I love basketball. I love watching it, I love playing it, I love the simplicity of the rules and terminology, I love the fact that the ball is large and easy to catch, I love the unique physical requirements of playing the game. It's just a fun sport all around! I'm a Celtics fan but, as we all probably already know, the NBA has canceled most of the season so far due to contractual disputes between the players and the league. Boooo.
Last night I finally talked Snackers into 30 minute of play that turned into 45. I would have even liked to have gone longer but Snackers was tired of losing. Yep, I won. He's an excellent softball/baseball player and, in watching him with his kids during practice, I can see that he's a pretty darn good football player too but basketball is my sport. He doesn't suck at basketball, by any means. He can make a turning hook shot like nobody's business - but I used to sit in WalMart and other stores as a toddler and shoot baskets under the watchful eye of my dad while my mom shopped, and I played in a church league as a teen. Basketball is just a game Snackers hasn't practiced a lot and he tries to show off too much by doing really complicated moves. In other words, he either lets me win or he lets his own psychology get the better of him.
The important part, however, isn't who wins or loses, it's that we spent time together being active and having fun. We took the dogs and, at one point, Vladdy slipped his collar and ran big giant crazy circles around the court which freaked out all the kids who were playing on the other side of it. "It's a horse!" One kid exclaimed. But we quickly realized that Vladdy just wanted to play with the big giant ball too and it was FUNNY watching him paw at the ball and chase it down. It makes me want to get a soccer ball.
Food:
120 oz of water
1 cup of coffee w/creamer
1 serving leftover potato salad
1 fish burrito
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Daily Caloric Intake: 909
Activity:
Dancing to Halloween music: 2 hours between trick or treaters
Yoga: 45 mins
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
What to do
Well I woke up this morning and went straight into a work out starting with yoga, lifting, jumping jacks, and crunches. After that Snackers and I went to do our weekly grocery shopping and now we're home and I'm trying to talk him into joining me for 30 minute of catch in the back yard or basketball at the park or something. I wanted to go kayaking today but he wanted to watch football and, since we really haven't watched a full day of sunday football yet this season, I yielded. But I'm feeling restless and I don't want to go do something alone - it's just not as much fun. I'd like to take Vladdy for a run but my shins still hurt from the last run we went on. Not good.
Food:
130 oz of water
1 cup of coffee w/creamer
1 Chipotle bowl
>>rice, black beans, lettuce, corn, salsa, cheese
3 servings cheese &crackers
>>this is what I had for dinner, not nutritious I know
>>but I ate it and then realized I'd used up my calories
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Daily Caloric Intake: 982
Activity:
Yoga: 45 minutes
Barbell Bench Press: 40 reps @ 20 lbs
Barbell Squats: 40 reps @ 20 lbs
Barbell Curls: 40 reps @ 20 lbs
Tricep Extensions: 40 reps @ 20 lbs
Standing Press: 40 reps @ 20 lbs
Crunches: 50
Jumping Jacks: 100
Walking/Shopping: 1 hr
Sprints: 0.2 miles @ 4.5 mph
Basketball w/Snackers: 45 minutes
Food:
130 oz of water
1 cup of coffee w/creamer
1 Chipotle bowl
>>rice, black beans, lettuce, corn, salsa, cheese
3 servings cheese &crackers
>>this is what I had for dinner, not nutritious I know
>>but I ate it and then realized I'd used up my calories
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Daily Caloric Intake: 982
Activity:
Yoga: 45 minutes
Barbell Bench Press: 40 reps @ 20 lbs
Barbell Squats: 40 reps @ 20 lbs
Barbell Curls: 40 reps @ 20 lbs
Tricep Extensions: 40 reps @ 20 lbs
Standing Press: 40 reps @ 20 lbs
Crunches: 50
Jumping Jacks: 100
Walking/Shopping: 1 hr
Sprints: 0.2 miles @ 4.5 mph
Basketball w/Snackers: 45 minutes
Lost Track
Hi everyone. Sorry for my absence last night. We had a pot luck party at our last regular season football game of the year (next games will be playoffs I think) so I have no idea what my caloric intake was yesterday. I didn't eat anything (other than drinking my cup of coffee) before we left because I knew there were going to be lots of yummy things at the game like musubi, adobo, rice, lumpia, and I took potato salad. But I did get some physical activity in yesterday.
Activity:
Jumping Jacks: 100
Barbell Squats: 20 reps @ 20 lbs.
Restorative Yoga: 30 minutes
Walking: 1 mile
Stairs: 3 flights
Activity:
Jumping Jacks: 100
Barbell Squats: 20 reps @ 20 lbs.
Restorative Yoga: 30 minutes
Walking: 1 mile
Stairs: 3 flights
Friday, October 28, 2011
Gone Fishin'
Today is Snackers' birthday but he had yesterday off work so I took yesterday off work also and we went to celebrate. First we went to two different sporting goods stores to shop for his birthday present, he wanted fishing stuff and he wanted to pick it out so that's what I got him. It took for-ev-er! We finally got everything that we needed and then came home to pack up the coolers with waters, snacks, and bait - then headed off to Lake Mead.
We got a tip from a bait shop along the way for a secluded little cove on the other side of the lake, not much of a tip as it turns out. We found this great little spot but realized, after casting, that the entire cove was filled with shallow weeds. After about an hour of cast-and-tug we started walking the bank looking for better spots and ended up going through three different coves. The walk was a mixture of two terrains: soft beach-like sand and rocky ledges so it was pretty much a cross between walking on the beach and hiking. Very exhausting for some already tired and sore legs. I had one bite but neither of us caught anything.
We were out there for about 5 hours, then packed up as fast as we could and headed for football practice where Snackers' team surprised him with a round of Happy Birthday and a cake. I had a little slice - it was yummy. After that we ran home to drop off the cake and feed the dogs, then headed to the casino for a late supper and to catch the end of the best world series game ever. I don't have a team preference in the WS, but the game's dynamics were baseball at their finest. After that we came home and went to bed. All-in-all a very good and productive day.
Food:
120 oz of water
1 cup of coffee w/creamer
1 serving leftover goulash
1 chicken sandwich
1 sliver Snackers' second birthday cake
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Daily Caloric Intake: 964
Fitocracy is motivational - check out this workout!
Activity:
Jumping Jacks: 130
Renegade Push-ups: 20 reps @ 10 lbs.
Side Bicep curl: 50 reps @ 10 lbs each arm.
Front Bicep curl: 50 reps @ 10 lbs each arm.
Over-the-shoulder pullover: 50 reps @ 10 lbs each arm.
Butterfly press: 50 reps @ 10 lbs each arm.
Dumbbell vertical lift: 50 reps @ 10 lbs each arm.
Crunches: 50
Calf Raises: (standing on the edge of the coffee table, extended up and down): 20 reps holding 5 lbs.
Weighted Squats #1: 5 reps @ 40 lbs (tried doing it with a full bag of dog food)
Weighted Squats #2: 20 reps @ 10 lbs.
Bench Press: 75 reps at 10 lbs each arm.
Deadlift: 10 reps @ 20 lbs.
Hamstring stretch: 3 reps of 30 seconds per leg.
YEAH BABY!!!
We got a tip from a bait shop along the way for a secluded little cove on the other side of the lake, not much of a tip as it turns out. We found this great little spot but realized, after casting, that the entire cove was filled with shallow weeds. After about an hour of cast-and-tug we started walking the bank looking for better spots and ended up going through three different coves. The walk was a mixture of two terrains: soft beach-like sand and rocky ledges so it was pretty much a cross between walking on the beach and hiking. Very exhausting for some already tired and sore legs. I had one bite but neither of us caught anything.
We were out there for about 5 hours, then packed up as fast as we could and headed for football practice where Snackers' team surprised him with a round of Happy Birthday and a cake. I had a little slice - it was yummy. After that we ran home to drop off the cake and feed the dogs, then headed to the casino for a late supper and to catch the end of the best world series game ever. I don't have a team preference in the WS, but the game's dynamics were baseball at their finest. After that we came home and went to bed. All-in-all a very good and productive day.
Food:
120 oz of water
1 cup of coffee w/creamer
1 serving leftover goulash
1 chicken sandwich
1 sliver Snackers' second birthday cake
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Daily Caloric Intake: 964
Fitocracy is motivational - check out this workout!
Activity:
Jumping Jacks: 130
Renegade Push-ups: 20 reps @ 10 lbs.
Side Bicep curl: 50 reps @ 10 lbs each arm.
Front Bicep curl: 50 reps @ 10 lbs each arm.
Over-the-shoulder pullover: 50 reps @ 10 lbs each arm.
Butterfly press: 50 reps @ 10 lbs each arm.
Dumbbell vertical lift: 50 reps @ 10 lbs each arm.
Crunches: 50
Calf Raises: (standing on the edge of the coffee table, extended up and down): 20 reps holding 5 lbs.
Weighted Squats #1: 5 reps @ 40 lbs (tried doing it with a full bag of dog food)
Weighted Squats #2: 20 reps @ 10 lbs.
Bench Press: 75 reps at 10 lbs each arm.
Deadlift: 10 reps @ 20 lbs.
Hamstring stretch: 3 reps of 30 seconds per leg.
YEAH BABY!!!
Surpassing the Master
Some of you may remember that, among others, one reason I wanted a big dog was because I wanted a walking/jogging partner and Piper, my little dog, just can't keep up anymore in her old age with her short little Min-Pin legs. Well I remember back to when we first got Vladdy and he was afraid to walk - I had to practically drag him along on those first two or three walks because everything scared him from cars to strollers and skateboards. Then as he got older he loved to go on walks but he'd poop out on me rather quickly. Remember when I had to carry him home on my shoulders because he laid down in the middle of the street and wouldn't get up earlier this summer?
Well he's nine months old now, weighs 80 lbs, and standing on his hind legs he's almost as tall as I am. He's learned how to open his mouth and let me squirt water into it from the sport bottles on my water belt so it's easier to keep him hydrated on a walk but last night I realized that he has surpassed me in terms of energy and enthusiasm.
When we went running/walking together he was a VERY good boy. He ran right next to me and when I started to slow down or stop he would do the same. But it was obvious, once or twice, that he was frustrated with the fact that I can't run as fast as he can. He wanted to go full-bore, all-out, as fast as he could run and I just can't ever hope to keep up with that speed - ever. It's superhuman. When I had to stop and rest he would stop and sit, instantly, right next to me like a good boy but then he'd start to whimper a bit in frustration because he wanted to keep going. When I finally started walking instead of running (shin splints are going to be a huge problem) he walked with me but he had a spring in his step and a constant sense of alertness that suggested he was literally just waiting for me to start running again. And when we got home and I put him out in the back yard to get some water he went nuts! He sounded like a horse running around the back yard like a bat out of hell for over 20 minutes before he decided that he wanted to stop and eat his dinner. Clearly I got what I wanted, a dog with more energy and stamina than Piper. I had no idea that he would also have so much more energy and stamina than me.
Food:
120 oz of water
1 cup of coffee w/creamer
1 veggie sub
>>lettuce, onion, tomato, sprouts, peppers, cucumber
1 bowl of chilli with Frank's red hot
1 slice of Snackers' birthday cake @ football
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Daily Caloric Intake: 1,124
Activity:
Walking/Shopping: 1 hr - 3 miles
Hiking: 30 mins - 0.75 miles
Fishing: 1 lb rod - approx. 40 + casts
Sprints: 6
Crunches: 50
Well he's nine months old now, weighs 80 lbs, and standing on his hind legs he's almost as tall as I am. He's learned how to open his mouth and let me squirt water into it from the sport bottles on my water belt so it's easier to keep him hydrated on a walk but last night I realized that he has surpassed me in terms of energy and enthusiasm.
When we went running/walking together he was a VERY good boy. He ran right next to me and when I started to slow down or stop he would do the same. But it was obvious, once or twice, that he was frustrated with the fact that I can't run as fast as he can. He wanted to go full-bore, all-out, as fast as he could run and I just can't ever hope to keep up with that speed - ever. It's superhuman. When I had to stop and rest he would stop and sit, instantly, right next to me like a good boy but then he'd start to whimper a bit in frustration because he wanted to keep going. When I finally started walking instead of running (shin splints are going to be a huge problem) he walked with me but he had a spring in his step and a constant sense of alertness that suggested he was literally just waiting for me to start running again. And when we got home and I put him out in the back yard to get some water he went nuts! He sounded like a horse running around the back yard like a bat out of hell for over 20 minutes before he decided that he wanted to stop and eat his dinner. Clearly I got what I wanted, a dog with more energy and stamina than Piper. I had no idea that he would also have so much more energy and stamina than me.
Food:
120 oz of water
1 cup of coffee w/creamer
1 veggie sub
>>lettuce, onion, tomato, sprouts, peppers, cucumber
1 bowl of chilli with Frank's red hot
1 slice of Snackers' birthday cake @ football
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Daily Caloric Intake: 1,124
Activity:
Walking/Shopping: 1 hr - 3 miles
Hiking: 30 mins - 0.75 miles
Fishing: 1 lb rod - approx. 40 + casts
Sprints: 6
Crunches: 50
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