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100 Push-Ups: Week #3

eric — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:49:56 +0000

It was self-test time this week. I was able to crank out 29 pushups this go-around. I started the challenge being able to do 21….a 38% increase from day one.

29 pushups puts me in the 3rd column workouts for week 3…and that’s going to make it pretty rough. I did my first workout of the week last night (25-17-17-15-25). The first 4 sets went well, but the last set of 25 got the better of me. While I was able to do 18 normally, I had to finish the last 7 on my knees.

If I do the same tomorrow night (workout #2 for week 3), I feel that I’ll probably need a do-over for week 3.

100 Push-Ups: Week #2

eric — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:20:09 +0000

Week one was a success! I was pretty sore after the first 2 workouts, but that seems to have passed now. The first workout of week 2 has gone well. I think I should should be able to make it through this week fairly easily, but looking ahead to week 3 (if I stay in the 3rd column after my week 2 test) scares me a bit. I’ll keep my fingers crossed.

100 Push-Ups

eric — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:01:29 +0000

A link to the 100 Push-Up challenge came across my Twitter feed tonite. I need to get back into strength training, so I decided to give it a go.

On the initial test, I could 21 well-formed push-ups without stopping. For my age, that put me at a “Level 3“.

I decided to blog about it to make it part of the public record. Being shamed by my co-workers is a pretty compelling motivational tool. I’ll try my best to subsequently blog about it each week of the program.

New Street Fighter…must…be…purchased.

eric — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:26:05 +0000

If you even midly played video games in the early 90’s, it’s pretty much a given that you spent a good chunk of that time playing some variation of Street Fighter II.

After much tweaking/futzing with the Street Fighter formula (Alpha, EX, etc), Capcom has come to their senses and is just releasing the good’ole original version, just updated with “HD” graphics. I like that.

After checking out these videos, the deal has pretty much been sealed that this game will be purchased when it’s released.

JJ Twigs Pizza and Pub lives up to it’s name

eric — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:48:43 +0000

I met a fraternity brother out for dinner/drinks the other night. We went to JJ Twigs at the corner of Big Bend and Dougherty Ferry. The two things that rocked:

Pizza: Their specialty is a unique twist on deep-dish…it’s a double-decker thin crust pizza. Doesn’t sound like much, but trust me, it’s damn good.

Beer: I’m not much of a beer aficianado, but I always had a soft spot in my heart for the AB spring seasonal brew: Spring Heat - Spiced Wheat. Unbeknownst to me, AB has decided to make it available year-round and have given it the unfortunate name Shock Top. Sounds like something I would drink while I airboarded from 20,000 ft on my way to compete in the X-Games. If you get the draft variety, it’s served with an orange slice, which to me, is a great compliment. Stupid name, great beer.

Former Clinton Superdelegate Switches to Barack Obama

admin — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:31:12 +0000

“I now support Barack Obama because he has brought about a new wave of hope and energy to this country, especially among our young people, who represent our future. People want to see change. Barack can help unite this country and help us embrace our diverse nation.”

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Microsoft Has No Answer For Their Broken XBOX Live DRM

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:25:52 +0000

I’m quite fond of my Xbox360, but I too have fallen into this trap because I’m already on my 3rd 360 (2 previous boxes had “general hardware failures”). So, if you’re like me and have quite a few XBLA games, pray that your 360 doesn’t break.

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The number of 5-Year Olds I could fight

eric — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:01:45 +0000

Not that would necessarily like it, but here’s my results…

Laughing Baby

eric — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:38:39 +0000

Not our laughing Ethan…but a funny one nontheless. If you’re a parent, you’ll understand why this is so awesome.

Awesome Commercial

eric — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:39 +0000

Probably one of the best 80’s commercials ever…