Squats

Such a simple word squat, then repeated, becomes squats...but that repetitive action to pluralize the word squat brings ohh so much pain...and pleasure. So call me a masochist but damn i love squat and legs day. No other day whups me nearly as well in such a short period of time.
Today I meant to do bar squats but being that I'm in the dungeon gym, non were available...even though there was a girl doing a set of squats on one rack. While the form was good the guy on the bench behind her was grinning like a fox..so i doubt he was commenting on her form. I'd say the form was a 9...she was a 6, but hell she was the only girl so add 2.

But that's besides the point, i decided instead to do 50lb kb squat presses...each set until dropping the kb's..then into lighter weight swings. About midway through my hamstrings were screaming, my knees were aching and my heart was racing. LOVE IT...gutted out two more sets then onto leg extensions for a rest before lunges. But damn I love squats...

The Dude Room

It's been a while, I blame Homework...less travel and more school has reduced my posting recently. As a mathematical function it would relate as HW increases blog post decrease but as it approaches infinity blog posts increase b/c i need to procrastinate. I bet it would be a cool graph.

But instead of talking inanity about my inability to focus I wanted to make a commentary, or an ode to the dude roo, shower method. What is the Dude Room? It's the hallowed showering method used in my high school, most military base showers, football showers and unfortunately Penn State(too soon?). You know, that open room with no stalls, the decrepit shower heads and only 3 or 4 producing a controllable temperature. The room itself isn't bad, its just well, there are no stalls. The first time you come upon the room as a guy you're definitely looking and going..What the F- didn't we invent curtains?

This room is an ode to the old school method of going to shower at the gym and getting to stare at some old guys ass or junk as he's standing there spread legged, scrubbing altogether way to hard for it to be really cleaning. Or the big fat dude who's trying to find his junk under that third or forth fold of skin and you're showering wondering why eye bleach doesn't exist. Even though those two are classic, the best is still the guy who is new to the gym, and never been in the dude room shower, the wide eyed nervous look...crap thats me..

Either way, cheers to the dude room bc the Drill Hall on base i work out at now has one..and damn it's a classic

Summer Dayz

Summer is upon us, the heat, the humidity, the salty sea breeze that's warmer than the standing air, ahh summer on the Chesapeake. Last week was the first time that it really was summer and this week is going to be the second. Looking forward to a nice run in the mid 90's on Wed and Thurs, might push it thursday for speed just to tax my heart on the 3.6 mile run i hit during lunch.

But who knows, some feedback will be coming, maybe a commentary on the other runners i see at lunch. There's eye candy, non-candy, dear lord and then the pseudo-runner, jogger and the guy who runs when he thinks someone's watching(really funny)

An indoor Run Worth itI

To any, of the few loyal readers, I have a love hate affair with treadmills. They're handy when you're stuck in Wyoming in January, a bad part of Philly or really need a workout but you want to watch the game, so you suck it up. But sometimes its gorgeous out, sunny, warm and beautiful but yet you take the treadmill route....why? Because the view is amazing.

To your right you see what i got to run to Saturday, before the Yankees game at Camden Yard; the Yankees won with an A-Rod A-Bomb Grand Slam in the 8th to seal it 13-3. So while running at 3 in the afternoon for a 7:05 start i got to look out on the field from the 5th story of the Hilton Hotel.

So for once I can't really complain about my indoor run, I got to watch warm ups, a little BP and all before the Gates were open to the general public. After your run I recommend Pickles Pub right next door because the beer is cheap($3) and there is meat roasting on charcoal at the exit. So here's a stay for you random athletes who like baseball, and beer.

Treadmills were quality as well, but who cares about them on this post

Running Ramblings

So I need to write more. The current problem is my travel has been greatly reduced so now I spend more time running around base. So I need to revamp this entire blog to my ramblings. In other words I am still a traveling runner, but now you're getting my thoughts, ramblings, which will probably allow me to actually post more because it's not just route's or reviews, so just a heads up to my single follower, this may actually get interesting.

be aware, be scared.

Future topics:
finance, silver, apartment gardening, arduino, analytics, cycling, brewing, random thoughts and ramblings.

who knowsss what the future will hold

Starting the migration outdoors

It's that great time of the year, the grass is blooming, my allergies knocked me out for a few days, and its warm enough to get some decent runs outside. There's only one real negative, outside of the extra pain, and that's the strong march winds. Most of my base routes are loops which means if one way has the wind at my back...the other is in my face. I mean it looked like i was wearing spandex the other day because the wind was blowing so hard, and I'm a firm believer that I'm too big for spandex. But good times about, love the migration, hopefully taking the bike out soon.

Allergies!!!!!

Have struck, so I've been out of commission the last few days. The worst part is it always happens when the weather gets nice, everyone's outside running. I mean I'm struggling to keep my head up and heading outside to just get some soup and everyone and their uncle is running. Pretty sure i even saw someone and their uncle running together...

So not sure if there's a more miserable feeling for a runner. I mean the broken ankle or bone sucks, but you know you're down for a bit so you've accepted your fate. The muscle pull you just get the frustration of not being where you were last week, but can still move. Allergies or a sudden cold, always strike right when the weather turns, spirits go up and you're sunk. I was getting ready the day before for a nice 9-10 miler but bam, nothing happened because i was laid up. Hoping for health in the next two to three so i can catch the 50's in the middle of this week