I recorded this for GeekFit but thought I’d cross-post it here. I took the TRX on the road with me during this last trip and it really did the trick. I was able to get a workout in every night without having to worry about what the hotel’s gym looked like. I got back home yesterday afternoon and decided to drag my TRX rig to my local gym and knock one out.

On the drive home I recorded a bit. Forgive the heavy breathing. I had just rounded out my half hour DDR session with one of the more difficult songs.

The lovely wife and I are going to be heading up to Kahneeta to do some camping. They’re these teepee deals with concrete flooring, so it should be interesting to say the least. They have bathrooms near the camping area and of course this massive swimming pool with a twisty slide. There will be many pictures, video, etc. so stay tuned for that.

There’s no electricity, so we’ll have to see how that goes. I have a converter for the car that supports exactly one plug so we might have to get creative with an extension cord or something. We need power for the phones, the flip mino recorder, and our music devices if we decide to use those. As far as I’m concerned, turn everything off – we’re on vacation!

I’ve been trying out the TRX system at home so I can take it on the road with me. So far I’m really impressed. I need to work on the plank to get my core to the point where I can do the other fun stuff with it, but out of 300 exercises I think I’m still good on 250 of them. =)

Like Cj at Love Long and Prosper, I was tagged with this one. The meme theme (clever, right? I just made that up) is to tell you guys 7 things about myself that have nothing to do with my profession or podcasting. That takes a big bite out of the potential subjects because my podcast has to do with my never-ending struggle with my weight, and my day job is all things technology.

Let’s see what we can come up with:

1. I got a purple belt in Shaolin Kempo Karate when I was 10 or 11. All I remember is that I was 4′11″. I know that because we had to provide our measurements for the tournament.
2. I used to smash up my PB&J and add my chocolate milk to it to gross out the girls.
3. When I was growing up I spent more time on my rollerblades than I did in my shoes.
4. My first kiss was Laura Silberman under an oak tree by my house. She was also the person who handed me a glass of what I thought was water and was actually vinegar. I still smell clear beverages to this day before I’ll drink them. It’s the same with unidentified “here, taste this” food.
5. I went through a program called Devil Pups when I was 17. I hated every minute of it, but I’m proud I made it through to the end. It’s funny how things are easier to be proud of when you’re not actively doing them.
6. I met my buddy Kris through the now-defunct U2ME3 web hosting service. This is actually a funny story about a kid in the UK pretending to be 12 different people when it was really only him.
7. My favorite shows growing up were The Greatest American Hero, The A-Team, and ALF. I even have a stuffed ALF I found on ebay in my office. It is one of my most prized possessions.

Nerdcore at its finest:

I really like this new dashboard. Now I’m off to upgrade the other blogs.