Well, after vegging out and being inactive for over a week after dragonboat season ended, I decided to hit the gym again….hard. I actually hit the gym last week, but it was just a lazy circuit train.

I did a slightly modified version of the Men’s Health 300 workout. All are supposed to be done without any rest. But I cheated and rested a few times, else I would’ve passed out.

25 - pullups (kipping)
50 - 135lbs deadlifts
50 - bodyweight squats (the normal 300 workout calls for 24 inch boxjumps, but I was feeling dizzy at this point)
50 - floor wipers (I had to do 5 sets of 10)
50 - single arm clean and press with 35lbs dumbbell (original calls for kettle bell)
25 - pullups (kipping…I had to break it up into 3 sets of 2, 11, and 12…I was so burnt out of energy)

The 300 guys hold a record of doing it in 18-19 minutes. I did it in like 43 minutes.

For a video of what the original exercises should look like, check here.

Afterwards, I dashed out of the gym. They were about to close when I finished my last set of pullups. Furthermore, I had to sit in the car for a moment while I caught my breath. When I got out of the car when I got home I felt a crazy cramp in my hamstrings. I inched my way into the house and started stretching like a madman. I then proceeded to consume an orange, and then a banana. When my stomach settles, I think I’ll fix up a protein shake.

Man oh man…feeling like dying never felt so good.

Some hooliganism on Friday night resulted in this image:

Jon's M5-One-Oh!

That’s all you get for now. But, be on the lookout for the launch of a new blog format, as well as a main website!

October 4-5 weekend marked the KP Dragonboat Race @ Treasure Island (www.sfdragonboat.com), which also meant the end of my dragonboat season.

My team, DieselFish did pretty well. Our DF1 crew took 1st in the Comp B division. While DF2 (my crew) and DF3 both ended up in the Rec B division. Even though DF2 made it to the championship, we were just edged out of hardware taking 4th in the division. In any case, we put on a strong showing, and I’m proud of our performance.

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I’ve been shooting a lot, and not post-processing enough. In any case, here’s a sneak teaser on what I’ve been working on lately:

Nick and Debbie Engagement Session

Tom and Debbie Doan Wedding, shot for Junshien Lau

Maternity shoot for my friend Deborah

There will be more to come soon, whenever I get cracking.

It’s also pretty random that the three Deborahs I shot line up to be at different phases of family: engagement, wedding, maternity. I didn’t plan it out to be that way, that’s just how it unraveled in the past week.

So, enjoy these for now!