Month: January 2013

Here’s a link to the flv if the youtube video goes down.

Lance has admitted to doping.  I remember wondering if he had or not back when he was winning the TDF.  Especially the year of Operation Puerto, I remember wondering if.  Then, when Landis tested positive, I wondered more.  But, he was the most tested cyclist in all of history.  The French hated him.  I always wondered how he kept passing if he really was doping.  Even when the US Cycling Association issued the report against him, I wondered if it was really a witch hunt (remember, most tested cyclist in history and the French hated him)

…there are people out there wondering why I’m posting such intimate details (weight, waist, neck, and body fat info) on my blog for everyone to see.  Here’s the questions/objections I can think of: No one cares, post something different. Wow, that is personal information Why?

Here’s the answers I can think of.

Answer 1:  Frankly, I don’t really care that no one cares.  I started this blog in Feb 2005 because I wanted to write on the internet.  At the time, I thought it may take the place of a journal; however, I quickly realized that wasn’t going to happen–there are things one writes in a journal that aren’t shared.  Since then, I’ve gone through highs and lows of blogging and not blogging.  But, I do this because I want to and have something to share.  You can read it or not.  Either way, it doesn’t really bother me.

Answer 2:  Yes, but if you look at me, you can see I’m heavy.  I’m way heavier than at my lowest point.  But, I’m actually below where I graduated high school at (I’m almost certain of this).  Last time I lost weight, I posted some things online, but kept waist/neck/body fat percent in a small notebook.  I don’t have a clue where that notebook is now and I’d like to be able to see what it was then (and where I actually was).

Answer 3:  I’m posting it because I want to.  In a year or so, I would like to be able to look back and see how I’ve improved.  I could keep it in a notebook; however, the last time I did that I lost the notebook.  I expect I’ll keep this website up until the WWW becomes obsolete.  I’ve even toyed with the idea of setting aside money for heirs to pay for hosting after I die.  That may seem a bit vain, but look at Sheldon Brown’s bicycle site (the best on the internet):  he wrote tons of articles that are extremely useful.  Now, I don’t have too many HOWTOs, but the ones I do have are hit quite often.  

Anyway, the main reason I’m doing this is so I can look back in a year, two, or three to compare where I am then with where I am now.  A second reason is the chance that I might encourage someone else.  Who knows if someone will search the internet and come across my posts where I talk about my change and be inspired.  From personal experience (and an all-time high weight of 290lbs) I know when I workout I feel better.

Image from kevinspencer via flickr