4 posts from April 2007

I got back on the horse again today.  Went to work and had to give 2 Colonels, a Lt. Colonel, a Captain, two Chiefs, and our 1st Seargent a briefing/demonstration of some of what we do there.  I love pressure...

Exercise - I ran a mile (1.6 km for the metrically inclined) to get warmed up, then played some basketball for about a half hour.  After that, it was weight training for about an hour and a half (chest/shoulders/neck), then some light ab work.  Normally after this, I'll go to taekwondo and spar or do other assorted drills, but my back wasn't cooperating.  Its not terribly bad mind you, but enough to make me say 'fuck it' for the night.

Weight - yeah...I forgot to weigh myself.  I just ooze dedication.

backpain (0-10) - 2 before exercise....5 after

My laptop is still dead.  It starts up but the screen stays black.  I guess I'm not really even sure its starting up...

No matter - today is going to be boring for those outside my little realm of NFL fandom.  Its the draft today and tomorrow - both all day events.  However, the first day is the one everyone watches as that's when the best players are taken.  I plan on watching that most of the day and do some tidying up around the house.  I'm getting a new roommate, so I want to move and rearrange some stuff.  I won't have any time to after this weekend.

so that's it for this weekend, save for a round of golf tomorrow.

Weight - I really don't know exactly.  I don't own a scale and haven't officially weighed myself yet, but I'd still guess somewhere in the 220-230 lbs range.

Exercise - nothing really since that tournament....waiting for my back to calm down again.

Backpain (1-10) - probably a 3.  Its a little sore, but nothing bad...more annoying than anything right now.  I'm going to let it rest over the weekend before subjecting it to further punishment.

First time I tried to turn this bugger on in probably a couple months.  What a fine investment that turned out to be.  I had planned to use it extensively while enrolled in some additional college classes, but wouldn't ya know it...things come up, priorities change, and classes get tossed by the wayside.  So, I have a nice shiny like-new laptap with minimal software installed.  However it does have a nifty built-in webcam that I had planned to make use of.  Perhaps I'll try again later tonight.

My intentions were simple.  I was going to give a graphical representation of my progress while training for competition.  I did farely well last year.  I fought in 4 tournaments (including AAU nationals) and only lost one match total.  Now my back is hobbling me and I've put on a few pounds since my initial injury back in November.  So, if I went back to competing right now, I'd most likely get my ass handed to me, with a side of macaroni salad hopefully.

So yeah, I was going to take a picture of my soft, not-so-tan underbelly and watch as it slowly morphed into something resembling that of a greek god...or at least something that I can show at the beach without too much self-consciousness.

However, my laptop is not cooperating at the moment, so I will leave you with this...  The NFL draft (American Football for our displaced Aussie reader) is this weekend and is like Easter holliday for me.

Throughout the course of this little experiment in regularity, I will post a couple simple things similar to what Oddeo does on his.  Instead of Diet and Activities, I will do Exercise and Level of Backpain.

Exercise - 3 on 3 basketball tournament at work today (and I get paid for this!).  Double elimination and our team went down after three games.  I won the 2nd game single handedly though as I have a penchant for throwing semi-large balls into a hoop from a considerable distance away - so considerable that they award an extra point for it.  I scored all of our points....and hardly any the other two games, so I'm streaky to say the least.  After the third and final game, I was glad it was over...

Backpain - This will be done on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the debilitating I-just-want-to-lay-down pain).  I'd say after playing those three games, it had cranked itself up to a 7.  I'm have now resigned to healing this weekend.  More strenuous activities will resume on Monday.  Though I am going to golf on Sunday...we'll see how the twisting and turning effects the old back.

so anyway...I'm going to get back on my couch and wait for the ache to subside...

It begins here...

I've decided to copy a good friend of mine in charting progress as I try to attain a specific goal.  My goal is simple - fight my back problems, shed a couple pounds, and qualify, compete, and win at AAU Nationals for taekwondo.

This first bit will be short and sweet.  I've got a bit of work to do and the NFL draft is this weekend.

I've been working out as my back allows me to, but the last couple weeks have been hit and miss.

current weight is probably around 225 lbs (6' 3" tall)...I'd like to get down to around 210 or so by July...we'll see though.

till next time...