Here are some enjoyable articles. One is a diagnosis of Giuliani and the other one deals with pornos. Also, if anyone has watched the debates for the Repub nominations...Ron Paul has been wiping up the debates. If you think otherwise, please tell me where you get the reasoning so we can discuss these things. Have fun. It is cold here and throwing is fun.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/30/america/giuliani.php
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=0f2fea7e-8e93-41ab-be32-1f999ceb0b55
Friday, November 30, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Gary Reed and Training
Training has been going well, although today I was a bit tired. Yesterday, I threw all of the implements fairly well which was probably the result of nice sleep and a very motivational night with Gary Reed.
His speech was extremely good. He talked about how he literally had nothing when he was younger and all the way through grade 12 he would go to school with no food...he literally had no food in his fridge. Dylan has told me this is true because he went to his home at one point and found out he had absolutely no food in the house because his mother was struggling to pay the bills. This created a great foundation for a relationship between Dylan, his mother and Gary. Anyway, Gary's mother eventually got her feet under her once he moved to Victoria and at this point she went to see how he was training in Victoria. Apparently, she began to cry when visiting him because he only had tomato paste and beans in his refrigerator. He soon got his feet under him and his training went very well over the next two to three years. Now he is number two in the world. His World Champs video was awesome and just by watching it motivated me to go out and train so hard. It was a very emotional video and he seemed ecstatic after placing second place at World's. Now everything is falling into place with his training and hopefully he can better his place in Beijing in 2008.
It was a fun night and very worthwhile. It was also cool because they introduced all of the new athletes to the room of about 200 people and we got to intermingle and talk with them after the dinner was over. The night was fun and I am so happy to be training here, now I just need to continue to stay focused on the goals at hand. I have some photos from the night and some pictures of the place where I train. Included in the photos is a picture of what I see from the backyard of where I live.
The last image is a squash court that I put on so Alec Wagner could be amazed at the beast. Supposedly, it is one of two of a kind in the entire North America. The video is of one of the other hammer throwers that is pretty good. He is from BC and is a really good guy. It also shows the throwing room and its set up.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Weekend
My weekend was fairly uneventful. Friday and Saturday were nice and calm at work, everyone was probably freezing from the low temperatures. On Friday night, I honestly felt as though I was walking on my knees. I could not feel anything below my knees. So, Saturday I went out and got a pair of Canadian combat boots that actually look really nice when my dress pants cover them up. They kept me warm until about 12:30, then I got pretty cold again. It was still better than the night before.
My throwing has been improving. Technically I feel pretty solid and my body is gradually adjusting to the higher volume training. My throws with the 9k have improved a decent chunk, I am still struggling to feel the 14 but have put out a few decent results. It is pretty sweet to throw in the snow at night, I feel like a bad ass Russian training for something serious...I feel like Alexander Karelin, haha.
Tonight is a huge banquet for the track club. Gary Reed (silver medalist in the 800 in 2007 Worlds) is in town and is giving a big presentation on his life and training and he and Dylan are then going over what they did at the World Champs. Apparently, Gary's story is unbelievable and it should make for a fun filled evening...at the very least it is a dinner buffet. I will inform you on how sweet the evening is.
My throwing has been improving. Technically I feel pretty solid and my body is gradually adjusting to the higher volume training. My throws with the 9k have improved a decent chunk, I am still struggling to feel the 14 but have put out a few decent results. It is pretty sweet to throw in the snow at night, I feel like a bad ass Russian training for something serious...I feel like Alexander Karelin, haha.
Tonight is a huge banquet for the track club. Gary Reed (silver medalist in the 800 in 2007 Worlds) is in town and is giving a big presentation on his life and training and he and Dylan are then going over what they did at the World Champs. Apparently, Gary's story is unbelievable and it should make for a fun filled evening...at the very least it is a dinner buffet. I will inform you on how sweet the evening is.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Thanksgiving Baby...WOOOO!!!
I am extremely saddened by the fact that I will miss my favorite holiday of the year. Thanksgiving is such a great day and awesome time for my family and today it was hard for me to be away from home. Although, it did suck not being able to spend time with the whole family, talk with everyone and eat tons of delicious food, I am still very grateful for the situation I am in. If it was not for my family and friends, I would not being to sustain myself and push my mind and body the way I am currently doing and for this I give tremendous thanks.
I spent the day sleeping in since we do not train on Thursdays. Then I phoned my family and talked to everyone at home and wished them all a Happy Thanksgiving. I decided to go shop for some food (I got quinoa, raw almonds for my honey and bread, cod liver oil and sauerkraut). I have not eaten out this entire month and since it was a special day I decided to treat myself. I went to an Indian place in town and it was extremely good. Quite possibly the best Indian food I have eaten. I ate at another Indian place here in Kamloops before but it was nothing special, this however was tasty. It did a solid job of representing the large number of East Indians that live in Kamloops. I then went and bought some wool socks and a new pair of dress pants for work...I got these at a thrift store so they were nice and cheap.
My day was very enjoyable but while eating dinner I realized how much I miss my family. Without them, nothing would be possible. They have provided me with so much support and love and have continued to support me in my own athletic endeavor. This is so awesome, so many other people would have told me to hang it up but they believe in me and support me giving it one last shot. I love my entire family so much and miss them dearly. I especially miss my moms mashed potatoes and I heard that Brooks made a killer turkey. Brooks is officially an old man now...He has a family, cooked the Turkey and then did his own carving...this was his entrance into old man existence. I miss everyone and I love everyone and I hope my dads dislocated shoulder heals very well. (If only he had benched that extra set, his shoulder would have never popped out, haha.) Just kidding. Heal up Old Man Miller.
I spent the day sleeping in since we do not train on Thursdays. Then I phoned my family and talked to everyone at home and wished them all a Happy Thanksgiving. I decided to go shop for some food (I got quinoa, raw almonds for my honey and bread, cod liver oil and sauerkraut). I have not eaten out this entire month and since it was a special day I decided to treat myself. I went to an Indian place in town and it was extremely good. Quite possibly the best Indian food I have eaten. I ate at another Indian place here in Kamloops before but it was nothing special, this however was tasty. It did a solid job of representing the large number of East Indians that live in Kamloops. I then went and bought some wool socks and a new pair of dress pants for work...I got these at a thrift store so they were nice and cheap.
My day was very enjoyable but while eating dinner I realized how much I miss my family. Without them, nothing would be possible. They have provided me with so much support and love and have continued to support me in my own athletic endeavor. This is so awesome, so many other people would have told me to hang it up but they believe in me and support me giving it one last shot. I love my entire family so much and miss them dearly. I especially miss my moms mashed potatoes and I heard that Brooks made a killer turkey. Brooks is officially an old man now...He has a family, cooked the Turkey and then did his own carving...this was his entrance into old man existence. I miss everyone and I love everyone and I hope my dads dislocated shoulder heals very well. (If only he had benched that extra set, his shoulder would have never popped out, haha.) Just kidding. Heal up Old Man Miller.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Tasers and Beater Clubs
To be completely honest, I never understood the need or use of tasers. They seem so archaic and really should have no use in humanity. I do understand that the ruling forces (police, government, military, etc) need to use these types of weapons to control or subdue individuals but I have always felt a taser was way over the top. There is way too much risk involved and the idea of actually shocking someone to submit does not seem very intelligent. I know whenever I have been shocked by electricity I have never wanted to calm down and be subdued, instead it has made me want to cringe, swear and roll around. I recall onetime at Daniel Boone when I was about 13 years old, my dad told me that I could turn the gym lights on by sticking a paper clip into the key light switch and they would turn on. He told me the trick behind doing this so I naturally went in and screwed it up and received a huge shock. I remember the feeling distinctly and having orange and yellow burns on my skin for a few days. That shock did not make me want to calm down, instead it was quite the opposite.
If officers need to use force to subdue individuals, why use something that can potentially kill them. Hundreds of people have died in the past years from tasers and tens of thousands are severely injured. It has always made more sense to use a debilitating weapon, such as a beater club to subdue someone. At least a beater club will debilitate certain parts of an individuals body to enable officers to wrap them up and finally control the individual. A beater club may also be used to break bones or knock someone out...this may seem brutal, but in comparison it is much more humane than being tased. At least bones can heal from beatings, a shocked heart may cause severe problems for the remainder of ones life or cause fatality...which it has on countless occasions.
I am writing about this because there was a world famous incident that occurred here in Canada in the middle of Canada and it has been an extremely hot topic since it took place. A polish man was immigrating to Canada to live and start a job with his mother. He flew into Vancouver and when he arrived he was placed in international hold for 10 hours. He was disoriented, recovering from his first flight in his life and in a massive international airport that for some reason had no translator to assist him. The man panicked, barricaded himself and subsequently was tased 3-4 times by officers trying to subdue him. He was killed on the spot. No drugs were in his system. He was stone cold sober...no health problems.
I am not blaming the officers completely. I have listened to numerous CBC Radio shows dealing with this and have concluded that the Airport is at fault. The mans mother was in the airport while he was in hold but for some reason the airport was confused by the entire situation. They handled him poorly and this led to his panicking because he was held in the airport for over 10 hours. I also felt the police could have handled the situation better. One security adviser discussed how he had a similar situation and instead of running in, barricading the man and then attacking...his group actually went in, his men sat down with their hands up to show the suspect they were there to help and he stood and gradually aided the man to safety before he could hurt himself or others. This may have been a better and safer option. It is difficult to lay blame on people with such an atrocity.
This is such a tragic event because the woman is left with nothing. This was her only child and they were going to start a business together. Now she no longer has him. I cannot imagine nor do I want to imagine her pain.
Tasers are unnecessary objects and they are terrible for humanity. Immediately following this incident a man was killed by a taser in Montreal and now a man is in severe condition in Chilliwack after he was tased. All this happens and the Vancouver police have now ordered 70 more tasers for their department. Taser deaths are extraordinarily high in the US and in Canada and it is time that someone jumps on the clue bus.
Here is a link that tells the story about the Polish individual and his family.
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=e5e54f7a-edd6-49c4-b715-5b1eb216788a&k=35629
If officers need to use force to subdue individuals, why use something that can potentially kill them. Hundreds of people have died in the past years from tasers and tens of thousands are severely injured. It has always made more sense to use a debilitating weapon, such as a beater club to subdue someone. At least a beater club will debilitate certain parts of an individuals body to enable officers to wrap them up and finally control the individual. A beater club may also be used to break bones or knock someone out...this may seem brutal, but in comparison it is much more humane than being tased. At least bones can heal from beatings, a shocked heart may cause severe problems for the remainder of ones life or cause fatality...which it has on countless occasions.
I am writing about this because there was a world famous incident that occurred here in Canada in the middle of Canada and it has been an extremely hot topic since it took place. A polish man was immigrating to Canada to live and start a job with his mother. He flew into Vancouver and when he arrived he was placed in international hold for 10 hours. He was disoriented, recovering from his first flight in his life and in a massive international airport that for some reason had no translator to assist him. The man panicked, barricaded himself and subsequently was tased 3-4 times by officers trying to subdue him. He was killed on the spot. No drugs were in his system. He was stone cold sober...no health problems.
I am not blaming the officers completely. I have listened to numerous CBC Radio shows dealing with this and have concluded that the Airport is at fault. The mans mother was in the airport while he was in hold but for some reason the airport was confused by the entire situation. They handled him poorly and this led to his panicking because he was held in the airport for over 10 hours. I also felt the police could have handled the situation better. One security adviser discussed how he had a similar situation and instead of running in, barricading the man and then attacking...his group actually went in, his men sat down with their hands up to show the suspect they were there to help and he stood and gradually aided the man to safety before he could hurt himself or others. This may have been a better and safer option. It is difficult to lay blame on people with such an atrocity.
This is such a tragic event because the woman is left with nothing. This was her only child and they were going to start a business together. Now she no longer has him. I cannot imagine nor do I want to imagine her pain.
Tasers are unnecessary objects and they are terrible for humanity. Immediately following this incident a man was killed by a taser in Montreal and now a man is in severe condition in Chilliwack after he was tased. All this happens and the Vancouver police have now ordered 70 more tasers for their department. Taser deaths are extraordinarily high in the US and in Canada and it is time that someone jumps on the clue bus.
Here is a link that tells the story about the Polish individual and his family.
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=e5e54f7a-edd6-49c4-b715-5b1eb216788a&k=35629
Friday, November 16, 2007
Training Videos and Change
Sorry I have been behind on cool blogs. I am getting run down from work and trying to rest and recover as much as possible. In the near future I will be writing about tasers, the Gold Standard and popping a squat...yes, taking a dump. As for today, I will stick with what I know best and that is training.
Dr. Br changed my training today. I was quite excited. It sucked because I only got 2 hours of sleep but I still threw ok for my first morning of new training anyway. He has me move to 3 stands with the 8k, 10 fulls and then 10 fulls with the 14. My best with the 8k has been improving but when I picked up the 14 I seriously felt naked. It was incredibly light and I had no speed awareness as he says. I threw ok, right around my pr with the 16 which I thought was extremely mediocre for my first day. I have been so used to throwing heavy that now I must pick up the speed. This is good since speed is what I lack as you all know (...except for when I beat Jon Hart ina 10 meter dash, haha.) So, after throwing we went into the weightroom and my morning routine is 80k for 2 x 5 close grip snatch (these felt great), 20 k good mornings for 2 x 8, 150k speed quarter squats for 2 x 5, v ups for 2 x 15, speed bench at 150k for 2 x 5 (I felt so weak doing this since I have not benched heavy in quite sometime. Still felt decent.) and then the workout finished with 4k straight up shot put throws for 2 x 15.
The afternoon workout is much different. All 9k all the time for 20 fulls. Then I have 120k cleans for 2 x5, reverse hypers for 2 x 8, ab exercise for 4 x 5, leg raises for 3 x 6, explosive jumps for 3 x 15 and then the specific strength is 35 pound shot throws into a mat for 3 x 15. It should be extremely intense and I know this weekend I will be quite sore. Still not as much lifting as my last phase, which is nice. A lot of throws and a lot of weight in the throws. When I come home I feel that everyone will notice I am smaller. I have stayed about the same weight but my muscle seems to have moved to my legs and abs. I feel so strong through my body's center. This is good.
For extra entertainment, I found these videos on my camera from my summer training. Just fun garage training. The one video is my summertime snatch PR. I believe it is 280 or 285. The other lifter is Cody White. He trained fairly hard all summer but the rumor mill tells me he is goofing off lately.
Dr. Br changed my training today. I was quite excited. It sucked because I only got 2 hours of sleep but I still threw ok for my first morning of new training anyway. He has me move to 3 stands with the 8k, 10 fulls and then 10 fulls with the 14. My best with the 8k has been improving but when I picked up the 14 I seriously felt naked. It was incredibly light and I had no speed awareness as he says. I threw ok, right around my pr with the 16 which I thought was extremely mediocre for my first day. I have been so used to throwing heavy that now I must pick up the speed. This is good since speed is what I lack as you all know (...except for when I beat Jon Hart ina 10 meter dash, haha.) So, after throwing we went into the weightroom and my morning routine is 80k for 2 x 5 close grip snatch (these felt great), 20 k good mornings for 2 x 8, 150k speed quarter squats for 2 x 5, v ups for 2 x 15, speed bench at 150k for 2 x 5 (I felt so weak doing this since I have not benched heavy in quite sometime. Still felt decent.) and then the workout finished with 4k straight up shot put throws for 2 x 15.
The afternoon workout is much different. All 9k all the time for 20 fulls. Then I have 120k cleans for 2 x5, reverse hypers for 2 x 8, ab exercise for 4 x 5, leg raises for 3 x 6, explosive jumps for 3 x 15 and then the specific strength is 35 pound shot throws into a mat for 3 x 15. It should be extremely intense and I know this weekend I will be quite sore. Still not as much lifting as my last phase, which is nice. A lot of throws and a lot of weight in the throws. When I come home I feel that everyone will notice I am smaller. I have stayed about the same weight but my muscle seems to have moved to my legs and abs. I feel so strong through my body's center. This is good.
For extra entertainment, I found these videos on my camera from my summer training. Just fun garage training. The one video is my summertime snatch PR. I believe it is 280 or 285. The other lifter is Cody White. He trained fairly hard all summer but the rumor mill tells me he is goofing off lately.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The Schuylkill Valley Test
Yesterday Dylan passed the SV test with flying colors. While Dr. B and I were waiting his arrival down at the outdoor shot circle, Dylan came flying down the hill in his beast of a truck, ripped one off on the black top and proceeded to do a donut in the sand in the landing area of the shot sector. It was quite amusing. I informed him that in the land of SV, this is quite a classy move and that I have a friend (Chris Stamm) who has video of his brother doing figure 8's in one of his cars. Quite impressive.
I threw like absolute piss today and now I am extremely fired up about it. Yesterday evening I threw a personal best with the 8k, two times in a row (exact same mark) and I felt as though I have at least a half meter in me at my current state. So this morning I was really excited to throw but had been feeling flat all morning. After delivering the paper I fell asleep and did not awake until 15 minutes prior to throw. This threw me off and ruined my morning mark. Hopefully, I salvage something this afternoon. It was 28 degrees while throwing and 22 degrees while I delivered the paper.
Things are really starting to heat up with the new Star Trek movie. Photos are out of the young Spock and according to a Hollywood Insider (Chris Beissel), the movies plot may be similar to one of the best Original Series episodes, "The City on the Edge of Forever." I bring this into some question but only time will tell what the movie will focus upon. Time to go buy some used wool socks from Value Village.
I threw like absolute piss today and now I am extremely fired up about it. Yesterday evening I threw a personal best with the 8k, two times in a row (exact same mark) and I felt as though I have at least a half meter in me at my current state. So this morning I was really excited to throw but had been feeling flat all morning. After delivering the paper I fell asleep and did not awake until 15 minutes prior to throw. This threw me off and ruined my morning mark. Hopefully, I salvage something this afternoon. It was 28 degrees while throwing and 22 degrees while I delivered the paper.
Things are really starting to heat up with the new Star Trek movie. Photos are out of the young Spock and according to a Hollywood Insider (Chris Beissel), the movies plot may be similar to one of the best Original Series episodes, "The City on the Edge of Forever." I bring this into some question but only time will tell what the movie will focus upon. Time to go buy some used wool socks from Value Village.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Runnin it
I have been quite busy. I started to get more hours at the bar I am working and subsequently had to deliver the paper at 4 AM following my shift at the bar. I have spent the last 2 and a half days recovering from that work. So, now I am putting in my resignation from my delivery post because I am getting more hours and a higher pay at the bar. It should also help my training.
Yesterday was a big Kamloops Track and Field banquet and all of the "elite" athletes were introduced to the other members and their family. I sent the President (yes, George W.) my track bio and so she read it aloud. She then decided to mention that I am extremely poor and have made many sacrifices to come train with Dylan and Dr. B. This was nice, especially because after the dinner (it was a pot luck) some parents and Judy (the Prez) gave me about 8 pounds of meat and tons of other food to take home. I felt like Oliver!
Dr. B has scaled back my training for this week and made it a week of active rest. He informed me that my next cycle of development is going to be quite intense and have a decent amount of volume because he has noticed that my body responds well to lots of intense training. I am quite excited for next week. As for this week I will continue to rest up and take only about 12 throws in the morning and 12 throws in the afternoon, each followed by a session of lifting.
Yesterday was a big Kamloops Track and Field banquet and all of the "elite" athletes were introduced to the other members and their family. I sent the President (yes, George W.) my track bio and so she read it aloud. She then decided to mention that I am extremely poor and have made many sacrifices to come train with Dylan and Dr. B. This was nice, especially because after the dinner (it was a pot luck) some parents and Judy (the Prez) gave me about 8 pounds of meat and tons of other food to take home. I felt like Oliver!
Dr. B has scaled back my training for this week and made it a week of active rest. He informed me that my next cycle of development is going to be quite intense and have a decent amount of volume because he has noticed that my body responds well to lots of intense training. I am quite excited for next week. As for this week I will continue to rest up and take only about 12 throws in the morning and 12 throws in the afternoon, each followed by a session of lifting.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Star Trek and My Life
I found out that one of the female hammer throwers is a huge Star Trek fan. She attempted to tell me that she was a bigger fan than I, however after informing her that I watched most of the Voyager series in about 1 month and was raised on The Next Generation and worship (literally, I pray to them) a few of the Star Trek movies, she backed down. The fact that I saw Levar Burton speak was the kicker. By the way, he really was one of the best speakers I have ever seen. It was awesome. So, I came home and thought about how I missed my prize possessions of the entire series of Voyager and TNG on dvd and how I will probably watch a lot of Star Trek when I am home. Luckily, I have my WWPD? (What would Picard Do?) t-shirt to hold me over. If anyone wants to get me a Christmas gift, I am open to a WWJD? (What would Janeway do?) or a WWSD? (What would Sisko do?). WWKD? would be fine as well. Speaking of Kirk, I saw Incubus the movie in the dvd store for 9.95 CD. So I guess that would be like 5 USD's now, ain't? Haha.
Anyway, back to my story. I went home and thought about all of the lessons I have learned from Star Trek and I really could not sleep. I kept thinking about the most dramatic scene in all of film and how it still touches me to even think about. That scene of course is at the end of Wrath of Khan when Spock goes in and saves the ship and speaks to Kirk and tells him the greatest lines ever muttered in cinema..."The needs of the many..." (heavy breathing becuase of poisoning) "Out weigh the needs of the few...or the one..." I get chills thinking about. Well, I started to comprehend this lesson and really put it to work in my life. I have always (always being the last 2-3 years of my life) attempted to live by the Way and believe that following the Golden Rule is crucial to living a happy life. I have no modified this and believe that not only is it crucial to follow the Golden Rule, it is also extremely important to abide by the guidelines of the Vulcan culture muttered by Spock at the end of Wrath. Ancient Vulcan philosopher Surak (see image) laid down these standards and it completely changed the Vulcan civilization.
Here is a simple equation:
Golden Rule + Vulcan philosophy of living = the Way.
Well, I was happy because I applied this to my life the following morning. I was tired becuase I slept all of 4 hours due to my thinking about Star Trek the previous night. Well, I wanted to lay in bed but I still decided to get up and go deliver the paper. I got to the paper box and noticed the papers had not been delivered. They were 2 hours later than normal. I sat for 30 minutes and was about to head home when I really put things into perspective. I thought about how I was tired and could be getting my rest prior to my workout session and since the papers were already late, I would then be late getting home to nap before the morning session. I decided to wait it out. Everything sort of guided me to stay and wait for the papers to show up. I knew they eventually would arrive and indeed they came within 10 minutes. To me, it was more important for me to get people their much need paper in the morning than for me to sleep an extra 40 minutes before training. In reality, my thought process was for me to stay and treat others the way I would want to be treated and to put them before myself. What would Spock/Surak do? He would have delivered those papers...yes, yes I am comparing myself to Spock.
Quote of the Day: "So Dane, this time five years ago we were really starting to train and go to school and really get serious about our careers at Penn State. Imagine that, five years later I am still in school and you are a paper boy. Who would have imagined? By the way, my 12 year old buddy called...he wants his job back." - Scott "I am a fatass" Vernon
Scott is still in school but at least it is law school...I however am still a paper boy, haha.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Training Videos
OK, hopefully these work this time. They aren't anything special. I put them up more so anyone can see where I am training at, not what I am doing. When I feel ready I will put some throwing videos up.
American Nutrition and Welfare for the Rich
Here is a very, very informative article on the current situation in American Agriculture. Very little of this article can be debated, it is virtually right on target with everything it states. Heinsy, I don't know if Dana teaches a current events class but this may have something for a class in regards to current events in the government. I believe the best line in this article is the reference to twinkies. Anyway, I hope you read it. It does not take long.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/opinion/04pollan.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&ei=5087&em&en=0a40e8efe1e96aef&ex=1194411600&oref=slogin
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/opinion/04pollan.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&ei=5087&em&en=0a40e8efe1e96aef&ex=1194411600&oref=slogin
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Pictures from Trip with Chris
Here are some images from my trip up here with Chris Stamm. Some of them are from Glacier National Park, some are just from driving in Alberta, two are from Vulcan and then the one is Chris before he left. The first one is from the very top of the Glacier at Many Glaciers in Montana. We hiked 6 miles to get there and behind me was where the other pictures were taken. I will put more up later this week. Don't forget to read my other two new blogs about Halloween and my Nutrition. Hang it out.
Nutrition
My eating habits have improved tremendously since moving to Kamloops. It has helped that I am not drinking and in turn going to Redners and eating a 12 inch sub at 2:30 in the morning with Kevin and Ner. Although, I do miss going to Redners. Anyway, since I have little to no money I cannot buy any junk food and funnel any extra money into buying very high quality, high calorie, high protein and high fat foods. This has in turn sparked solid recovery from training and so far a subtle change in my body composition.
I joined a co-op here in Kamloops and it is fairly cheap and extremely helpful. All of the food is locally grown around the Kamloops area (as close as it can be) and is brought to the co-op center. I place my orders every week and then when I arrive at the center they provide me with all of my order and the transaction is made. It is extremely convenient and I enjoy knowing that I am supporting local and sustainable agriculture as most of the food is organically grown or on a chemical based pest management program...not a pest prevention program. The people are very friendly and know a decent amount about food.
Here is a list of what I eat. Keep in mind that chicken is fairly expensive up here and I am almost certain that salmon comes at a lower price than chicken.
Weekly consumption:
7 - 10 Pounds of beef/lamb. All of these products are grass fed. Grass fed livestock is extremely healthy and loaded with essential fatty acids. These fatty acids have definitely lowered my body fat and aided in my recovery from the intense workouts. I usually consume about a pound of beef or a pound of lamb a day.
Salmon: I have been averaging about half a salmon a week. I only get wild salmon because it is high in omega's and high in protein. Good for me but because of pollution I try and avoid eating a lot each week.
Free Run Eggs: generally about 21-25 eggs a week
Butter: I use about a 1/4 pound of butter a week. I enjoy eating my butter with rye bread and honey or throwing it on my toast.
Coconut Oil: I cook/fry most of my food with coconut oil. It is much healthier than EVOO and I do not use as much of it when I cook.
Beans: I eat about 12 servings of beans a week. I have locally grown black turtle beans and red beans from this Spanish guy that resemble the Asian Azuki bean. Beans provide me with extremely good nutrition.
Quinoa: This is one of the few grains that I eat during the week. Quinoa is known as a supergrain and is really the best grain that the human body can eat. Many nutritionists have suggested that if you are going to eat grains, you should eat quinoa. It is a high calorie, high protein grain and it is extremely cheap. It is almost always grown organically and native to Latin and South America. I usually cook about 6-8 servings at the beginning of the week and then eat it throughout the week. I will heat it up in my pan and put seasonings or butter on the quinoa. Goes well with beans and hamburgers. It is also great for recovery becuase it has all the essential amino acids.
Rye Bread: My rye bread comes from a local guy and it is made with very solid ingredients. It could be better made but it still tastes good. This is the other grain I eat during the week. I will eat my bread with honey and peanut butter or I will put butter and honey on top of it. I also like to toast my bread in butter in my pan and then put an egg in and connect the bread with the egg.
Honey: I bought tons of raw honey from this woman and it is extremely good. I love it and probably eat too much of it. Mr. B loves honey and he also suggested that we eat a fair amount of it. It is my only form of a sweet that I eat in a week, aside from apples.
Garlic: Stamm can vouch for me...I eat way too much garlic. I love it. I eat it with everything.
Olives: I buy olives stuffed with garlic and soaked in a sea salt brine. They are quite good.
Hot Peppers: I usually eat about 5-10 hot peppers a week. I add in with my eggs or meats.
Cheeses: My cheeses vary from week to week. Feta one week, sharp cheddar or cream the next. They are all good and good for me.
Apples: I buy my apples from a local guy. They are good and I eat them in the morning before my paper route. Occasionally I put peanut butter on them.
Peanut Butter: I buy this at Cosco. It is a large bin of organic peanut butter. It is real peanut butter. The only ingredient is peanuts. It is not like shitty Jiff where peanut butter has 10 ingredients and is awful for you.
Salsa: I have eaten all of Chiyo's Amazing Salsa. I cry now because I ate it all. Instead I put basil on everything.
Red and Blue Potatoes: I eat these potatoes. About one a day. Good source of Vitamin B. I have blue potatoes now from a local guy. They are awesome. I either make twice baked, I bake them or I just fry them up all cut up. They are a good addition to any meal.
Veggies: Depending on the week, I will eat a ton of carrots or some other root veggie or throw in some sweet peppers. I also buy an organic veggie mix that I drink a serving a day. Tastes good and is loaded with everything.
This is basically what I eat every week, throughout the week. I have only eaten out once since Chris left and that was at an Indian place. I have stuck by my solid nutrition and it has definitely helped. I have maintained my weight and my recovery from training is superb, I also get about 6-8 hours of sleep a night. I try to take a nap before my second practice and that also helps with recovery. My nutrition was ruined as of late because my mom (Chiyo) sent me a load of cookies and my landlord provided me with Halloween candy. Although I will not go out of my way to buy these things, of course I devoured them all, haha. One day I believe I had 18 cookies. Quite impressive, I must say. Oh well, the faster I ate them the faster I could get back on track. Haha.
In regards to supplements. The only supplement I take is NO-Xplode. It is basically a legal stimulant to take prior to training. It gets you amped up big time to train but has no recovery agents so a good nutrition is very helpful. I only take NO about two times a week. One of the other shot putters works for a nutrition company and I had used some of his stuff a few times but my body could not keep it down. I would basically piss it right out my butt everytime I tried it. Also, Dr. B despised protein powders of any sort and claims Alexeev hated them as well. Why eat fake protein when you can buy real protein and your body uses it much more efficiently? Here is a link to Alexeev, the beast Russian Superheavyweight. http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=5
I definitely feel that a solid nutrition is key to living a healthy and happy life and it is also key to supporting a healthy environment. Most of the locally grown food is grown with the environment in mind as well as the consumer. You may spend a bit more in price but it is well worth it because your body is healthier and so is the surrounding area. Sustainable agriculture is going to be a key part of saving the environment in the future and providing people with healthy alternatives. Eat grass fed beef or grass fed anything. It is the best way for your body. Look it up.
Here is an interesting nutrition link below based on obesity and the link to cancer (and shitty refined, processed foods). http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20071031/tuk-new-report-links-obesity-to-cancer-6323e80_1.html
I joined a co-op here in Kamloops and it is fairly cheap and extremely helpful. All of the food is locally grown around the Kamloops area (as close as it can be) and is brought to the co-op center. I place my orders every week and then when I arrive at the center they provide me with all of my order and the transaction is made. It is extremely convenient and I enjoy knowing that I am supporting local and sustainable agriculture as most of the food is organically grown or on a chemical based pest management program...not a pest prevention program. The people are very friendly and know a decent amount about food.
Here is a list of what I eat. Keep in mind that chicken is fairly expensive up here and I am almost certain that salmon comes at a lower price than chicken.
Weekly consumption:
7 - 10 Pounds of beef/lamb. All of these products are grass fed. Grass fed livestock is extremely healthy and loaded with essential fatty acids. These fatty acids have definitely lowered my body fat and aided in my recovery from the intense workouts. I usually consume about a pound of beef or a pound of lamb a day.
Salmon: I have been averaging about half a salmon a week. I only get wild salmon because it is high in omega's and high in protein. Good for me but because of pollution I try and avoid eating a lot each week.
Free Run Eggs: generally about 21-25 eggs a week
Butter: I use about a 1/4 pound of butter a week. I enjoy eating my butter with rye bread and honey or throwing it on my toast.
Coconut Oil: I cook/fry most of my food with coconut oil. It is much healthier than EVOO and I do not use as much of it when I cook.
Beans: I eat about 12 servings of beans a week. I have locally grown black turtle beans and red beans from this Spanish guy that resemble the Asian Azuki bean. Beans provide me with extremely good nutrition.
Quinoa: This is one of the few grains that I eat during the week. Quinoa is known as a supergrain and is really the best grain that the human body can eat. Many nutritionists have suggested that if you are going to eat grains, you should eat quinoa. It is a high calorie, high protein grain and it is extremely cheap. It is almost always grown organically and native to Latin and South America. I usually cook about 6-8 servings at the beginning of the week and then eat it throughout the week. I will heat it up in my pan and put seasonings or butter on the quinoa. Goes well with beans and hamburgers. It is also great for recovery becuase it has all the essential amino acids.
Rye Bread: My rye bread comes from a local guy and it is made with very solid ingredients. It could be better made but it still tastes good. This is the other grain I eat during the week. I will eat my bread with honey and peanut butter or I will put butter and honey on top of it. I also like to toast my bread in butter in my pan and then put an egg in and connect the bread with the egg.
Honey: I bought tons of raw honey from this woman and it is extremely good. I love it and probably eat too much of it. Mr. B loves honey and he also suggested that we eat a fair amount of it. It is my only form of a sweet that I eat in a week, aside from apples.
Garlic: Stamm can vouch for me...I eat way too much garlic. I love it. I eat it with everything.
Olives: I buy olives stuffed with garlic and soaked in a sea salt brine. They are quite good.
Hot Peppers: I usually eat about 5-10 hot peppers a week. I add in with my eggs or meats.
Cheeses: My cheeses vary from week to week. Feta one week, sharp cheddar or cream the next. They are all good and good for me.
Apples: I buy my apples from a local guy. They are good and I eat them in the morning before my paper route. Occasionally I put peanut butter on them.
Peanut Butter: I buy this at Cosco. It is a large bin of organic peanut butter. It is real peanut butter. The only ingredient is peanuts. It is not like shitty Jiff where peanut butter has 10 ingredients and is awful for you.
Salsa: I have eaten all of Chiyo's Amazing Salsa. I cry now because I ate it all. Instead I put basil on everything.
Red and Blue Potatoes: I eat these potatoes. About one a day. Good source of Vitamin B. I have blue potatoes now from a local guy. They are awesome. I either make twice baked, I bake them or I just fry them up all cut up. They are a good addition to any meal.
Veggies: Depending on the week, I will eat a ton of carrots or some other root veggie or throw in some sweet peppers. I also buy an organic veggie mix that I drink a serving a day. Tastes good and is loaded with everything.
This is basically what I eat every week, throughout the week. I have only eaten out once since Chris left and that was at an Indian place. I have stuck by my solid nutrition and it has definitely helped. I have maintained my weight and my recovery from training is superb, I also get about 6-8 hours of sleep a night. I try to take a nap before my second practice and that also helps with recovery. My nutrition was ruined as of late because my mom (Chiyo) sent me a load of cookies and my landlord provided me with Halloween candy. Although I will not go out of my way to buy these things, of course I devoured them all, haha. One day I believe I had 18 cookies. Quite impressive, I must say. Oh well, the faster I ate them the faster I could get back on track. Haha.
In regards to supplements. The only supplement I take is NO-Xplode. It is basically a legal stimulant to take prior to training. It gets you amped up big time to train but has no recovery agents so a good nutrition is very helpful. I only take NO about two times a week. One of the other shot putters works for a nutrition company and I had used some of his stuff a few times but my body could not keep it down. I would basically piss it right out my butt everytime I tried it. Also, Dr. B despised protein powders of any sort and claims Alexeev hated them as well. Why eat fake protein when you can buy real protein and your body uses it much more efficiently? Here is a link to Alexeev, the beast Russian Superheavyweight. http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=5
I definitely feel that a solid nutrition is key to living a healthy and happy life and it is also key to supporting a healthy environment. Most of the locally grown food is grown with the environment in mind as well as the consumer. You may spend a bit more in price but it is well worth it because your body is healthier and so is the surrounding area. Sustainable agriculture is going to be a key part of saving the environment in the future and providing people with healthy alternatives. Eat grass fed beef or grass fed anything. It is the best way for your body. Look it up.
Here is an interesting nutrition link below based on obesity and the link to cancer (and shitty refined, processed foods). http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20071031/tuk-new-report-links-obesity-to-cancer-6323e80_1.html
Halloween
Halloween was a ridiculous night at the bar. I got to work around 9 and simply got things ready for the evening of drunken debauchery. I figured that the place would be ridiculous and would remind me of bars in State College on Halloween. And so the place was insane. People started really coming in around 9:30 and by 11 we had a massive line that had to wait becuase the inside was packed to the brim. Of course the costumes were hilarious and some of them were very original. One kid even dressed up as a Borg from Star Trek so that was my favorite outfit by far. Anyway, it started to get out of control.
They put me outside and I was standing there when I heard some loud yells and a thump against the door. I turned around and there were the bouncers with a kids foot posted against the door. I grabbed the kids foot and both his legs and drug him outside. When we laid him down he decided to try and kick me in the face. At that point I remembered what happened the last time I was kicked in the face and became furious. I put his legs in a leg lock while one of the bouncers dealt with his face. He kept trying to squirm and the cops were called. Here the kid had actually punched a female in the face. He seemed to be on some type of drug because he was whacked out and just acting and saying really weird shit. I have seen a lot of people on drugs but I was not sure what he was doing. Anyway, the cops came and arrested him.
I went inside and about an hour later I noticed two kids pushing each other. So, I went down and told them to stop and all was calm. About 10 minutes went by and this kid dressed like Rod Carew was getting mauled by another kid. I hit my button about 5 times to get other bouncers help and went in and started pulling kids off. I grabbed Rod Carew and was guiding him to the door and he was screaming, "I am sorry, I am sorry. I won't do anything." At that moment I turned my head and saw a kid come and lay a giant haymaker on this kids face. So another brawl broke out and I found Carew and drug him out. His face actually ate the punch pretty well, I was impressed. I got him outside and he ended up leaving and the other kid got arrested as well. After that fight, the place cleared out and things calmed down fairly quickly.
It was a fairly intense night and the next time I get swung at I will most likely start screaming that I kill rats with a pitchfork (if only you could see me yelling and killing the rats at my brother's farm) and just hauling off on people to protect my face. It is fun working down there and it is even more amusing to hear ridiculously drunk girls hit on you and try to say things to you.
They put me outside and I was standing there when I heard some loud yells and a thump against the door. I turned around and there were the bouncers with a kids foot posted against the door. I grabbed the kids foot and both his legs and drug him outside. When we laid him down he decided to try and kick me in the face. At that point I remembered what happened the last time I was kicked in the face and became furious. I put his legs in a leg lock while one of the bouncers dealt with his face. He kept trying to squirm and the cops were called. Here the kid had actually punched a female in the face. He seemed to be on some type of drug because he was whacked out and just acting and saying really weird shit. I have seen a lot of people on drugs but I was not sure what he was doing. Anyway, the cops came and arrested him.
I went inside and about an hour later I noticed two kids pushing each other. So, I went down and told them to stop and all was calm. About 10 minutes went by and this kid dressed like Rod Carew was getting mauled by another kid. I hit my button about 5 times to get other bouncers help and went in and started pulling kids off. I grabbed Rod Carew and was guiding him to the door and he was screaming, "I am sorry, I am sorry. I won't do anything." At that moment I turned my head and saw a kid come and lay a giant haymaker on this kids face. So another brawl broke out and I found Carew and drug him out. His face actually ate the punch pretty well, I was impressed. I got him outside and he ended up leaving and the other kid got arrested as well. After that fight, the place cleared out and things calmed down fairly quickly.
It was a fairly intense night and the next time I get swung at I will most likely start screaming that I kill rats with a pitchfork (if only you could see me yelling and killing the rats at my brother's farm) and just hauling off on people to protect my face. It is fun working down there and it is even more amusing to hear ridiculously drunk girls hit on you and try to say things to you.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Canadian Speak and Russian Training
Mr. B drastically changed my training this week. On Monday he felt that I was very flat and had adapted to the first 5 weeks of training. He decided to move me onto a more intense system. I am still throwing the 8k and the day break up is as follows. Morning session: I throw seven throws, do my full lift, throw seven throws, full lift and then seven throws and do one set of each lift. I take a break and recover and sleep and eat and come back and do the exact same thing in the afternoon. It is really really fun. So each week I do 50 sets of cleans, 50 sets of jump squats (the PSU strength guys would cringe) and then I take 220 throws a week. This number of throws is rather high and it really helps me get a solid feel in the circle. The thing that blows is that last week I tore up my left ab goofing around with another shot putter while we were trying to see who could throw an 4k shot the highest...I in fact won but hurt myself...so, all week I have been going full speed but at the front I am taking it very easy and not hitting it too hard. Hopefully on Monday I will be recovered from the injury. As Vernon and I always discussed...everyone gets hurt so you need to keep pushing it...when you are injured is when you need to take time off. I felt I am not seriously injured and can still train with the hurt ab.
Canadians speak very funny and they find my accent to be a bit amusing. Here is a simple example of what I am talking about....I say, "When I was in 8th grade, I went to KFC even if it was negative 5 outside." Canadians say, "When I was in grade 8, I went to Kentucky Fried Chicken (they did not have to change the name up here apparently) even when it was 5 under." The one other thrower laughed in my face when I kept referring to negative temperatures. It took him about 5 minutes to figure out what I was saying and then he told me about how no one ever speaks this way in Canada.
Canadians speak very funny and they find my accent to be a bit amusing. Here is a simple example of what I am talking about....I say, "When I was in 8th grade, I went to KFC even if it was negative 5 outside." Canadians say, "When I was in grade 8, I went to Kentucky Fried Chicken (they did not have to change the name up here apparently) even when it was 5 under." The one other thrower laughed in my face when I kept referring to negative temperatures. It took him about 5 minutes to figure out what I was saying and then he told me about how no one ever speaks this way in Canada.
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