New and improved!

       Hey all, I have been m.i.a and I apologize. I didnt blog for a few days and my wife was telling me, "you need to get back to it". I told myself, "if people were actually reading these someone would have asked me where I have been". Well, someone in my class kept me accountable and asked where my blogs have been. Here it is and I tweaked some things to make it more user friendly.
       This blog now allows comments from anyone(was only for blog members), and the name of the blog lets people know it is a blog. I was told by a few people they didnt know what it was I was posting on my facebook because it didnt specify, so now its "Jacob's Blog".
        
    Update: Since my last post, Nisa is now feeling better from her flu-like symptoms, and my immune system was able to fight it off. I have taken my first Biochem/metabolism exam and I got a good amount of workouts in in the last week to prepare me for Saturday. Whats Saturday, you ask.
Tomorrow I leave with a friend Gene to Ontario, Ca for a "crossfit" competition. I mentioned it before in a previous blog, well the day has arrived. I qualified as #12 in my class and I will be competing against the 13th rank athlete. The competition is a 1 on 1 crossfit style workout battle where only the winner moves on. Here is the link for those curious  http://www.battlefitwest.com/ .

To keep the same format here is my days schedule:
6:30-7:30am:               wake-up and get ready for school
7:30-11:30am:              lecture in class
12-1pm:                        short workout with Kojo(classmate)
2-4pm:                          eat and take a nap
4-6pm:                          study
6-7pm                           eat and relax
7-10pm:                        study
10-11pm                       book hotel in Cali for the comp and then blog


I will take some pictures at the competition and post them as soon as I can.

I want to incorporate something new into this blog. " I will remind you for a few blogs to try and encourage participation".Post a question in the comment section below and I will answer/address that question/topic          
       on the NEXT blog.
    (I will address/answer more than 1 question so don't "not post/comment" just because someone already did)

example questions: (health, personal,religious,educational,humor)
-Jacob, what should I eat if I want to lose belly fat?
-What sports did you play in High school?
-Where are you from?
-What are your study habits?
-Why do you have so many spelling/grammer errors(lol)



        

For All My Dog Lovers

         Well my last blog was a hit. Almost 100 views in less than 24 hrs. People love to hear a great story and Im glad I had one to share. Turn the news on today and all we get is the negative, destructive, and sad things going on in the world. Dont lose sight of the good people. There are still hungry people being fed, countries that were in war that are no longer, people who are deciding not to commit acts of crime. The good still out weighs the bad, we just dont get a clear perspective of this since the media gets higher ratings with the bad, therefore, showing "the bad".
       
          I want to talk a little bit about our dogs before I get into my days schedule. Most of the time if not all of the time I leave dog duty out of my schedule. Let me start with introducing them.

Vick: I got him as a 6 week old puppy from a friend. I have now had him for about 4 years. He is a pit/lab and yes he is named after Vick the football player(got him around that incident).
The pic is him as a puppy(had to create the "awww factor"

Sligh: Nisa found him on Sligh ave. in Tampa on a rainy day headed to work. she tried earnestly to find his owners but to her satisfaction had no luck. He is a chubby pomeranian.

Chico: Nisa got her border collie Chico when he was about 8 weeks old about 7 years ago.

Honey: honey is a maltese that suffers from seizures. we have to give her medicine 2/day. She is Slighs girlfriend.

      Well now you have met our 4 kids. I will continue to leave them out of the schedule to keep it short and simple. They are lots of work, from feeding to medicine, from barking to roadtrips they have given us our fair share of hard work. Having a doggy door has been a blessing but a curse as well. They would use the doggy door late at night and bark loud enough to wake angry neighbors. They good side is we dont have to take them out during the day since they can help themselves.

    Schedule:
9:30-11:30:        class(went in late)
11:30-1:00:        short gym time w/ Kojo ( hang cleans, incline bench and ab work)
1:30- 2:30:         Nap
3:00-4:30:          back physical therapy
5:30-7:00:          Strength class at my local Crossfit gym
7:30-9:30:          study and take a quiz
10:00-11:00       blog and get some rest

              Tomorrow morning I am having breakfast with my high school basketball coach who is in town for a 3 day work trip. He wants to meet at 6:30am so he can make his flight at 8:30am. If I plan on staying awake in class I better get to bed. Have a blessed night family and friends.

      -Jacob

Before and after, a real one

Let me just cut to the chase....

     schedule: 

3:00-6:30am:       study for final

7:30-9:00am:       get to school and take the Neuro Anat. final

10:00-11:30am:   class lecture for the new class

12:00-2:00pm:     study: activity worksheet and a quiz

4:00-5:00pm:       Nap 

5:30-7:00pm:       crossfit strength class

7:00-8:00pm        Yoga

8:30-9:30pm        Nisa made some dinner* and we enjoyed

9:30-                    Blog 

       As you can see from above I started a new class today. This class is a three week long biochemistry/metabolism class. I've taken this subject before so my hope is I retained some of it, at least a fraction of it. Our schedule for this class is 7:30-11:30 am so although I will tread waking up it will allow me to have lots of afternoon and evening time. I'm not sure yet how my study, nap, and workout schedule will be yet but I'm sure I will adapt just fine. 

        I checked the count today and the blog is at about 1,600 views since day 1. I cant see who views my blog though, just the number of views. I wish I could see who is reading my blog so I can cater it to a certain age/interest group. for now Ill just keep the same format though. 

        I spoke with a good friend of mine in Tampa today, Jon. Met this kid when I was 5 in our kindergarten class and its evident by his calls even though Im in another state he is a true friend. I knew when I moved out here contact with my close knit group of friends would dwindle a little but man I don't even know if some of them are alive. If you think your one of the individuals Im describing send me a text, would love to know how life is strangers(this doesn't include Devin, and Miami). Oh, I forgot to mention Jon went from 290's(lb) and is now in the 190's. For anyone that thinks they cant make a change, he crushes that doubt. If you want to know how he did it just comment/message me. What I had him do can be accomplished by anyone.

 PROUD of you Jon

    Hope you have a great week,

              Jake

* Chuck roast, white rice, and corn. With a strawberry protein shake to help my body rebuild.

Long day

       For those that read last nights blog, you know I played basketball at 6am this morning. My day started out with a light breakfast at 5:30 am then I played ball from 6-730am. For anyone who has tried to play a sport that early, you know it takes about 30 minutes for your body to cooperate with what your brain is telling it to do. I survived though and had a good time.

      Today was the last day of my neuroanatomy class and the final exam will be Monday morning at 7:30 am. This class was very insightful. I have learned lots about diseases and disorders caused by neurological damage from Parkinsons to cross eyedness. I can walk away not just with a letter grade but with knowledge. 

      I managed to fit a good workout in today around lunch time but my body was fatigued from the morning bball session. Kojo and I did some leg work, chest work, and finished with a brutal core workout.               I managed to get a 15 min high intensity workout out of the way in the evening as well but that was only possible since I napped for two hours after class. My body is taking a beating but it will pay off as it rebuilds.

     For anyone interested in diet/workout regiments or just needs some motivation feel free to inbox me or comment on the blog. I would be more than happy to assist. 

     I will move on to my schedule now so I can go to bed. Early morning yoga tomorrow requires sleep or I might just pass out.

  

          Schedule:

6-730am:             Bball

7:30-9am:            relax,eat and get ready for class

9-1130am:           Class lecture

1130-1230:          workout w/ Kojo 

1-3pm:                 class: case studies and exam review

3-6pm:                 much needed Nap

6-7pm                  hang out with Nisa and do my 15 minute workout*

7-10pm:               dinner w/ Nisa, watched T.v and relaxed

10-11pm:             blog and bed

-as you can see I didnt study any today. I will save that for tomorrow,Sunday, and Monday morning before the exam. 

      Have a good weekend,

                Jake

* as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes of   5pushups 5 squats 5 thrusters(30lb/hand) 5 situps 5 hand stand pushups after the 4th round I couldnt do handstand PU anymore so I did 6 of every movement finished: 12.5 rounds(give it a try)

This Isn't easy

         Most of you know my goal is to write a blog everyday. Well, it's getting harder and harder but I will continue to do my best. This morning's exam had a lot of content to learn and I spent most of last night/this morning trying to do so, so I skipped out on blogging. Anyways, I digress, USF lost tonight!!! Anybody watch? My alma mater had a game on ESPN tonight and lost to Rutgers again. I must say watching portions of the game made me miss going to the games and cheering for my friends and of course my brother-in-law.
        Nisa still isn't better but we went to the DR today to see what the deal is. Looks like some antibiotics should fix her. I am doing my best to not get it. Lots of O.J, water, and my regular multi-vitamen, oh and lots of hope. So far it has worked.
         Schedule:
3am-8am:        study
8am-9am:       exam
10-11:30:        class lecture
11:30-1pm:     eat and nap
1-3:30:            class lecture
3:30- 5pm       worked out(back and biceps)
7pm-8pm   :    Dr. appt for Nisa
8-9pm:            new sushi place
9-10:               trying to get Rx for Nisa
10-11pm:        type up this blog and go to sleep

       I plan on waking up at 6am tomorrow morning and meeting a group of students for an hour of basketball games before our 9am class. So while the world sleep Ill be bettering myself. "Wake up, look up, get up, and dont give up" I heard that in a speech once and it came to my mind just now. sorry I cant give credit to the person( I dont know who it was).

      I wish all a very happy Friday. Be productive. Don't waste your time reading status updates all day, don't wish you were doing what somebody else is doing, just go better yourself.

     Signing off,
         Jacob

PS. Happy Birthday to my Mother-in-law, I Love you!!!
     


Success doesnt happen by chance

IM BACK

       I took the weekend off from blogging but Im back to start the week off. My weekend consisted of hot yoga and running some errands Saturday morning and church, lunch and studying Sunday. I had to study for this mornings Exam not just Sunday evening but also this morning(see my schedule).
       Nisa managed to catch the cold that is running rampant at her job so I had to turn my immune system up a notch. I hope she gets better soon and I managed to fight it off. I tried to talk her into calling off from work but she is a trooper and says she wants to save her days off so we can go see our Tampa family during the holidays.
       I wanted to share my landlords situation so you can keep her and her husband in your thoughts and prayers. Her husband is a 6'2" former policeman, I say this to emphasize that this can happen to anyone. He has had numerour brain issues(assuming from strokes) that have led to seizures on a regular bases and much much more. To name a few things she is dealing with.... He doesnt recognizer her sometimes, cant control his bladder, faints regular, and is always going back and forth to the hospital for injuries due to falls and for surgeries. This is a lot on a lady who stands 5'0" and lives alone with him. She started crying sharing this with me and she is a strong woman so to see her in tears means this is a big burden on her. Her husband shows signs of recover everynow and then and that is the "hope" that keeps them fighting. Needless to say my back tightness didnt bother me very much that day.
      On a lighter note My Grandmother is recovering well from her hip surgery and is anxious to start swimming again when the Doc gives her the go ahead. My Dad and my Uncle got a new apartment together so they are excited to have more room and a bigger kitchen.
        
          Monday schedule:
6:00-9:00 am:           Study for exam
10:00-10:30 am:       exam
10:30-12:30pm:        worked out at the YMCA(did legs today) and then played some Bball
1:00-5:00 pm:           class: lectures
6:00-7:00 pm:           strength class Im enrolled in at the crossfit gym( lots of weighted lunges)
7:00-8:00 pm:           Hot yoga
8:30-9:30pm:            dinner and chill with Nisa
9:30- bedtime:           write this blog, watch some T.V and sleep

      side note:On my second blog I posted my weight and body fat %. I did it again today and I gained 1lb but lost about .5% of body fat. So officialy at 202lb and 11.0%.

    see you tomorrow,
              Jacob

thought this was cool

     

TGIF

          TGIF is usually said after a tough week but this week wasnt all that bad for me. Looking back at it this week went by fast Oh and for that exam I took thursday, got an A. I have to thank the big upstairs as always. I know it was a four day week but those four days were a flash. Now to plan the weekend. Not sure what Im going to do yet other than study, and chill with Nisa which doesn't seem to be that bad.

          I just got home for a sushi place called Sakana and nearly had to be rolled out. I had edamame, two full roles(philly roll, shrimp tempura roll), and half of another(tootsie roll). Since I only had half I now have a good midnight snack. Before sushi Nisa and I went through about 50minutes of hell at the gym. We did a workout that was killer. It was...

 50ft of overhead walking lunges(115lb men, 75 lady)

 10 burpee box jumps

 15 thrusters (115,75)

 20 tire flips

 25 push press(115,75)

 30 parallette shoot through

 35 kettlebell swings (70lb men, 44lb lady)

 40 situps

 45 SDHP (70, 44)- sumo deadlift high pulls

 50 Double under jump rope

 200 m run w/ ball( 20lb men, 14lb lady)

     --we each had to do the above stuff and let me tell you!! It hurt!!

         Other than that workout, today was a great day. Hope my Tampa friends and family as well as my new Arizona friends had a great day as well. Sorry for tonight's late blog by the way. I forget that I'm three hours behind Tampa time. Sometimes I get messages asking why I haven't posted my blog yet and its only 9pm my time. So for those waiting.... just check it out in the morning if you can. 

 FUN FACT: Arizona does not follow daylight savings. I wont be changing my clock at all living here 

           Today's schedule: 

10am:            woke up to dogs barking at thunder(yea it rained out here believe it or not)

10:00- 11:30: had to do some work on our utility accounts so we could have direct bill pay 

11:30- 1:00:   workout <back, triceps, biceps, abs> with Kojo and Nick again, then 30 min of Bball

1:00- 3:00:     cool down, eat, shower, watch some TV

3:00- 5:00:     class: we had case studies on brain accidents and am exam review for Mon. Exam

5:00- 6:00:     nap till Nisa got home from work

7:00- 8:00:     the miserable work out I described above with Nisa (she made me proud, Great Job)

8:00- 10:00:   clean up, and enjoy some quality sushi

10:00- bedtime: blog, and watch TV till my eyes clothes

    My hope is to wake up early for some Hot Yoga but that's if I wake up to my alarm, you will have to wait till tomorrow to see if I made it

       Have a great weekend,

                Jacob

today's storm: It floods fast in AZ. These were taken in order in a total of  35minutes