Shapes and Getting into Them

Well I have been at long last readmitted into the gym (its nice to be vindicated, but its impossible to regain the lost time from my ban). This means that its time to start a new workout plan.

Inspired by Zak Niazi's blog (though with a much less ambitious end goal), I will be posting occasional updates on my progress throughout the next 15 weeks (probably at least once a every month). Of course as with any great journey, and many mediocre ones, I must start at the beginning.

Weight: 87.5kg (193 lbs.) - I am going to be keeping track of my diet and exercise here, its a very helpful resource, and is free!
Multi-Stage Fitness Test Score: 6.5 (Target: 7.5) - This is a rough estimate, I will do the test properly next weekend.
Max-Rep Push-ups: 21 (Target: 15; Target II: 30)
Max-Rep Sit-ups: 36 (Target: 45)
Max-Rep Pull-ups: 6 (Target: 10)
2.4km Time/Weight: 19'/10lbs (Target: 11'30"/11kg (25 lbs.)) - OK so I got lost on my route, so this time may not be accurate at all. I feel pretty out of shape cardio-wise though so I'll count the terrible score. Lots of work to do here
15km Time/Weight: N/A (Target: 2h20'/28kg (60lbs.)) - Will complete next weekend
400m Swim: N/A (Target: 18') - The aquatic center has silly hours, and I missed them >_<

I could make a billion excuses why my preliminary results are so poor, but the truth is that I just have a lot of work to do! Glad I'm finally back at work :D

And, naturally, a cat.

Connecting the Dots II: This is Getting Silly

As far as I can tell this is the current Labyrinth of connections that I have just created, so posting here may create an interesting cascade effect:


My Facebook:

...links to my Blog

My Blog:
...posts to Facebook
...updates Twitter
(and contains links to all the others in this post and the last)

My Twitter:
...feeds into my Blog
...feeds into Facebook

My LinkedIn
...posts to Twitter
...links to Facebook
...links to Blog

Connecting the Dots

Well after a long period of internet inactivity, I'm officially now LinkedIn and Tweeting. I suppose this explosion of social networking is a symptom of my current quest of applying to graduate schools. I have been writing so much about myself over the past week that it only seemed logical that everyone else should have to endure an Austen-information deluge.

Though I suppose this has the potential to motivate me to begin posting again on a regular schedule, it very well may not. I already feel befuddled by the sheer number of posting options available, and could soon find myself blogging my resume or tweeting my blog or all manner of exciting mishaps.

Some quick life updates: Wait a minute, now I can tweet these! Take that, blog!