Catch-up

I have not posted since April 2007. I looked back on my posts and I see that I was having very serious time management problems back then. I got a new job in Reno in November 2007.

Then, I used the time I would have been driving to start seeing a personal trainer Ryan Wholey and he was a wonderful, knowledgeable, tough trainer that always explained everything to me and listened. While seeing him I noticed a lot of improvements like my lower back stopped hurting at work and my core was stronger. He moved me away from static lifting and toward more functional movements. Everything included balance and/or multiple things going on at once and A LOT of core work. I saw him 2 or 3 times a week until July 2008 when I had to quit to support a friend after a serious tragedy. I had great improvement so I consider that the beginning of a major phase in my life to get back on track with fitness.

I was away from fitness until November 2008 when I discovered Crossfit. I had some sessions with Drew in Reno and I learned a lot of sound techniques for lifting safely.

Now I am splitting my time between Crossfit and my treadmill. I am only allowed to watch my Battlestar Galactica episodes on the treadmill so that's a great motivator to get on there when I want to catch another episode.
I also just put up a punching bag at home and I would like to learn how to hit it safely (footwork, striking mechanics, etc) so I'll be keeping my eye on the kickboxing class.