My knees are feeling a little raw the last few days...I think my jump test on Sunday followed by regular workouts - was probably a little too much. Not sure if I'll do a program workout today, or tomorrow.
The next 2-3 weeks for me are going to be insanely busy. Very little sleeping busy. I'm worried it will cut into my workouts. If so, I hope i don't go backwards.
I weighed 195.5 this morning, up from 193. I'm hoping it's just a light fluctuation.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Week 54.1
Had a good outing for my 1 year vert test. Video won't be up till this weekend tho.
I've also lost 8 pounds, down to 193! Not too shabby. Three cheers for rabbit food! Strangely, I'm only making trips to the bathroom every other day, if you know what i mean. That can't be good.
I've also lost 8 pounds, down to 193! Not too shabby. Three cheers for rabbit food! Strangely, I'm only making trips to the bathroom every other day, if you know what i mean. That can't be good.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Week 53.1
SWEET SWEET SLEEP
I went home this weekend, and after sleeping a bit on the plane, I took another nap at home . Then I took more naps the next afternoon, and finally got full sleep Saturday night. It's ocurred to me that I haven't slept much in the last few weeks, yet I've been doing my workouts. Oh, and I've been sick. So none of this has probably been good for my improved vert. I'm trying to get more sleep this week.
I plan on shooting my 1 year anniversary video this weekend. Mickey says we should play one-on-one to loosen me up. I have already talked shit that I will destroy him. Keep in mind I haven't played in 2-3 years. But we'll see.
I went home this weekend, and after sleeping a bit on the plane, I took another nap at home . Then I took more naps the next afternoon, and finally got full sleep Saturday night. It's ocurred to me that I haven't slept much in the last few weeks, yet I've been doing my workouts. Oh, and I've been sick. So none of this has probably been good for my improved vert. I'm trying to get more sleep this week.
I plan on shooting my 1 year anniversary video this weekend. Mickey says we should play one-on-one to loosen me up. I have already talked shit that I will destroy him. Keep in mind I haven't played in 2-3 years. But we'll see.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Week 52.1
NEW VIDEO
I'm back from the Toronto shoot (a success!), but I think I got sick no thanks to jogging in sub-zero temperatures. I only got 2 exercise days in, so I'm sore again from Friday's workout.
I was going to do a high-fa-lutin video with cool graphics and stuff. But 1) I'm just too busy, and 2) since I'm in my ANNIVERSARY week, I will shoot a vertical leap progress video in a couple of weeks. The video below is the one finally showing my customized workout with Kelly Baggett .
You, like me, might be surprised to find it's not super intense, as far as quantity of workouts. The day with jumping kills me on the lunge jumps and the other day kills me with the Bulgarian lunges. Obviously, lunges are killing me, in a good and necessary way, of course.
Here's the video:UPDATE: Baggett watched the vid and told me I should do the lunge depth drops to the side, not forward....
Music by Goose, "Bring it On".
Here's the other videos, or at the link at upper right of home page.
Here's my actual workouts:
(do every other day)
I.
-backwards depth drop x 3
-lunge jumps, 5 per leg
-1 jump
-------repeat the above until the jump decreases: Kelly said to do 5, but it takes me a while to loosen up, so I do about 9
-single leg box jump (jump onto a stair each foot at a time)
-upper body free weights, including bench, chinups, curls, etc
II.
-single leg lateral hops for 10 seconds
-depth drop into lunge, 3x3
-eccentric speed squat
-bulgarian dumbell lunge (back foot raised on bench)
-single leg back raise
So these exercises are more catered to a "overweight" (compared to my high school weight) person with decreased flexibility. And these are just the start. I am also trying to lose at least 10 pounds, and I'm doing this by eating less overall, and eating more rabbit food overall.
I'm back from the Toronto shoot (a success!), but I think I got sick no thanks to jogging in sub-zero temperatures. I only got 2 exercise days in, so I'm sore again from Friday's workout.
I was going to do a high-fa-lutin video with cool graphics and stuff. But 1) I'm just too busy, and 2) since I'm in my ANNIVERSARY week, I will shoot a vertical leap progress video in a couple of weeks. The video below is the one finally showing my customized workout with Kelly Baggett .
You, like me, might be surprised to find it's not super intense, as far as quantity of workouts. The day with jumping kills me on the lunge jumps and the other day kills me with the Bulgarian lunges. Obviously, lunges are killing me, in a good and necessary way, of course.
Here's the video:UPDATE: Baggett watched the vid and told me I should do the lunge depth drops to the side, not forward....
Music by Goose, "Bring it On".
Here's the other videos, or at the link at upper right of home page.
Here's my actual workouts:
(do every other day)
I.
-backwards depth drop x 3
-lunge jumps, 5 per leg
-1 jump
-------repeat the above until the jump decreases: Kelly said to do 5, but it takes me a while to loosen up, so I do about 9
-single leg box jump (jump onto a stair each foot at a time)
-upper body free weights, including bench, chinups, curls, etc
II.
-single leg lateral hops for 10 seconds
-depth drop into lunge, 3x3
-eccentric speed squat
-bulgarian dumbell lunge (back foot raised on bench)
-single leg back raise
So these exercises are more catered to a "overweight" (compared to my high school weight) person with decreased flexibility. And these are just the start. I am also trying to lose at least 10 pounds, and I'm doing this by eating less overall, and eating more rabbit food overall.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Week 51.1
Holy %#*!
Next week, my quest will be a YEAR OLD!!! I'm sad that I haven't reached my goal, but proud that I've been dedicated for so long. I'll definitely have to get my new video up.
I'm in Toronto this week for a shoot (tomorrow.....by the way, I'm working with legendary cinematographer, Dean Cundey!). I flew a red-eye Sunday night, so any chance of a workout Monday was derailed by involuntary napping. I also found out a one week gym membership in my area would cost $50 -- and therefore ruled that out. I didn't even find out if they had squat racks.
Today I still jogged to stay in shape, along Lake Ontario. In Toronto. Canada. In the winter. I actually did quite well, except the lack of gloves killed me. And I think I froze half of my alvioli (the oxygen receptors on the lungs). So unless it warms up Thursday before my flight, I'm only working out Tuesday and Friday. I just hope I don't lose ground in my training.
Man. A year. I can tell you this, now that I'm working out as much as possible and doing upper body, I look closer to 22. I still have some "gettin older" weight on the sides, but it's less than a year ago. As far as using Kelly this year, I've improved my jump 2 ", but I'm still not where I peaked last May. Things are looking good though....
Next week, my quest will be a YEAR OLD!!! I'm sad that I haven't reached my goal, but proud that I've been dedicated for so long. I'll definitely have to get my new video up.
I'm in Toronto this week for a shoot (tomorrow.....by the way, I'm working with legendary cinematographer, Dean Cundey!). I flew a red-eye Sunday night, so any chance of a workout Monday was derailed by involuntary napping. I also found out a one week gym membership in my area would cost $50 -- and therefore ruled that out. I didn't even find out if they had squat racks.
Today I still jogged to stay in shape, along Lake Ontario. In Toronto. Canada. In the winter. I actually did quite well, except the lack of gloves killed me. And I think I froze half of my alvioli (the oxygen receptors on the lungs). So unless it warms up Thursday before my flight, I'm only working out Tuesday and Friday. I just hope I don't lose ground in my training.
Man. A year. I can tell you this, now that I'm working out as much as possible and doing upper body, I look closer to 22. I still have some "gettin older" weight on the sides, but it's less than a year ago. As far as using Kelly this year, I've improved my jump 2 ", but I'm still not where I peaked last May. Things are looking good though....
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