My Broken Leg - part 1
A bouncy castle obstacle at mile halfway point led to a broken leg and months of recovery.
Fitness
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Driving and Drive
Winter Driving School repeatedly proves that snow skills require constant practice - even for experienced New England drivers.
Snowboarding at Loon Mountain
New gear tested at Loon Mountain during early-season snowboarding. The layered Rome DSK jacket proved perfect for cold, crisp conditions.
Happiness
Fireside with your iguana while dinner simmers - add rowing machine gains and clean eating. This is happiness.
Home Gym
Heavy bag + rowing machine + bodyweight circuits = basement transformation into serious workout shrine.
Push Ups
Week 4, Day 2: 112 pushups completed - arms twitching from the workout, but major progress happening.
OMG Push Ups
Crossed the threshold: triceps now the weak link after 105 pushups in 8 minutes - new fitness milestone achieved.
Week 3, Day 1 - Still More Push Ups
Week 3, Day 1: 99 pushups in 6 minutes despite soreness - running routine adding leg workouts to the mix.
Even More Push Ups
Day 3, Week 2: 79 pushups in 12 minutes - 11 more than last week; consistent progress tracking improvement.
More Push Ups
68 pushups in 12 minutes proves the training program works: even fatigued, you're stronger than when you started the week.
Push Ups
Six-week program claims you'll hit 100 consecutive pushups with just 3 sessions weekly. Starting at 17, the test begins.
Lazy Sunday Morning
Lazy Sunday morning? Not quite - 9AM wake-up, 7 hours sleep, 500+ calories on the treadmill.
Exercise
Out of shape? Skip the hardcore workouts. Start where your body actually is.
Diets
Never found a diet that worked? Your body type and metabolism are unique - here's what finally stuck.
It's no wonder that Sore and Parkour rhyme
Attempting Parkour at UW alongside experienced practitioners taught me the sport is exhilarating - and punishing on day two.
Updates: Garage Sale, Weigh Loss, Travel, and Cameras
Weight loss despite travel and infrequent gym sessions, a family reunion in Denver, and upgrading from a three-year-old camera.
More Gym Pain
Back at the gym after three weeks off - sore abs, accomplished work, and a productive weekend ahead.
Gym Pain
Skip three weeks of training and your body pays the price. One brutal session later, redemption begins.
Update
New job keeps me busy and traveling for three weeks straight; mornings at gym, free afternoons, no wife.
Starbucks Day
Four Starbucks stops and 24 pounds lost since January prove that consistency compounds - whether it's coffee runs or fitness gains.
If it hurts it must be good for you?
Two weeks without workouts bring violent humility - pain means progress, or so the personal trainer promises.
Fix your life in only 30 days! Or 90. Or the rest of it.
New job arrival triggers a life-improvement plan targeting health, wealth, productivity, and organization - 30 days to reset habits.
Spinning Class
8:30 AM Saturday spinning class tortures the body, but caramel soy chai makes redemption almost possible.