Fitness

Get in the gym!

In 6 months the two of us have hit the gym 99% of days we've been at work. Others in the office have joined us and shared interesting ideas for fitness and we've all watched each other improve. It's a great environment and great motivation each day to push ourselves and learn both mentally and physically.

Diet is a huge part of this. I have personally dramatically increased the amount of healthy food I've been eating as I'm trying to bulk/lean up while others are trying to slim down...Currently my daily goals for consumption are over 3100 calories and at least 220 grams of protein. I'm in better shape than I ever was in the Air Force and look better too...I'm 6'4" and have been maintaining around 200 lbs, but lost an inch in the waist and increased chest and biceps (though I never measured so not totally sure how much). This is a pretty good breakdown of getting to know your proteins.

http://www.schwarzenegger.com/fitness/post/the-protein-bible-part-1-introduction

The motivation and confidence lifting has brought into my life has been amazing. I have been reading Arnold's autobiography and it discussed a lot of how it challenges your mind to work through pain as well as push yourself beyond that which you think you're capable.

So for now, here's a quick article from Arnold's site. He's starting as Executive Editor of Muscle and Fitness...and getting back into what he loved doing in the first place. Here's the article this photo is from: fhttp://www.schwarzenegger.com/fitness/post/there-is-no-maybe

Travel & Try.

If you haven't checked out thecoolhunter.com...you're missing out. They've lately been pushing traveling a lot, and although I never wanted to travel much when I was young, my experience in the military eventually developed a lasting love with seeing the world. In addition to most of the States, I was able to visit England, Germany, Qatar, Afghanistan and later in the civilian world Australia, Italy, and Cancun.

It changes the way you think...your ways arent the only ways. People look at you and know you're American (most of the time). Some love you and some despise you...so it's important to be able to take time and understand these things. Don't come to judgment too quickly. Explore and enjoy. Share a conversation with someone from a foreign country. Learn a language(which I still need to do). Never stop finding out that the world is full of amazing things...but more importantly find the meaning and purpose in your life. Stand up for what you believe in but be compassionate to those less fortunate and listen to those who think differently. You don't have to agree, but we should all show respect to each other.

If you think you can't do it...you gotta start somewhere with building yourself up. Here's a good video from the author of one of the best books I've read. Cowboy Values by James P. Owen


The Try: Open from Center for Cowboy Ethics on Vimeo.

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Pixel Painter

Welcome

Life is good. Design is good. Both can suck though too. We're going to try and showcase ways to make both better...along with whatever thoughts we may have sweep through the cobwebs in our heads.

Todd is a seasoned graphic designer of extraordinary skill with legendary ability in Flash and pretty much every other Adobe platform. More of his work is on display at fatbabydesign.com.

Nate was a captain in the US Air Force, working on B-1 Bombers as well as running convoys in Afghanistan. Now he's a multifaceted graphic designer. You can see his stuff here.

Both of us teach design courses at Metropolitan Community College in Elkhorn, we also work at the same place as in-house designers.

Anyway, enough of that stuff. Here's the meat and potatoes...just some interesting info on social media and trends:

"Adoption of social media isn’t just important, it’s now becoming homogeneous in its incorporation into the enterprise. But, what most fail to recognize is that social media is a series of channels that facilitate a more dynamic form of person-to-person connection and discovery through a powerful undercurrent of two-way engagement." - Brian Solis 

http://www.briansolis.com/2013/01/how-social-media-is-prompting-organizational-transformation/