Moving on ...

So it's official. I've decided to leave the Philosophy department here at UC Riverside and pursue my dream of working in the health-fitness industry. I have one more week of classes here (and two more papers to write) and then I'll be headed back to Bloomington, IN to live full-time with my girlfriend Ishani and work as a personal trainer. We have the tentative plan (provided everything works out on her end) of going to Santa Barbara in one year's time; the opportunities there to do personal training work are some of the best in the country.

I have a little over a month to prepare for my NSCA-CPT exam and plan to apply to as many gyms in Bloomington as I can in the hopes that I can start to gain experience in this field. I will be posting much more frequently as soon as I return and will try to update you weekly on what's happening in my life. (Well, as of now, no one's reading. But in a couple of years it is my hope that that will change ;-) )

Get ready ...

I'm sorry I've been MIA for so long. I've been busy studying for my exam (only a few more chapters to go!) and planning for the future (I'll let you guys know more about this very soon). I'm in the process of adjudicating a dispute with the graduate division about my employment at the Student Recreation Center and this should be resolved by the end of this week. Hopefully all the hours I've worked won't be for naught.

My training has been going pretty well thus far as well. When I experienced some problems trying to up my run volume too quickly (after I purchased a pair of Vibrams), I made an Excel file in which I made weekly increases of no more than 10% in both run and bike training (which I alternate between). Though I continue to have some nagging aches and pains (tight IT band and some tingling in my knee some days), I have been as pro-active as I can be, stretching after each and every exercise sessions, using a foam roller and taking a glucosamine/chondroitin supplement.

More soon ...