Doctor wasn't at the hospital. No audiology test for me.
Tomorrow is bis and back, hope the machines are replaced.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
My Goal by End of Winter
Workouts
Gym took away like freaking half of the ab machines
Did half a mile while watching some really bad soccer on ESPN2
Abs
Weighted Crunches
100 lbs - 15 reps
110 lbs - 12 reps
120 lbs - 10 reps
Vertical Leg Lifts
3 sets of 15
Legs
Incline Leg Press
250 lbs - 15 reps
260 lbs - 12 reps
270 lbs - 10 reps
Seated Leg Press
320 lbs - 15 reps
340 lbs - 12 reps
360 lbs - 10 reps
Weighted Calf Raises
180 lbs - 15 reps
190 lbs - 12 reps
200 lbs - 10 reps
Squats
185 lbs - 15 reps
195 lbs - 12 reps
Tris and Chest
Bench
100 lbs? - 3 sets of 6
Tricep Machine Curls
60 lbs - 15 reps
70 lbs - 12 reps
75 lbs - 10 reps
Assisted Dips (lower level = less assist)
Lvl 4 - 15
Lvl 3 - 12
Lvl 2 - 10
Tricep and Chest Circuit
30 lbs - 15, 15 reps
40 lbs - 15, 15 reps
50 lbs - 8, 8 reps (struggled a lot with this one)
Cord/Ball Circuit
30 lbs - 10, 20 seconds
35 lbs - 8, 20 seconds
40 lbs - 6, 20 seconds
Almost done with my syntha-6 protein. Maybe then I can actually buy some whey. Can't go to the gym tomorrow, have to go to the hospital for a hearing test; my hearing has actually been deteriorating and my blood tests haven't been all that great so I still have to get tested for Alports Syndrome pretty frequently. Pray to God I don't have it.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Controlled Chaos
Legs, Biceps, Back
Did warm-up jog on the treadmill on speed 10
Legs
Diagonal Leg Press
250 lb - 1 set of 15
Horizontal Leg Press
295 lb - 1 set of 15
315 lb - 1 set of 12
335 lb - 1 set of 12
395 - 2 sets of 12
Weighted Calf Raises
100 lb - 1 set of 30
120 lb - 1 set of 24
140 lb - 1 set of 20
Abs
Weighted Crunches
90 lbs - 15 reps
100 lbs - 12 reps
110 lbs - 10 reps
Horizontal Leg Lifts - 3 sets of 15
Biceps
Pyramids - 40 lb
Individual Alternating Curls
15 lb - 30 reps
20 lb - 24 reps
25 lb - 20 reps (struggled a bit at the end)
Machine Curls
60 lb - 15 reps
Back
Back Raises (or whatever they're called)
40 lbs 15 reps
45 lbs 15 reps
Didn't get to finish the last set because someone stole my weights
Bicep/Back Machine
45 lbs each arm - 30 reps
Bicep/Back Machine 2
45 lbs each arm - 15 reps
50 lbs each arm - 12 reps
55 lbs each arm - 10 reps
Finished up with a tough game of racquetball. I still suck, haha.
Did warm-up jog on the treadmill on speed 10
Legs
Diagonal Leg Press
250 lb - 1 set of 15
Horizontal Leg Press
295 lb - 1 set of 15
315 lb - 1 set of 12
335 lb - 1 set of 12
395 - 2 sets of 12
Weighted Calf Raises
100 lb - 1 set of 30
120 lb - 1 set of 24
140 lb - 1 set of 20
Abs
Weighted Crunches
90 lbs - 15 reps
100 lbs - 12 reps
110 lbs - 10 reps
Horizontal Leg Lifts - 3 sets of 15
Biceps
Pyramids - 40 lb
Individual Alternating Curls
15 lb - 30 reps
20 lb - 24 reps
25 lb - 20 reps (struggled a bit at the end)
Machine Curls
60 lb - 15 reps
Back
Back Raises (or whatever they're called)
40 lbs 15 reps
45 lbs 15 reps
Didn't get to finish the last set because someone stole my weights
Bicep/Back Machine
45 lbs each arm - 30 reps
Bicep/Back Machine 2
45 lbs each arm - 15 reps
50 lbs each arm - 12 reps
55 lbs each arm - 10 reps
Finished up with a tough game of racquetball. I still suck, haha.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Workout Day... Whatever
Triceps and Chest
Played racquetball as my cardio and warm-up, should probably do the half a mile next time instead
Lightweights, didn't want to do anything extremely strenuous today
Bench
110 lbs
3 sets of 6
Assisted Dips
40 lbs 15
30 lbs 12
20 lbs 10
Chest Press
90 lbs
3 sets of 15
Triceps and Chest Routine (stop only between raising weights)
15 lbs
30 Triceps Press
15 Bench Press
15 Close-Grip Bench Press
20 lbs
24
12
12
25 lbs
20
10
10
Weighted Calf Raises
80 lbs - 30 raises
100 lbs - 24
120 lbs -20
Although I spent nearly 3 hours at the gym, I wasn't too motivated to workout today; played racquetball for the remainder of the time there. Took my crappy syntha-6 protein later on.
Things that I should work on more during the next gym session (which will probably be tomorrow)
Biceps, Back (well that's already assumed)
More leg work: Leg press, squats, calf raises, running definitely, plyometrics, and probably give a shot at one legged squats
Orrrr I might as well just do Air Alert or the Plyometric Bible
Played racquetball as my cardio and warm-up, should probably do the half a mile next time instead
Lightweights, didn't want to do anything extremely strenuous today
Bench
110 lbs
3 sets of 6
Assisted Dips
40 lbs 15
30 lbs 12
20 lbs 10
Chest Press
90 lbs
3 sets of 15
Triceps and Chest Routine (stop only between raising weights)
15 lbs
30 Triceps Press
15 Bench Press
15 Close-Grip Bench Press
20 lbs
24
12
12
25 lbs
20
10
10
Weighted Calf Raises
80 lbs - 30 raises
100 lbs - 24
120 lbs -20
Although I spent nearly 3 hours at the gym, I wasn't too motivated to workout today; played racquetball for the remainder of the time there. Took my crappy syntha-6 protein later on.
Things that I should work on more during the next gym session (which will probably be tomorrow)
Biceps, Back (well that's already assumed)
More leg work: Leg press, squats, calf raises, running definitely, plyometrics, and probably give a shot at one legged squats
Orrrr I might as well just do Air Alert or the Plyometric Bible
Monday, December 1, 2008
RU Grease Trucks Classic Recap
Week 1:
Notice I said week 1 because our tournament was split into two weeks because of the weather.
Game 1: Stuyvesant
We opened up the game going on a 3-0 run, throwing hucks into the heavy wind, but coming down with them nevertheless, then playing aggressive D with a layout D by John Barnum. After that, we allowed Stuyvesant to come back with a 2-3 point run. After that, we exchanged points with Stuy by allowing them get a couple of hucks off of our straight up mark. We had a sick sky by Jake Price, skying two Stuyvesant players, then throwing the disc into the air to pump up our sideline. During the last point, Steve Silva got a poach D, and then threw a 30 yd flick into the endzone, where I layed out over my defender for the game point.
Game 2: West Windsor Plainsboro North
Taking our anger from last year at States, we came down hard on WWPN with a four man cup, pushing them into the wind, which they could not throw into. We then responded by using their offense against them and scoring with quick breaks into the endzone. The weather and wind became worse and worse throughout the game, but we simply worked the disc up and skied most of the deep looks. With Steve Silva with his hucks into the wind we kept the disc close to their endzone, and eventually, the weather became so bad that we took the victory.
Week 2:
Game 1: Tenafly
A relatively new team, we played straight up against them, forcing them to throw sloppy hucks into the wind. They had one thrower, and most of the time we got the D on his hucks. Took the game 13-2.
Game 2: Stuvesant
Stuyvesant came out missing a couple of players, and we quickly received two Calahans in the first half. With a couple of deep shots to Jake, we quickly took control of this game, unlike the last week where we exchanged numerous points with them.
Game 3: CHS
We came out into this game unmotivated and lazy, and nobody was moving much, so not only was it hard to move the disc, but we were making too many stupid mistakes and letting hucks off of the straight up mark. Usually a cutter, I began to handle as a last resort, but to not much avail except a successful huck or two. We forced many throws which caused us to lose the game.
Winter workouts at the Eclipse gym for the next three months. Working on upper body, core, and legs.
End of Fall.
Notice I said week 1 because our tournament was split into two weeks because of the weather.
Game 1: Stuyvesant
We opened up the game going on a 3-0 run, throwing hucks into the heavy wind, but coming down with them nevertheless, then playing aggressive D with a layout D by John Barnum. After that, we allowed Stuyvesant to come back with a 2-3 point run. After that, we exchanged points with Stuy by allowing them get a couple of hucks off of our straight up mark. We had a sick sky by Jake Price, skying two Stuyvesant players, then throwing the disc into the air to pump up our sideline. During the last point, Steve Silva got a poach D, and then threw a 30 yd flick into the endzone, where I layed out over my defender for the game point.
Game 2: West Windsor Plainsboro North
Taking our anger from last year at States, we came down hard on WWPN with a four man cup, pushing them into the wind, which they could not throw into. We then responded by using their offense against them and scoring with quick breaks into the endzone. The weather and wind became worse and worse throughout the game, but we simply worked the disc up and skied most of the deep looks. With Steve Silva with his hucks into the wind we kept the disc close to their endzone, and eventually, the weather became so bad that we took the victory.
Week 2:
Game 1: Tenafly
A relatively new team, we played straight up against them, forcing them to throw sloppy hucks into the wind. They had one thrower, and most of the time we got the D on his hucks. Took the game 13-2.
Game 2: Stuvesant
Stuyvesant came out missing a couple of players, and we quickly received two Calahans in the first half. With a couple of deep shots to Jake, we quickly took control of this game, unlike the last week where we exchanged numerous points with them.
Game 3: CHS
We came out into this game unmotivated and lazy, and nobody was moving much, so not only was it hard to move the disc, but we were making too many stupid mistakes and letting hucks off of the straight up mark. Usually a cutter, I began to handle as a last resort, but to not much avail except a successful huck or two. We forced many throws which caused us to lose the game.
Winter workouts at the Eclipse gym for the next three months. Working on upper body, core, and legs.
End of Fall.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
We Hate PADA
Tournament was postponed to Sunday, so a lot of teams never showed up.
West Windsor and Scarsdale, who was supposed to be our first game dropped out due to the schedule change so we ended up at the fields at 10:30 with a bye until 1:30. Luckily, we found a team called Mofo that agreed to play us so we would have something to occupy us until so.
Game 1: JR Masterman
Opened up pretty slow, kind of a new team. We ended up taking this game pretty lazily, and although we were pretty much destroying them, our O and D wasn't exactly the greatest. Won the game 13-3 or 4, and then we got pumped up for our game against Cardinal O Hara.
Game 2: Cardinal O Hara
One thing that Watchung Hills has improved on most is spirit. And I don't mean like gay, SOTG spirit, I mean team spirit. Screaming defense on every turn, and making the sideline loud as possible really helped to get ourselves pumped up. The game opened up pretty well with us playing really hard, aggressive D and quick efficient O. We scored the first couple of points simply by running and throwing precisely, and when they attempted to put a zone on us, we crashed it and had multiple give and goes for points.
Game 3: JR Masterman
So somehow MOFO beat everybody in their pool. I don't know how that worked out either, but shit happens. Once again, we shut then down pretty well, they scored 4 points the entire game mostly through hucks that got past our straight up marks. But we ended the game pretty easily, 13-6.
Finals: Radnor
Getting into the finals, we came out pretty spirited. We started the first point on D, where I quickly had a layout D on an upline and then I proceded to pick up the disc and immediately huck to Jake, who, as usual, skied his defender and passed to Scott for the first point. We went on a 3-0 run, then they tried a zone on us, which caused some turnovers not due to their defense but us just making stupid turnovers. Eventually they brought the score within a 1 point range, but we then shredded their zone with crashes, and razors or scoobers over the cup. Most of the points they scored were off of hucks, so when we realized that straight up was effective, we broke away and took half 7-5. One thing that we always mess up on is letting our guard down during the second half. Not this time. Playing with the mentality of 0-0, game to 6, we quickly scored more points, with big hucks from Steve Silva to me, and a short huck to Scott Hampton who made a sick layout for the point. I began to have cramps through all my muscles so I sat out for the last two points. Watchung Hills takes 1st place 13-6.
RRI hops us up to 8th in the nation.
Next tournament: Rutgers Grease Trucks Classic
West Windsor and Scarsdale, who was supposed to be our first game dropped out due to the schedule change so we ended up at the fields at 10:30 with a bye until 1:30. Luckily, we found a team called Mofo that agreed to play us so we would have something to occupy us until so.
Game 1: JR Masterman
Opened up pretty slow, kind of a new team. We ended up taking this game pretty lazily, and although we were pretty much destroying them, our O and D wasn't exactly the greatest. Won the game 13-3 or 4, and then we got pumped up for our game against Cardinal O Hara.
Game 2: Cardinal O Hara
One thing that Watchung Hills has improved on most is spirit. And I don't mean like gay, SOTG spirit, I mean team spirit. Screaming defense on every turn, and making the sideline loud as possible really helped to get ourselves pumped up. The game opened up pretty well with us playing really hard, aggressive D and quick efficient O. We scored the first couple of points simply by running and throwing precisely, and when they attempted to put a zone on us, we crashed it and had multiple give and goes for points.
Game 3: JR Masterman
So somehow MOFO beat everybody in their pool. I don't know how that worked out either, but shit happens. Once again, we shut then down pretty well, they scored 4 points the entire game mostly through hucks that got past our straight up marks. But we ended the game pretty easily, 13-6.
Finals: Radnor
Getting into the finals, we came out pretty spirited. We started the first point on D, where I quickly had a layout D on an upline and then I proceded to pick up the disc and immediately huck to Jake, who, as usual, skied his defender and passed to Scott for the first point. We went on a 3-0 run, then they tried a zone on us, which caused some turnovers not due to their defense but us just making stupid turnovers. Eventually they brought the score within a 1 point range, but we then shredded their zone with crashes, and razors or scoobers over the cup. Most of the points they scored were off of hucks, so when we realized that straight up was effective, we broke away and took half 7-5. One thing that we always mess up on is letting our guard down during the second half. Not this time. Playing with the mentality of 0-0, game to 6, we quickly scored more points, with big hucks from Steve Silva to me, and a short huck to Scott Hampton who made a sick layout for the point. I began to have cramps through all my muscles so I sat out for the last two points. Watchung Hills takes 1st place 13-6.
RRI hops us up to 8th in the nation.
Next tournament: Rutgers Grease Trucks Classic
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Fall Brawl Recap
Day 1:
Pretty shitty day, in my opinion.
It wasn't too cold when we arrived, but underarmour was a necessity. We started off playing Pennsbury B, a team that had stole several of our discs at Born to Dive last season and persisted on saying a whole bunch of crap while we played. It was windy as hell, but that didn't seem to bother us too much. I did happen to throw a couple of floaty throws that resulted in a couple of turnovers. But, easily enough, Pennsbury B didn't bother us that much and I was able to sit out the most of the game, ending it 13-0.
The second game was against a team we had played recently. Westfield came out moving the disc pretty quickly with a lot of dishies, but just never connected the throws enough to score points. At one point, me and Steve Silva pushed their handlers to the back of their endzone, and although we never actually got the callahan, they ended up turning it over in the middle of their endzone, which we converted quickly for the point.
The third game was probably the toughest we had. Although it was easy pickings in the beginning, taking half at 7-3, we fell to our usual habit of getting lazy and cocky, and let them close up the point difference. I was suffering from leg cramps, so jumping and layouts were kind of out of the question, and at one point I got injured with a bloody lip. We worked it upfield finally to win the game 13-10.
Day 2
The only game we played today was Pennsbury A. Probably the best team in the East right now, they came down on us pretty hard the first half, taking it 7-1. I got D'ed a couple of times and the bad wind ended up taking some throws where they should not have been, and caused a couple of drops, for us and Pennsbury. During the second half, we came back with scores from Alan and Jay, and a fast break layout from Steve to me. Unfortunately, we weren't enough for Pennsbury, since they took the game 15-5, but we took solace in the fact that we had been the toughest game they had so far in the tournament.
KitKat on Saturday.
50 something degrees, windy.
Pretty shitty day, in my opinion.
It wasn't too cold when we arrived, but underarmour was a necessity. We started off playing Pennsbury B, a team that had stole several of our discs at Born to Dive last season and persisted on saying a whole bunch of crap while we played. It was windy as hell, but that didn't seem to bother us too much. I did happen to throw a couple of floaty throws that resulted in a couple of turnovers. But, easily enough, Pennsbury B didn't bother us that much and I was able to sit out the most of the game, ending it 13-0.
The second game was against a team we had played recently. Westfield came out moving the disc pretty quickly with a lot of dishies, but just never connected the throws enough to score points. At one point, me and Steve Silva pushed their handlers to the back of their endzone, and although we never actually got the callahan, they ended up turning it over in the middle of their endzone, which we converted quickly for the point.
The third game was probably the toughest we had. Although it was easy pickings in the beginning, taking half at 7-3, we fell to our usual habit of getting lazy and cocky, and let them close up the point difference. I was suffering from leg cramps, so jumping and layouts were kind of out of the question, and at one point I got injured with a bloody lip. We worked it upfield finally to win the game 13-10.
Day 2
The only game we played today was Pennsbury A. Probably the best team in the East right now, they came down on us pretty hard the first half, taking it 7-1. I got D'ed a couple of times and the bad wind ended up taking some throws where they should not have been, and caused a couple of drops, for us and Pennsbury. During the second half, we came back with scores from Alan and Jay, and a fast break layout from Steve to me. Unfortunately, we weren't enough for Pennsbury, since they took the game 15-5, but we took solace in the fact that we had been the toughest game they had so far in the tournament.
KitKat on Saturday.
50 something degrees, windy.
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