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Quote from: Zetz on February 13, 2011, 12:22:22 am

Went to a Utah State University basketball game today against Fresno. Student section was AMAZING. The vibe in the spectrum feels unreal. I got to be part of this madness today... it's twice as epic when you're in the middle of it.


USU: 71
Fresno: 55

 


They have some pretty good players too. Saw quite a few nice dunks. More on USU side of course.... because we're better. 

they did that when you were there? pretty cool, really intense..

not to go off on a rant or anything, but, i find that kind of unity odd.. i've never had it.. i've never felt that kind of 'unity' with my high school, college, country, or anything.. i lack that "my bleh is better than yours", fill that in with country, school, team, anything.. it's odd.. like for team sports, in reality, i don't really support any team, i just support the players that I follow.. like I watch nba now for lebron/blake griffin and stuff like that.. i remember watching a playoff game with the spurs, and tim duncan got hurt, at the opponent's arena... and everyone was cheering him off the court, even though he was hurt/being helped out/into the locker room.. it's odd, i genetically seem to lack a 'blind support' for some kind of state or organization confined to some borders etc.

dno, weird rant, but videos like that make me think about it..

a good example of it would be the pacers/detroit pistons incident, where those home fans were just going apeshit, then finally someone throws a drink on artest... to me that's just unfathomable.. that's such a deep loyalty to a team/franchise that doesn't truly have any loyalty to you, odd.

odd

odd

lol

pc

I don't think it's a unity or loyalty type of thing. Students support each other in pretty much anything. Basketball is their best sport too. Damn near impossible to beat the Aggie's at their court. It's a lot of fun. Doesn't really matter much to me either way, win or lose. I'm gonna be up there next year in music and maybe something in computers... dno. Might as well support my school mates. Plus... the pep band was playing. haha. I'll be joining a few friends in that next year too.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44YUnOoye58" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44YUnOoye58</a>

Friday 2/11/2011:

I'll try to remember everything....

-Progressive warmup. (60% run, dynamic stretch 70% run, dynamic stretch... etc... to 100%)

-Running Drills: 2x each (30m total each, two directions)
  -Skipping A's
  -Skipping B's
  -Butt kicks
  -Running A's
  -Running C's
  -Bounds
  -Bounds for height
  -Low bounds (for speed)
  -Straight leg bounds
  -Single leg bounds: 2x each leg
  -Alternating single leg bounds. (Right bound, land right, bound to left, left bound, bound to right... etc. trips up coordination)
 
-Box Jumps
  -42 in. box: 3x6, 30 sec rest between sets

-BBall court ladders
  -End, free throw, end, half court, end, far free throw, end, opposite end.
  -3x: 1 min. 30 sec rest between each

-Ladders with stations
  -5 pushups at first free throw, 5 split jumps ea. leg half court, 5 sit ups far free through, 5 burpees opposite end.
  -3x: 2 min. res between each

-Med ball ladders
  -Across court: 6 lb, 11 lb, 13 lb, 13 lb, 15 lb, 15 lb.
  -Run to first med ball, return to start with 1st med ball. Run to 2nd. Return to start with 2nd... etc. until done
  -1x

-Core
  -Super 10s: 10 pushups, 10 situps, 9 pushups, 9 situps... etc. until only 1 ea.
  -No breaks.
 
  -Team russian twists (in super 5): 5 touches, pass, hold position until ball returns. rest 3 sec. 4 touches.... etc. until done
  -Partner med ball situp throughs: 10 each person.

 

   

Can I please look like that? 

Quote from: Zetz on February 06, 2011, 11:33:11 pm

Been spending pretty much all the free time I have getting ready for my trumpet scholarship auditions next Saturday. May not be able to update journal this week again. This past week looked pretty much the same as the week before except Friday was a pre-meet workout. Super light. A few accelerations and top speed stuff... and done. Meet yesterday. Not much to say, here are my times:

60m Hurdles: 9.47 sec: Indoor  (19th of 39)

nice!!

ty

60m Dash: 7.8  (43rd out of 102... or something like that)

200m: 24.74  (44th out of 103)


Woke at at 5 am. No sleep until after events were done. Taught that body tries to go back into sleep mode and doesn't become fully stimulated, so no sleep for me on the drive to the Utah Olympic Oval.

Food night before: beef and veggie burrito. Quinoa and chicken. 2 bananas. Tortilla. Plenty of water.

Food day of: Bowl of shredded wheat. Banana. Cup of green tea.

Food during meet: Orange. Apple. 1 1/2 pb and honey sandwiches.

i'd minimize fat intake DURING the meet, or even a few hours before.. digesting fat is a pretty big process, that can really slow you down.. keep it to carb + protein with a minimal amount of fat.. i guess it depends on how much PB you put on the sandwich though, 1 pb sandwich for me would be ~6 tablespoons of peanutbutter easily.. that's a ton of fat.. if it's just like 1-2 tbspn then that's not bad.

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Yeah, it was only 2 tbsp. I'm not sure I want that much PB. lol. More bread and honey really.

Felt MUCH more energized and fired up this time around. Felt wide awake and ready during the hurdles. Even though it's an indoor PR, I think I can be much faster if I have some more time to practice over hurdles. First out of the blocks on my hurdle race. 1st place in my heat. Recording looked like my start was good, but acceleration was poor. Gotta work more on that.

My placing seems mediocre and almost demoralizing to me, but I remind myself that most of the guys there are from 5A schools (I'm in 4A) or track clubs that train year round. In reality I'm only mediocre in the fastest group of high schoolers in the state. Haha

I'll try to make some time to keep journal updated this week. Progress needs logging.

keep it up though man, you can place alot better just stay focused & keep busting ass.

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Oh, I will. Especially once I'm done with auditions this Saturday. Most of the next few weeks leading into outdoor will look a lot like yesterday. Tomorrow's supposed to be a crazy lifting day. Today was just recovery stuff.

Wednesday 2/9/2011:

-Warmup (I thought this was hard... until I got to the circuit)
  -10 laps inside
  -Jog shorter corners
  -Stride straights

-Running Drills (w/ 13lb medicine ball overhead)
  -Skipping A's
  -Skipping B's
  -Running A's
  -Running C's
  -Alternating right (no MB)
  -Alternating left (no MB)
  -Alternating left/right (no MB)

-Circuit (PAINFUL. Buy the end my run was a light jog at best)
  -Suicide run: 1 min (run from shoe to shoe to shoe, etc... two shoes about 15m apart)
  -Squat jumps: 1 min
  -Repeat 2x more
  -Rest: light jog to drinking fountain, sip, return for more.
  -Suicide run: 1 min
  -Split jumps: 1 min (jumping alternating lunges basically)
  -Repeat 2x more... no breaks
  -Rest: drink and back is all
  -Suicide run: 1 min
  -Burpees: 1 min
  -Repeat 2x more

-Post circuit/recovery
  -Walking toe touches: 10m
  -Soldier walk to single leg RDL: 15m
  -Quad stretches: dynamic, on ground, rolling back and forth.

-Weights
  -Clean pulls: 105x5, 135x5, 145x5, 155x5

-Core: 3x
  -Partner pushdowns x 25 (partner throws legs to ground... person working stops them before touching ground and brings back up for more)
  -Flutter kicks: 1 min 30 sec
  -Full situps on GHR machine: 10 w/ 25lb. plate on chest


THAT. HURT. SO. MUCH.
  

EDIT: Added a few things I forgot yesterday.

Quote from: Damien on January 20, 2011, 08:03:45 am

Quote from: taylorhorton on January 13, 2011, 09:47:34 am

a koala bear emoticon, only to be used when you reach a major goal. koala bear status will be something we can all strive for

Koala bear Honey Badger!

Raptor

You can shove that one right between your cheeks.

Worked 11.5 hours yesterday and 11 on Friday, plus I started getting a headache last night, slept like shit and the headache is still there this morning (although not as bad). But I got my shit done when I said I would, and it's not as much of a piece of shit as it was when it came across my desk from Pakistan. Plus props from my boss (and her boss) for the work. Plus I just got off the phone with Afghanistan, which (at least from the point of view of my job) is a shining beacon of clarity, transparency and good work compared to the shitshow that is Pakistan. Always nice to talk to my people in Kabul and Pul-i-Khumri. So now I'm in a good mood, apparent cold be damned.

Gonna see if I can leave work a little early today, get to the gym with plenty of time to warm up and jump without anyone else around. Fingers crossed.

What is it that you do for a living?