Since it might be good to know…
1 cent: Abraham Lincoln
5 cent: Thomas Jefferson
10 cent: Franklin D. Roosevelt
15 cent: Harry S. Truman
25 cent: George Washington
50 cent: John F. Kennedy
$1 coin: Sacagawea
$1 bill: George Washington
$2 bill: Thomas Jefferson
$3 bill: Grover Cleveland
$5 bill: Abraham Lincoln
$10 bill: Alexander Hamilton
$15 bill: Ronald Reagan
$20 bill: Andrew Jackson
$50 bill: Ulysses S. Grant
$100 bill: Benjamin Franklin
I’ve been working out about 5 days a week at the gym, and have settled down to a routine. I’m alternating between 2-3 week phases of volume and “max-out” workouts. On alternating days, it’s 1) chest, biceps, abs; and 2) shoulders, back, triceps, abs.
I don’t think other people can see much progress – it definitely takes a while to get “bigger.” Personally, I can see some small changes, which is a good sign!
The main area that I hope to improve in is chest, measured via bench press. When I started three weeks ago, I maxed out around 120 (one rep). Now I can do 135 (more than one rep, haha), and 155 on the racked bench press. Let’s see where this takes me!
On the side, still cycling. 200+ miles a week in the mountains, but it’s really starting to get hot here in California. Might hit triple digits this weekend!
This is another gym related post. Ten hours at the gym this week. But I thought I’d change it up a bit by featuring a song I heard while at the gym…rock on! From now on, I will tell the Sled Hack Squat machine, “I love you.”
I must declare my sports loyalties. As many of you know, I grew up in Los Angeles. I’ve spent four year of college in Boston and will be working there after this summer as well.
Basketball: Lakers fan, all the way. I grew up watching and cheering for the Lakers, my home team. I remember the good old days of Shaq and Kobe’s three championships, the shortcomings of the Fab Four, and now I get to watch them make another championship run.
Baseball: Go Red Sox! For one, they are awesome; and two, you just can’t live in Boston and not be a Red Sox fan. It just makes things so much more fun.
Football: I don’t have any strong ties…I was cheering for the Pats when they almost went undefeated, but football’s not my favorite game to watch.
Cycling: Whatever team Lance is on, of course. =)
Soccer: Undecided.
Hockey: Undecided.
Others: TBD
Of course this is not the best way to advertise, and I am doing so elsewhere – but I am looking for new clients! Please spread the word.
By old days, I mean high school. I’ve begun practicing piano again, and it feels relieving and pleasing to play when there are no pressures, deadlines, or competitions to prepare for. Right now, I’m working on relearning Beethoven’s Pathétique Sonata.
If anyone has any other suggestions, please let me know!
I’ve become a walking (blogging) advertisement! But anyways, I went to LA Fitness today, which is about 10 miles from my home in California. They have some pretty nice facilities, and an excellent salesman (George Ortiz) got me to sign up. I made the mistake of wearing my Harvard Carnival t-shirt, which is actually in navy blue with obscure italic scrawl. However, he still managed to read the name of my alma mater, and there he goes…
I did some basic weights today – bicep curls and bench press – plus some basketball. I’m quite excited for Wednesday morning, however, when I meet with my personal trainer for a complimentary workout. Apparently he’s a Marine wrestler or the like. I’m going to get big, finally! =)
LA Fitness
I flew Virgin America Boston -> LAX, and I must say that I was happy with the experience. While the trendy lighting was nice, I enjoyed the on-board entertainment system (featuring seat-to-seat chat, Doom, and much more). There was also on-board wifi and power, though I ended up falling asleep anyways. Their fares are pretty cheap right now, and I plan on flying back with them as well. Hopefully my second experience will be just as satisfactory!
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