WOD 20121229 | Take220 hitting 1,000,000 views!

Congrats to my buddies and me getting our first YouTube video to pass the million view mark! The video is a parody off the famous "Shit Girls Say" youtube viral video You can check us out at Take220 Productions or the link on the right side of my blog [ t a k e . 2 2 0] I felt really sluggish after a night of being wasted. I didn't get to take a recovery nap during the day. Instead I watched Dredd with Alice and Gambit after eating...

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WOD 20121228

I know I personally hate when people level up when I'm not there. I don't believe it until I see it. I have to be there to see them hit their PR so I make sure they do it right and believe that they did what they said. And why am I like this? Because my cousin never believes that I do it when I hit PRs and do workouts haha So i decided to record all the workouts today to show him that I do the workouts. It's also a good way to see my own technique and hopefully get pointers from him and others who look at the blog. As Steven and I watched our videos...

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2nd session thoughts

After reading my cousin's blog, I remembered a quote that I like from one of my favorite books, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho... “When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”  I thought about my life and the people around me that are a part of my everyday routine. I really have grown to love fitness, mental toughness, pushing limits, and taking my fitness into a lifestyle. I am in love of the mindset I'm working towards...

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WOD 20121227 | One year with Gambit

I was definitely feeling sore on my chest this morning. I can't imagine what I'd feel like without my Progenex haha my legs felt a little cramped only because my dog would lay between my legs, on my legs, or in a place where I can't move around at night. Which reminds me, it's been exactly a year since I got him. He was such a scared little pitbull when we first got him at 8 weeks old. After a bunch of training and strict discipline (see video...

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Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing ft. Florence Welch

I was a hater to this guy at first because of his rise to pop music, but I really enjoyed listening to Calvin Harris' album, "18 Months". I thought this song was just an amazing mix of simplistic instrumental choices mixed with the awesome songwriting of Florence (from Florence and the Machine). The vocals really make the climax of the song and I love the melody lines leading to the drop. I also looked up Calvin Harris a little more and watched his videos, he has a very artsy approach on how he wants his videos shot... and I like it! Even...

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WOD 20121226 2nd session

2nd session WOD taken from The Embed again. Check it out for his times and notes. Part I: Treadmill for 20mins @ 1% incline 1-5mins: 6.0mph 5-10mins: 6.3mph 10-15mins: 6.6mph 15-17mins: 7.0mph 17-19mins: 7.5mph 19-20mins: 8.0mph Total: 2.12miles Part II: 5 Rounds for time 5 Pull-ups 15 Abmat Push Throughs 10 Air Squats 5 High Upright Rows w/30# Dumbbells 50 Single-Unders finished in 6mins 52sec Part III: Cashout AMAP HRPUs -...

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WOD 20121226

Today's WOD comes from my cousin's 20121224 workout found @ [www.thembed.blogspot.com] Part I: Bench Press 5/95#, 5/115#, 3/135#, 5/155#, 5/165, 3/170# Part II: 7min AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible) 7 decline bench press @ 140# 7 Box Jumps @ 24" I finished 6 rounds + 4 decline bench press *Rest 5 minutes* 3 Rounds for Time 15 HRPU (hand release push ups_ 10 cleans @ 100# 5 burpees Finished 3:30 Part III: Snatch 5/65#, 5/70#, 3/75#, 5/80# Part...

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Awesome Raspberry/Chipotle BBQ sandwich Recipe

Food Wanderings in Asia: Pizza in a Sandwich: I'm always on the look out for new things, new flavors and new places. I probably spend half of my free time surfing for new recipes ... Take two slices of bread. Butter one side of each bread. Turn the bread over. Put a layer of shredded mozzarella cheese on the side that hasn't been buttered. Pile the chicken on top of the cheese. Just look at those gorgeous bits of spicy chipotle pepper.  Then...

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