Under Pressure

So it turns out that according to my latest reading, my blood pressure is once again riding the line between Prehypertension and Stage 1 Hypertension (the border is at 140/90). Dang.

I've been aware of this problem for some time-- starting from when my PE teacher had me take the reading 10 times in a row in disbelief, to the time I recognized the numbers on my grandmother's BP reading from her hospital bed during a diabetic emergency.

Two summers ago, I was able to get my numbers down to almost normal levels after my ridiculous regime of tennis, lifting, and HIIT-- a feat I'll probably never be able to achieve again. The only way to come close would be to remove as much sodium as possible from my diet, which is worth considering.

Turns out the UK classifies BP up to 140/90 as completely normal, whereas in the US, that's the line between prettycrap and megabad. Why is it then that the US is the one with the disgustingly disproportionate obesity issue and the long-running streak heart-related deaths year after year?

I'm not satisfied until every vein is forced up against my skin. Look how vascular I am, Brian. If there's one thing women love it's a vascular man. I've got veins. They carry my blood all over my bah-dy. That's how John Mayer would say it: "Bah-dy." I'm really into him now. You better be okay with it!

Stewie Griffin

Delusions of Mandeur

Look at how manly Richie got! Just look at him!


Is this even the same man that got banned from his own server for hax0ring? Sigh. Looks like e*ice™jtrich is all grown up.

In any case, it is now clear that I've got to step up my game. Thinking through my daily routine in order to infuse it with more grunting and moving heavy objects set me off on a kind of goal-setting binge. So! What am I going to be up to till I get back home from winter break?

• Work out 5x /week.
• Push ups and pull ups every day.
• Whole fruit 2x /day.
• Fish 2x /week.
• Eggs 2x /day.
• Limit myself to no more than 1 soda /day.
• Body fat 10%+
• Body weight 150+
  

• Work on film every day - animation AND color OR backgrounds.
• Maya work every day - art OR scripting.
• Sleep early.

How hard can it be? In any case, I'll let you know.

7:34:33 PM gogogogogogoseb: yo dawg whas good
7:36:55 PM dragonfire2300: just googlin some girls

Kimchi Squat

"Physical strength is the most important thing in life. This is true whether we want it to be or not... A weak man is not as happy as that same man would be if he were strong. This reality is offensive to some people who would like the intellectual or spiritual to take precedence. It is instructive to see what happens to these very people as their squat strength goes up."

Mark Rippetoe (Starting Strength)

Speaking as a man who recently doubled his squat strength, I think Mark might be on to something here. He sounds like a bit of an extremist, but any person whose name includes "Ripped" is allowed to be passionate about weight training as far as I'm concerned.

7:37:46 PM gogogogogogoseb: i bought a weightlifting book
7:37:56 PM batoutofhell6: haha thats silly
7:38:01 PM batoutofhell6: yet awesome