accidental neuron misfire

Dinner. Chana Masala and Kale salad.

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:22:12 -0600

Dinner. Chana Masala and Kale salad.

Lunch! Two grilled chicken breasts and some broccoli.

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:34:53 -0600

Lunch! Two grilled chicken breasts and some broccoli.

Workout: Boot Camp: 0:30:00 Cycling: 0:20:00 || 3...

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:32:00 -0600

Workout:

Boot Camp:
- 0:30:00
Cycling:
- 0:20:00 || 3 mi
Elliptical Trainer:
- 0:12:00 || Intense!

Shake:

Peaches
Bloobs (Blueberries)
O.J.
Water
2 scoops EAS Whey

Tuesday Workout - 936 Cals, 161 max heart rate Upper Body...

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:01:10 -0600

Tuesday Workout - 936 Cals, 161 max heart rate

Upper Body (mostly):

Lat Pulldown:
- 130 lb x 8 reps (+27 pts)
- 130 lb x 8 reps (+27 pts)
- 130 lb x 8 reps (+27 pts)
Pull-Up:
- 10 reps || 0 lb (+92 pts)
- 10 reps || 0 lb (+92 pts)
- 10 reps || 0 lb (+92 pts)
Dumbbell 1-Arm Triceps Extension:
- 25 lb x 10 reps (+18 pts)
- 25 lb x 10 reps (+18 pts)
Dumbbell Lunges:
- 25 lb x 10 reps (+33 pts)
- 25 lb x 10 reps (+33 pts)
- 25 lb x 10 reps (+33 pts)
Cycling:
- 0:20:00 || 0 mi || 0 bpm (+31 pts)
Barbell Bench Press:
- 135 lb x 7 reps (+73 pts)
- 25 lb x 10 reps (+37 pts)
- 135 lb x 7 reps (+73 pts)
Dumbbell Bicep Curl:
- 27.5 lb x 8 reps (+27 pts)
- 27.5 lb x 8 reps (+27 pts)
- 27.5 lb x 8 reps (+27 pts)
Plank:
- 30 sec (+10 pts)
- 30 sec (+10 pts)
- 30 sec (+10 pts)
V-Up:
- 20 reps (+14 pts)
- 20 reps (+14 pts)
- 20 reps (+14 pts)
Triceps Pushdown - Rope Attachment:
- 90 lb x 8 reps (+13 pts)
- 90 lb x 8 reps (+13 pts)
- 90 lb x 8 reps (+13 pts)
Front Dumbbell Raise:
- 15 lb x 10 reps (+17 pts)
- 15 lb x 10 reps (+17 pts)
- 15 lb x 10 reps (+17 pts)
Dumbbell Side Lateral Raise:
- 15 lb x 10 reps (+34 pts)
- 15 lb x 10 reps (+34 pts)
- 15 lb x 10 reps (+34 pts)
Machine Chest Fly (Pec Deck):
- 130 lb x 10 reps (+18 pts)
- 130 lb x 10 reps (+18 pts)
- 130 lb x 10 reps (+18 pts)

Food:

The shake, as pictured. :)

Strawberries
Mangos
Blackberries
Kale
EAS Whey Protein (26g)
Water

Dinner, Cannellini Bean and Beet Salad:

Beets
Cannellini Beans
Onions
Almonds
Celery
Apples
Kale
Spinach
Balsamic Vinaigrette, Mustard, Olive Oil (mixed)

Weekend Workouts and Eating + New Garden

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:47:52 -0600

Saturday: Legs & Run 1300 kcals

Workout:

Jump Rope Warmup: 10 mins. (I can nearly go the entire 10 mins without stopping now!)
Squat 3 x 8 @ 235 lbs
Press 3 x 8 @ 230 lbs
“One Arm Clean Press Lunge” - 3 x 10 @ 25 lbs
Kick, Adductor, Rear Kick, and Abductor - 3 x 40lbs each
Dead Lift - 3 x 185lbs
Leg Extension - 3 x 130?lbs
Leg Curl - 3 x 185lbs
1 mile run @ 7.5mph @ 4.5% incline

Food:

Monster breakfast including 2 egg omelet with a slice of provolone and jalapeño in it, protein shake, zucchini, and a piece of bread with nutella on it
Dinner - hamburger w/fixins and tots (not so good)

Sunday: Spin Class & Upper Body + 2 mile hike. 1930 kcals

Workout:

50 minute spin class. Ow.
20 mins Ab/back/stretch work
3 x 10 pull-ups (I can actually do almost all of them entirely on my own)
3 x 10 dips
Chest Press 3 x 80lb each arm
Shoulder Dumbell Press 3 x 50 lb each arm
Preacher Curl 2 x 90 lbs, 1 x 100 lbs
Shoulder Front Lateral Raise 3 x 70lbs
Seated Row 3 x 120lbs

Food:

2 egg omelet with jalapeño and green onions filled with monterey jack, protein shake, bread with nutella
Dinner: 4 or 5 (didn’t measure) ounce buffalo flank steak (so yum!), 1.5 cups broccoli, half cup mac & cheese, followed by a 100 cal yogurt bar thingy

In addition to working out yesterday, I also planted the majority of our two garden planters:

Tomatos x 3 (1 is a heirloom)
Bell Pepper x 3
Hot Peppers & Jalepeños X 2
Rosemary
Parsley
Basil (cinnamon and sweet)
Cilantro
Oregano

Tonight I’ll be finishing up by planting:

Green Onion
Carrots
Lettuce
Spinach

Needless to say I was exhausted last night and couldn’t wake up this morning.

Evening Workout

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:29:00 -0600

After the brutal boot camp yesterday morning, I took a bit longer to recuperate. Did a bunch of calisthenics stuff, the usual jump roping, a swath of upper body weightlifting and a difficult 4.5% incline run at 7 MPH. Oh, did I mention I am training for the warrior dash in August? There are still slots! Join me!

Oh yeah, the Polar watch says 1197 cals this workout.

Cappuccino morning.

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:26:43 -0600

Cappuccino morning.

Morning Workout

Wed, 09 May 2012 07:54:00 -0600

Woke up at 5:30am this morning and went to the gym for “boot camp” run by Katy. Holy crap. I warmed up with 10 minutes of jump rope and then at 6 when boot camp started, we went into more jump rope. Heart rate at 160. 25 minutes of various crazy boot camp type maneuvers (squat shuffle, jumping jacks, mountain climbers, plank walks) and 5 minutes of sprints. 872 calories later, I’m beat. I tried to jog after boot camp but it was nearly impossible. Gotta work on the endurance. Came home and had a slice of crustless spinach and cheese quiche and feeling a bit better.

The Fastest Full-Body Workout You Can Get: Health & Fitness : Details

Tue, 08 May 2012 20:21:21 -0600

The Fastest Full-Body Workout You Can Get: Health & Fitness : Details:

I did this yesterday and it KICKED MY ASS. In a good way.

linguisticallysmitten: This is what I always tell people when...

Tue, 08 May 2012 20:17:59 -0600

linguisticallysmitten:

This is what I always tell people when they ask me what a UX designer does.

Yup

New Routine

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:19:20 -0600

Trying to exercise more. Have been working out pretty hard for the last few days and eating much less. According to my heart rate monitor, I burned 1927 calories on Sunday and 733 yesterday. Today I’ve already been on a walk and eaten pretty lightly. Basically what this means is that I’m REALLY HUNGRY right now, and that’s the impetus for this post. Going to the gym to distract myself now.

Caretaker Bob: North Carolina is sooo much better than this.

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:48:08 -0600

Caretaker Bob: North Carolina is sooo much better than this.:

caretakerbob:

I love North Carolina. I am a North Carolinian by choice, not by birth. I chose North Carolina because of its Quaker values of faith, tolerance, and freedom. North Carolina and the people of North Carolina have been very, very good to me and my family.

We have achieved amazing business…

"There’s something very frictional and forceful about gratuitous non-interfaces, and even (dare I..."

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:26:38 -0600

“There’s something very frictional and forceful about gratuitous non-interfaces, and even (dare I say) something that’s contrary to the core attraction of a touch-screen device.”

- Augmented Paper - Matt Gemmell

"Then, there are the users. They are different from us. Users must be assumed to favor full..."

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:10:56 -0600

“Then, there are the users. They are different from us. Users must be assumed to favor full visualization, with 75% feeling significant discomfort with abstraction (Myers, Tog on Interface). This majority has spacial and motor memories that tend to be good, while their ability to rote-memorize and to form complex mental models may be limited, and, in any case, they find those particular tasks unpleasant.”

- Browse vs. Search: Which Deserves to Go?

iwdrm: “Woke up, felt like shit. Went to work, felt like...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:38:44 -0600

iwdrm:

“Woke up, felt like shit. Went to work, felt like shit.”

Children of Men (2006)

Bye Instagram 😔😓😥#stupid #facebook (Taken with instagram)

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:26:25 -0600

Bye Instagram 😔😓😥#stupid #facebook (Taken with instagram)

Rocket Fizz! (Taken with instagram)

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:25:25 -0600

Rocket Fizz! (Taken with instagram)

Spring Again (Taken with instagram)

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:15:53 -0600

Spring Again (Taken with instagram)

Max says “wake up!” (Taken with instagram)

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:52:07 -0600

Max says “wake up!” (Taken with instagram)

A view.

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:57:49 -0600

A view.