T-59 Days to Go 20 November 2012 Prodigal Altar Boy 100 Day Countdown

T-59 Days to Go

20 November 2012

Prodigal Altar Boy 100 Day Countdown

Goal:  2 hours per day working on the film

Details: 

·     Processed new donations

·     Processed returned mail

·     Wrote and mailed thank-you notes

·     Added new address to list, sent fundraising letter

·     Email discussion of Norfolk screening venue

Total time:  2 hours

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

·     Warm up – MojoCaster

·     It’s Your Thing

·     Granby Street

·     Cissy Strut

·     Fretboard Domination

Total time:  60 Minutes

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

Body Opus Week 13

Turkish Get Up with 25lb Kettlebell  6X5 (per side)

Lying Leg Curl – 60lbs 8X8

Ab Crunch

25 with 50lbs

25 with 55lbs

25 with 60lbs

25 with 65lbs

Total time:  35:34

Goal:  30 Minutes  “Tangential Endeavors”

“Fretboard Domination” – DVD

Total time:  60 minutes

                                                                           

                                               

“The Trouble With TQ” Donor Roll

Name                  Premium Level

Carrie J. Hughes                      Fan

Toni Fesel                                Fan +

Minnie Thomas                       Patron

Nancy Dixon                           Fan

Mary Emmert                          Fan

Bruce McKenna                      Supporter

Eugene Strelka                        Fan+

Fr. John Dorgan                      Patron 

William J. Griggs                    Supporter

John & Katie Zawacki            Fan

Eileen Kanzler                         Supporter

Hank & Claire Tessandori       Fan

Pete & Margie Langlands       Fan

HaveScripts.com                     Supporter

Richard Mooney                     Supporter

Rev. Francis J. Gargani           Fan     

Hal & Sally Neher                   Patron

William T. Prince                    Patron

Tom & Mary McFeely            Fan

Linda & Garry Cooke             Patron

Ed & Maureen Marroni           Fan

Sal Vitale                                Fan

Kathleen Waugh                     Supporter+

Joseph McDonough                Patron

Prodigal Altar Boy Blog 3 January 2012

Prodigal Altar Boy Blog

3 January 2012

Movie Work

Details: 

Prepared edit bay area.

Collected postproduction paperwork.

Total time:  One hour

Music Work

Details:

Pat Metheny Etudes – exercise #1 bars 1-4 20X

Pat Metheny Etudes – Exercise #1 bars 5-8 5X

Dies Irae – 20X

Total time:  1 hour

Exercise

Viking Warrior Conditioning

15:15 Protocol

7 reps per set with 16kg kettlebell

50 sets

Total time: 25 minutes

Open Letter To All My New Gym Buddies

Any of you who work out on a regular basis probably noticed the influx of new gym users at the start of the New Year.  Yes, we see them cram the floor in January, and know the bulk of them will not make it to Valentine’s Day.  The rest will be gone by April Fool’s Day, with a few reappearing in the spring for bathing suit season.  By Memorial Day, we’ll have the gym to ourselves.

That sounds harsh, and I only say it because I have seen it year in and year out.  If you are a long-time gym member, you know what I mean.  If you are new gym member, let me offer some advice so you can make it over the long haul.  Follow these rules and not only will you last, you might just see some results.

Learn from my mistakes

I know now that when I first started working out, had I re-prioritized how I exercised, I would have made more progress in a short amount of time.  Specifically, I would have:

• Prioritized resistance training (weights) over cardio
• Prioritized free weights over machines
• Prioritized compound moves (squats, deadlift bench press and rows) over isolation moves (bicep curls, tricep pushdowns, and calf raises)
• Prioritized heavy weight over light weights
• When it comes to cardio, I would emphasize interval training over steady state training

•  I would have spent less time in the gym and more time enhancing recovery

I will give you some more advice in the next installment. 

 Stay Tuned

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2011 – Last 100 Days

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T-22 Days to Go

9 December 2011

Goal:  1 hour per day working on the film

Details: 

Watched Karen Everett Ultimate Guide to Structuring your Documentary Week 4 video

• Organizing footage
• DOVES method
• Editing a fund-raising trailer
• Hiring an outside editor

Total time:  1 hour

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

Warm up on the MojoCaster

Grace City Music to work on

“Lord, You Are Awesome” – Bb

“Come Now is the Time to Worship” – D

“Little Drummer Boy” – D

“Shackles” – Gm

“We Fall Down” – Eb

“Breathe” – A

Pat Metheny etudes exercise #1 bars 1-4

Total time:  30 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

Viking Warrior Conditioning

15:15 Protocol – 7 reps per set – 16kg kettlebell

53 sets

Total time:  26 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes per day working on the score for the movie

Details:

  A Dorian riff

Am – D7 chord work for A Dorian riff

“Dies Irae” – 20X on the MojoCaster

“Dies Irae” – focus work on dyads and octaves

Total Time:  15 minutes

Notes:  Twenty-two days and counting.