This weeks fitness updates

I worked on cardio this week. On Tuesday I did my tractor tire followed by a kettlebell circuit three times followed by a 1.5 mile run. Wednesday me and Eric did a 5.56 mile run. Thursday I did the hill of hell again and shaved 5 minutes off my time. Saturday we did a 5.56 mile hike/run, when I got home i flipped my tire and did a kettlebell routine. I am down under 185 this week. The weight is falling off.

Thursday and Saturdays fitness updates

Thursday after work me and some co-workers went hiking. We started off at this little trail called Rocky Mouth and it was about .70 miles round trip, really weak. After that we decided we were gonna do what they call the "Hill of Hell". That one was about 1.7 miles round trip and the whole way up is pure incline, it never levels out. It's an old jeep trail for the watershed, technically we were trespassing since we had to jump a couple fences to access it. It leveled me, maybe it was the heat or the backpack with 32lbs(I weighed it when I got home) of crap in it. I was determined to make it to the top of this thing, it took me 21 minutes but I did it. The guys from work run up this thing, I hope to get there by the end of summer.

Saturday me and Chris worked out at the park across the street from his house. We started off with an overhead reverse tire throw, basically like a kettlebell swing but launch it behind you. We then ran after it and did it again. We did that for about 100 yards. Immediately following that we took off for a 1/4 lap and made our way back to the tire. Did the tire throw back across the field. Once we reached the other side we did what I call the grinder. Take two dumbbells do a burpee into a curl into a squat into a neutral chest press and repeat 10 times. After that we did 10 roll ups, 10 squats, 10 split jump lunges each side and 10 hip extensions each side. We did 3 rounds of this workout followed by a 1/4 mile run to end the workout.

Tonight's workout

I'm toying with the idea of making a separate blog just for my fitness stuff, but for now this one will have to do. Tonight I started my workout with a tractor tire flip. I flipped the tire jumped in the middle jump out flip it back over and repeat that 10 times. After that I took my 20lb kettle bell and did a nice little circuit, one handed kettlebell swings 10 each side, 20 curls, 20 french press, 20 bent over rows each side, 20 don't know what they are called but I lifted the kettlebell straight up to my chin, I then laid the kettlebell on the ground and gripped it and did 20 push ups followed by 20 mountain climbers each side. After that circuit I did 10 minutes on my punching bag. I repeated this 3 times then did 1.5 mile run. I got back from my run and did the tire flip 10 times followed by 10 box jumps onto the tire. I did that three times. I feel good.

Metamorphisis

Really eerie but this song came on shuffle right after I posted my last post.

Born selfish blind and ignorant
And my school gave me knowledge
But never any wisdom
And in addition the television programmed my brain
Through it's constant repetition
Misdirected infected with mundane roles and goals and heroes
And althought life really has purpose
I wasted my youth in a social circus
Told what is best for me
But I've seen their destiny
Our leaders ignominy
Reconfirm my concern to rearrange and change my life
I'll vow
I'll vow right here
And now no more time wasting just edification purification
We can direct our future
This life, this life has no meaning
Unless we grow
I know there's no use for all this screaming
Unless we grow
Born foolish dull and self absorbed
But I dedicated my life to my reformation and education
In a nation that thinks great pleasure is a Disney vacation
I never fit in to their system
I couldn't understand people
Wasting their time with so called love
And drugs and occupations
While outside the window is a crumbling nation
So I searched for sincerity and lost popularity
Well what do they want from me?
If I lost friends they never were my friends at all!
To find the real me through introspection
And austerity is my life's mission my ambition
I've got a vision to change my destiny
Things don't change - we must change

Half Year Resolutions

I didn't make any New Years resolutions, why should I? Who actually follows through with them anyway? I can admit I never do. Over the past few weeks I was in the midst of a breakdown of sorts; it got me thinking about life. I made some realizations that actually scared me. I have decided to make these things what I am calling my "Half Year Resolutions".

• No more being the emotional trash can for my friends. I'm sorry I've got my own problems I don't need yours, and I won't bother you with mine.
• No more dating/one night stands.
• No more activities that aren't fitness related. I plan to hike at least twice a week and join some kind of sports league on top of going to gym 5 times a week. One year from now I expect to be in the best shape of my life and plan to do the Spartan race and the Tough Mudder.
• I want to spend more time doing charity work, I use to do at least 2 days a month and I haven't done 1 day in a year, this needs to change.
• I am gonna do whatever it takes to repair my relationship with my father, this "feud" needs to end.
• Last and not least, I am gonna be the person I know I can be, no more halfassing it because I can.

I might add more as I see fit and if you know me and know something I need to work on let me know, I want to be a completely better person one year from now.

Saying the hard things... Pt. 1

"When you stop agonizing over every word, you're free to actually mean them." - Sean Durham (as far as I know)

I probably interpreted this as something completely different than he meant it to be. When he tweeted this quote I was struggling with writing a letter to my father. I managed to get my letter written, maybe I will get it mailed sometime this year. I really want to repair my relationship with him. I know my father, he is quite possibly the most stubborn guy on the planet. He went as far as too change his phone number after the last time we talked. I don't know what would hurt most, mailing it and never hearing back or having it returned to sender. I can honestly admit that both of those will kill me. This among other things has me all twisted up these past couple of weeks. I just wish I wasn't so damn stubborn as well. My foolish pride is getting the best of me.

In Transit

I'm currently out on the road somewhere. Im somewhere between completely lost and headed in the right direction. This journey has always felt like it was always "In Transit". When it reaches where it's going will there be someone there to sign for it or will it just get left on the porch. Is return to sender even an option anymore? Will what's inside match what's been stated on the bill of goods? I guess it doesn't matter if there is no such address.