The Elektron

Insanity: Day 2

This getting up an hour early is a bigger hurdle than the actual workout at the moment.  I am having great difficulty convincing myself that putting myself in pain is better than sleep.

I did eventually get out of bed and made my way to the basement for round two.  I was noticeably sore in my legs and chest from the day before.  I shed a single tear when I realized that todays session was 41 minutes, nearly twice as long as the last video.  'Plyometric Cardio Circuit'; I don't know what it is but I didn't like the sound of it.

Needless to say, the workout was intense.  I may have bailed on some of the sections, but it's fast action and I just wasn't able to keep up.  I did at least do a few reps in each exercise and kept my heart rate pinned.  I hope that the warning to consult your physician before attempting this workout was just a formality.

At the end of the workout my body felt weak, like if you threw a basket ball at my face, I would just have to take it.  My muscles were not responding at any sort of speed.

For the sake of my co-workers, I took a shower, over the more preferrable option of lying on the floor.  Still weak and queasy, I did not trust that I could lift my foot up to wash it without hilarious results.  So I have dirty feet, perhaps you should expect this until Sundays when no insanity is scheduled.

Also, now that I'm a few hours out removed the workout, I am sore, and in weird places, like the front of my neck... wtf, but I otherwise feel good, great even, perhaps an increase in energy?  I fully believe I can make it one more day (yes, I know there's 57 more in the program).

Insanity: Day 1

Insanity is billed as an intensive 60 day home workout program that will make the fat sad guy on the left look like the happy ripped guy on the right.  They claim that the program is not for the weak-minded or lazy.  I am both these things, so I don't see this blog series lasting very long.

On the plus side, I have a very motivated wife who likes to see me in pain will make sure I don't fall off track.  I am not trying to lose weight or get fit, but if I do, it's a bonus.  I really just want to see what happens when a sedentary cube monkey tries what is said to be one of the most ridiculous cardio workouts on the market.

The alarm went off this morning at 6 am.  A couple minutes and an expletive later I was getting dressed and heading to the basement.

The first day's workout wasn't horrible, it was 23 minutes, and ran the gamut of basic cardio moves.  They do expect you to get as many reps as you can with some unfamiliar (to me) moves.  So I probably looked as awkward as I felt.  I would suspect that an outside observer to my morning workout would be hard pressed to believe that I was imitating the people on the screen.

I can't lie, I was winded in the first minute, and struggled to make it to the end of any of the short sections without slowing down or taking a break.  But my heart raced, my body sweated, and my stomach felt sick.  These must be good things, right?  ugh.  But I made it through and spent the next twenty minutes lying on the floor.  Not bad, I guess.  Oh, and this was the fitness TEST, the real work starts tomorrow...  <expletive deleted>.

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WWIAFTM Sighting #3

Oh, snap! A scarecrow. Way to raise the bar!

Location: The National Apple Harvest Festival - Arendtsville, PA

WWIAFTM Sighting

Spotted 2 at the Honda dealership in N. Hanover, PA. Good movement, very animated. Worth checking out if you are in the area.

Phish Fall Tour Speculation

Only one night at the mothership, which is kinda weird, but THREE nights at the oh-so-close, oh-so-awesome Spectrum?!  sign me up for that plz!

10/26 - Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
10/27 - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
10/28 - The Tonight Show, Universal Studios, Universal City, CA
10/30 - Save The Date, Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA
10/31 - Save The Date, Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA
11/1 - Save The Date, Empire Polo Club, Indio, CA
11/2 - The Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA
11/4 - Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
11/5 - Austin Music Hall, Austin, TX
11/7 - Phillips Arena, Atlanta, GA
11/8 - Phillips Arena, Atlanta, GA
11/10 - Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL
11/12 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
11/13 - Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
11/14 - Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
11/15 - Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
11/17 - TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
11/18 - Times Union Center, Albany, NY
11/21 - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
11/22 - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

source: [Phish Examiner]

New Glasses

Same Haircut

The Elektron is starting over

hmm, so this is maybe the 5th redo of the elektron?  My web host for many years finally discontinued service, I suppose I can't complain as I've paid $0 to date (<3 Dennis!).  I finally bit the bullet and am paying for hosting, $3.95 a month, not too bad.  I dunno if I'll keep the blog format or not, but its wordpressed for now.

Drawing on the easel w/ Hana

Drawing on the easel w/ Hana, originally uploaded by chalkdust.

On a lazy Sunday