Working out is something I've always done ever since I was a teenager. These past couple of years CrossFit has been rapidly growing; some might say CrossFit is the fastest growing sport at this moment in time.
My younger brother has been in love with the sport the past couple years and has picked up the proper technique rather quickly. He's been teaching me his knowledge, and has been a motivation for me to stay active.
Here's the workout regime he put together for me yesterday.
WOD #1 3 rounds for time (10 minute time cap): -25 meter down-and-back sprints (50 meters total -10 burpees -7 clean and jerk at 135lbs.
WOD #2 For time interspersed (17 minute time cap): -12, 9, 6, 3 deadlifts at 155lbs. -40, 30, 20, 10 air squares
WOD #3 For time: -run 2 miles
I woke up Sunday morning to a text message that said "welcome to hell". This WOD might not be hell for the elite athlete, but my brother is aware of my weaknesses, and trying to help me push myself to improve. After completing the first WOD I felt like giving up. It was hell, but I continued on and ended up having a great day!
Although I exceeded the time cap in the first WOD, I decided to complete the workout even though the purpose of a time cap is to increase your intensity to complete the WOD within the given time.
I'm 100% positive if my brother was training with me on this day he would have made me stop and move on, but I was already feeling 'broken' so I forced myself to finish the workout.
The second WOD involving deadlifts and air squats wasn't so bad for me as the clean and jerks were in the first workout. I definitely felt the pain though when I ran 2 miles for the final WOD. Surprisingly, I got one of the best times I've had running in years!
“Whatever you want from exercise comes faster with intensity. It’s not volume or duration or heartrate or even discomfort. Do more work in less time (without overdoing it), and you’ll get fitter faster.”
— CrossFit Journal
The intensity of training CrossFit has allowed me to see results I've been missing over the years by simply just weightlifting. I will continue to post more clips of my training, and hopefully will continue to grow as I share my experience.
David Kano of The Hollywood MMA Show talked to Lyoto Machida about his previous fight with Black House MMA friend and training partner Mark Munzo. Machida also talks about his upcoming fight against Gegard Mousasi at UFC Fight Night 36 in 2014.
David Kano of The Hollywood MMA Show speaks with "King" Kevin Casey, and Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida at BlackHouse MMA about Casey's upcoming fight against Eddie Mendez at RFA 12.
This is a highlight video of some of the work I shot and edited this year.
I'd like to continue editing something like this together every year as I have done in the past. Checkout the first 'Looking Back' video from 2009 below.
This week Eminem's music video 'Rap God' was released. I took notice of a scene within the video that reminded me of a visual idea I wanted to make a reality 3 years ago. As soon as I heard the song 'Whiskey Kings' by Monkeys In Space, I started to visualize what the music video would look like. I had the song playing on repeat while I was running on a treadmill, and as time went by I came up with a concept. I got off the treadmill and sketched out storyboards for a music video. In the image below you will see a screenshot of one of my storyboards next to a scene from the Eminem music video. I was a bit shocked when I saw this because it's exactly what I had envisioned for the 'Whiskey Kings' music video. Read more about the project in this blog post I wrote a little over 2 years ago.
It's frustrating to see an idea you envisioned in your head, being done by somebody else and in this case that somebody else is Eminem! There are many reasons why my idea didn't come to life, mostly because of a lack of communication and expressing my idea to the band. Funding was also an issue, I don't believe I was employed at the time and I had this grand idea to create a music video on absolutely no budget. As an independent filmmaker it's difficult to risk sacrificing your vision with no budget just for the sake of making a video. I would have funded the video myself if I could have and in the future I plan on doing so with projects I have a passion for like I did for this one.
Scott Epstein took some time to talk with The Hollywood MMA Show about coaching on The Ultimate Fighter Season 11 with Chuck Liddell, the rematch of Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman, teaching at 10th Planet West LA, and much more!
David Kano of The Hollywood MMA Show speaks with Glory middleweight contender about his upcoming fight with Joe Schilling for the Glory Middleweight Championship on November 23rd, 2013 at Madison Square Garden.
David Kano of The Hollywood MMA Show speaks with former TCU/UCLA running back Aundre Dean about racism in Sports. Aundre Dean gives his take on the altercation between MMA fighters Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Uriah Hall, and NFL players Richie Inocognito and Jonathan Martin of the Miami Dolphins. Watch the video I edited below.
Royce Gracie won the first ever UFC tournament back in November of 1993. This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Checkout the video I edited, hosted by Jason "Stizo" Flores, and shot by Varon Panganiban for The Hollywood MMA Show.
