I haven't posted in the past few weeks due to finals week. But since they're over, I now have some more free time on my hands to blog. It's been weird since I've finished. I'm used to going to work and then once I get off going home and either having homework or studying to do, but now I don't have anything to do and it feels, I don't know, different. I'm sure with some adjusting I'll be over it in no time and enjoy not having the stress of school constantly worrying me.
With that being said, the holidays are here and I am very excited. I do know a couple of things I am getting already, but most of them are a surprise and I realized that by making a list this year, its making things much easier for my parents to find me things without disappointing me.
I did find out through me pre-ordering Star Wars: The Old Republic that they're getting me the full game for Christmas. I've been really excited about this game and considering my girlfriend would rather me play a game then play poker with my spare time I feel as though it's a win-win for me. The game so far has been a blast to play and even though I haven't had a huge amount of time to play yet, I've enjoyed every minute.
The holiday season also brings back old traditions and so far I've been able to experience two of them. The first being my Christmas Xtravaganza with all my friends. For the past two years, my girlfriend, my girlfriend's sister Jessica, and my friend Dustin have gone to San Jose for some good food and a drive through The Fantasy of Lights in neighboring Los Gatos. We put on some Xmas tunes and have such a great time every year. This year we added to the party with Jessica's boyfriend Carl tagging along, as well as his friend Jake. We ended up eating at Naglee Park's The Garage which was featured on a Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode and as always it never disappoints. The Fantasy of Lights was just as great as we remembered and it couldn't have been a better trip to start of the holiday season.The second holiday tradition was Christmas Caroling. Every year my entire family comes over and we sit around the piano, as my mom plays, and sing just about every Christmas song there is.
That's what I've been up to for the past couple weeks. This week I'm going to be working a few extra hours and then I get to enjoy a 4 day weekend for Christmas. Should be a great one. Til next time.
-Thomas
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Eating Right & Staying Fit
There's a reason why there is an expression called "The Freshman 15". With an array of different factors entering into the average college students life, it's no surprise that weight gain can happen. Even though I am no longer a freshman, eating right and staying fit is still a struggle every day. Between the convenience of quick and easy food to a constant lack of sleep, there just never seems to be enough time in the day.
This is unacceptable and has got to stop! There is enough time during the day, I'm just not taking full advantage of it. I realized that even if I was only able to work out for 15 min during the day, it would be better than zero, and that's what I needed to do. I used to be a nationally ranked junior tennis player who could eat two double-doubles from In-N-Out like it was nothing and not gain a pound. Now that I'm focused on school and my career, I feel bloated and out of shape just looking at it. That's not to say I'm in terrible shape. I still play tennis about once a week, and am probably only about 5-10 pounds overweight, but personally I feel as if it's not where I want to be.
So given even the smallest increment of time I wanted to devise a workout for myself that would fit within a 15-20 minute time span. I went online to do some research on quick workouts that you can do from home. Surprisingly I didn't find anything! Alright that's a lie, apparently I'm not the only person out there to think of this genius idea, there was a wide array of information available to me on the best quick workout. One thing I noticed from a majority of the information is they do a lot of core and leg workouts, which is great for me because as a tennis player those are the areas of the body that need to be strongest. Doing jumping jacks is also wildly popular which caught me off gaurd because I always remembered in elementary school doing them and thinking these are so easy. Well after doing 100 jumping jacks in a row, I realize now why they recommend to do them.
With my new found knowledge I created a workout routine that was quick, challenging, and would help me get back into better shape. This is my routine:
100 Jumping Jacks
20 Push-Ups
20 Stationary Lunges (ea leg)
15 Toe Raises
1 Min Plank
15 Push-Ups
12 Squats
15 Toe Raises
30 Sec Inverted Plank
75 Jumping Jacks
It's quick, challenging, makes me sore and after doing this routine for about a week and half I'm starting to see results, feel better about myself physically, and get a little more energy throughout the day. I recommend this workout to anybody, modify if you have to, and encourage others to comment and add to it. Let me know what you think. Til next time.
-Thomas
This is unacceptable and has got to stop! There is enough time during the day, I'm just not taking full advantage of it. I realized that even if I was only able to work out for 15 min during the day, it would be better than zero, and that's what I needed to do. I used to be a nationally ranked junior tennis player who could eat two double-doubles from In-N-Out like it was nothing and not gain a pound. Now that I'm focused on school and my career, I feel bloated and out of shape just looking at it. That's not to say I'm in terrible shape. I still play tennis about once a week, and am probably only about 5-10 pounds overweight, but personally I feel as if it's not where I want to be.
So given even the smallest increment of time I wanted to devise a workout for myself that would fit within a 15-20 minute time span. I went online to do some research on quick workouts that you can do from home. Surprisingly I didn't find anything! Alright that's a lie, apparently I'm not the only person out there to think of this genius idea, there was a wide array of information available to me on the best quick workout. One thing I noticed from a majority of the information is they do a lot of core and leg workouts, which is great for me because as a tennis player those are the areas of the body that need to be strongest. Doing jumping jacks is also wildly popular which caught me off gaurd because I always remembered in elementary school doing them and thinking these are so easy. Well after doing 100 jumping jacks in a row, I realize now why they recommend to do them.
With my new found knowledge I created a workout routine that was quick, challenging, and would help me get back into better shape. This is my routine:
100 Jumping Jacks
20 Push-Ups
20 Stationary Lunges (ea leg)
15 Toe Raises
1 Min Plank
15 Push-Ups
12 Squats
15 Toe Raises
30 Sec Inverted Plank
75 Jumping Jacks
It's quick, challenging, makes me sore and after doing this routine for about a week and half I'm starting to see results, feel better about myself physically, and get a little more energy throughout the day. I recommend this workout to anybody, modify if you have to, and encourage others to comment and add to it. Let me know what you think. Til next time.
-Thomas
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