Had a pretty fun weekend. Went to Busch Gardens Europe and Colonial
Williamsburg, VA (Revolutionary War period themed).

At Busch’s I went on all the roller coasters - even The Griffin - which literally
hangs you over the edge at 205 feet for what seems like eternity and
then shoots you straight down so the people laughing at you from
the ground can see what faces of pure terror look like.

But it was fun and the picture of the weekend - I didn’t buy it
because of total embarrassment - was my girlfriend beside me on one
of the roller coasters with her hands in the air and big smile on her
face and me next to her holding on for dear life and the total
opposite of a smile on my face.

So, needless to say that was a picture that was never getting out
to the public - cause NOTHING scares me :).

My Thoughts from the week:

- when you’re doing your interval training, make sure during the
‘rest’ interval you’re only working at about 30% intensity. The
sprint is the most important part of the interval and if you go
down to 60-70% intensity at rest all you’re really doing is turning
into a cardio session.

- quote of the week: “If you can’t stand the heat, you better get out
of the kitchen” - President Harry S. Truman “(I was at a President’s
Museum too - it was a VERY American weekend)

- Happy Mother’s Day to all the mother’s that read my
blog.

- My top 3 tips to keep healthy while at an amusement park: 1. drink
water 2. spend the little bit extra for some decent quality food (I
mean - it cost’s like $60 just to get in - what’s a few dollars more)
3. bring a few healthy snacks with you

- don’t something really fun and really different in the gym every
once in awhile. Doing the same type of workout all the time just
plain sucks sometimes.

I usually have a ‘fun’ week every 6-8 weeks or so where I just do
different things to keep my self interested. For example, one week
I did 3 sets of 50 reps on the leg press and then did jump squats to
boot - it sucked, but it was different and refreshing in a way.

- here’s my new column piece at The Soko called: The Brilliance of
Baseball. It’s actually about exercise :).

Talk to you soon,

Dan Grant