This blog category is important to me. It always has been. Just like Forest Gump as a child who didnt know why but wherever he went he was “Runningggggg” I too spent my youth on the go. In my teen years I diverted that energy to sports and was always first string. I worked hard. Harder than most actually. From grade 8 on up I was at school waiting for it to open in the morning so I could practice in the gym, at lunch I was in the gym, after school I was either in the gym on my own, at practice or doing something around my home that was related. I would run stairs outside, i would skip on my deck, I would go for bike rides, you name it. I didnt do it to be the best and I didnt do it for attention… I did it because it felt really good.
As I got older I started to pay attention to diet and focused on building muscle because up until then, I was still relatively thin weighing in at 150lbs at 5′10″ tall at 29 years of age. I took up bodybuilding at this point and worked hard for 4 years in the gym. Just like a kid again, I was in the gym alone in the mornings and even went back at night sometimes. Little did I know I was overtrained but that too is part of the learning process. Now, I am 43 and weigh almost 180lbs. If I cut the fat… I would sit ripped at about 165. I feel good about my size for my bone structure now. I dont eat perfect and I dont train as hard anymore but the wisdom is there and the knowledge. This category of my blog is dedicated to presenting to you articles of interest or lessons I have learned and that sort of thing with health and wellness in mind. This isnt just about the body mind you… it’s about the mind too.
Well, read on by clicking on the links below as they show up and I hope you take something from them.
Cheers
Scott
Well, 10 months ago I started a new job. My very first monday to friday desk job. I’m 43 years old and have always been athletic but a bit less so in these later years for certain. When I started the job I weighed in at 162lbs on the shipping scale at work. For some reason I recall that. 160 lbs on my frame of 5’10″ looks healthy and feels the same.
So… today I looked at the scale and I am almost at 180! I have been there before… I dont like it. It doesnt look good and its reflective of my health. I just finished spending a few months regulating my cholesterol and have been peddling so much more but still the weight keeps coming. This sedentary work stuff is clearly going to be an issue as I continue to do this work. With all that in mind, I guess it’s time to amp up the cardio another notch and tighten up on the meals (quality, not so much quantity) and get back to 160. Stay tuned. I will post up some pics of the evolution soon.
Maybe you might join me?
Cheers
Scott
Is it possible that a simple video can make you feel better now and then? I like to think so. Here is one I just came across over at Bikes and the City which you can find the link to just over there to the side.
Enjoy.
And then the day came when I stumbled across a video shot by an aspiring film maker and posted over at Vimeo.com where I host my own videos. To say that I felt great after watching his video would be untrue. So why post a link to a video I felt made me feel bad? Well, because it made me feel the kind of bad that is good. Lol. WTF right? What I mean is… every day I seek to inspire and be inspired. I want to feel the pain of the human story so that I may become a better person for it. In understanding someone elses pain, I grow too. This video is about a man who is at a place in his life where he in theory should be sitting on his porch smiling at his grand kids as they play. Instead, it comes across that he sleeps for 5 hours daily and the rest of the time is spent trying to earn a meager living. At my age… I am scared silly that it could be me in this video. I only hope that if it is me one day… at least I have a smile because I was very happy with the years that led to that day. Anyways… here is the link… I hope you take something from it.
Life on three wheels from amankerstudio on Vimeo.