Life as of Late

Like anyone else, I can get caught up with everything in life and become overwhelmed with everything. At times like this, I like to sit back and think about everything in my life.  I think now would be a good time to do that, mainly because I’m running out of ideas for blog posts.

Life has been interesting as of late. Basketball has been taking up a lot of my time; not that I’m complaining, but in a situation where you don’t get  home until 8 at night can be a bit difficult trying to keep up with schoolwork. My team just had a tournament held for the international schools in Venezuela, and we got 4^th out of 5 teams. I’m a little frustrated because I know we could have done better than that. The teams we used to destroy are now beating us by 15. We have another tournament tomorrow in Trinidad which has competing teams throughout Latin America. Hopefully that’ll go well… I need to get back in my groove.

School has been ok. I don’t really get along with a lot of the other guys in my grade, so I tend to drift towards the seniors to hang out with. I don’t think it’s anyone’s fault, we just don’t have much in common. There’s a girl I kind of like, we’ll see how that goes.

I am always looking for new music. I’ve been listening to the old mixtapes of Wiz Khalifa, like Star Power and Flight School.  My favorite song by Wiz Khalifa is Goodbye; that track never gets old.  I’ve also been listening to a lot of Game, especially his album LAX. I know it’s old, but the song “Ya Heard” is on repeat for me. Hopefully his R.E.D. album comes out soon.  Lil Wayne has been coming out with a new song every day or 2, and I have been listening to those. I thought "Green and "Yellow" was pretty funny. Like everyone else, I have been waiting for Detox, Dr. Dre’s album that is a decade overdue. I didn’t like the singles, but those can be misleading. I hope that’s the case…

I haven’t been seeing a lot of the new movies, but rather watching the old ones. As I’ve said in other blog posts I love comedies. I just Superbad for the first time in a while, and I’m glad I did. I can never get enough of that movie! I watched Zombieland for the first time, and that was probably the worst movie I had ever seen- when you call it a comedy, the audience expects to laugh.  Not watch a bunch of people get killed.

How has your life been?

P90X

“I hate it, but I Love it!”

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Since I play a lot of sports, it becomes pretty important to stay in shape. This comes in handy for various reasons: durability, stamina, and overall performance in a game. If you aren’t in shape, you’re more likely to get hurt in a game (actually, if you aren’t in shape, you probably won’t play you). One thing I like to do is find new workouts that will help me perform at the next level, and a few weeks ago I found one called P90X. This is quite possibly the most grueling, extreme and over-the-top workout I have ever done.  Here is a link to some workouts:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIpSoMgTsaw&feature=related

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P90X, which stands for Performance 90 Extreme, is a DVD set that covers anything from plyometrics and cardio to back muscles and abs. It is instructed by fitness guru Tony Horton, and he makes sure you work. I remember the first time I did this workout I couldn’t feel anything in my body after; these workouts are a vigorous hour long, and it seems as though it couldn’t go by any slower. The tactic Tony uses is muscles confusion- this is “a method of cross-training and periodization achieved through switching the order of exercises and incorporating new and varied movements”. Basically, the user is unable to plateau due to them not being able to become used to a workout. One of the things that the instructor say is, “I hate it, but I love it!”. This basically sums up the entire workout for you.

If you are looking to get ripped or get in shape and are willing to dedicate yourself, P90X is for you.