1,000+ views

    Well today marks my eighth blog and the stats say this site has recieved 1,037 views!!! Yea I said 1,037. I had no Idea anyone would actually read these and now Im having people tell me left and right, "great blog", "I'm following you", "keep it up", and of course, "give me a shout out".(here you go Amir and Alex). So for all of those I entertain, thank you.

      Today's exam went well. I dont yet have the grade but I dont expect I did poorly. With that being said I will assume the other tests will have the same difficulty level which means more "free time" and more interesting stuff to read about on my blog.

      My motivation lately for working out is a competition on 9/29/12 in Ontario, Ca. The competition is a one-on-one crossfit battle with single ellimination set-up(you lose, you go home). I had to quailify to get in by completing 3 workouts and having a result/score in the top 36 athletes in my class. So wish me luck and I will keep you updated on the progress.

     Today there was another haboob(sandstorm) here in Mesa, Az. for anyone who hasnt experienced one, they are neat to see in the distance but when your in one they are no fun. from what I hear from the locals they never really occured in the past and just in this summer alone there has been about 7 I can recall.
 
      Todays schedule:
4am-7am:         study for exam
7am-7:50:         EAT, had some cocoa crispies and watermelon(dont judge me)
8am-830am:     Exam (neuroanatomy)
830-10am:        go home and eat another breakfast and watch some sportscenter
10am-noon:      lecture in class
noon-1pm:        eat lunch at school
1-3pm:              lecture 
3-4:30pm:         workout* with Kojo and Nick(classmates)
4:30-5pm:         walk to my car and drive home in a sand storm(ill post a picture below)
5-7pm:              eat, shower, and chill thill nisa got home
7-8pm:              crossfit workout* with Nisa
8-10pm:            dinner, laundry, shower, write blog. not neccesarily in that order
10-bedtime:      Probably some T.V watching. I havent decided yet

        Looking back at my schedule is fun to do. I encourage you to write out what you accomplish in a day and decide if time was well spent or not.

*gym workout:       chest, shoulders, and abs
  crossfit workout:  5rounds of 14 alt. lunges with 75lbs, 100m sled pull(100lb), 14 box jumps(24in)

      Enjoy your Friday ,
         Jacob



Haboob

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         Nothing spectacular happened today. I ended up going to bed last night at 2:00am so I decided to sleep in till 10am which worked out nice since my class was only from 1:00pm-3:00pm. Today in class we did two case studies(busy work) and had a short review for our first neuroanatomy exam tomorrow. It wasn't  too demanding on my brain so I decided I would go home and study for tomorrow's exam. Nisa came home with a migraine so I hope she feels better, I know the pain. For those that don't know I suffered chronic migraines from about 4yrs old till I hit my early teens. I am so thankful I grew out of that, sometimes remembering those days help me to appreciate these days.

      - to the fun part:
     10am:                  woke up and had 4 eggs and some watermelon
     10:30-12:00:       gym time (back, biceps and triceps)
     1pm:-3pm:          class for case study and review
     3pm-7pm             study for tomorrows exam
     7pm-8pm             eat and write this blog
     8pm-bedtime:      no clue what I'm going to do, maybe watch some
                                 t.v maybe look at my notes some more, probably some
                                 stretching because my legs  are killing me from yesterdays leg workout.
   
    I bought an album yesterday on iTunes by an artist named Lecrae. The album is called Gravity for anyone interested. I am listening to it right now and love it. His lyrics are awesome in a day when everything on the radio is dumb and played out. Am I the only one that cant stand Nicki Minaj?? Anyways check Lecrae out or Trip lee, it will be a nice change from the crap the radio feeds us 24/7. Attached is a good one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9CXwOe9m5o

Enjoy,
    Jacob

               PS. "You may not like me because of what I believe, but like me because
                        I'm not afraid to display it in a world that points and laughs"
                                                           - just made this one up

love 3 day weekends

       Well its over. My mini vacation was everything I wanted it to be. Tried a few new restaurants, watched 2 movies at the house (21 jump street, hunger games), and hung out with some classmates at a barbecue.
       Back to reality again though. Today I had my first day of neuroanatomy which is a two week course.
Oh and for those that were praying for a good result on my final exam....thanks again.....drum role please     Got an A! So I'm now 4 classes in to dental school with straight A's. I read a bible verse today that talked about hard work, here it is below if you want to read it. If not then skip it and continue below it to my days awesome schedule:

 If you truly belong to the Lord, Peter wrote, your hard work will prove it. If you're not working to develop the qualities listed in 2 Peter 1:5-7, maybe you don't belong to him. 

    2 Peter 1:10So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away.

8:30-9:30am: worked out Legs with Kojo.

10-12 :           lecture

12:00- 1pm:   lunch and ran an errand

1-5pm:           lecture(man was it hard to stay awake)

5:30 -6:30 pm: nap time in hopes to make my headache go away

6:45-7:45:     woke up feeling better and went to crossfit to do a 20min workout with Nisa

8-8:40:          eat, shower, and get ready for basketball(and write this blog).

9-10pm:        basketball at the ymca

10-midnight: study today's lecture notes

SLEEP

Thanks you all for reading,

     enjoy your night

                 Jacob

-ignore the funny format, my computer was acting up

Good day

         Today was a good day. Today reminded me of how I spent this last summer. Basically doing stuff I "wanted" to do all day. I realize now that last summer was probably the last summer "break" I will ever have. When we are in school we take being "off" for granted. The real world however doesn't give you months off at a time does it?
         Well it was another HOT day here in Mesa, Az. If I remember correctly the LED sign outside of a local bank read 112 degrees when I drove by. I miss my Florida weather sometimes....and then I read all of my Tampa friend's statuses about how much it rains and think nahhhh I like it when my parade isn't rained on.

Sat:
7:30-845:   Hot yoga
8:45-9:30  did a crossfit WOD*
930-1pm.   cool down, eat, and nap till Nisa got home from her Overtime at her new job
2pm:          lunch with Nisa at SouperSalad( like sweet tomatoes)
3pm           shop till we dropped( soccer cleats, soccer ball, socks, protein from
                  GNC, 2 watches for Nisa) 
6pm            soccer at the park with the Wife! "she isn't all that bad"
8-10pm       shop for some juicy steaks and make dinner together. 

         This to me is a Great day, the kind society says we are supposed to work our whole life for, so we can retire and do this every day. But too many people are hungry, tired, and sick. So we must balance this "enjoyment" with "LOVE" and give. Give time, energy, assistance, and whatever else others in less fortunate circumstances need. remember to make a difference friends.

* 21 kettle bell swings, 4 rounds of: 15 ring rows, 9 pullups, 5 pushups, 400m run.

 Ill continue Tuesday when classes start back up
       Enjoy your weekend,
           Jacob

3 day weekend

          I survived! I haven't collapsed from my lack of sleep yet, just keep running on fumes. My hope was to nap after my exams today but that didn't happen. Right after my 2nd exam today I went to a new place called YCs. Anybody tried it? Its a Mongolian grill, pretty good. Then I had to go get Nisa's car.
       On the way to Arizona we went through a mean hail storm near Pensacola Fl. that dented her hood and roof bad. We finally got it fixed and it happen to be complete during my planned nap time!!! From there, went to the mall and eventually ended up at the Native New Yorker. Never heard of the Native new Yorker? neither had I. Its a sports bar/grill and man do they have some good wings.

        I didn't plan anything special for this 3 day weekend so...lots of "nothing" will do just fine. Well my tank is on E so time to get some rest for tomorrows Yoya, weightlifting, and chill time. Be safe out there.

PS. For those wondering how I did on my final exam: scores aren't posted yet but pray I passed please.


    God Bless,
       Jake

Game time

        I had a transformation today from a scruffy, long haired, caveman look-a-like to a clean cut man that can contribute to society....I went to the barbershop. For those that don't know I was a professional barber since I graduated high school and kept that trade up for about 7 years. I had great clients become friends and great friends become clients. Sitting in line at a barbershop is weird when you have been on the other side of the line before.

    Today is the day before our cumulative H&N anatomy final so I entitled todays blog "game time" as a way to show how I mentally prepare for this stuff(exams, sports). If you don't do things to your best ability, why do them?

     I planned my day around knowing that I will be studying all night. What do I mean by this? Just like training or preparing for a game or a competition you have to train and prepare to show knowledge of a topic and in my case, tomorrow, lots of topics.

         My goal is to study from 10pm till the10am before my 11am exam. WHOA!!! although 12 hours may seem a bit extreme..... Its only 12 hours of the week and adding that with the amount of studying I did all week(very little) it puts me in a good position to do well. I have always been one to cram lots of material in a short period of time and retain it for a short period of time, knowing this I play to my strengths(learn everything right before the exam). 56% of my class grade comes from my performance tomorrow so again this is why I have to have a "Game Time" frame of mind.

   schedule today running in to tomorrow:

 8-930am:     class

 10-11am      haircut

 12-1 pm      eat and chill

 1-2 pm        school for a short presentation on TMJ

 2-3 pm        sprint progressions at a field near my house with hills

 3:30-730     sleep to make up for the lack of sleep I will get tonight

 730-10pm   eat, chill, and write this blog before the game begins!!

 10pm-9am   revisit and understand thoroughly everything we have learned in the last 3 weeks

  11am-1pm  final exam

  230pm :      lab practical final

  4pm-          sleep!!!

   

       As the great Dr. Cottam (my current professor) said, "successful people do things unsuccessful people don't want to do, they don't want to do it either , but they want to succeed"

Wish me luck on my exam tomorrow. Ill let you know how I did. 

      -Jacob

 special thanks to my barber today

     

      

     

DAY 2: so far so good

8/29/12
      I did it. I managed to successful complete two consecutive days of blogging. My wife told me she is surprised I am doing this and to be honest me too. I will continue until it doesn't help anyone anymore. My current professor Dr. Cottam said a quote before class the other day that I don't remember exactly but it was along the lines of  " success is leaving the world knowing someone was able to breathe easier because of my life". My goal in doing this is to help someone in someway or another.

        Anyways onto the good stuff. Today I had a Dr. appt. to go over my MRI results of my lower back. Long story short I have a bulging disc and I should just keep working out to keep my core strong. I decided to take what he (Doc) said serious and workout even harder today.

-school time:
        So for those that don't know, at ASDOH(Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health) the curriculum is set up as a "modular system", meaning we take one class at a time and it is condensed.
So for example:
week 1= embryology; class all day some studying after and a final on Friday
week 2= histology; same professor as embryology so same class schedule
week 3= musculoskeletal system: new professor new schedule and new info
week 4-present (3 week course) : new professor, exams on Monday's and a final this coming Friday.

today:
9-10am:            Dr. appt.(class was from 8-10am today but I got an excused day off for my appt.)
10am-2pm:       studied for our Head & neck final exam( this Fri.)
2:00-3:00         reviewed last 2 exams that the professor allows us to examine
3:30-4:45         worked out chest,and abs really good with a classmate Kojo.
6-7pm              Hot yoga at my crossfit gym
830-10pm :      basketball tournament against the 3rd yr dental students( my team won)
10-1030:          lovely wife made me a late night dinner since I'm a growing boy
11-1am:           make this blog and study some of the stuff that will be on the final.

I was really active today and it makes these last few hours of the night hard to focus on school work but everybody is different and this is working for me so, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"


See you tomorrow,
Jacob Berger
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side note: hit 201 today (body fat % is still around 11-12% )