tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157347102024-03-12T22:27:34.052-07:00The Life of BrandonPoker, Travel and Fun!Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.comBlogger407125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-60761509276153687172019-01-07T01:06:00.003-08:002019-01-07T01:06:29.843-08:00Moving the BlogThis blog means a lot to me, so it's with much sadness that I'm moving locations. Blogger no longer publishes an app for iPhone and uploading pictures has proven to be a huge pain in the ass. I'm taking my talents to WordPress, and you can find me at:
https://kogabrand.home.blog/
Hope to have some content up soon. Thanks for the memories, Blogger.Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-30921196716637033792019-01-03T07:29:00.001-08:002019-01-03T07:29:24.142-08:003 out of 3!Went for a short bike ride on the 2nd and a short run today, the 3rd. Accra is too insane to do much exercising outdoors and I would never ride a bike around the Central Business District but we found some quiet streets on the University of Ghana campus and had a fun time touring the grounds yesterday. Today, my calves were stiff and some blisters are forming so I just did one of the loops Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-91986078193701333042019-01-01T14:51:00.001-08:002019-01-01T14:51:19.977-08:00New Year Fitness
This blog has seen a lot of changes since its inception in 2005(!). The first few years were focused on poker, then travel, then a year of tracking a push-up bet. That was probably the lamest year of the bunch, but I'm willing to bet that 2019 can be even lamer!
I've decided to keep the focus on fitness, but include mental and spiritual in addition to physical this time. I would like to read Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-89151869302184966002013-11-22T21:48:00.002-08:002013-11-22T21:48:38.686-08:00Afghanistan, Week 1Well hello there. I've been meaning to write for a few days but couldn't quite find the time. It's becoming clear to me that this isn't going to be a daily blog but I'll try to post weekly updates at a minimum. Soon it'll be monthly, and then yearly, and then never. We all know how it goes.We've been busy so far, working on replacing the Medevac company that's here now, learning how things Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-62063316669671366382013-11-12T20:27:00.003-08:002013-11-12T20:27:50.537-08:00Lazy DaysI didn't do much today other than write this blog and create a two-day streak. I can't remember how many times you have to do something for it to become a habit but 2 is closer to that number than 1. We had a bit of work at the hangar from 9 to 11 then went to Buffalo Wild Wings for a retirement luncheon. Then I went to my buddy Austin's house and played Catan with his wife and Tony, ate pizza Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-18459899042364295052013-11-11T20:29:00.000-08:002013-11-11T20:29:02.448-08:00Going to WarI like to put it as bluntly as possible. I'm going to war. I'm going to try to blog as much of my experience as I can while being careful not to add details that would compromise operational security. Really, I'm viewing this as a life-altering event and I want to chronicle the ways that my life will be altered over the next 9 months. I hope to come home the same person, just smarter and in Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-6237044296418831082013-10-02T02:40:00.002-07:002013-10-02T02:40:47.497-07:00WelpSo my previous total was 32895 and I have 650 more blogged. I probably did more but I can't remember. All I remember is 210 the day I went to Vegas and 150 on each of the next two days. When I came home from Vegas, my left arm was tingling like I pinched a nerve and the outer part of my pec hurt like a bitch whenever I did pushups. That's still true today despite giving it plenty of rest. I did Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-47595345175439162902013-08-23T02:15:00.001-07:002013-08-23T02:15:55.463-07:00TiredDoing some great Army training here. I have some sweet pics and video that I'll post when I get home. Unfortunately I only did 270 pushups today and it felt like a million. 60 in the AM and 60 before bed and then a few sets of 50 during the day. I really need to use some card games or ripdeck to get the numbers up there.
Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-78349563647214575092013-08-22T11:58:00.001-07:002013-08-22T11:58:18.473-07:00I suck at lifeMostly I just suck at doing a lot of pushups. I did 210 on Monday, 60 on Tuesday, and 110 on Wednesday. The days have been busier than expected and I've been lazier than expected. I have 110 done this morning but I need more than 400/day to get my 2k. Let's try to start with 400 for one day, shall we?
Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-39827333910307149722013-08-18T21:46:00.001-07:002013-08-18T21:46:27.255-07:00DC WeekendHad a great weekend with the family. Knocked out 300 on Friday and 210 on Saturday but only managed 110 today. Should have been higher, just got lazy and now I'm too tired. I'm getting back to the point where each morning set is 60 and each set after that should be 60 soon. Those extra couple of pushups help a lot in the long run.
This week 8 of the pilots in my company are flying 2 Blackhawks Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-90986471875549336522013-08-16T07:26:00.003-07:002013-08-16T07:26:32.926-07:00BusyEnded up getting super busy at work and only managed 50 on Wednesday morning. Yesterday I flew up to DC and got 210 done throughout the day. Today, big number, promise!!
W/T: 260 Total-32275Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-90603901844587112602013-08-13T20:34:00.004-07:002013-08-13T20:34:40.201-07:0070 straightToday I knocked out 70 straight before breakfast and then didn't do any more for the rest of the day. 70 straight is better than I've been doing so I'm pleased with that. Tomorrow I will go for 250. I was going to say 500 but I'm going to take baby steps to getting more. My right shoulder is still taking to me and I don't want to go too nutso. I've been eating pretty healthy and running a bit andSchaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-42867440929196198562013-08-11T20:37:00.004-07:002013-08-11T20:37:48.748-07:00HUNGOVERYesterday was awesome. An old friend was in Nashville for a bachelorette party and they were kind enough to let me party down with them. Pure insanity.
Only got 50 done today, right before bed. I'll do a lot this week, promise.
Week- 810 Total-31895Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-68362879144961233542013-08-10T16:47:00.001-07:002013-08-10T16:47:08.124-07:00ConsistencyI've been pretty consistent since Wednesday and can feel myself getting into a flow. Thursday night I knocked out two sets of 50 at work and didn't get made fun of too badly. Friday morning I did my 50-40-30-20-10 pyramid and it kinda sucked but I made it without having to rest too much. Today I've done 210 and we're about to hit the bar so that'll probably be it. Here are the numbers but I won'tSchaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-76124565363969036432013-08-07T09:16:00.001-07:002013-08-07T09:16:30.066-07:00I guess I'm doing alrightHad another drunk weekend but focused on getting at least 150 in per day and can't be too disappointed with the numbers I got. On Monday, I was at work from 2 PM until 4 AM and spent 7 hours in the air. It was really exhausting and I haven't been doing as hot during the week but once my schedule returns to normal and I combine it with my no-drinking clause, I should be fine. I've pumped out 100 Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-67332574165033772822013-08-01T08:34:00.000-07:002013-08-01T08:34:12.945-07:00August?My God how time flies. Happy August 1st. I just finished a 24-hour staff duty shift and it sucked. I did 4 sets of 50 pushups and felt pretty good. My shoulder still hurts but I can definitely suck it up. I'd like to get back into the card games soon.
And yes, Dave, I wanted to add the 500 miles but my competition refused. But I'll definitely get there anyway. I just need to focus on pushups forSchaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-73179556908388302542013-07-30T21:28:00.001-07:002013-07-30T21:28:42.884-07:00Day One
Well it's not earth-shattering but I got 200 done today. 50 in the morning and then forced myself to do 150 tonight in sets of 50 and 25 randomly. Tomorrow I have a 24-hour shift at Staff Duty from 9 AM to 9 AM and I'll try to do pushups to stay awake during that time. Maybe I'll do a whopping 200 more!!
Next week I'm flying for 4 days in a row which I'm pretty excited about. I'm also going to Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-11462843255437900812013-07-30T06:20:00.000-07:002013-07-30T06:20:01.715-07:00HelloIt's just getting worse and worse. The lack of Internet at my new place, the transition to a new workplace, my alcoholism; all add up to one horrible blogger. Well the end of another month is near and that gives us another chance to make a monthly goal that we'll probably fail at achieving. My fitness has been pretty damn lackadaisical so I'm going to make the simple goal of hitting 150/day for Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-52013800008861630632013-07-16T19:16:00.001-07:002013-07-16T19:16:42.755-07:00Army Physical Training is blahSo I have to wake up at 5 AM to get to PT and it's pretty lame. I prefer running and doing pushups on my own and I also prefer sleeping in late. Anyway, we did a bunch of squats and lunges and crap that hurts real bad tonight. I did 50 pushups this morning, 50 before dinner, then I did my favorite workout interspersing pushups and pullups 25-5-25-5-25-5-25. I'm feeling decidedly less sore and canSchaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-28055345603094907882013-07-15T19:30:00.002-07:002013-07-15T19:30:51.554-07:00ImprovingWent for a slow 3-mile run with my platoon today. It's amazing how out of shape so many people are. After the run we had to do 50 pushups and 50 situps and I finished, watched everyone struggle for a bit, then decided to do 50 more pushups. I did 100 more tonight for 200 on the day. It'd be so much easier to put up big numbers if I wasn't at the hangar all day sweating my balls off. I think Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-71448526684158530682013-07-14T18:13:00.002-07:002013-07-14T18:13:58.136-07:00RelaxedThis was one of the most relaxing weekends I've had in a while. It feels great. Still don't really feel like writing a long blog post. I wonder if I'll ever feel like doing one again. Blah.
Thursday - 50
Friday - 50/3.6
Saturday - 250
Sunday - 150Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-26087121876580139662013-07-10T18:43:00.001-07:002013-07-10T18:43:42.316-07:00Getting BetterStill not motivated to make a legit entry. Knocked out 200 this morning in sets of 40-30-20-30-30-25-25 with 5 pull-ups in between each set. Then tonight I did another 100 and felt sore as hell. Hopefully these 300 will get some momentum building.Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-47042500312839527842013-07-09T20:14:00.000-07:002013-07-09T20:14:03.045-07:00Still TiredRan 10 sets of 60-120s today because my Platoon leader made us. A conservative estimate is 320m each time so I'll take 3200m or 2 miles. Then I went to this West Nashville running group and ran 3 more miles. So I'll take 5 for the day. Sadly I only did 50 pushups tonight and I don't feel like adding everything up. It was a long day and the drive to Nashville only makes things longer. I had a goodSchaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-68085931757057241002013-07-08T19:49:00.003-07:002013-07-08T19:49:53.788-07:00WorkHad a 13-hour work day today. Learning all the local flying rules is hard! Ran 3 miles on the treadmill this morning and did 100 pushups tonight. I think tomorrow I'm going to focus on pushups in the morning because there's another running club in Nashville on Tuesday afternoons and supposedly this one has more females. One of these days I'll have more energy and give you a good blog entry with Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15734710.post-20936244039067681392013-07-07T19:32:00.000-07:002013-07-07T19:32:12.088-07:00Roughest weekend in a long timeWell, totally failed on posting every day. Also failed on working out very much. Literally did one set of 50 every single day, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th. And ran zero miles. Will have a better post tomorrow but I'm exhausted and I have to wake up early. xoxoSchaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12169745611535190067noreply@blogger.com0