torn asunder

heading out for an audition in a few... wish me luck, if you're so inclined!

You Are An Elm Tree You are easygoing and a pleasure to be around. Good looking, you have a pleasant shape and tasteful clothes. You demand little in others, but you tend not to forgive their mistakes. Dominant, you like to lead and enjoy making decisions for others. Overall, you are cheerful, honest, noble, generous, and funny. What's Your Celtic Horoscope?

get used to disappointment...

2-mile run before the bar tonight - bested my previous best time by over 2 minutes! (old - 22:26 / new 20:19)

slightly inebriated, and slightly downtrodden.

honestly, i see no point in admitting a crush when any of said crush(es) are entirely too far away for it to even remotely matter...

hey cupid... happy st. pat's, ya fuckin' fuck!!

yeah.

you mean this... isn't working??

good luck!! wish i had a date lined up...

eating leftover qdoba & recovering from a great workout! goin' ta bed soon...

long, steady-state cardio does eventually switch to fat-burning, that's true, however, there is very little post-exercise calorie burn. the cool thing about anaerobic (muscle-building) exercise is that there's something called EPOC (excess post-exercise oxygen consumption). intensity is key to EPOC, but for the same amount of (relative) effort, strength training offers similar peri-exercise calories burned (during a workout) but a greater post exercise burn, often raising metabolism above resting levels for up to 48 hrs post-workout! as for the "cardio burns fat" claim, check out this article. check out the chart(it's right near the top of the page) that's below the following quote: keep reading/researching everyone!!

really good - great workout just now & earlier, ran thru the entire setlist tonight - 10 songs, only a couple stumbles, so i'm geeked - def. makin' progress!

You Are the Root Chakra You are down to earth and stable. You are aware and alert in all aspects in your life. You are compassionate and connected to other people. You enjoy spending time with others. You are comfortable with your body and very agile. You are coordinated, if not athletic. You take good care of your health and your body. You enjoy being physically active and eating healthy foods. What Chakra Are You?

nope, it's "ooh! ooh! mr. KOtteRRR!!" arnold horshack! vinnie barberino (travolta) was the "up yyer nose, widda rubber hose!" guy...

well, i know of a couple online tools that a lot of people really dig - one is called Fitday (www.fitday.com), and the other is called "daily plate". (you'll have to search that, i have no experience with it. i use fitday occasionally. you can create your own entries for "custom" foods, or you can use their database. it also has pages for tracking your weight, your macros (protein vs. carbs vs. fats), and your exercise, which then allows you to see how many calories you need vs. how many you burn each day. it's really a great tool for someone who's just starting out with tracking calories, to get a good feel for it. a lot of my online fitness friends feel that daily plate is much better/easier to use, however, so check each out & see what you like. anymore, i don't use either - i look at the package & just total up the days calories. (1 cup cereal = 230cal w/milk, etc...) for fresh veggies, i look them up, but even meats have nutrition info on the packages...

be sure you're getting enough calories, people! i recently had to bump mine up by 500 or so a day, (up to 2500) because i wasn't recovering enough to keep up with my workouts. now i'm adding in running 3 days a week, so i might have to bump it another 250 or so. i should end up between 2750 - 3000 per day, and that will still be 500+ under "maintainance", which would mean i could still lose #1/week. remember it's not just how much you eat - for example, michael phelps eats 10,000 calories/day when training!! that's his balance point - if he ate any less, he wouldn't be able to perform at his best! please, take a little time to calculate how many calories you need each day! it really will help!

thx!

it also lowers cortisol response, which is the "stress" hormone that inhibits muscle repair, and signals the body to store fat. (generally speaking - it's a bit more complicated than that...)

strong - workouts are still going well. fat - weight/fat loss has stalled. happy - practice again tonight. discouraged - a good friend seems to have found a great relationship, which is great for them, but is effectively reminding me of that which i don't and am not likely to have.

gettin ready ta lift some weights, muddafugga!!

ty

tired - 4.5 hrs sleep is definitely not enough!

don't sleep in the shower - you might drown!!!