I missed the part where it stopped being 'bout Imus

I probably graduated. We'll know for sure in ~4 hours. I never really cared about a 4.0 until I might accidentally get one.

I gained a shit-ton of weight over finals (i.e. ~3lbs). But, never stopped writing down everything I ate, never stopped weighing myself. So we're doing a little two-week reboot. Eat near maintenance for about a week, but make sure I get to the gym EVERY DAY. Even if its biking cause I fucked up my hamstring yesterday and my shoulder hurts from two days ago. Then welcome-to-the-jam back at it.


It's odd, no one knows I lost sixty pounds in the first place, I don't even feel like I lost sixty pounds. So, really. no one has any idea that I gained three. But I feel like I just gained all sixty back.

This is probably not healthy. It's three pounds. Calm down.

But being gigantic isn't healthy, either.

Pick your poison, right?

Nobody who was completely sane accomplished anything.


Not running for AUDA board. I can't deal with a room full of people who are well aware that a tough decision needs to be made and then repeatedly make no decisions. It feels like I'm taking crazy pills. Maybe I'll actually coach youth.

I did my first pull-ups in a gym ever, yesterday. Always did them at home, so they never felt like they were real. Did 3 sets of 2 inbetween calf raises.

I played at SCAM practice a few weeks ago with the knee-sleeve instead of the giant brace. First time doing anything besides drills without the giant brace, first time not using the giant brace since August. Felt pretty good. Still slow as shit. But felt good.

Baby steps.

Long post.

60lbs down in 2015.
Not obese anymore.

I spent 3 hours in the gym yesterday. Definitely could have gotten out in under 2, but I spent a LOT of time trying to take a gym selfie. No dice.

Got through the Thanksgiving + Mom's birthday combo. Don't have to do that one again for another 5 years.

Yes I had to look it up. Apparently it cycles between 5-6-7-6-5 years between repeat dates.

The more you know!


The easy part is losing weight. You just eat less than you burn. Numbers never lie. Couldn't be easier.

The hard part is not being slow as balls. Actually have to do footwork drills and workout and push yourself. Can't just walk an extra two miles.

Honestly, though, I think I can get by without adding speed. I know how to leverage my clearing and movement to make it easy to get open, I just need to have the endurance to keep it up and leverage even harder. I've mentioned it to some people before -- if you watch really good NBA point guards (Steph Curry, Chris Paul), when they have the ball, they do a similar thing. I wrote a paragraph trying to explain it but it was awful. Sorry.

Alright let's try again. Think of the advantage you get from doing a throw-and-go. The first step off your throw gets you so far ahead. If you have the speed you can just keep running and go upline, if you don't (or don't want to), they still have to respect the upline, and you can fake it to get an easy reset behind. It is so easy to get open after throwing. Everyone knows this.

So, instead of sprinting and trying to immediately get the disc back, you run just fast enough, and to the right spots, to maintain the advantage you got from the first step off a throw and go. Instead of being forced to cash in your advantage immediately, you can delay it. People do this a lot without knowing it.

It is a lot of the reason why its much easier to get open during the first ~3 seconds of the stall count. There's only so long you can hold the advantage. It's also why its often correct, after throwing, to clear WIDE and to be the 2nd dump, because by the time you get there, its around stall  4, and then the disc is looking to reset. You can THEN cash in your throw-and-go advantage, either to get the disc if the first reset fails, or into a swing if they get it. If you just run to the 1st dump position, you probably can't hold the advantage past stall 2 or 3, and then when they look around stall 4 or 5, you're essentially cutting off a dead disc.

Sorry, I really don't want to do homework.

Defense is a lost cause anyway, let's be real, I'm 5'5", unless I get legitimately fast, I'm forcing my guy under the rest of my life. Just need to have the endurance to contest in-cuts and maintain positioning.

ANYWAY gotta finish this homework so I can gym so I can eat dip and drink beer.

WELL YOU KNOW WHAT

THE GYM NEVER CANCELS ON ME SO WHAT EVER

I high pointed a disc today.

My calves have moved into the "gross" territory.

50lb down in 2015.

under 190



#yes

5 drops, but two were on layouts.

But the last one was for a goal on universe and we lost FMLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Ran 5 laps of shame around Collins after practice.

Prob around 100 touches on the day. Who knows. I've never actually counted.

Down 11 pounds since July according to the brain-doctor. Nice bit of encouragement since the scale in my house has not moved for weeks.

Sectionals Recap

Everyone is still awful.

190.6.

So close.

Under 200 for the first time since I had a parent

#realtalk

201.2

So close.

And halfway there.

Liquid are doing it.

Aged Cadillac

I played about one whole possession's worth of defense on Monday. New world record.

203 this morning.

so close.

How years ago in days of old when magic filled the air

If anybody is out there, press "1" for Howe Caverns or press "2" for Revenge of the Fish.

No promises.

P.S. About 15 lbs down from when I exploded the ACL, close to 30 from January when I was eating DiGiornos every day.

Knee is quite sore. Might just fall off.

Down to 209, though!

Hey,

Haven't said hi in a while.

Felt really good yesterday. Actually played a whole point in a row. Like, a couple of cuts, some light defense, a throw or two, etc.

:)

I used to do a little

Had 2 drops at summer league

but laid out for the first time since knee explosion

and threw a game winner to Dylan.

~40 yards,  OI forehand AKA the money maker

been drinkin' gasoline

Under 220 for the first time since 2012. 218.6.

Been to the gym 6+ days a week every week since January.

Not coaching or captaining anything, but I'm showing up to practice and subtly talking as much shit as I can.

2-mile time is 24 minuets, 1 mile is 11 minutes, for reference.

Remind me to never buy headphones at best buy, no matter how much I want them NOW.

But I got just enough

Had to listen to music for a good hour before getting to the gym today.

#worthit

Step inside the booth Superman is alive

PT is over. Have been really pushing it since then, doing 2+ miles a day. I run as much as I can, but I end up walking a good ~30% of it. 2 mile time is down from 42 minutes on Thursday to 35 today.

Gonna still go to PT once a week, just gotta line up my times with Grey.

Fixed my dumbbell bench press form and its way harder.

Probably not coaching Steve's team. wtf was I thinking?

Didn't drink for a good 4 days but I'm back on the train. Had a good run for a while there.

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/why-aint-he-dunkin/

Only thing changed the tail number on the flight

Didn't have to get a blood test this year because my cholesterol was so good last year. Winner winner.

Weight over the past year is the same, which is reassuring considering I blew out my knee.

Coaching Steve's team. Gonna be interesting.

That's all for now.

I jumped on a box today.

Also I don't know if I am going to run the club team this summer. Ask again later.

Am I losing touch or am I completely off the track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk_hC9s5Mf0