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All I can say is there was a lot of distractions in our 2nd week. First off I had my birthday so you know Team HIIT ate hella good. Then there was the injuries of Lanu’s groin, and both mine and Bear’s biceps. Last but not least the damn Super Bowl party where we ate freakin’ pizza and other junk!

Monday – ABs
Wednesday – Bicep & Chest
Friday – Back and Cardio (Canceled due to injuries)

This entire week would’ve been a MAJOR loss if we didn’t workout. Our biggest problem was checking our diet but how can we when there was a birthday AND a super bowl to celebrate?! Yeah I know we had injuries too but we could’ve stopped more damage if we watched the food intake.

Richmond, if you stuck to your diet and exercise then you may have won this week. So like the saying goes “You may have won the battle but not the war!”

Monday is a NEW week.
This last week is now in the PAST.
We’ve learned from OUR mistakes.
Gentlemen, we can be REBUILT.
We have the TECHNOLOGY.
This is going to be a GOOD week!

I’m 24 years old.

I just realized I don’t like being odd numbers. When I was 23 that seemed harsh, 24 is cool. 25 seems hella old, while 26 I’d gladly welcome. Odd numbers make me feel older while even numbers are alright.

Anyways there was dinner at Uncle Rudy’s and he made these fat awesome mondo sized burgers, brawursts, and macaroni salad. Then to finish it off there was ice cream and Moli made cupcakes! It was awesome.

Also the Rodriguez’s have a pet! It’s a small little ass dog named Nacho. If you’re wondering how in the hell did Nacho get his name?! Well it came from the complete boredom of trying to find a name for the dog. All of the sudden Nacho Libre quotes was being thrown around and Nacho stuck! I believe it was Bear himself that gave the dog his name.

Dinner at Red Lobster tonight! Yeeeeeeeeeeee! Hahaha…

Starting weight of Team HIIT:
Jerry – 379
Tikeri – 351 (38% Body Fat)
Lanu – 234

Workout:
Monday – Legs
Wednesday – Shoulders + Living Room Wrestling
Friday – Cardio

The first week went really well but there is still some tweaking to the HIIT program that needs to be done to maximize our fat loss efforts. Tomorrow we’re gonna weigh ourselves again but the numbers aren’t going to be made public. Since we posted our starting weight I expect Richmond to post theirs too so we can get the competition rolling.

PS.
There’s no way Team HIIT can lose. Seriously.

I partied way too hard last night and I’m glad I did. I got that party mode out of my system and I’m ready to put in work and get shit done. The comeback is in effect bitches! This is the Samoan-Ninja signing off… LAtEZ.

HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training and it’s NO JOKE!

It’s basically where you exercise in intervals while going all out. It’s generally a 2:1 work/rest ratio. So if you go 30 seconds working out, then you rest 15 seconds, and you do it for a total of 8 times.

Since we’re doing the Tabata Method we’re working for 20 seconds and resting for 10, and still for a total of 8 times.

So in those 20 seconds you give it all you got! Then rest for 10 secs, and repeat 7 more times! Not including warm-ups or cool-downs, it’s a total of 4 minutes in HELL!

While doing HIIT you’ll see large benefits come from sprints. If you cannot sprint then you can alternatively do it with weights or a stationary bike or any other machine just as long as you workout the large muscle groups only. And again, go as hard as you can within the time limit!

Oh and the benefits I’m talking about is Fat Loss. The theory is that you push your muscles so hard during the workout that it’s trying to recover throughout the entire day!  The name of the process that makes this happen is EPOC or Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption.

HIIT should never be done consecutively, only every other day. If you’re not sprinting then use a stationary bike, if you’re lifting weights then workout the major muscle groups only! You should also be combing this exercise with a health nutritional diet. Always consult your doctor if you’re beginning an exercise regiment. And after about 2 months of hard training to make sure you don’t plateau, take about 1 week off, then switch up the HIIT.

Last but not least HIIT Squad consist of me, Bear, and Lanu. Yesterday morning we worked out doing benchpress and will resume monday with legs. I will post a weekly progress report. This was going to be part of the second video project but it’s not due to the camcorder having battery problems. Monday I’ll post starting weight, pictures, and whatever else that seems necessary to log down. This is the Samoan-Ninja signing off… LAtEZ.

I made a video on how to poach salmon in the dishwasher!  It tasted good but after finishing the salmon I don’t know if I had really tasted the soap or if I was just trippin’. Also, I’ll break down how the production went in a later post.

I added it to a new section called “How To”.. Click here or click it at the top! I moved it to the section instead of posting it to the front news so there wasn’t duplicate posting. So go there now to view the video!

Quick News.

• Filming of both video projects start tomorrow when I wake up
• Got motivated to start working out (again)
• Articles are coming.
• I saw that A-Team movie trailer. It looks like it’s gonna suck pretty hard.
• The movie Daybreakers is hella gory.
• The ending to Daybreakers didn’t make any sense.
• I beat Fallout 3 and was disappointed when I finished it.
• It’s 2010. In 10 years we’re supposed to be living on the moon!
• “This Shit Just Got Real” has made it’s way to Las Vegas.
• Ghostbusters III is on it’s way.
• Mark your calendar for June 30th 2010. Go Team Jacob!
• I’ve been in a home renovating mood lately.
• I’ve made my decision that FPS games only belong to PC.
• I will always pronounce it Rai-You (Ryu).
• It’s all about Guile anyways!
• TV Lands “High School Reunion” is focused on Chaparral graduates of ‘89.
• Last week my phone was stolen by a hot teenybopper white girl.
• The comeback is in E-F-F-E-C-T!