Improving the Average Joe.

Jamie Olivers Food Revolution S02E03 Season 2 Episode 3

2011-06-03T03:29:00.000-07:00

Here is the long awaited latest episode on second season of Jamie Olivers adventure in trying to change the food system in America, predominantly in the grade/secondary school curriculum. Showing was scheduled to be in May, but pushed to June, because the circumstances in this show are real and Jamie is having a hard time to deal with authorities, and pushing forward to get funding or access to do his work and get his word across.

Underated movies people should consider viewing

2011-05-31T06:28:00.000-07:00

There are so many movies out there that others haven't seen due to competition of other more popular new film releases or the theme and premise of the movie shown in trailers to be unappealing to the general audience. I personally found some gems that some of you may like.

Dancer in the Dark

I love to dance, but for some reason i don't seem to enjoy musicals in movies all to much, except for old Disney films but that's mostly due to childhood nostalgia. Now after all these years i can say there is one film of the musical genre that i had the pleasure of enjoying. I gotta say that Bjork is a very good actress. If this was not an independent film she would be in contention for an Oscar award, for a musician to make a transition to film and put out a performance like that is impressive. However i should also credit Lars von Trier who did a great job in putting it all together, he has proven to be a very good director, and his work is consistently proving to be top notch similar to Christopher Nolan. I think in a year or so he will be just as famous as Mr Nolan. Please all of you who want to give musicals a try check it out, you won't be disappointed.

Count of Monte Cristo

Count of Monte Cristo is another popular adventure adaptation by the famous french writer Alexandre Dumas, père. Well I'm not entirely sure how famous he is but he is the one who created the story of the Three Musketeers, and Twenty Years After (i don't think there is a film on this story, i could be wrong here). This films is the 2002 adaptation directed by Kevin Reynolds. It is a romantic adventure taking place in France, Italy, and the Islands around the Mediterranean, the focuses on the relationship of 2 best friends Fernand Mondego and Edmond Dantes, the movie touches on justice, hope, mercy, vengeance and forgiveness.

There will be more, i keep y'all posted.

Jon Stewart vs Bill O Reilly Round 2

2011-05-17T13:16:00.000-07:00

Man i have a hard time understanding how Bill even got on air sometimes, his intelligence is really at question over these debates. His science vs religion arguments and how the tides come in and out, is beyond retarded. I'm with the belief that O Reilly is actually so intelligent that he hides it by acting a fool to get ratings, only problem is it does a disservice to the American people who actually listen to him. I also think in his quest to create this persona he most likely lost himself and became a douche bag ever since. Anyways here is Jon Stewart tearing him a new anus.

Arthur Abraham vs Andre Ward

2011-05-16T22:07:00.000-07:00

The fight between the two top super middleweight fighters was great, i watched it to see how this super six competition is going to play out. I gotta say the super middleweight division is looking good, there are still a lot more stories waiting to be told. Once this super six competition end it will create new ranking of up and coming and season fighters alike. For one the potential rematch between jean pascal and Bernard Hopkins and Carl Froch. also I'm sure Froch wants a crack at Kessler himself again for giving him his one loss. Not many people are keen in the middleweight fights because the personalities of many of these fighters with the exception of Carl are not so charming. The dynamic between all these elite fighters in this weight division is still stale, but the matchmaking is stellar, so for all the boxing fans this is a division to set eyes on for the next two years. Andre Ward is also adjusting his fighting style since his amateur days and coming along, hopefully he can be the next bright star and bring in many classic fights to come. In the meantime we gotta wait, and focus on the smaller weight divisions with the likes of maidana, amir, sergio, williams, mayweather and many other.

Are human beings dangerous?

2011-05-15T17:40:00.000-07:00

We have proven to be the most destructive beings on this planet. We are by nature very hubris, and arrogant, with our intelligence we can get away with many things in this earth and do great damage wherever we set path to. However our fundamental primitive instinctive behaviors is not much different then that of other animals, we are animals our selves. For all that we accomplished throughout our existence as homo sapiens, we are capable of being the most dangerous things out there.

However on a physical level, without our technological gadgets or any other sophisticated tool, we are relatively harmless as individuals. A considerable number of animals and other organisms can kill us rather easily. As a group we are highly effective and very dangerous to deal with.

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Nostalgia Time

2011-05-13T15:35:00.000-07:00

Remember going to your friends house to play Super Mario Kart for the Super Nintendo? Well me and my friends dug out the ole emulator and went to it playing one of the greatest games back in the day. Now i can't get the Koopa music out of my damn head.

Mother of Dance

2011-05-11T20:31:00.000-07:00

I actually saw a dance video of Martha Graham at school as a kid, this was just a few months in since immigrating to Canada. I did not understand the dance, until i befriended a friend who was a contemporary dancer, it was then that i revisited my memories of the dance video long ago. I like dancing, the very nature of dance is fascinating to me, it is like another form of language, the movements become your communication. Nobody did this better then Martha Graham who is considered the Mother of Dance. The homage to her as seen on Google should illustrate how important she was in the world of dance, she choreographed over 180 dances. How she translates words to dance is so easy to understand yet profoundly philosophical at the same time, she was a deep thinker and had a beautiful mind. It is a novelty to see her dances in person back in the day, as she never allowed recordings of her work at play.

Sprinting Gear

2011-05-11T02:53:00.000-07:00

i will provide some info on sprinting shoes and other gear one may need, if one chooses to pursue this sport. Especially teenagers out there who need to search for equipment. I write about music and other stuff, but i have extensive knowledge in the world of sprinting, that may aid the casual viewer who enjoys this kind of stuff.

A common complaint with spikes(sprint shoes), is some people can't wear certain shoes because they may have wide feet, i suggest using Asics Turbo Phantoms for this problem

I would stay away from Nike, they don't cater to those with wide feet. Another versatile spike shoes line are the ones from New Balance, these are great. Many of the shoes are geared for overweight or sedentary people. Spike wise they cater to mid-distance runners, but their spikes is not a bad investment either for the short sprints. Good thing about New Balance is that it is a common brand and can be found in many athletic retail stores.

Conventional spikes for short sprinters who specialize in 60m, 100m, and the 200m. Should specialize in the SuperFly G5 (not a G6 sorry). These are sturdy and stiff spikes which are very durable, they are popular among the short sprinters.

Now i have to add that many people are different, some short sprinters feel great in flexible spikes, and not the stiff ones, the same could be said for the sprinter who runs mid distance or the 400m where the opposite is true. People who are prone to plantar fasciitis should not be wearing stiff spikes. Flexible shoes are often worn by the sprinters who run the longer event, it is mainly used by 400m sprinters who are in between the realm of pure sprinting and mid-distance runners. Good flexible sprint shoes are from the Mizuno brand.

I gotta say personally the Mizuno brands are the best, There are 2 problems, western athletes may have with them, for one they can be expensive, wiht shipping costs and all that, and another is the spike pins itself are soldered onto the spike, so you can't replace it so it is as good as the sharpness of your spike. Other then that everyone i know who wears them don't complain of any other problems, and quite a few swear by the Mizuno brand citing it as the best gear for athletics period. They also have one of the cool designs for the newer models.

That is it for now as far as sprint gear is concerned, i will continue later with other equipment. Oh one thing I would like to add is that for any athlete in ANY sport wanting to improve not just speed, but agility you will initially need the speed in order to improve other facets of your game or sport you specialize in. For those familiar with weight training, in the realm of athletics the 100m dash is considered as a one rep max of a big lift (eg. squat), this aids as a precursor to increasing your agility profoundly for sports such as soccer or football, where agility is equally as important as linear speed (breakaway speed). Spikes allows you to train over 90% of your current maximum speed measured in time, most people use the 100m dash time as a reference point to gauge this during testing, American Footballers use the 40 yard dash as a reference point. In America where the sport of American Football is widely played, it is common practice to have their athletes participate in track and field to improve their overall athleticism before beginning a new season where they can then focus more on the game, technique, and GPP (general preparedness fitness) which is another way of saying "getting in shape".

Contemplation

2011-05-11T00:01:00.000-07:00

it is always good to live in thought. Embrace your mind every once in awhile, people need to seek introspection, it is the best way to self improvement.

Weight Training Sprinters: Part Deux

2011-05-10T22:36:00.000-07:00

I continue on the fundamental understandings of sprinting. We will go into weight training today. Now first thing one has to understand is that weight training is a SUPPLEMENT to the sport of sprinting. As a matter of fact weight training should be secondary to a lot of sports period. Reason i say this because a lot of people think or believe on the idea that weight training is a means to an end, this philosophy results in injury most of the time for people who are not weight lifters or power lifters.

The goal is to get good at the sport one is participating in not the weight training. I can see people get addicted because progression in the gym is more measurable and linear then with any other sport. With other sports one requires a partner to time them on their speed or other complex movements, you don't just need a coach nowadays but a team of people to monitor a whole bunch of things, so it can get rather complex, so weight training is one of the easiest things an individual can monitor. So it's established weights are of great benefit as an assist to many sports. It all has to do with ones ability to recover.

Very few people can deal with large amounts of volume when it comes to strenuous movement or exercise. A lot of people still train like this, especially high school kids for PE, and any other sport in the curriculum. The reason being it was popularized by the Russians when they dominated in the 60s-70s, and their training programs had OUTRAGEOUS volumes, i mean the kind of volume is stupid...I can't even explain it. The reason why they even survived it is because the vast majority of the Eastern Europeans at the time were taking steroids. Aside from that tidbit a usual example i present to you, is lifting very heavy weights for a lot of reps in a given workout AFTER having another tough workout before hand, this is already to much for many people, even well trained people. Not everyone can recover as fast as wolverine, now there are some peoples bio-mechanics and flexibility who fortunately prevents them from being injury prone, these are the rare exceptions, you can prevent injury by being in shape, this allows you to handle more volume without getting hurt in the process. If you cannot recover fast enough for the next work out you are screwed, you are setting yourself up to under perform and get yoruself seriously injured, this is predominantly a reason why we have coaches. The nervous system can only take so much. So naturally understanding all of this how do we avoid this?

Sprinting is a power sport, specifically it is PURE PERFORMANCE power sport. Meaning it requires a lot of power to get that body moving to top speed which we talked about on the first part. Power is speed and strength, so the lifts sprinters are concerned about is the power clean, squats (very important), the bench press to is surprisingly important, and the secondary lifts is also good to improve overall strength of the entire organism, but even more importantly is Plyometrics. Plyometrics is a set of bounds and jumps from certain depths or distances, it is orchestrated by a program set by the coach that allows the progression of the athletes ability to develop more power in jumps or bounds that can enhance their speed over time. With the exception to the secondary lifts, the big lifts like the squat and the power clean are to be worked within 80-90% of your 1 repetition max, Plyometrics should also be handled delicately as injury is goddamn freaking high if one is not careful. So if you can only squat 315 pounds you are working 80-90 percent of that and more, if you can and often times it is done with singles or doubles, which is a nice way of saying one rep or 2 reps(yes it gets that heavy). This is monitored by your coach who knows what he is doing (this is where your faith goes). You need to exercise the ability to recruit all your muscle fibers and stimulate your nervous system to generate more power relative to your body weight, once achieved you will fly.

A very important quote to remember is "less is more". Don't overdue it even if you get a personal best in your lifts or the gym, people often want to leverage their progress by accumulating their workouts in order to get a bigger adaptation. No you are overreaching here or over training yourself to failure. Workouts for sprinters should not be any more different then power sports, like certain positions in football or many of the track and field events, and even to an extent for the weight lifting sports.

to be continued...

Final Fantasy XIII-2 teaser trailer

2011-05-10T02:53:00.000-07:00

This is old news by the internet standards, but i had to share with all of you lost souls who follow my crappy this video game news, on the new Japanese RPG that is coming out at the end of this year. For those that don't know the series of Final Fantasy latest installment being Final Fantasy XIII-2 is the latest in a long line of final fantasy games of the long standing franchise. I played the first Final Fantasy XIII, and it was okay but i did find it a bit to linear for my taste but it was good enough for what it was. The main protagonist "Lightening" is back with new armor, sword, and everything else with white angelic feathers. In the trailer she is confronting some mysterious rival or antagonist who dresses purple armor, with purple aura, a purple sword, and purple everything. Enjoy.

We all need to escape from earth sometimes

2011-05-09T15:58:00.000-07:00

Everyone likes to escape from reality from time to time get away to get that relaxing feeling again like everything is okay. I mean who wants to be constantly reminded of the shackles of societies burdens. Average joes who enjoy music, i present to you music of the goddamn day, enjoy.

Average joes, feeling bored?

2011-05-08T17:07:00.000-07:00

Bored at work? Stuck in that shifty jail cell, that of which one calls a "cubicle" doing nothing but press 10 buttons repeatedly till you clock out for the night? Well we all have our guilty pleasures to keep ourselves preoccupied at work, why not make it worse for you by giving you some music you might enjoy. Don't lie to yourself i know you listen to your musics at work, trying to make the time go faster. Well for those that like Electronica, you may enjoy this tune.

Donald Glover

2011-05-07T13:11:00.000-07:00

I already knew much of the Community cast members were talented, however the Troy character portrayed by Donald Glover, i was completely unaware how talented this guy truly is. He is a comedian, he can hang with other comedians from the laugh factory, he is also part of the derrick comedy team who happen to be responsible for making the viral "bro rape" video which got tons of views on you tube. On top of being an actor, he is a rapper who goes by the nickname "Childish Gambino". A DJ who goes by the name "mcDJ". Lastely he is a writer, and won the Writers Guild of America Award for his work on the third season of 30 rock, where he makes a brief cameo. This guy is indeed multi talented. Here is a music from one of his rap albums, enjoy.

(joes do not feel like you are untalented. He once was an average man, who found his talents, remember average is the precursor to greatness)

2011-05-07T13:03:00.000-07:00

I don't watch Glee (do I?), but i do watch community and i fully endorse the TV show community. For some reason i want to unite Donal Glover with his long lost father Danny Glover. Anyways for those that don't know Community, it is TV show comedy series, it centers around a study group of students who over time become good friends and go in unrealistic adventures akin to the south park crew. The chemistry is unique and dare i say it rivals the Seinfeld crew. The writers of the shows are genius, the content they write about, stringing up old pop references is gold and very well done. Actually there is so much pop reference in this show that even if you speak good English you might not get some of the jokes. Here is a parody on the Glee show (which made me want to check it out), they did on some of the most recent episodes. Notice Duncans face in the beginning.

A/C is always useful no matter where you go

2011-05-05T18:32:00.000-07:00

Ah yes, nothing is as refreshing as having an A/C in your hotel room.

Some of the things that go on in the Bat Cave

2011-05-05T11:01:00.000-07:00

man now i know why batman never really cared about robin so much.

Music and Individuality

2011-05-04T22:16:00.000-07:00

With the population increasing all over the world places like China, and Africa who are now experiencing economic booms in their backyards are now under going some serious changes in their youth culture, going from a unified group to seeking their own individuality. What other form of subjective medians can one awaken their own inner self in, other then music? I believe music was our first language, we understand it so well, it allows us to make sense of our emotions much simpler then any other language. Even in adulthood with all the knowledge we acquire in our lives music still comes natural to us, the understanding gives us a sense of mastery, soothes and comforts us relieving ourselves from stress.

Why do people take narcotics and other stress relieving drugs, when they can just listen to some music they happen to enjoy. Are humans losing their natural musicality? I don't know, but i always appreciate all kinds of new music. I stumbled upon this underground music producer, who makes ambient beats fused with electronic, and hip-hop, he goes by the name "Flying Lotus". Here is a listen for y'all who love music

some more...

2011-05-04T01:47:00.000-07:00

wtf is this? Anyways, i don't know what country this is made in. I'm guessing some serious eastern European nation of sorts. Here it is, try to make sense of it for what is.

Obama don't play son

2011-05-03T11:02:00.000-07:00

Obama roasts Trump, take a look at his face of resentment. Oh man especially in a high profile environment like that lol. Later that week the breaking news coverage on Osamas death would interrupt the celebrity apprentice show (right when he fires someone) later on Sunday.

Osama Bin Laden is Dead

2011-05-02T01:27:00.000-07:00

well there it is folks, the cat caught mouse. What a squirmish bastard this man was, at least now US can have some satisfaction, and peace of mind on a closed chapter in American history.

Where is the location of this rollercoaster ride?

2011-05-02T00:57:00.001-07:00

Average joes. Challenge yourself by asking yoruself where this ride might be located. I was unable to do this myself.

Royal wedding time

2011-05-02T00:53:00.000-07:00

Hedonistic pleasure must be sought at all times. A picture can be the bearer of truth.

MAN = 0 ROLLERCOSTER = 1

2011-05-01T23:29:00.000-07:00

looks like this rollercoster beats man in this round.

Death Note

2011-05-01T20:36:00.000-07:00

I enjoy Japanese anime, here is a nice music from a comic manga i enjoyed a few years back. This is from the animation soundtrack, for those looking for alternative music. You should check this out.