Another Day, Another Workout.
From the guy how gave you Maximum Muscle Madness. I am back with my Post-COVID, No More Quarantine Workout. Time to get outside and get working out.
So I have my sweats and shirt from Meijer, or TJ Max, or Burlington Coat Factory can’t remember from where, but I don’t have an endorsement deal from any of them yet.
I have my Beats Headphones from Best Buy or Disc Replay, and my SanDisc MP3Player from MicroCenter and my Hand Weights from Dicks Sporting Goods. Still no endorsement deals, but I am ready for my 3 mile walk while curling and pressing Five Pound Weights.
Really the walk is 3 and ½ miles, and it almost always plays out this way.
First ½ Mile, flying strong. Walking tall, into the music and the breeze that keeps me cool. I am on top of the world.
First Mile, still feeling strong, a little sore. Curling and Lifting those weights, I am big, I am strong, I am my own superhero! I will tell that story some other time.
First Mile and One Half. Why do I do this again? Oh yeah, I am big and strong and sore, but the tunes are great so I keep going. Plus, people are watching me so I can’t give up.
Two Miles down and I am sweating, and I am tired, but I can’t turn back because I am more than half way done. So I may was well keep going. Keep going, no one is going to do it for me.
Two and a half miles in… and I am really tired of doing this, maybe I can just set the weights down and rest. Maybe, but I will not get a deal with Marvel comics by being a mere mortal, so I have to keep going. No Endorsement deal from Marvel yet… Hashtags at the end… 😊
Three Mile in, my muscles are burning, I am scorched and I am focused. Let the music do the talking and I keep lifting and walking. This is the stuff that Heroes are made of… I am focused on a Power Generator; Storms have knocked out power to an apartment building and I am just lifting and walking and focused… and then the strangest thing happens. I feel like I walked into quicksand. I look down and I have walked into freshly poured cement. Dang… my cheap shoes are now ruined.
So now I have to find the people who poured the cement and apologize. They were cool and told me to rinse off my cheap shoes, maybe they are not ruined after all. They fix the cement and I get back to my walk. ½ a mile to go and my shoes are soaking wet, but I am a Superhero so it does not matter. At least in my mind, with the right tunes playing, I am a Superhero. I never let COVID get me down, never let it stop me. I hope you all came through it OK, better than ever. I am sorry for any losses anyone has suffered, I know it is real, and very real to those we have lost. But we have to be strong and live, and keep getting stronger.
So, stay strong, and be your Own Super Hero, and encourage a kid to be a Super Hero and let’s heal this world together!!!
#BestBuy, #MicroCenter, #Beats, #SanDisc, #Meijer, #TJMaxx, #BurlingtonCoatFactory, #DicksSportiingGoods, #Marvel
OK, where are my endorsements?
https://shop.westerndigital.com/c/mp3-players
https://tjmaxx.tjx.com/store/index.jsp
I do my part to save youth sports.
I donate when asked, I round up my change when I shop at Dick’s Sporting Goods. I was given the chance to donate a game ball to save you sports, so I donated a football, a basketball, a soccer ball and a volley ball. I am a weekend warrior and a brand ambassador, so why not do my part?
I believe in paying it forward. I believe in giving back. Either way you slice it, I sat why not? Do you part. Round up you change or make a donation.
30 minutes of quiet time
30 minutes
Can you find 30 minutes a day? Can you find 30 minutes where you just honestly clear your mind? Can you be still and listen, just listen? So many answers will come your way if you can.
Can you just find 30 minutes to find balance, to find answers, to just be very, very… quiet?
I try to find 30 minutes in the morning where I am just still. Maybe I go back to sleep for 30 minutes, but I usually just let my mind and my spirit work things out. Yeah, I believe in God and the Holy Spirit, and I believe we do a lot of talking, but we do not do enough listening. Just listen to what the spirit is telling you. Then live that day at 100%.
Work hard, work smart, rest hard, recover smart. Just find 30 minds a day to just clear out your mind and just be still and quiet and listen.
God’s Love is Unconditional.
God’s Love is Unconditional.
The rest of us all fall short.
Now we have 3 options of how we can react to this reality.
1: We can act as if we also love unconditionally.
2: We can admit we fall short and try to do better.
3: We can say that unconditional love is impossible and do nothing.
For me the choice is clear. I fall short and I should try to do better. I can admit that I get angry and then I can not react but I can learn from what makes me angry and ask myself “If God can forgive me without judgment, why can’t I do the same?”
God challenged us to love our enemies, not to judge them. The first step in learning is admitting when you do not know something and then submit yourself to the wisdom of the ages. I admit I fall short, I hope I can do better in the future; or I can deny I fall short, or I can give up and do nothing.
For me the choice is clear.
Build that Immune System!
Build that Immune System!
I am not a Doctor. I don’t even play a Doctor on television. I am not even sure I know a good Doctor, or someone who has played a Doctor on Television. I do watch a lot of House MD on DVD though, wow am I digressing.
So this post is my non-medical advice on how I keep my immune system strong. My these are all just myths or Wise Tales or what ever you may call them. Here is my Immune System stay strong, get strong battery.
1: Take a Multivitamin everyday.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/mens-health/do-multivitamins-make-you-healthier
Results are mixed, but isn’t that true about almost everything?
2: When in doubt, take an Airborne
https://www.healthline.com/health/cold-flu/does-airborne-work#does-it-work
Results are mixed, here we go again.
3: An Aspirin A Day – low dose of course.
We just can’t get a solid yes or no answer to if things help can we?
4: A shot of Apple Cider Vinegar, the kinds with a little Honey mixed in.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/6-proven-health-benefits-of-apple-cider-vinegar
There is no winning or losing the survey game, you can only hope to break even.
5: Sparkling water once a day
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/carbonated-water-good-or-bad#what-it-is
Perrier is my brand, can I get an endorsement deal? I didn’t think so.
7: Tonic Water with a shot of Lemon Juice
Tonic – no Gin https://www.dailyhealthybody.com/nutrition/tonic-water-health-benefits/
Lemon Juice https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/benefits-of-lemon-water
So after all of this, man I don’t know what to believe. Everything I mentioned above is good for you and bad for you. Maybe it is all just placebo but it seems to work for me.
https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/what-is-the-placebo-effect#1
Now maybe just maybe the fact that I mix things up a bit really means I cut out a lot of sugary and caffeinated drinks, pay attention to my health, drink more water and work out on a semi-regular basis. Maybe I eat an extra salad or two between all my junk food and just stay active. I really don’t know. I am not a Doctor, I don’t even play one on TV.
COVID Quarantine Fifth-teen Anti Dad Body Workout
COVID Quarantine Fifth-teen Anti Dad Body Workout.
A few years ago, I did a post called Maximum Muscle Madness. Now I workout to relieve stress, release endorphins (Yeah I like working out) and keep my weight, blood pressure and blood sugar in check. You would be surprised (or maybe you wouldn’t) how much stress you can relieve by going for a walk and listening to a podcast, a book on tape (CD or MP3) or your favorite tunes. You can even burn more calories and build a little muscle by adding in some hand weights and doing some basic lifting exercises.
This post is a record of one of my many COVID Antibody Workouts. Get out, get some fresh air and hopefully strengthen that immune system. For this workout you just need Five Pound Dumbbells, some headphones and your favorite portable audio device.
Step one: Pick a Play list that lasts about an hour.
Step two: Map out a route that is a mile or two, no more than five miles to be safe. It is ok to do laps around a track or parking lot if you so desire, it may be a little safer that way when you are starting out.
Step three: Walk while listening to your playlist.
Step four: While walking, alternate a simple arm curl (that works your biceps) into an over head press (that works your triceps and shoulders.) Switch hands while walking.
You need to find your rhythm. You will find yourself taking 3 to 5 steps for every curl-overhead press. It may not seem like a lot of weight when you are starting, but after a few hundred steps, you will find you have done 100 curls and 100 shoulder presses. That 5 pounds will start feeling very heavy once those arms and shoulders start burning.
Warning, warning, warning… if you have not lifted weights in a while, there is no shame in starting with 1 or 2 pound soft weights until you can gauge your fitness level.
Now for some shameless hash tag plugs of some of my favorite products.
#BestBuy, #MicroCenter, #Beats, #Sony, #SanDisc, #DicksSportingGoods, #UnderArmor, #Nike, #Reebok
Feel free to throw me some ad revenue…
Now, once your start to feel the burn, keep going. Keep going until you think you are done, then keep going. When your arms feel like rubber, keep going. When they feel like jelly, keep going. When your shoulders start feeling very, very heavy, keep going. Keep going until you have walked a few miles, or until your playlist runs out. Actually if you need to stop, then stop, but go as long as you can. You are trying to burn off a few pounds aren’t you?
If your goal is to sow discord, then I guess this is my way of saying no thanks.
God is love
God is truth
God is in a whisper that brings joy and peace.
God is not in the mighty wind or the earthquake or the fire or the flood.
So the only question is we will love, will we seek the truth and will we listen for the whisper that brings joy and peace?
I have found more answers in a small amount of quiet time each morning than I could in a days worth of news of the world, gossip and panic.
So I choose to find good news and spread it. I choose to stand on my convictions, and I choose to listen for the whisper that brings joy and peace.
If your goal is to sow discord, then I guess this is my way of saying no thanks.
Goodbye 2020
It is time to start again.
It is time to start new.
2020 it is time to put you in the rear view mirror and start over. So why not start blogging again. Simple, short blog posts that will be to the point and hopefully spread good news.
So the time is now.
The goal to end 2020 the way I want to start 2021, by being a positive force to help make the world a better place. This starts by looking inward not outward, by being my best self at 100%. We like to say 110% but if I can just be the best I can be as close to 100% of the time, that should be more than enough.
So I need to work hard, work smart, stay focused, rest and recover and get back at it. I need to exercise my mind and my body and my spirt. I need to help others because others have helped me.
2021 – you will be what I make you, you will not make me.
If you want the best
If you want the best…
Give your best, bring out the best in others and expect the best in return.
If you want the best, give your best. Do not ask of others what you will not do yourself. I do not mean that you have to try to do everything. I am saying do want you to do best, the best that you can do it. Do not give half an effort then expect others to give you their best effort. We are all good at different things, the only we way are better together is if everyone does what they do best at their best effort. Give your best if you want the best. It all comes around.
If you want the best, bring out the best in others. Do you want others to do their best? Do you make it hard for them to do what they do best because you expect them to do what you do the way you do it? Again, we are all different; our differences are our strengths. The only way the world changes is that someone tries something new, something that comes naturally to them in a different way. Not your way or my way, but in a new way. Do you help people become better at what they do or do you expect them to think, act and feel just like you? If you want the best, bring out the best in others. It all comes around.
If you want the best, expect the best in return. Notice I am not saying hope for the best…. I am saying state it clearly for the record. If you give others your best effort and you are helping them be their best, communicate the fact that you expect their best effort. If you expect a half effort, you will get a half effort. If people are trying to con you, you will get no effort. Everyone thing happens one-step at a time, stop believing that an overnight success is the norm; it is the exception. Good things take time and good effort; great things take time and great effort. Make it easier on yourself, stop hoping for the best and start expecting the best; starting with the commitment and effort of everyone involved. If you want the best, expect the best in return. It all comes around.
If you want the best, give your best; bring out the best in others and expect the best in return. It all comes around.
If you think you can’t you are right.
If you think you can’t you are right.
If you think you cannot you are right, you can’t. You are beaten. You will not try. This may not seem like a positive message to start the New Year, to start 2018; but give it a minute. Let it sink in.
If you think you can’t you won’t try; but if you think you can, maybe you will. Notice I said, “Maybe you will try.” This new world of social media and big data has created cyber bubbles for everything. The little engine that could is probably now an app for android. Confidence is a great first step but confidence is not enough. Will you actually try to do?
If you think you can’t you are right, you won’t. If you think you can, maybe you will try; and if you try maybe you will learn. You see learning is really the 1st step, but in this case, it is the second step. Never stop learning and never stop trying. If you keep trying and keep learning one day you may reach your goal, but you will be farther along than if you never try and you never learn.
So think you can and try and learn and keep trying and maybe one day you will.
But if you think you can’t, you won’t try so you will never will. So if you think you can’t you are right!
Try, Learn, Try again!
Happy 2018
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