That's right the first time since August of 09 I'm under 175 biotches!
So I challenged myself to a 100 day of running. I have to run at least 1 mile although I always try for more for at least 100 days. I'm on day 25 I've lost 8lbs since I started! Also I'm eating as close to Paleo as possible with a few cheats like brown rice. Haven't had a slice of bread in two weeks either, most of my carb intake has been coming from bananas and apples and the brown rice. Oh yeah and I pretty much cut alcohol out of my diet too. I know what you might be saying...EZ just aint EZ without his nalgene full of vodka and redbull, but fear not as soon as I hit my goals I'll be back running round the boulders drink in hand get my send on!
Last week was a rest week for training I finished my 12 weeks of initial power to try and regain some of what I had lost over the last year. This week started a Power Endurance cycle which will last 3 weeks. Basically I run circuit laps on the bouldering wall until I can't hold on any more and do this over and over. I was able to hold on for a little over 3 minutes which is shit if you're a route climber. My goal is 10 minutes by the end if this cycle. Then I'll start another 6 week power cycle to start gearing up for the season.
Oh yeah and I'm planning on adding some p90 to my workouts too. I've done p90 in the past and it definitely works, however this time I'm planning on altering the plan to eliminate and leg exercises and replace those days for the core synergictics. If you know me then you know legs are the last thing I need to work on since I'm built more like an MMA fighter than a rock climber--F U GENETICS I WILL OVERCOME! haha just kidding
Now on to some goals for the next 6 months:
Routes Boulders
4-12a's 5-v6's
3-12b's 4-v7's
2-12c's 3-v8's
1-12d v9
If I send anything harder awesome if I complete my goals awesome if I dont still awesome that I am still healthy to climb and I'll work harder!
Peacers
EZ
Friday, June 25, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Training Journal
So I moved to Birmingham in March with the worst fitness I've ever had. I was fat, weak, tired but that had to change!! I got determined, syked, pissed off what ever you wanna call it but in short I got motivated to get stronger than I've ever been. The scene in Birmingham has really exploded in the last year with the opening of First Ave http://firstaverocks.com/. The place is rad! Dedicated pretty much to training the FAR hosts several sick angle boulder walls along with a School Room Moon wall, two system walls, a campus board, hangboard station with my favorite hangboard (the Moon Board) as well as full fledged crossfit area. It was time to get to business. Now I'm no stranger to training as a matter of fact several years ago I was known for my intensity during sessions, if I wasn't screaming I wasn't trying hard enough, but where'd it all go. Well it's back and more syked than ever to push through the weakness and pain and help me get my shit back together.
So here's a short summary of each week from my journal entry to get you guys syked, not gonna post everything this biotch would be too long.
Week 1: Went to the bldrfields twice felt fucking weak v2s were hard couldn't make the 2nd move on pile. A good friend came in town from NC and I took the rest of the week off drank beer shit! gotta get more syked. Weight - 185lbs BF 25%
Week 2: Jogged 4 days, Went to the bldrfields Monday-Wed and the climbing gym (FAR) on Thursday still feel very week and heavy. Did a good set of deadhangs on the Moonboard top edges 5 sets of 10 seconds and killed a core work out. Rested the weekend.
Week 3: Jogged 1.5 miles Monday-Friday. Mon. & Tues. went to the bldrfields starting to feel a bit stronger sent a couple v4s and made it to the end of a Pile v6 but no send. Wed. went to the FAR did a sick deadhang workout crimps, slopes pinches, campus brd w/ feet on, also did chest, shoulders, tri's and core!! Thurs. went back to bldrfields sent a v4 that I work on Tues. tried a bunch other problems! Gettin stronger so syked!
Week 4: Jogged everyday but Tues. Monday FAR - 5 sets 4x4's; System training, fingerboard, forearm curls. Tues. played bball did some pullups at the playground, chest/tris/shoulders. Wed. bldrfields feeling stronger. Thurs. bldrfields sent Pile v6. Sat FAR fingerboard, weighted pullups, core, forearm curls. 178lbs-24.5bf
Week 5: Mon. bldrfields worked Trip v5 and The Tree v7. Tues ran before work and at lunch went to the FAR bouldered 1 hour, fingerboard, forearm and core. Wed. jogged 2 miles played bball 45 minutes pullups on the monkey bars. Thurs. Super tired took a nap after work, went to the gym bouldered v4-v5 problems, 3 sets of 4x4's feeling pumped, fingerboard, core and pushups. Friday ran. Sat ran, pushups, arm burn out: bi's/tris/shoulders- 176.4lbs 21.9%bf
Week 6: Mon- Fri ran 2 miles ran twice on Tues and Fri. Mon FAR strength weight pullups, one arm locks, frenchies. Tues bball pushups and dips. Wed bldrfields feeling stronger work the Tree. Thurs FAR climbed 1 hour worked the fingerbrd. Fri FAR fingerbrd, pullups, core. Sat pushups.
Week 7: Super tired, No running ate bad, Tues went to bldrfields tired, Wed FAR tired, rested rest of the week
Week 8: Off week, did go to the bldrfields on Wed but felt tired. no motivation ate bad. Figured out why I have been so tired I'm allergic to b12 I started taking 500mcg 2 weeks ago stopped on Thurs of this week felt almost 100% by Sat.
Week 9: Mon feeling better FAR bouldered 1 hour v3-v5, system wall lockoffs, down campus, one arm locks big rubber band, killed core, fingerboard. Bldrfields worked Reignition v9 hard barely made the 2nd and 3rd moves, left went to climbing gym bouldered some more, chest and shoulders. Wed rest. Thurs. bldrfields climbed for fun.
Week 10: Ran every day this week. Mon FAR power, 10 hard boulder problem attempts, followed by 3 PE laps, 3x10 system wall deadpoints, deadpoints right and left hand grabs, 5x6 explosive pullups, 10 feet cuts. Tues. 10 hard boulders, 3 sets system locks-weak, 5 campus to lockoff-weak, 3 x system walls (slopers, gaston, undercling, pinches)-weak, core. Wed-antagonists, Thurs bldrfields Reiginition made 5 moves feeling stronger v3/4 circuit
Week 11: Ran everyday. Mon rest, Tues. ADD-ON Barrel wall 45 minutes, 3 system lock off, frenchies-weak, 3x4 lockoffs medium band, core. Wed - antagonists, Thurs - Boulderfields reignition rained out.
Week 12: Ran everyday. Mon bldrfields stuck crimp pinch for the first time and held on Reignition that rig is gonna go first cool day. Tues. FAR climbed 1 hour, 3 system campus-weak, 5 square lock offs on crimp system, Killed core! Wed- antagonists. Thurs. climbed 30 minutes elbow starting to hurt need a rest week.
Week 13: This week will be a rest week for climbing plan on running a ton and killing my core. Starting Power endurance next week.
OK well this was longer than I planned hope you were able to sort through it. It's been a successful 12 weeks of power and strength. I feel I improved on both a good bit. Still not pleased got a long way to go. Holler if you have any questions!
Peace,
EZ
So here's a short summary of each week from my journal entry to get you guys syked, not gonna post everything this biotch would be too long.
Week 1: Went to the bldrfields twice felt fucking weak v2s were hard couldn't make the 2nd move on pile. A good friend came in town from NC and I took the rest of the week off drank beer shit! gotta get more syked. Weight - 185lbs BF 25%
Week 2: Jogged 4 days, Went to the bldrfields Monday-Wed and the climbing gym (FAR) on Thursday still feel very week and heavy. Did a good set of deadhangs on the Moonboard top edges 5 sets of 10 seconds and killed a core work out. Rested the weekend.
Week 3: Jogged 1.5 miles Monday-Friday. Mon. & Tues. went to the bldrfields starting to feel a bit stronger sent a couple v4s and made it to the end of a Pile v6 but no send. Wed. went to the FAR did a sick deadhang workout crimps, slopes pinches, campus brd w/ feet on, also did chest, shoulders, tri's and core!! Thurs. went back to bldrfields sent a v4 that I work on Tues. tried a bunch other problems! Gettin stronger so syked!
Week 4: Jogged everyday but Tues. Monday FAR - 5 sets 4x4's; System training, fingerboard, forearm curls. Tues. played bball did some pullups at the playground, chest/tris/shoulders. Wed. bldrfields feeling stronger. Thurs. bldrfields sent Pile v6. Sat FAR fingerboard, weighted pullups, core, forearm curls. 178lbs-24.5bf
Week 5: Mon. bldrfields worked Trip v5 and The Tree v7. Tues ran before work and at lunch went to the FAR bouldered 1 hour, fingerboard, forearm and core. Wed. jogged 2 miles played bball 45 minutes pullups on the monkey bars. Thurs. Super tired took a nap after work, went to the gym bouldered v4-v5 problems, 3 sets of 4x4's feeling pumped, fingerboard, core and pushups. Friday ran. Sat ran, pushups, arm burn out: bi's/tris/shoulders- 176.4lbs 21.9%bf
Week 6: Mon- Fri ran 2 miles ran twice on Tues and Fri. Mon FAR strength weight pullups, one arm locks, frenchies. Tues bball pushups and dips. Wed bldrfields feeling stronger work the Tree. Thurs FAR climbed 1 hour worked the fingerbrd. Fri FAR fingerbrd, pullups, core. Sat pushups.
Week 7: Super tired, No running ate bad, Tues went to bldrfields tired, Wed FAR tired, rested rest of the week
Week 8: Off week, did go to the bldrfields on Wed but felt tired. no motivation ate bad. Figured out why I have been so tired I'm allergic to b12 I started taking 500mcg 2 weeks ago stopped on Thurs of this week felt almost 100% by Sat.
Week 9: Mon feeling better FAR bouldered 1 hour v3-v5, system wall lockoffs, down campus, one arm locks big rubber band, killed core, fingerboard. Bldrfields worked Reignition v9 hard barely made the 2nd and 3rd moves, left went to climbing gym bouldered some more, chest and shoulders. Wed rest. Thurs. bldrfields climbed for fun.
Week 10: Ran every day this week. Mon FAR power, 10 hard boulder problem attempts, followed by 3 PE laps, 3x10 system wall deadpoints, deadpoints right and left hand grabs, 5x6 explosive pullups, 10 feet cuts. Tues. 10 hard boulders, 3 sets system locks-weak, 5 campus to lockoff-weak, 3 x system walls (slopers, gaston, undercling, pinches)-weak, core. Wed-antagonists, Thurs bldrfields Reiginition made 5 moves feeling stronger v3/4 circuit
Week 11: Ran everyday. Mon rest, Tues. ADD-ON Barrel wall 45 minutes, 3 system lock off, frenchies-weak, 3x4 lockoffs medium band, core. Wed - antagonists, Thurs - Boulderfields reignition rained out.
Week 12: Ran everyday. Mon bldrfields stuck crimp pinch for the first time and held on Reignition that rig is gonna go first cool day. Tues. FAR climbed 1 hour, 3 system campus-weak, 5 square lock offs on crimp system, Killed core! Wed- antagonists. Thurs. climbed 30 minutes elbow starting to hurt need a rest week.
Week 13: This week will be a rest week for climbing plan on running a ton and killing my core. Starting Power endurance next week.
OK well this was longer than I planned hope you were able to sort through it. It's been a successful 12 weeks of power and strength. I feel I improved on both a good bit. Still not pleased got a long way to go. Holler if you have any questions!
Peace,
EZ
Monday, June 14, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Second Go
So here it is, I quit this rig already once. Figured why would I post a blog, I'm a nobody and with so many interesting peeps out there doing the same thing it was pointless. But then I realized this bloggy blog is to pay homage to my true homeboys that I kick it with on the regular trying to succeed in this pointless yet obsessive sport we call rock climbing, for my homies that I've met in travels that may stumble across this site and wonder what in the hell that crazy ass kid from Bamer has been up to, and most importantly for me. I love going back and looking at my post from a year ago. Seeing what I was up to, what I looked like and how I've changed. So I've changed this blog up a bit gave it a new name, new look, and dusted the cob webs off. The goal is to start posting more on my training in my ever long quest to obtain fitness, my conquests on the rock, what my boys have been doing, and maybe some personal thoughts followed by lots of pics.
OK so I think my last post was in October sometime, I was living in Huntsville and probably incredibly syked about the season coming. However by the time October rolled around I had gained to my all time heaviest which was due to work, beer, and borderline depression from living in Huntsville. Gaining weight is a funny thing, because you don't really realize you are gaining until it's too late. In December I crimped too hard for a fat boy and popped a tendon. BOOM POP done for the season, major depression set in, but also a new determination fire was lit in my belly and fuck it I was gonna get back in shape, as a matter of fact my "New Year's Resolution" was to be in the best physical climbing shape ever for the season 2010! I've had a long standing goal of accomplishing v10 by my 30th birthday, this leaves one more season!
Fast forward several months and a lot of shit has changed. So here I am I quit my job at NASA and took a job in Birmingham working with an environmental engineering company so that I could be closer to a "real climbing scene" and so that I could start to get my train on to accomplish my goals. This is where I'm gonna leave you. Up next will be some posts from my training journal and what I've accomplished these last two months.
Hope this finds everyone well and in good spirits!
~EZ
OK so I think my last post was in October sometime, I was living in Huntsville and probably incredibly syked about the season coming. However by the time October rolled around I had gained to my all time heaviest which was due to work, beer, and borderline depression from living in Huntsville. Gaining weight is a funny thing, because you don't really realize you are gaining until it's too late. In December I crimped too hard for a fat boy and popped a tendon. BOOM POP done for the season, major depression set in, but also a new determination fire was lit in my belly and fuck it I was gonna get back in shape, as a matter of fact my "New Year's Resolution" was to be in the best physical climbing shape ever for the season 2010! I've had a long standing goal of accomplishing v10 by my 30th birthday, this leaves one more season!
Fast forward several months and a lot of shit has changed. So here I am I quit my job at NASA and took a job in Birmingham working with an environmental engineering company so that I could be closer to a "real climbing scene" and so that I could start to get my train on to accomplish my goals. This is where I'm gonna leave you. Up next will be some posts from my training journal and what I've accomplished these last two months.
Hope this finds everyone well and in good spirits!
~EZ
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
IT WAS ALL A DREAM...
Alright so I had this badass blog, probably the greatest blog ever written redefining blogging as we know it, but it got erased!! That was about three months ago; I got pissed swore off blogging forever...
"Look who's back, back again"
So this will be short and sweet, maybe my reintroduction, maybe my last who knows! By now I'm sure you all are sick of reading play by plays of Houndears. If you were there then you already know what happened if you weren't then I'm sure you heard.
The trip was sort of epic for Brad, Lee and myself. We climbed and got shutdown at Rumbling Bald, popped into Asheville and caught the Reel Rock Tour which was rad (Progression is without a doubt the best climbing film ever released), drove drunk throughout the wee hours of the morning circling Boone and never actually finding it, climbed multi-pitch in a storm, chilled at Houndears, rapped on stage, forgot my sleeping bag and had to bum hotel floors, ate McDonald's, ran out of money (literally none left in my wallet or bank account), met all sorts of amazing people, got some free shit, drank a ton of alcohol, and made it back alive just in time to catch Entourage's season finally.
So there you have it my accounts of the weekend. Now as for what's been going on the last few months---ROUTES ROUTES and MORE ROUTES!
I climbed routes all season never gained an ounce of endurance, guess I was built for bouldering. Oh well, I'll leave you with a few pics from the last few months!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Don't Kill The Weed
The sickest of the sick, the raddest of the rad!! Horse Shoe Canyon Ranch is the BBBOMB!
So it's been a while, haven't been motivated to write on this here bloggy thing, but a good friend sent me a little reminder letting me know it was about time.
So the last few months have been rad, lots of climbing! Most recently took a trip with some very cool hombres to HCR in Arkansas! The trip started out sort of epic, pouring rain, almost dry draining the gas tank in the middle buttfuc Arkansas, and the ability to get lost walking to car made the approach a bit hesitant, but we made it.
Upon waking the next morn we discovered a valley surrounded by more rock than at a nickelback concert ( I hate nickelback with all my soul). There were blue and orange sandstone cliff as far as the eyes could see and at the base big beautiful boulders just screaming.
After some caffeine and some food, we booked it up to the boulders and I managed to get almost too psyched, literally running to each group of peeps that were trying different boulder problems and just climbing the shit out of all of them. Sent bunches of stuff most in the v3-v5 range. Oh and did I mention it was sprinkling that morning so some of the send were wet! EPICCC
The next day we woke up sore and tired, but managed to make the trek up to the North Forty for some route climbing. Warmed up on some 7 and 8s then onsighted an 11a which the whole group, guy and girl jumped on the send train and crushed! AWESOME I swear I love watching my friends surprise themselves get psyched and send hard shit more then I actually love sending shit myself. After everyone had a successful go at that 11a we walked down to a 12a that suited me just perfect. The route started with a stone jump into slopey yet amazing pockets the continue up hard moves until you hit jugs. The its prolly 10a to the top!! Stellar I sent on my second go after falling trying to figure out the second move. The send was a bit confusing because I got really caught up in the movement and didn't pay attention as to where I was going and ended up climbing high and left to the anchors of a 5.9 then had to down climb back into the 12 unclipping along the way and finish the route correctly so basically I sent 2 routes on the same go! Shit Finished the day by flashing a classic v2 call CrackHo, which had super stellar movement! And also worked the move to 2 v7s and a hard 3 move v10 called Tang!
The next final day we woke up extremely sore, whole body hurting, but I was still extremely psyched to get back out. I had to get everyone motivated so after some peer pressure everyone was padded up and hiking back to the boulders. When we got there I was able to muster up some motivation and sent this little v5 which had one of the coolest starting moves I've ever done! (Thanks Cessie and Nathan for the collaboration on the BETA not sure if I would have figured those moves out) Then moved on to a classic 4 (which I thought was chossy) did it second go, most others in the group flashed. THENNN we discovered a new highball classic just put up the say before by some locals. After trying to figure out the start for a few minutes one of the guys who worked on the FA walked up to go for the second. He showed me the beta for the start and I flashed up to the high point jug (around 15 feet) but back off the top moves. After rest and motivation from watching the local kid send I jumped back on and climbed to the top and with a hand foot match, mantle gaston high reach I still couldn't reach the last hold and after reaching and pressing I blew off taking about a 20ft'r but great spots and pad placements kept me safe. Then we walked back over to the weekend project a v6 call Chuckwagon and to my dismay just couldn't muster up the energy and after giving it all I had could real in the dyno!! BUMMER.
Oh well we walked out packed up and headed back to BAMA. The trip was totally one to remember and we'll all vowed to return SOON!! Maybe this weekend! Pics as usual will follow. Later!
So it's been a while, haven't been motivated to write on this here bloggy thing, but a good friend sent me a little reminder letting me know it was about time.
So the last few months have been rad, lots of climbing! Most recently took a trip with some very cool hombres to HCR in Arkansas! The trip started out sort of epic, pouring rain, almost dry draining the gas tank in the middle buttfuc Arkansas, and the ability to get lost walking to car made the approach a bit hesitant, but we made it.
Upon waking the next morn we discovered a valley surrounded by more rock than at a nickelback concert ( I hate nickelback with all my soul). There were blue and orange sandstone cliff as far as the eyes could see and at the base big beautiful boulders just screaming.
After some caffeine and some food, we booked it up to the boulders and I managed to get almost too psyched, literally running to each group of peeps that were trying different boulder problems and just climbing the shit out of all of them. Sent bunches of stuff most in the v3-v5 range. Oh and did I mention it was sprinkling that morning so some of the send were wet! EPICCC
The next day we woke up sore and tired, but managed to make the trek up to the North Forty for some route climbing. Warmed up on some 7 and 8s then onsighted an 11a which the whole group, guy and girl jumped on the send train and crushed! AWESOME I swear I love watching my friends surprise themselves get psyched and send hard shit more then I actually love sending shit myself. After everyone had a successful go at that 11a we walked down to a 12a that suited me just perfect. The route started with a stone jump into slopey yet amazing pockets the continue up hard moves until you hit jugs. The its prolly 10a to the top!! Stellar I sent on my second go after falling trying to figure out the second move. The send was a bit confusing because I got really caught up in the movement and didn't pay attention as to where I was going and ended up climbing high and left to the anchors of a 5.9 then had to down climb back into the 12 unclipping along the way and finish the route correctly so basically I sent 2 routes on the same go! Shit Finished the day by flashing a classic v2 call CrackHo, which had super stellar movement! And also worked the move to 2 v7s and a hard 3 move v10 called Tang!
The next final day we woke up extremely sore, whole body hurting, but I was still extremely psyched to get back out. I had to get everyone motivated so after some peer pressure everyone was padded up and hiking back to the boulders. When we got there I was able to muster up some motivation and sent this little v5 which had one of the coolest starting moves I've ever done! (Thanks Cessie and Nathan for the collaboration on the BETA not sure if I would have figured those moves out) Then moved on to a classic 4 (which I thought was chossy) did it second go, most others in the group flashed. THENNN we discovered a new highball classic just put up the say before by some locals. After trying to figure out the start for a few minutes one of the guys who worked on the FA walked up to go for the second. He showed me the beta for the start and I flashed up to the high point jug (around 15 feet) but back off the top moves. After rest and motivation from watching the local kid send I jumped back on and climbed to the top and with a hand foot match, mantle gaston high reach I still couldn't reach the last hold and after reaching and pressing I blew off taking about a 20ft'r but great spots and pad placements kept me safe. Then we walked back over to the weekend project a v6 call Chuckwagon and to my dismay just couldn't muster up the energy and after giving it all I had could real in the dyno!! BUMMER.
Oh well we walked out packed up and headed back to BAMA. The trip was totally one to remember and we'll all vowed to return SOON!! Maybe this weekend! Pics as usual will follow. Later!
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