So, in an effort to try and force myself to lift more, and get in better shape, I'm going to start posting my lifts, to see if I can improve week to week, Currently:
Bench press : Max of 185 for 2 reps, 135 3 sets of 8 reps.
Incline bench : 3 sets of 8, 95 lb (God I'm weak.)
Curl: 3 sets of 10, 45 per arm.
Tricep extension: 3 sets of 8, warmup on plate 8, 2nd on plate 9, 3rd on plate 11.
Skull crushers: Preacher bar 35 lbs, 3 sets of 8 crushes.
Leg press: 3 sets of 10 @ ~ 300 lb's
Calf extension: 3 sets of 8 with 2 45lb plates on.
Shoulder roll: 3 sets of 8, 50 lb per arm.
Front Fly: 3 sets of 8, 30 lbs per arm.
Side Fly: 3 sets of 8, 40 lbs per arm.
Shoulder press/Military press: 3 sets of 8 35lb per arm.
I don't expect it to change a ton per week, but I do hope to see a bit more, or at least push myself farther. The next time I go lifting (probably Saturday afternoon) I'll make sure to push it as far and as hard as I can to see if my max's are any different then what I've seen so far.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Bass Guitar...
So, a couple weeks ago I bought a bass guitar. The reason being, it seemed like a fun thing to learn, and I'm too retarded to learn chords on a regular guitar. I played with it for a bit when I got home, and I have fallen in love with the damn thing.
I don't play as often as I should, or as much as I like, but I've gotten to the point where I can get through a song reasonably well, if I practice enough. Here's a list of the songs I've been playing lately, or at least trying to play...
Nutshell - Alice in Chains.
Untitled - Lead by Jay, Bass by Travis, Rhythm by Jason.
Machine Head - Bush
Wonderwall - Oasis
Nutshell and the song we've been working on together have been the funnest to play by far. Nutshell has this part where I slide down on my first string from fret 1 to fret 12, then quickly play a 12, 11, step to the 2nd string, 12, 3rd string 12, then a quick 9/10 slide. It sounds so incredibly amazing that I ended up just playing that part for a good 15 minutes last time me and Jay jammed together.
Jay has really kind of been the one that gets me motivated to play, most of the time it's him wanting to play, I still feel like I'm not good enough to really play music, although Jay and Jason have been showing me different. I will admit that I have a hard time actually coming up with stuff for the song we've been writing, but Jason taught me a few handy hints that help me come up with stuff to play, that and I'm somewhat learning to play by ear. Nowhere near as good as a professional, but I'm slowly learning.
Our goal is to get the song recorded on Jays computer or something, and then maybe I'll upload it to myspace for fun. But first, we need to write lyrics for it. Jason seems to be the best at that, but I think I'm going to throw my hat in, and see if I can come up with something.
I don't play as often as I should, or as much as I like, but I've gotten to the point where I can get through a song reasonably well, if I practice enough. Here's a list of the songs I've been playing lately, or at least trying to play...
Nutshell - Alice in Chains.
Untitled - Lead by Jay, Bass by Travis, Rhythm by Jason.
Machine Head - Bush
Wonderwall - Oasis
Nutshell and the song we've been working on together have been the funnest to play by far. Nutshell has this part where I slide down on my first string from fret 1 to fret 12, then quickly play a 12, 11, step to the 2nd string, 12, 3rd string 12, then a quick 9/10 slide. It sounds so incredibly amazing that I ended up just playing that part for a good 15 minutes last time me and Jay jammed together.
Jay has really kind of been the one that gets me motivated to play, most of the time it's him wanting to play, I still feel like I'm not good enough to really play music, although Jay and Jason have been showing me different. I will admit that I have a hard time actually coming up with stuff for the song we've been writing, but Jason taught me a few handy hints that help me come up with stuff to play, that and I'm somewhat learning to play by ear. Nowhere near as good as a professional, but I'm slowly learning.
Our goal is to get the song recorded on Jays computer or something, and then maybe I'll upload it to myspace for fun. But first, we need to write lyrics for it. Jason seems to be the best at that, but I think I'm going to throw my hat in, and see if I can come up with something.
Staying in Salt Lake City...
The past few weeks have been very hard for me. I've been wrestling with a few weighty decisions, and it's been making every aspect of my day somewhat different then normal.
My first decision was that I need to stay in Salt Lake. I have a few very good friends, who are actually better guys then most of my older friends, and I have a good job...at least for now, who knows what could happen 6 months down the road. This decision was a tug of war for the last month, between wanting to be with my dad, and wanting to stay with my friends.
In the end, I realized that someday I would have to grow up. As much as my father loves me, he won't want me to live with him forever, and I need a chance to grow. So far it's been a pretty fun experience. Me and Jay don't hate each other, in fact, we've hung out quite a bit the last few days, which most of my friends who have roommates don't do. We still get our time to ourselves, and that's good, because I think everyone needs to just chill and be by themselves for a while.
My other decision, was that I need to go to school. Not just want to, I need to. I can't live this life that I'm living, uneducated, even though I'm smart enough to make it without college, I feel like I'm uneducated in social aspects, as well as educational aspects. I hope that getting out, and going to class, I might meet some people to hang out with, maybe go to a few parties, and relax, instead of being the way I have been, work, then home, then work again.
So, starting in the spring semester, I'm going to try to go for 12 credit hours a semester, every semester. hopefully I can knock my degree out within the next 3 years or so.
Anyways, just giving a little update as to what's going on with me.
My first decision was that I need to stay in Salt Lake. I have a few very good friends, who are actually better guys then most of my older friends, and I have a good job...at least for now, who knows what could happen 6 months down the road. This decision was a tug of war for the last month, between wanting to be with my dad, and wanting to stay with my friends.
In the end, I realized that someday I would have to grow up. As much as my father loves me, he won't want me to live with him forever, and I need a chance to grow. So far it's been a pretty fun experience. Me and Jay don't hate each other, in fact, we've hung out quite a bit the last few days, which most of my friends who have roommates don't do. We still get our time to ourselves, and that's good, because I think everyone needs to just chill and be by themselves for a while.
My other decision, was that I need to go to school. Not just want to, I need to. I can't live this life that I'm living, uneducated, even though I'm smart enough to make it without college, I feel like I'm uneducated in social aspects, as well as educational aspects. I hope that getting out, and going to class, I might meet some people to hang out with, maybe go to a few parties, and relax, instead of being the way I have been, work, then home, then work again.
So, starting in the spring semester, I'm going to try to go for 12 credit hours a semester, every semester. hopefully I can knock my degree out within the next 3 years or so.
Anyways, just giving a little update as to what's going on with me.
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