No Excuses

Did the stair stepper to start my workout.

Workout:

• Type: General Cardio
• Date: 12/30/2008
• Time: 10:30:00
• Total Time: 00:20:00.00
• Calories: 182

Stair stepped for time today.

Workout:

• Type: General Cardio
• Date: 12/16/2008
• Time: 13:00:00
• Total Time: 00:20:00.00
• Calories: 182

So it’s back to the grind.  I recently went to the doctors and he told me some disturbing news.  He told me that I have high blood pressure.  Actually I have class one Hypertension.  In a way I am not all that shocked.  For one, I am a bigger guy with a BMI of over 25.  And two, It is hereditary in my family.  So I guess I’m getting the short end of the stick.  Originally my doctor wanted to put me on medication, but I have never really relied on medication so I’m hesitant to do that.  We came up with a weight loss plan of at least 20lbs.  He agreed that if I try to lose the weight I could hold off on the medication for now.  Another one of his concerns is that if it is hereditary in my family, who is to say that losing the 20lbs will even help.  Well for now I’m going to do everything in my power to lose the weight and keep it off.  I hope that it is just a weight issue and not hereditary.  I guess that’s about it for now.  I’ll keep you posted.

So today was the annual Thanksgiving Football Game.  For the past three years I was not able to attend it due to the fact that I was away at college, so this was my first game back. This football game is always tackle without football equipment, So there is a risk for injury.  This year we did have a few of them.  I think is more on the side of stupidity than just an accidental injury.  The first was Luis.  He came in to tackle my younger cousin Eric and their heads collided.  He should have kept his head up, and never would have gotten a cut on his head. This one was not too bad considering what happened next.  Adam came on a blitz a was not picked up.  He had a free shot at the quarterback, but went for the ball instead.  The result was his face smashing into the quarterbacks arm while he was throwing the ball.  It turned out that he lft the game with a broken nose.  Not to good.  Overall it was a good turnout and everyone had fun. Can’t wait to play in some real football.

I never would have guessed that I would have an opportunity to play football again, but I was wrong.  There is a semi-pro football league in Sacramento that I could possibly play in.  Don’t get it twisted, It’s not as cool as it sounds.  It’s a football league that I would compare to slow pitch softball or rec-league basketball.  It’s a league that you have play in and have to supply all your own equipment, but is an opportunity to pad up again and play for the love of the game.  There are a lot of guys out there that think they still have something to prove, or think that they still can make it to the NFL, but I am neither of those.  I do not have anything to prove because I had the opportunity to play at a four year university, and I do not have any aspirations of making it to the NFL.  I just want to go out there purely for the love of the game. This would be a big commitment that I would have to make, considering that I have a chance to make a career change and I would not want to take time away from that.  I’ll keep you posted on the decision I make.

One of my goals when I started this blog was to complete my first Triathlon.  There is a triathlon on September 14, of this year.  It is a super sprint distance.  It consists of a 400 yard swim, 8 mile bike ride, and a 2 mile run.  That same day there is what is called the Short Course Triathlon.  This one consists of a 200 yard swim, 4 mile bike, and a 1 mile run.  Now I know most of the people that partake in these blogs will think that the super sprint distance is good beginner distance, but for me I have some apprehensions. One major concern of mine is that I have no real swimming experience. When I was a kid I was a fish, I never left the swimming pool.  Now that I’m an adult I haven’t been in the swimming pool in a long time.  So for me, 400 yards sounds like a far distance.  But on the other hand, I would hate to sell myself short and not feel satisfied if I complete the shorter distance and felt like I could have done more.  I’m perplexed with this one.  If there anyone that could give some advice it would be greatly appreciated. 

So today I took a Polygraph test, and let me tell you it was pretty stressful.  I think everything went well though.  So to treat myself I decided to go out and buy myself a new MTB.  That was the first thing I did after I left the police department (that’s who I did the polygraph for).  So I bought an 08 Specialized Hardrock Comp.  I am looking forward to riding it, but I have to wait until my friend gets here so we can leave (Everyone knows time stands still when you get a new toy and cant play with it).  I plan on logging tons of miles on my new bike and I hope I have some great stories I can share with all of you.  Oh, and Nick, look out cause I’m going to catch up to you. HaHa.

P.S. (The polygraph is for a job not because I’m a suspect. For all of you with bad thoughts.) HaHa

Today I started my training for my first 5K.  Let me tell you, I really don’t know what to think of the results I’m getting.  Last week I ran a mile and a half just to see where I’m at.  My result was a 13:30 mile and a half.  I don’t really know if that is good or not considering that Ive never really taken endurance training serious.  I am 251 pounds so I think that is OK.  What do you all think?  Today I ran a mile just to see what my time would be, and that was 7:53…  The same thing, I do not know how to gauge my results.  I’m finding that I do love to be outside and run rather than on a treadmill, but i guess that common with a lot of people.