Showing posts with label gym movement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gym movement. Show all posts

24 June 2014

Personal Growth

So, back in January I forgot to clock out for my lunch break at work. I worked at a call center and it was horrible.  The company--Coca-Cola--had a strict policy regarding sort of thing, and I knew I was fucked because it was the last time I could fuck up.  Now, I only forgot because I was so excited to buy stuff for my new old age dog we'd just taken in.
So I did what anyone would do. Slacked the fuck off and took a month of paid vacation and decided I should probably start personal training people on a full time basis.  Which is exactly what I wound up doing.

Just as well, this site has become something different and that's fine. If you wanna talk about exercise go to the website I just linked.

Ten years ago this August I was 18 and entering college as a theatre major. 3 years later, living at home still, I moved with my father to Brandon, FL from Plant City. Switched majors to Religious Studies. Still played in the band and played a lot of Dungeons and Dragons and Vampire: The Masquerade.

Two years later: this happened.

After that, I lived in and out of homes, on couches, and finally with former band mates that left near when I did. Found Gym Movement.  Moved to Wesley Chapel, FL.

We had a big house and some kitties.  I lived with my best friend his old lady, and a guy I knew and was friends with who had a lumbering gait and flipped out before going to med school--he's doing well now.

Later that year in December (2011) I did my first powerlifting meet.

Beginning of 2012, This happened.

I feel a lot better now. 11 November, Arielle and I started dating for the second time--first time was in 2006.

A couple days ago we managed to get her to do a pistol after a few minutes of work.
2013 starts and I move in with another old band member and his nutty girlfriend in Brandon, FL.  July, Arielle and I had a trial live in to see if it would work.  It did.

I move out of there and live with her in Tampa, FL now. With our dogs and cats. And more badly motor patterned roommates.  When business takes off, I will rid myself of that problem too.

Losing the job, though probably one of the best things to have happened to me aside from knowing perpetual daily progress, was also pretty scary. I guess the moral of this as follows: don't be afraid to change your goals. Was college useless? Maybe. I impress people at dinner parties with the religion degree, but aside from that I move people away when they seek spiritual advice--mainly because I don't give a shit about it, but it's also personal for them.  I also don't hold any religious beliefs of my own. Frankie says move with your opponent and not against them for better grappling progress. The same holds true if the opponent is yourself.

For the long time readers.

20 November 2010

Training log

12 Nov.

Swings, 24kg 200 in 7m41s 10,600lbs moved.

14 Nov.

Presses: 40kg, 10L/R in  9m40s density pr

Swings: 40kg, 50 in 4m15s

Snatch: 24kg, 100 in 9m50s

Swings: 24kg 40 in 2 minutes

13,580lbs moved in 25m45s

15 Nov.

Sumo Deadlifts 135x3,185x3, 225x2x5, 275x6x3

8,160lbs in 45 minutes, time took forever due to having to share the bar. 

16 Nov.

Press: 40kg 7L/Rin 5m30s

LCCJ:  Pair of 50's-10,6,5,5,5 in 9m40s

Swings: 24kg 390 reps in 32m20s

25,002lbs in 47m30s

18 Nov.

Press: 24kg, Bottoms up 10x3L and 3x3, 2x2, 5x3R  30L/28R 13m5s

Snatch 16kg 25,15,15,15 Left and Right 11m25s

Swings: 32kg L10/R10 L5/R5x5 in 10m50s

19,460lbs moved in 35m20s

Yours truly working out in God's Gym.