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April 2009


The John P. Health Challenge Update #2

by John P.

John P. Doing PullupsI’m back with another Health Challenge update for you guys. It’s been about two weeks since the last update, and when I last came to you I weighed 183 (down from a high of 195). Those of you who are checking in on the Health Challenge page have seen me documenting the changes occurring as a result of the Challenge, most recently, the fact that I dropped below 180 today for the first time in a long time.

Here is the current summary of activity and results. I did workout on the days in between, but didn’t document except on days when I took a measurement.

Date Pullups Squat Thrusts Pushups Arm Curls Treadmill Weight Body Fat
April 6 35 34 reps / 60 lbs. 188.8 lbs. 22.5%
April 9 30 reps / 60 lbs. 186.5 lbs. 22.1%
April 12 50 20 87 reps / 60 lbs. 185 lbs. 21.7%
April 15 80 57 reps / 60 lbs. 183 lbs. 21.5%
April 20 15 125 20 25 reps / 70 lbs. 182.4 lbs. 21.3%
April 25 50 181.1 lbs. 20.9%
April 29 15 50 56 75 reps / 60 lbs. 178.6 lbs. 20.4%

As you can see, my body fat percentage has decreased by approximately 2% in these three weeks. I actually lost about an additional 1% in the previous couple of weeks, and I’m looking forward to breaking the 20% barrier and being down in the teens once again. Ideally, I would like to be at 10%, so we’ll see how close I can get in our remaining 2 months. That is going to be tough to do given the relatively slow progress in the last month, but I guess I’d be happy to even hit 15% at this point.
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The Latest From Colby Jones

April 30, 2009
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Here is the latest cartoon from Colby Jones. If only life were this convenient… Enjoy!

Completely Insane Mexican Wrestlers!

April 29, 2009

Good Lord! I’ve watched a LOT of wrestling in my days, but the junk we get here in the good old US of A just doesn’t compete with those crazy Mexicans who literally risk life and limb! One of these days I’ve got to get down to ol’ Mexico to watch a REAL wrestlin’ match! [...]

Jumping into Jeans… Literally!

April 28, 2009
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You know, each morning when I wake up and go to get dressed I’m like, “Man, this whole getting dressed thing sure is boring. I wish there were a way to spice things up a bit!” Well, if you’re like me, have I got the answer for your daily hum-drums! How about this? Next time [...]

My $2,550 Routine Doctor Exam – WTF?!?

April 27, 2009

Folks, a few weeks ago I went to the doctor to get a physical. Nothing special whatsoever. Just a routine annual physical. It was a two part visit. The first time I went they took blood to run the normal tests (I’m healthy). Then I went a few days later to see the doctor and [...]

International Health Challenge Push-Up Day is Saturday May 16th!

April 26, 2009

Ok folks, I’m declaring Saturday, May 16, 2009, International Health Challenge push-up day. What the heck does that mean? Well, it means a few things: Everyone will have 24 hours to do, and keep track of, as many push-ups as they can muster in one day! Someone is going to do the most! Hmmm… can [...]

The Porsche Panamera is So Ugly… Someone Should Be Fired!

April 25, 2009

This wretched hog of a vehicle looks like an AMC pacer had it’s way with a 911, and the god-forbidden spawn grew up into the Porsche Panamera. Seriously, I wouldn’t care if this thing had 1,000 horsepower, and hovered. I will ridicule anyone who buys it. Mercilessly. Go ahead! Just take a look at what [...]

REVIEW: EVGA USB VGA Adapter Adds Two or MORE Monitors to MacBook Pro

April 24, 2009
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I just received a few EVGA USB VGA Adapters from Amazon.com and installed them so that I could hook up two more external monitors to my MacBook Pro. Now that I’ve done that, I may just add a couple more for no reason other than the fact that… I can! The EVGA USB VGA Adapter [...]

BumpTop Turns Windows into a 3D Environment

April 23, 2009

Well, I’m assuming that by now just about everyone who reads my blog also checks out GeekBrief.TV at least occasionally. Neal and Cali produce that show, and they just covered a very cool looking application for Windows called BumpTop. BumpTop is a desktop replacement application which allows you to have a 3D environment instead of [...]