lot of fun.
In other news, I was able to keep up with Day 1 of college nats on Twitter today. Search the #upanats "hashtag," as I found it was called today, and you'll get all sorts of in-game commentary. Very cool stuff. Hope everyone enjoys the long weekend, I'm off to join the Tweet-happy Ultimate community tomorrow!
The prices were pretty steep, $44 for a full day, and an extra $30 if you want to take part in the water portion... We chose to stick to the coasters and paid our fees. First ride up, the Top Thrill Dragster. This thing gets up to 125 mph in a matter of seconds, and vaults you over this huge vertical climb. I haven't always been in love with coasters, but "The Dragster," as I'm told it's called, was smooth as silk. I think I giggled my way to the pinnacle of the climb, and had a big grin walking out of the gate. A good way to start the day.
I'm not going to go ride-by-ride, but I really enjoyed Millenium Force, Magnum, Raptor, and the Mantis. However, Maverick was by far the best of the bunch. The only two issues I had with the park were that:
1). I couldn't find a single smoked turkey leg in the park, and
2). Cedar Point (and Fiesta Texas, for that matter) just needs to get rid of the damn wooden coasters. I don't know what got into me, but I followed sam right through the turnstiles and into my seat on the Mean Streak. Man, wasn't it great that we didn't have to wait in line after waiting nearly two hours for Maverick? Of course it was nice to skip a line, but I'll be damned if I ever screw up like that again. Despite thinking that Mean Streak looked much more tame than The Rattler, I had no doubt about it being a wooden coaster. Did I think about why that line was so short? No. Or, how much I hated myself the last time I rode The Rattler (The very last time)? Nope... But, thanks to ancient coaster technology, I do remember how it feels to willingly destroy your body just to give something an undeserving second chance.
Without those last two points, I had a lot of fun.
In other news, I was able to keep up with Day 1 of college nats on Twitter today. Search the #upanats "hashtag," as I found it was called today, and you'll get all sorts of in-game commentary. Very cool stuff. Hope everyone enjoys the long weekend, I'm off to join the Tweet-happy Ultimate community tomorrow!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Religion..
Got a lot of religion talk around me today... Finished the movie Religulous, listened to more Bill Maher, some Lewis Black, and now George Carlin. All very funny stuff, logical stuff, and, I suppose, controversial stuff.
I guess that's really what it's for; to laugh at and argue about...
Yup... Faith.
I guess that's really what it's for; to laugh at and argue about...
Yup... Faith.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
5-18
Squats (did a really slow warm-up...lot of sets)
95x10
135x10
175x8
205x8
225x8
235x8
Speed Deadlift
175x6x3
DB Bulgarian Split Squat
50x3x10
SL Leg Curl
35x10
45x10
45x10
Back Extension (W/8lbs. Med Ball)
3x10
Superset with Reverse Crunch
3x15
If you can get apps, you should check out "Lose It!". It's not exactly about weight loss, but is more of an opportunity for me to map out my calories and nutrients for the day. I'm trying to get to a point where I am at a 30/30/40 split with Fat, Carbs, and Protein, but that's harder than it sounds with my sweet tooth... The app can accept custom foods and delivers a chart of your nutrients for every day. It's pretty sweet, and it's been helping me stay on track a little better. Ha, it makes me think twice about my sweets... Do I really want to add another peppermint patty to today's carb total? Probably not.
95x10
135x10
175x8
205x8
225x8
235x8
Speed Deadlift
175x6x3
DB Bulgarian Split Squat
50x3x10
SL Leg Curl
35x10
45x10
45x10
Back Extension (W/8lbs. Med Ball)
3x10
Superset with Reverse Crunch
3x15
If you can get apps, you should check out "Lose It!". It's not exactly about weight loss, but is more of an opportunity for me to map out my calories and nutrients for the day. I'm trying to get to a point where I am at a 30/30/40 split with Fat, Carbs, and Protein, but that's harder than it sounds with my sweet tooth... The app can accept custom foods and delivers a chart of your nutrients for every day. It's pretty sweet, and it's been helping me stay on track a little better. Ha, it makes me think twice about my sweets... Do I really want to add another peppermint patty to today's carb total? Probably not.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Commencement 2009
Well, it's official, I am now a Master of Arts. Pretty exciting news. I just wanted to drop a quick post with a couple pictures, and thank Megan, Lauren, Allen, and Dave for dropping by to support. It was also great to have the degree conferred by my co-workers. It's pretty much the ultimate support group. I mean, you can't do anything but your best when your grades are being reported to people you work side-by-side with! Seriously though, they were super-supportive the whole way as was my family and girlfriend. It's nice to know that there's always somewhere there to give you a boost if you need it.
Thanks!
Alright, I wanted to post pictures, but blogger has some serious formatting issues.... Check out my facebook if you've got it for the pics.
Thanks!
Alright, I wanted to post pictures, but blogger has some serious formatting issues.... Check out my facebook if you've got it for the pics.
Friday, May 15, 2009
5-15
Bench Press
175x10
180x10
180x10
Inverted Row
BQWx10x3
Superset with Incline DB Fly
40x10
40x8
35x10
Prone Trap Raise
10x10x3
Superset with DB Hammer Curl
30x10x3
DB Pullover
60x10x3
Superset with Scapular Push Up
BWx10x3
Skullcrusher
70x10x3
Got the new Green Day album, 21st Century Breakdown... Listened to it during the workout. Some of it is good lifting music, but, and this is good news for me, Green Day is still sticking to the "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" design and continues to pen great ballads. The tunes are much shorter than those of American Idiot, but I still get that rock opera feel that they've been striving for. Of course, I was quite a bit distracted from the music, but I was really digging it in between sets.
175x10
180x10
180x10
Inverted Row
BQWx10x3
Superset with Incline DB Fly
40x10
40x8
35x10
Prone Trap Raise
10x10x3
Superset with DB Hammer Curl
30x10x3
DB Pullover
60x10x3
Superset with Scapular Push Up
BWx10x3
Skullcrusher
70x10x3
Got the new Green Day album, 21st Century Breakdown... Listened to it during the workout. Some of it is good lifting music, but, and this is good news for me, Green Day is still sticking to the "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" design and continues to pen great ballads. The tunes are much shorter than those of American Idiot, but I still get that rock opera feel that they've been striving for. Of course, I was quite a bit distracted from the music, but I was really digging it in between sets.
5-14
Squat
185x10
205x10
205x10
(Had been doing sets of 6 w/225. I think I can do more... I'll try to push a little harder Monday)
Deadlift
225x10
275x7
275x7
Good morning
115x10x3
30sec ea. plank, left side and right side planks
185x10
205x10
205x10
(Had been doing sets of 6 w/225. I think I can do more... I'll try to push a little harder Monday)
Deadlift
225x10
275x7
275x7
Good morning
115x10x3
30sec ea. plank, left side and right side planks
Paste Magazine
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Here's the link to their site:
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Metabolic Acceleration Training
Alwyn Cosgrove writes about it here.
I've been doing circuits for the past few months and it's too bad I didn't read this first (because it would've been nice having some rest in those circuits!)... Alwyn preaches using your circuits as interval training instead of steady-state cardio. It's basically the difference between flying through all exercises without rest, and taking 15-45 seconds between exercises. I've been trying to figure out the cardio I'm going to be doing on my off days, and I think I'll adopt some of what he recommends to go along with my bike riding. I may have to go back and read his book again, the New Rules of Lifting. I'm still looking for a program that I can't live without...
I've been doing circuits for the past few months and it's too bad I didn't read this first (because it would've been nice having some rest in those circuits!)... Alwyn preaches using your circuits as interval training instead of steady-state cardio. It's basically the difference between flying through all exercises without rest, and taking 15-45 seconds between exercises. I've been trying to figure out the cardio I'm going to be doing on my off days, and I think I'll adopt some of what he recommends to go along with my bike riding. I may have to go back and read his book again, the New Rules of Lifting. I'm still looking for a program that I can't live without...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Star Trek
Is awesome.
Paste Magazine gave it a great review here. Megan and I saw it last night at the Navy Heritage center. It was a sweet little event with rocket scientist presenters, free hors d'oeuvres, and they even had the PS2 Socom game in the lobby (which Megan did not let me play).
Compare that to the 30/100 that Wolverine got from Paste... Yeah, you following? I know you saw Wolverine and felt a little let down. Well, at 3 times the movie Wolverine was, Star Trek will pick you back up. The movie was great, and Simon Pegg is hilarious as Scotty (and as just about anyone else he plays).
Paste Magazine gave it a great review here. Megan and I saw it last night at the Navy Heritage center. It was a sweet little event with rocket scientist presenters, free hors d'oeuvres, and they even had the PS2 Socom game in the lobby (which Megan did not let me play).
Compare that to the 30/100 that Wolverine got from Paste... Yeah, you following? I know you saw Wolverine and felt a little let down. Well, at 3 times the movie Wolverine was, Star Trek will pick you back up. The movie was great, and Simon Pegg is hilarious as Scotty (and as just about anyone else he plays).
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Cosi, not so cosy, but very sweet about it...
I met the sis, cousin Pam, Tricia, and Dward in Old Town Alexandria last night for some dinner and dessert. They had s'mores at Cosi that were really cool. Who knew Cosi would serve you a mini fire, graham crackers, marshmallows, and a chocolate bar? I think the mini fire was the part I was most surprised about, but the whole thing was rather cool.
Anyway, Megan and I had just met up at Cosi because the rest of the party had just been kicked out of some seafood restaurant. As I go about consuming this ridiculous brownie sundae (customized with two scoops of vanilla ice cream), the waitress begins gathering our dishes and putting the pressure on me. She doesn't ask out to leave outright, but she hovers a bit and grabs dishes from all around me. Finally she makes some comment about the dishwasher leaving and asks for me to get the dishes back so she doesn't have to wash them.. At this point we're all wondering when she's going to grab the sundae from under my nose.
I barely finished the dessert when she graciously lets us know we can leave through the side door. It was all rather comical. "I hope you enjoyed your meal.... feel free to use our side door!" We knew we were getting booted (for the second time if you were the sis and cousin party), but it was all too nice to be upset about it.
I guess Old Town really does turn in early.
Anyway, Megan and I had just met up at Cosi because the rest of the party had just been kicked out of some seafood restaurant. As I go about consuming this ridiculous brownie sundae (customized with two scoops of vanilla ice cream), the waitress begins gathering our dishes and putting the pressure on me. She doesn't ask out to leave outright, but she hovers a bit and grabs dishes from all around me. Finally she makes some comment about the dishwasher leaving and asks for me to get the dishes back so she doesn't have to wash them.. At this point we're all wondering when she's going to grab the sundae from under my nose.
I barely finished the dessert when she graciously lets us know we can leave through the side door. It was all rather comical. "I hope you enjoyed your meal.... feel free to use our side door!" We knew we were getting booted (for the second time if you were the sis and cousin party), but it was all too nice to be upset about it.
I guess Old Town really does turn in early.
5-11
Light workout today... had time limits here, but I did some ok work.
Bench
175x10
175x10
175x10
Superset with DB Row
60x10
60x10
60x10
DB Shoulder Press
40x6
35x8
35x8
(For some reason my left shoulder wasn't really pushing... I think I'm going to make shoulder strength a new focus of mine.)
Prone Trap Raise
10x12
10x12
10x12
Skullcrusher
65x10
65x10
65x10
Superset with DB Hammer Curl
35x10
35x10
35x10
In other news, Jessica Biel is facing off against Jessica Alba in the Bigger Dance finals... Go Jessica!
Bench
175x10
175x10
175x10
Superset with DB Row
60x10
60x10
60x10
DB Shoulder Press
40x6
35x8
35x8
(For some reason my left shoulder wasn't really pushing... I think I'm going to make shoulder strength a new focus of mine.)
Prone Trap Raise
10x12
10x12
10x12
Skullcrusher
65x10
65x10
65x10
Superset with DB Hammer Curl
35x10
35x10
35x10
In other news, Jessica Biel is facing off against Jessica Alba in the Bigger Dance finals... Go Jessica!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
5-10
Squats
185x8
205x7
205x7
205x7
Rack Pull
225x8
225x8
225x8
Good Morning
115x8
115x8
115x8
Superset with Bulgarian Split Squat
50 (DB)x8
50x8
50x8
185x8
205x7
205x7
205x7
Rack Pull
225x8
225x8
225x8
Good Morning
115x8
115x8
115x8
Superset with Bulgarian Split Squat
50 (DB)x8
50x8
50x8
Are we training correctly?
I saw this post in The Huddle last week and it got me to thinking....
Are we training properly for Ultimate? I mean, I don't think that 400s are really doing us any harm, but what could we be doing better?
I got me thinking about a few different things that we did at our practices that might fit the mold. 200s fit within that 30 second window for most people, but what if we changes those parameters to "30 second sprints" instead of 200 meter sprints? I know some of our team can hit 200s in just over 30 seconds, but most are closer to the 40-50 second range. We also did plenty of suicides when we had gym time. That seems to fit the mold a bit better. There is cutting, starting/stopping, and a little endurance worked in.
My final thoughts are that maybe we should be focusing on time ranges instead of distance ranges. What if we specified times and stuck to them by being vocal and using our coach to call them? A thought I had was to line everyone up on the goal line, have the coach start us, then make a call when we hit 15 seconds. At the 15 second point, players must stop as fast as they can, then turn and sprint the other direction. It simulates Ultimate in that you have to change direction when you're not expecting it, and it also keeps us within a given time range.
These are just a few thoughts I had on the matter, but it will really be interesting when more fitness professionals begin to look at the demands of the sport and really present us a better program to work from. As for me, I think injury prevention and bulletproofing your body would be a good start!
Are we training properly for Ultimate? I mean, I don't think that 400s are really doing us any harm, but what could we be doing better?
I got me thinking about a few different things that we did at our practices that might fit the mold. 200s fit within that 30 second window for most people, but what if we changes those parameters to "30 second sprints" instead of 200 meter sprints? I know some of our team can hit 200s in just over 30 seconds, but most are closer to the 40-50 second range. We also did plenty of suicides when we had gym time. That seems to fit the mold a bit better. There is cutting, starting/stopping, and a little endurance worked in.
My final thoughts are that maybe we should be focusing on time ranges instead of distance ranges. What if we specified times and stuck to them by being vocal and using our coach to call them? A thought I had was to line everyone up on the goal line, have the coach start us, then make a call when we hit 15 seconds. At the 15 second point, players must stop as fast as they can, then turn and sprint the other direction. It simulates Ultimate in that you have to change direction when you're not expecting it, and it also keeps us within a given time range.
These are just a few thoughts I had on the matter, but it will really be interesting when more fitness professionals begin to look at the demands of the sport and really present us a better program to work from. As for me, I think injury prevention and bulletproofing your body would be a good start!
Friday, May 8, 2009
5-8
DB Incline Bench
50x12
60x10
60x10
60x10
Chin Up
+45x4
+35x3
+25x4
BWx8
(This was probably a bad choice to go with such heavy weights to start. Although it is cool to do chin ups with a plate around your waist.)
Inverted Row
BWx10
BWx10
BWx8
Superset with Bench
185x8
185x7
185x5
DB Pullover
60x10
60x10
60x10
Superset with DB Lat Raise
15x10
15x10
15x10
Skullcrusher
65x10
65x10
65x10
Superset with DB Rear Raise
15x7
10x10
10x10
50x12
60x10
60x10
60x10
Chin Up
+45x4
+35x3
+25x4
BWx8
(This was probably a bad choice to go with such heavy weights to start. Although it is cool to do chin ups with a plate around your waist.)
Inverted Row
BWx10
BWx10
BWx8
Superset with Bench
185x8
185x7
185x5
DB Pullover
60x10
60x10
60x10
Superset with DB Lat Raise
15x10
15x10
15x10
Skullcrusher
65x10
65x10
65x10
Superset with DB Rear Raise
15x7
10x10
10x10
Taste of Vermont/Chaz B-Day
The Taste of Vermont is an annual reception over at the Leahy office, and I've been lucky enough to be part of it these last two years. Last year it was a pleasant surprise, and I have to say that I've been looking forward to it for a while know. I'm not exactly excited about the prospects of shuffling through a crowded room filled with politicians, but you can't really beat the food.
Our first stop was the Bove's (I think that's how it was spelled) ravioli. I think that probably could've been our only stop... Basically everything we were going to hit was going to be small-town, local, all-natural foods, and this one was probably going to be hard to beat. After eating the ravioli, I realized that it was from a box. From a box! It's like that ridiculous Pizza Hut commercial where everyone eats their new spaghetti in this fancy restaurant, then they find out it's really Pizza Hut's (probably a big lie...). Basically the same way. You can thaw and bake this stuff every night if you wanted. Straight from Vermont.
A few other places of note are the Magic Hat brewery.... They've got some new "Wacko" beer that has all natural beet juice in it for the summer. Not too bad tasting, but then I found out that it's pink. I'm sorta glad I left it in the bottle.
Ben & Jerry's is always a plus. There's pretty much ice cream at every Vermont event because of them, but there was nothing exciting this time. I always hope they'll unvail some crazy flavor at one of these events, but it's pretty much always the same vanilla, chocolate, fudge brownie, and cookie dough. Boring, but good.
Then there were a few others with names I can't remember.... The salted caramel chocolates, various flatbreads, cheeses, honey-baked ham, pecan pie-ish thingy, and I grabbed some dog treats on the way out for Axle. Pretty good stuff.
I'd say the only downside to these things is that Megan has 100 people that like to stop by to chat, and I can't really concentrate on eating as much as I'd like... To busy getting introduced to people I'm going to forget.
Anyway, we made our way out to Nellie's Sports Bar afterwards for the roommate's birthday. The rain finally stopped in time to get out on the roof and enjoy the weather. It was sweet though, because I got to meet some of Chaz's friends from college and DC. I found out that my roommate was this hot shit track star in Carthage before quitting to pay for school. He's got a pair of wings tatooed on his ankles that I always wondered about.... But yeah, supposedly the dude's got some wheels. And here I am thinking he's just a good baker. One of his friend's is also working on an exercise science degree over at GW. Basically the same sitch at me, but ended up at GW instead (where they have a wider range of graduate degrees....). Anyway, I'm totally jealous of her and my bro the CSCS who get to work out for work.
Thanks to Vermont and Chaz for a good time last night!
Our first stop was the Bove's (I think that's how it was spelled) ravioli. I think that probably could've been our only stop... Basically everything we were going to hit was going to be small-town, local, all-natural foods, and this one was probably going to be hard to beat. After eating the ravioli, I realized that it was from a box. From a box! It's like that ridiculous Pizza Hut commercial where everyone eats their new spaghetti in this fancy restaurant, then they find out it's really Pizza Hut's (probably a big lie...). Basically the same way. You can thaw and bake this stuff every night if you wanted. Straight from Vermont.
A few other places of note are the Magic Hat brewery.... They've got some new "Wacko" beer that has all natural beet juice in it for the summer. Not too bad tasting, but then I found out that it's pink. I'm sorta glad I left it in the bottle.
Ben & Jerry's is always a plus. There's pretty much ice cream at every Vermont event because of them, but there was nothing exciting this time. I always hope they'll unvail some crazy flavor at one of these events, but it's pretty much always the same vanilla, chocolate, fudge brownie, and cookie dough. Boring, but good.
Then there were a few others with names I can't remember.... The salted caramel chocolates, various flatbreads, cheeses, honey-baked ham, pecan pie-ish thingy, and I grabbed some dog treats on the way out for Axle. Pretty good stuff.
I'd say the only downside to these things is that Megan has 100 people that like to stop by to chat, and I can't really concentrate on eating as much as I'd like... To busy getting introduced to people I'm going to forget.
Anyway, we made our way out to Nellie's Sports Bar afterwards for the roommate's birthday. The rain finally stopped in time to get out on the roof and enjoy the weather. It was sweet though, because I got to meet some of Chaz's friends from college and DC. I found out that my roommate was this hot shit track star in Carthage before quitting to pay for school. He's got a pair of wings tatooed on his ankles that I always wondered about.... But yeah, supposedly the dude's got some wheels. And here I am thinking he's just a good baker. One of his friend's is also working on an exercise science degree over at GW. Basically the same sitch at me, but ended up at GW instead (where they have a wider range of graduate degrees....). Anyway, I'm totally jealous of her and my bro the CSCS who get to work out for work.
Thanks to Vermont and Chaz for a good time last night!
Monday, May 4, 2009
5-4
Sick today, but worked out anyway... Read somewhere that it was good for you to sweat a bit when you're sick...
Box Squat
225x3
215x4
215x4
210x6
Speed Deadlift
175x9x2
Walking Lunge DB
60x6/leg
50x8/leg
50x8/leg
Reverse Crunch
3x15
Plank
3x30sec.
Trying some high-frequency training stuff too... working on bicep and forearm. Basically I'm going to start doing this (probably plus a little bit of weight) each day of the week for around a month to build some strength. I'm hoping it will help me deal with the big dumbbells a bit...
EZ Curl
65x12
Reverse Curl
55x10
Box Squat
225x3
215x4
215x4
210x6
Speed Deadlift
175x9x2
Walking Lunge DB
60x6/leg
50x8/leg
50x8/leg
Reverse Crunch
3x15
Plank
3x30sec.
Trying some high-frequency training stuff too... working on bicep and forearm. Basically I'm going to start doing this (probably plus a little bit of weight) each day of the week for around a month to build some strength. I'm hoping it will help me deal with the big dumbbells a bit...
EZ Curl
65x12
Reverse Curl
55x10
2nd Annual CUA Alumni Game
It's been raining about three days in a row now, and we are expecting another week or more in DC. No matter, Catholic Ultimate will have it's second annual alumni game. Ahh, The benefits of having a turf field..
We were short on alums this year, but isn't it supposed to be the opposite? I mean, I swear we're graduating kids from this university. We had Templon, Heureux, Gatmaitan, McCafferty, Karpovich, De Martini, Dorsy, and Coach Dave to represent. Broaddus and Taylor, some very good local Ultimate players, stood in to bolster the ranks for a bit as well.
Despite the poor weather, the youth started the game strong, jumping to a 4 point lead. One of these was a turn near the sideline that I picked up. The first thing I saw when I looked downfield was Jess streaking deep with a step on Cafferty. I dipped low and floated a backhand out there for her to run down for an easy score. She's pretty much a menace in any game.
The shut out wasn't meant to last though, and the alums started to hit back with scores by Arin and Sam.
From here on, the game began to build in intensity as the alums began to claw back. Broaddus continued to perform as expected, making a nasty grab across the field and adjusting his steelers cap on the way to the ground. Damon found Templon running deep at a speed unseen by those who've played with him in the past. Cat even managed to give Arin something to chat about with a risky forehand into the endzone for another score. Now they were scoring, but they needed a way to slow the efficient habit offense. They tried a zone...
We always say that we are one of the better poor weather teans out there, but when you combine zone and good weather, we become deadly. The young habit offense kept relatively chilly against the Cultimate zone until I grabbed the disc on a sideline and ripped a crossfield hammer to Kyle for another score. Jake stepped it up on D and got himself a big footblock against throwing wizard, Damon. Habit kept the scoring up through half and took a rest at 8-4.
The second half was another story. Habit opened up its lines a bit and started subbing at will. We assumed we'd be able to close this easily, but the old guys weren't about to be put down quietly. Now that they had a full half under their belts, those old joints were starting to warm up and they started getting comfortable on the field together. Karpo and Templon kept the disc moving smoothly and found Jimmy cutting tirelessly at this point. Dorsy was breaking Habit players across the field and Arin was virtually unstoppable (mostly because I was guarding him.... oops.). Arin also picked up a few huge d's on errant throws, and decided to start a little battle with me with his spike in the endzone.
Although the gap was closing, Jake and Pete held together the handling core, while John, Stills, Jim, and Jess continued to give us open looks. Frodo worked his man for big unders as well, and Paco was torching Gatmaitan for yards as well. We rarely forced the disc deep this game, and instead favored quick hits underneath and big swings to gain our yards. As the game wore on, we got lazy with the disc near our endzone a few times and gave Cultimate some easy scores to gain ground. The game was soon 13-13 in a fight to 15.
We put our best line in, and prepared to walk the disc in. With Pete and I handling, we worked it slowly up field, taking the breaks when needed, and eventually hit Brian in the back of the endzone for a graceful sky that only he could come up with (note the sarcasm). We had high hopes of punching it on on defense too, but we couldn't manage a d, and allowed the alums to punch another score in on us. Another Arin score on me that is... Since he'd just gotten bookends, the battle still continued between us.
Another score and answer later, we were sitting at 15s in a game to 17. I finally found my answer to Arin with an up the line cut that was high and bit out of his reach, after showing him my prize I dished to Pete and found the endzone for a go ahead score. Playing D again, Habit was able to get a turn close to the endzone and close with a score from Pete to Stills. Young guns win for the last time ever 17-15. I think our graduating class this year has something for the young guys next year!
Thanks to all the alums who came out to make this possible!
A recap of the Arin v. Alan battle:
Arin scores on a swilly Cat put and spikes it on Alan.
Alan breaks Arin all day, but that doesn't count for much to Arin.
Arin d's two bad dump passes, counts that as "pwning."
Arin scores breakside, and again on the forceside.
Alan gets over Arin for the up line pass... Shows it to Arin before breaking him and scoring.
Arin gets more scores and d's, but a final score of 17-15 settles it. DHS does not pwn.
We were short on alums this year, but isn't it supposed to be the opposite? I mean, I swear we're graduating kids from this university. We had Templon, Heureux, Gatmaitan, McCafferty, Karpovich, De Martini, Dorsy, and Coach Dave to represent. Broaddus and Taylor, some very good local Ultimate players, stood in to bolster the ranks for a bit as well.
Despite the poor weather, the youth started the game strong, jumping to a 4 point lead. One of these was a turn near the sideline that I picked up. The first thing I saw when I looked downfield was Jess streaking deep with a step on Cafferty. I dipped low and floated a backhand out there for her to run down for an easy score. She's pretty much a menace in any game.
The shut out wasn't meant to last though, and the alums started to hit back with scores by Arin and Sam.
From here on, the game began to build in intensity as the alums began to claw back. Broaddus continued to perform as expected, making a nasty grab across the field and adjusting his steelers cap on the way to the ground. Damon found Templon running deep at a speed unseen by those who've played with him in the past. Cat even managed to give Arin something to chat about with a risky forehand into the endzone for another score. Now they were scoring, but they needed a way to slow the efficient habit offense. They tried a zone...
We always say that we are one of the better poor weather teans out there, but when you combine zone and good weather, we become deadly. The young habit offense kept relatively chilly against the Cultimate zone until I grabbed the disc on a sideline and ripped a crossfield hammer to Kyle for another score. Jake stepped it up on D and got himself a big footblock against throwing wizard, Damon. Habit kept the scoring up through half and took a rest at 8-4.
The second half was another story. Habit opened up its lines a bit and started subbing at will. We assumed we'd be able to close this easily, but the old guys weren't about to be put down quietly. Now that they had a full half under their belts, those old joints were starting to warm up and they started getting comfortable on the field together. Karpo and Templon kept the disc moving smoothly and found Jimmy cutting tirelessly at this point. Dorsy was breaking Habit players across the field and Arin was virtually unstoppable (mostly because I was guarding him.... oops.). Arin also picked up a few huge d's on errant throws, and decided to start a little battle with me with his spike in the endzone.
Although the gap was closing, Jake and Pete held together the handling core, while John, Stills, Jim, and Jess continued to give us open looks. Frodo worked his man for big unders as well, and Paco was torching Gatmaitan for yards as well. We rarely forced the disc deep this game, and instead favored quick hits underneath and big swings to gain our yards. As the game wore on, we got lazy with the disc near our endzone a few times and gave Cultimate some easy scores to gain ground. The game was soon 13-13 in a fight to 15.
We put our best line in, and prepared to walk the disc in. With Pete and I handling, we worked it slowly up field, taking the breaks when needed, and eventually hit Brian in the back of the endzone for a graceful sky that only he could come up with (note the sarcasm). We had high hopes of punching it on on defense too, but we couldn't manage a d, and allowed the alums to punch another score in on us. Another Arin score on me that is... Since he'd just gotten bookends, the battle still continued between us.
Another score and answer later, we were sitting at 15s in a game to 17. I finally found my answer to Arin with an up the line cut that was high and bit out of his reach, after showing him my prize I dished to Pete and found the endzone for a go ahead score. Playing D again, Habit was able to get a turn close to the endzone and close with a score from Pete to Stills. Young guns win for the last time ever 17-15. I think our graduating class this year has something for the young guys next year!
Thanks to all the alums who came out to make this possible!
A recap of the Arin v. Alan battle:
Arin scores on a swilly Cat put and spikes it on Alan.
Alan breaks Arin all day, but that doesn't count for much to Arin.
Arin d's two bad dump passes, counts that as "pwning."
Arin scores breakside, and again on the forceside.
Alan gets over Arin for the up line pass... Shows it to Arin before breaking him and scoring.
Arin gets more scores and d's, but a final score of 17-15 settles it. DHS does not pwn.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Bacon Explosion
Pictures are here: Bacon Explosion.
We started late Saturday night... didn't have too many problems other than turning the oven off during our first attempt at baking it. We waited the full hour, then walked in when the timer went off to find that we hadn't cooked anything. Pretty sad, but we were dead set on getting our bacon explosion last night.
I would definitely recommend this for people to try at least once. It was a pretty fun night, and, yes, it took 5 guys 15 minutes to devour once it was done!
We started late Saturday night... didn't have too many problems other than turning the oven off during our first attempt at baking it. We waited the full hour, then walked in when the timer went off to find that we hadn't cooked anything. Pretty sad, but we were dead set on getting our bacon explosion last night.
I would definitely recommend this for people to try at least once. It was a pretty fun night, and, yes, it took 5 guys 15 minutes to devour once it was done!
5-1
Speed Bench
10x3x135lbs. (From one of Eric Cressey's Maximum Strength workouts. We're working on bar speed through the lift)
Close grip bench
185x6
185x6
185x6
185x5
One Arm DB Row
90x5
95x5
90x5
90x5
Inverted Row
3x10xBW
Scapular Push Up
3x15
EZ Bicep Curl
55x10
65x8
65x7
Roman Chair Sit Up
3x15xBW
10x3x135lbs. (From one of Eric Cressey's Maximum Strength workouts. We're working on bar speed through the lift)
Close grip bench
185x6
185x6
185x6
185x5
One Arm DB Row
90x5
95x5
90x5
90x5
Inverted Row
3x10xBW
Scapular Push Up
3x15
EZ Bicep Curl
55x10
65x8
65x7
Roman Chair Sit Up
3x15xBW
Friday, May 1, 2009
Bad Habit Ultimate
So I was thinking about Ultimate today and I thought I would mention why I've changed the blog name and maybe talk about some things I thought were interesting about the blog's picture.
The name's changed because I'm no longer a college Ultimate player. I will officially graduate May 16, but I've completed my final paper (and received a grade, a good grade) and our Ultimate season is already over...
I went with Stre7ch for three reasons:
- It was my nickname when I played baseball through high school
- It's my current gamertag (actually it's I Stre7ch I)... that's the nerdy side of me...
- It wouldn't be too bad to have the nickname back. I've actually never had a nickname through my college Ultimate career which I find weird. Everyone is always looking for something odd to call each other, and I've managed to avoid that. Part of me thinks that's good, and part of me feels left out.
This picture is kinda funny though. I'll give you some traits of people and then see if you can match the person with the trait based on what their doing in the picture.
Jared - Always pissed off about something... He might not think this is funny, but it was kinda funny when he called an "injury" at IUP because he was pissed at Pete...
John - Always telling some ridiculous story. Doesn't matter when, it could be in the middle of a point, but he's always got some crazy story to tell.
Jess - Obviously the easiest to pick out. She's one of the best women I've played with and she always seems to be waiting on us to step up our game.
Ranjo - Goofy. Most all the time. Even in the way he stands...
Frodo - Well, he's Frodo, so which one do you think he is?
Stills - Intense. Focused. He's pretty seious on the line, so we try to keep our attention towards the opposing team (like we should.....).
And me - If you're reading this, you probably know who I am. Either way, I'm a disc hog, so I've got that piece of plastic in my hand.
The name's changed because I'm no longer a college Ultimate player. I will officially graduate May 16, but I've completed my final paper (and received a grade, a good grade) and our Ultimate season is already over...
I went with Stre7ch for three reasons:
- It was my nickname when I played baseball through high school
- It's my current gamertag (actually it's I Stre7ch I)... that's the nerdy side of me...
- It wouldn't be too bad to have the nickname back. I've actually never had a nickname through my college Ultimate career which I find weird. Everyone is always looking for something odd to call each other, and I've managed to avoid that. Part of me thinks that's good, and part of me feels left out.
This picture is kinda funny though. I'll give you some traits of people and then see if you can match the person with the trait based on what their doing in the picture.
Jared - Always pissed off about something... He might not think this is funny, but it was kinda funny when he called an "injury" at IUP because he was pissed at Pete...
John - Always telling some ridiculous story. Doesn't matter when, it could be in the middle of a point, but he's always got some crazy story to tell.
Jess - Obviously the easiest to pick out. She's one of the best women I've played with and she always seems to be waiting on us to step up our game.
Ranjo - Goofy. Most all the time. Even in the way he stands...
Frodo - Well, he's Frodo, so which one do you think he is?
Stills - Intense. Focused. He's pretty seious on the line, so we try to keep our attention towards the opposing team (like we should.....).
And me - If you're reading this, you probably know who I am. Either way, I'm a disc hog, so I've got that piece of plastic in my hand.
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