As I previously mentioned here, I had intended to go to Wilmington for baseball this weekend. That didn’t quite happen, but I did make it down on Saturday post-workout, once released from all responsibility.
Visiting Wilmington can be somewhat challenging, due to the allure of the 783 bars in town. We often end up at an awful bar between a women’s fitness studio and a furniture store, in the heart of suburbia. You’re more likely to find a bar in Wilmington than someone who graduated from UNCW in four years.
I'm just your average 27-year old guy working to become healthier. (Mentally, done; physically, in progress.)
Durham native, Wilmington aficionado. College basketball fan, barbecue connoisseur, and sometime-writer.
Thoughts expressed here are mine, and mine alone. Questions? BWNSanity@gmail.com
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Durham native, Wilmington aficionado. College basketball fan, barbecue connoisseur, and sometime-writer.
Thoughts expressed here are mine, and mine alone. Questions? BWNSanity@gmail.com
Progress / About BWNSanity Ask me a question
May 7, 2012
Starting off a victorious week
May 5, 2012
May 5, 2012
Let’s eat grandma (or ‘let’s eat, grandma’)?
Friday nights of old consist of a mixture of a few things, before inevitably ending up doing one thing. Typically, I arrive home around 5:30, fire up Spotify and knock down a pre-dinner drink, grab some food, and the head out/in with friends for debauchery.
This Friday? Not so. I was in front of the TV at 6p sharp, and ready for the impending shirtstorm that was ‘Pure Cardio.’ Dealt with some difficulties mainly due to my legs wearing out late, which is a common symptom of being out of shape.
May 5, 2012
May 4, 2012
Try my good leg
What has two thumbs, loves cocaine, and fell asleep at 8:30 last night? This guy.
(Just kidding on the cocaine part, though that diet would involve less effort. But more felonies. As a a 26-year old felony-less Wilkerson, perhaps this IS the way to get on the board. But, I digress.)
Indeed, as I watched the Knicks piss away their first-half lead to the Miami Heatles and the best basketball player on the planet, I knocked out for an 11-hour slumber.
May 3, 2012
Miracle on Walnut Street
Somehow, I made it back home after dinner and got my workout in. My entire drive home, all I could think about was going to sleep as soon as I got home. To remedy this, I turned the AC on full blast and played awful electronic music at a ridiculous volume. I should charge you for tips like these.
I had to fight off the urge to vomit on three separate occasions, but pulled it together and powered through. Again, the last 10 minutes were shaky and I had to cut a few sets short, before ending the session in my soon-to-be famous face-down fetal position.
May 2, 2012
Shaun T is an ass
That was probably my first thought this morning when I awoke, too sore to roll over and turn off my alarm. Finally, I mustered up the energy to twist myself to reach it. Unfortunately, it’s similar to a stretch I had done in the day two workout, and felt a twinge in my chest. No escaping this thing.
I buried my face back in my pillow, dreading the moment when I’d put my foot down and take a step. Slowly, I slid my right leg down to the floor. Crack. Pop. Nothing out of the ordinary, unfortunately. Left foot plants gingerly. SWEET JESUS WHY. I’m pretty sure my left calf has been set on fire. I’m also certain someone has stabbed me in the right thigh. And as the day goes on, I’m beginning to think that I’ve been shot in the lower back.
May 1, 2012
And the flag was still there
No turning back now. Not after I clicked play on my PS3 control to start the first day of Insanity. Me versus myself, standing there in our tile foyer, staring ahead at the television as it encouraged me to join the BeachBody online community.
Shaun T. appears on the screen. Alright, my shepherd to the promised land of healthful living, you beautiful bald bastard, show me your ways.
The screen freezes. What. The. Hell. Some omen this is.
Luckily, I was able to quickly burn another copy, and got it going about 15 minutes later, minus the dramatic build-up.
April 30, 2012
Farewell to Rack City
Thanks for stopping by! It means a lot to know somewhere between four to seven people care what I have to say, or at least would like to laugh at/with me. I’ll try to post every couple of days, and include photos and video.
Feel free to ask questions!
Presented Q&A style, here’s the story:
What exactly are you doing?
I’m going to try the Insanity workout program for 60 days, as well as adhering to a pretty strict diet. For the better part of this year, I’ve been trying to net about 1,350 calories a day during the week. Weekends are an absolute shitshow of diet failure, whether it’s a 2:30a McDonald’s incident, or knocking down a handful of delicious, heavy craft beverages.
The diet part isn’t so hard, because I’ve realized over the past few months that the more healthy that I eat, the less likely I am to irritate my acid reflux situation. The feeling that you’re being stabbed in the chest with a hot poker for hours on end isn’t exactly the ideal.
Obviously, just last night I had late-night McDonald’s after an all-day ragefest with friends. Had to have a quarter pounder for the road.
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