Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Affliction Trilogy

So I've heard rumors that the Aug 1 Affliction showdown between Fedor and Barnett may be off. Something about the Calif. Athletic Commission not certifying the fight because of Barnett's drug test. Hmmmm. Maybe another positive for steroids? Not good. I'm glad I didn't get tickets for that one even though it is at Honda Center.
 
The story further goes to say that Vitor Belfort will take Barnett's place. C'mon. Belfort is hardly a heavyweight. I mean the guy is talented and all, but the weight difference alone makes it a miss match. All I can say is that I hope these rumors aren't true.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Red Bull Racer - Update

Nothing major to report, but I did get an email confirmation from Red Bull that they received my entry submission. That was pretty quick. Snail mail was fast (though only going to Santa Monica), but somebody processed it and sent me an email. The wait begins...

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Workout of the Day 7/15

Summer is the dead time for me. No NHL. Not much else happening in the world of sport. So I don't have a whole lot to blog about. I shouldn't say that. There are a several good MMA fights next month. The real problem is more likely, a lot of dead time during the day.

I was working on doing a feature of "promotional fast food item of the week". But, my diet has taken a turn for the better lately, so I am less apt to order the nastiest thing on the menu. I've decided to catalog my workouts. Mostly stories from the gym, as there are plenty of interesting and wacky things that happen any given morning.

Today, was a pretty average day. Not very crowded. I was able to hog the smith machine and a loaded barbell for my quasi-circuit workout. No problems.

This will bring me to my pet peeve. Or one of my many pet peeves. It is guys (people) who don't rack their weights. This is when you walk up to a barbell, sled or smith machine and it has weights on it. Hmmm. I don't see anyone using this. Did the guy just get some water or take a leak? Nope. Just left the weights on the bar. I know it seems like an awful lot of work to un-load a barbell when you are done with it, but c'mon you are weightlifting. If nothing else, it is the indicator that you are done with that piece of equipment; so I can hog it myself.

I guess looking at the big picture, it's a nice problem to have. There are so few people that workout in the morning, I can't tell who has left the weights there and if anyone is using it. Pretty cool actually. I've been in plenty of Globo Gyms where you wait in line to use the bench. That sucks. I can't workout that way. Give me inconsiderate-leave-the-weights-on-the-bar-Guy anytime.

Red Bull Racer

After a few hours of work last night, my submission to the Red Bull Soapbox Derby Los Angeles was ready. I just put a stamp on the envelope and put it in the mail. Should hear back by the end of the month, whether we got accepted or not. Keep your fingers crossed.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

UFC 100

After a few extra days to think about it, I've decided that Hendo saved UFC 100. Lesnar ground-and-pounded Mir pretty good, but the bigger news was his post-fight rant. It was very WWE inspired. Dana had to be upset that it became bigger than the event itself. GSP dominated Alves. I was impressed. For not having a wrestling backgound, GSP is a 'wrasslin stud. But the highlight of these events are the knockouts; it's what the people remember most. Hendo delivered. It also took Bisping quite some time to regain his senses. Hendo gets brutality points for flying-in with an extra punch to the sleeping Bisping. Kinda cheap, but you never know if a fights over. On the flip side, Bisping was out pretty cold.
 
I'm looking forward to Penn/Florian and Silva/Griffin next month. Those are some interesting fights!