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Training Gear Update: ladder, rope, belt, hammer, oh my
Wed, 08/26/2009 - 23:06 — johnnyIt's been a while since I've made any notes about my training gear. In fact, the last time I've discussed training gear was my post on my cheesy pull up bar solution. So, here is my long overdue training gear post.
Buddy Lee Aero Speed jump rope
Whale Watching
Sat, 08/08/2009 - 20:28 — johnnyWe went whale watching in Boston today. Apparently, off the coast of MA is prime whale feeding grounds. There are lots of whales off the coast feeding off the rich schools of fish. We were really blessed today with two humpback whales the revisited our boat several times during the whale watching tour. Unfortunately I was too slow with the camera to get the really cool footage of the juvenile whale flipping its tail right next to the boat. I did still manage to get some cool footage:
New killer exercises
Fri, 07/24/2009 - 16:30 — johnnyI've added two new exercises to my repertoire. They were much harder than I originally anticipated. I guess everything looks easy. The reality was that the exercises were far from easy.
Offset barbell side bends (or lateral flexion as this vid calls it):
Colt 45, shaken not stirred
Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:02 — johnny
Reading through the recent news in one of my surfing sessions, I discovered that numerous states have laws allowing people to carry guns into bars. Tennessee just passed a law allowing handgun permit holders to carry their handguns into playgrounds, school parking lots, civic centers, and establishments selling
Latest DIY experiments
Tue, 07/14/2009 - 07:28 — johnnyBeing an engineer, I often tend to opt for the DIY solution for many situations. I perhaps chose a suboptimal major and university combo since I seem to enjoy tinkering a lot; a cellular molecular bio degree from a university known for its theoretical work was in hindsight probably not the best fit for an eventual engineer. I'm also frugal, which also tends to contribute to my DIY nature. Why spend hard earned cash on something that I can build myself for a lot cheaper?
Traffic Court: The Shakedown
Thu, 07/09/2009 - 19:53 — johnnyIn my second [recent] experience with the legal system, I had to go to traffic court for a red light ticket. Overall, it was a pretty easy procedure, but it's still a hassle to have to take time out of my day to drive downtown, find parking, and then talk to the judge and traffic cop. In my last trip to court, I observed numerous people talking with the cops to arrange a fine payment without points. With every case, there was a deal made for a point-free offense as long as the person was willing to pay a fine. It was
back to deadlifts
Thu, 07/09/2009 - 18:30 — johnnyAfter taking about two months off from deadlifts to give my wrists a rest, I tried them again today. I'm not back to where I was, but I'm also not that far off from my prior progress. I got up to a solid 4x5 at 165lbs. My grip still gets pretty tired from deadlifts, which is to be expected. I felt like I could have gone up to 185 without too much trouble. I'll stay at 165 for another week or two and then start slowly ramping up.
Words from the Muses
Sun, 07/05/2009 - 23:38 — johnny
Popular music isn’t known for being a bastion of deep philosophical ponderings. Despite the image of superficiality and tabloid celebrity behavior, there are still examples of wise words from our musical muses. Here are a few that I like.
“Life’s a journey, not a destination.” – Aerosmith, Amazing
Dinner, the breakfast of champions
Fri, 07/03/2009 - 09:45 — johnny
Breakfast foods usually don't do much for me. They're mostly too sweet, too carbolicious, and often too light. Cereal, pancakes, waffles, fruit, oatmeal, bagels, muffins, and the ilk just don't rank very highly on my "I want to eat that first thing in the morning" list. I'm not a huge fan of eating lots of sweets, especially first thing in the morning. I'm much more a savory food eater. Eggs, cheese
To Crossfit, or not to Crossfit?
Sun, 06/28/2009 - 13:55 — johnnyWhether 'tis nobler to push the body to extremes of performance
or to listen to the voice of sanity and care about good form?
Crossfit is still popular for workouts. I've never personally done a Crossfit workout, though I do like the idea of Crossfit in principle. It's well-rounded, high intensity training, and the workouts never get stale since they're always changing. It's a breath of fresh air to see people doing a Crossfit workout after observing the legions of people going to the gym to zone out on the ellipticals or treadmills eve
or to listen to the voice of sanity and care about good form?
Crossfit is still popular for workouts. I've never personally done a Crossfit workout, though I do like the idea of Crossfit in principle. It's well-rounded, high intensity training, and the workouts never get stale since they're always changing. It's a breath of fresh air to see people doing a Crossfit workout after observing the legions of people going to the gym to zone out on the ellipticals or treadmills eve
