Wanna Get Geeked

Cruising the One World blog this morning and found this arse bustin video. Freddy always has great posts and thoughts. Sub 7min Helen's do not suck. If your motor isn't running after this, somethings wrong. Make sure you turn up the sound.

Spring Is Bloomin'

After getting blasted with that late frost last spring, it's nice to see everything back in full force this year. Peony buds are huge and azaleas are in full bloom along with tulips, dogwoods and viburnums. Got the garden tilled up on Sunday and should have most things in the ground this week. Just heard from 2 fellow GSB's that are putting in gardens for the first time this year, couldn't be happier to hear that. I can already taste the BLT's.

Speachless

From the WTF department of GSB Central...

Big News in the Ville

Nothing like an interactive wildlife class up at the 'ol Alma Mater. If you look closely, you'll see Big Clarence Green gets a cameo sporting his sweet yellow shirt.

That sedated deer looks like RC at the 0600 Bootcamp Fitness..."huh...what....where am I"

Grow Your Own

Along with spring comes garden time. I've always had some kind of garden regardless of where I lived or what area was available. Living in a loft apartment it was simple as container herbs or patio potted plants when I moved to a condo with a balcony. I'm fortunute now to have plenty of green space in my backyard and take advantage of it by planting some table favorites. Tomatos, green beans, peppers, spinich, lettuce, herbs are just a few of the headliners. Nothing beats an heirloom tomato with a little kosher salt and pepper.

Walking out the back door to collect your veggies is a great feeling. Now if I can just convince my homeowners assoc. to approve livestock, I'll have it made.

Check out this link from the Times on backyard grub.

What Are You Eating?

I've been hitting the Paleo diet since last fall in conjunction with my first Bootcamp section. I readily admit it's not full time but I've been able to adhere to a solid 5 days a week and shooting for 6 now. My weak link being pasta which used to be 4-5 days a week before I started Bootcamping, now I'm down to 1 day a week and found a low Glycemic load pasta that's packed with dietary fiber. Surprisingly the taste is actually preferred now.

Other than my off day, which can be a total yard sale, all my meals consist of high quality protien, veggies and good fat. Snacks which are a must to keep the metabolism up and provide fuel consist of nuts, seeds, apples, oranges and occasionally yogurt with fresh berries.

I don't get into weighing and measuring because in my opinion your body will tell you and show you what's needed in regards to quantity. Don't make it too complicated. Follow a few basics rules and you'll start leaning out in no time. A daily 0600 fanny waxin doesn't hurt either.

Courtesy of the gang over at Petranek Fitness here's a great site to plug in food and see load of nutritional info....Nutrition Data. The glycemic load estimator is very helpful.

Hillbilly Yacht Club

Ol' boy Huck Finn's got nothing on this guy. Glad to see he's installed the optional rope up on the poop deck, afterall... safety is top priority.

No Time for Breakfast?

During my blog rota this week, I came across a post from a troubled individual. Make a long story short...there's just no time for a quality breakfast and couldn't imagine having time to cook eggs. Not sure how this individual is trying to cook eggs but it must be somewhere north of rocket science.

A quick, healty breakfast may be one of the most simple tasks you can accomplish in the kitchen. Equip yourself with a few basics and you're ready to roll. The local resturant supply store (no it's not just for professionals) is a gold mine where you can find quality, functional, and affordable items. You'll pay a fraction of the fancy retail store price not to mention a better prodcut.

Here's what the GSB kitchen always has at the ready; 8" Lincoln Wear-Ever coated fry pan, small silicone spatula, 8" Victorinox chefs knife. With those 3 items ($35 dollars total) you can whip up anything this side of Toad Holler. Cut up your leftover protien from the previous nights dinner, add some fresh veggies, couple eggs, olive oil, salt/pepper and 5 minutes later, Eat Time.

Another helpful hint...take your knives to the local cutlery shop when they stop cutting like a razor. For $5 each, you'll thank me later.