I've been called a "Jack of all trades," but there's a slight problem with that - my name is Mike. From photographer to personal trainer to tech junky to video gamer to sports enthusiast, my hands are definitely in several cookie jars at once...except I can't eat cookies on my diet.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Movie Trailer: Snow White and the Huntsman
Song of the Week
This week's Song of the Week is fitting...
Rise Against - This Is Letting Go
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Rise Against - This Is Letting Go
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Monday, November 7, 2011
Song of the Week
Take a walk in the garden of life with this week's Song of the Week:
Iron Maiden - Blood Brothers
Iron Maiden - Blood Brothers
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Caption Contest
Well it's been a while and it's time to bring it back. I've seen some poor contests being held now and comments are just so damn boring and lame. I'm hoping my followers will bring the lure of the WLC Caption Contest here. Let's get it started. Picture and rules are below - enjoy!
Rules:
1. Fifty Words or Less
2. Deadline is next Tuesday, 5PM EST
2. Extra points for insults, including current event reference, make me laugh out loud.
Competition Update
So I met with my coach again today (every Wednesday) and it's been six weeks of training and dieting. Here's a breakdown week by week of where I have been:
Week 1 - 15.9% Body Fat
Week 2 - 13.2% Body Fat
Week 3 - 11.9% Body Fat
Week 4 - 10.8% Body Fat
Week 5 - 9.9% Body Fat
Week 6 - 8.9% Body Fat
All in all, I've lost a total of 9 lbs of fat while building some muscle. We want to start building muscle more than lose anymore fat so we changed the diet again and added an extra fruit in the AM. We'll see if I adjust and hold my body fat where it is for a week to prepare stabilizing myself from now through January.
Next week I'll try and post some pictures of before and after.
Week 1 - 15.9% Body Fat
Week 2 - 13.2% Body Fat
Week 3 - 11.9% Body Fat
Week 4 - 10.8% Body Fat
Week 5 - 9.9% Body Fat
Week 6 - 8.9% Body Fat
All in all, I've lost a total of 9 lbs of fat while building some muscle. We want to start building muscle more than lose anymore fat so we changed the diet again and added an extra fruit in the AM. We'll see if I adjust and hold my body fat where it is for a week to prepare stabilizing myself from now through January.
Next week I'll try and post some pictures of before and after.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Song of the Week
I've been dreaming of a white Halloween?
This week's song: Pendulum - Self vs Self
Submit your suggestions for next week's song in the comments section.
This week's song: Pendulum - Self vs Self
Submit your suggestions for next week's song in the comments section.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Don't call me skinny - it's lean
Nine point nine percent. Just five weeks ago my body fat percentage was a full six percentage points higher, but after getting on a new diet plan and exercise routine, I've entered a realm I've never seen before. It's pretty exciting to physically see the results and see definition I never thought possible.
So my coach and I set the goal to establish a sub-10 percent body fat and once we hit that goal, we would work to maintain that percentage. For the last five weeks I've been eating the same thing every day. I've gone on diets before, but never one like this. I understand the bigger picture and what we're working for so I knew it would be extreme. So extreme, I've already started planning my post-show feast:
So since we hit our first goal, my reward was the change of the diet. The big change??? A half a cup more brown rice. Oh well, maybe five months will go quicker than I think.
So my coach and I set the goal to establish a sub-10 percent body fat and once we hit that goal, we would work to maintain that percentage. For the last five weeks I've been eating the same thing every day. I've gone on diets before, but never one like this. I understand the bigger picture and what we're working for so I knew it would be extreme. So extreme, I've already started planning my post-show feast:
- 3 slices of pizza with the works
- 2 cheeseburgers
- Tater tots
- My grandma's lasagna
- My mom's chicken cutlet parmigiana
- 4-egg omelet with ham, sausage, pepper jack cheese, salsa, cheddar cheese, potatoes and peppers
So since we hit our first goal, my reward was the change of the diet. The big change??? A half a cup more brown rice. Oh well, maybe five months will go quicker than I think.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Song of the Week
Starting off Monday the right way - with a Song of the Week:
Avenged Sevenfold - Buried Alive
Submit your suggestions for next week's song in the comments section.
Avenged Sevenfold - Buried Alive
Submit your suggestions for next week's song in the comments section.
Well look who's back...
...to the blogging world that is. It's been a while but I must say I do miss my weekly blog posts and the occasional contests here and there. I only wished all of my earlier work was saved somewhere to translate over, but it's time to start over new.
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