I apologize for the short stall in posting. During the past two weeks I have been trying to figure out how to approach the next few months and I have come to the following conclusion. Burn 7% - 10% of my body fat and finally obtain that washboard look, get MCP certified (WinXP and Win2k3 exams), and obtain at least one Linux certification (probably the LPI or Linux+ cert). Those are the three goals I plan to concentrate on during the next three months. In addition to those, I want to finish more on my basement project and clean up the backyard (remove the trash and huge pile of dirt that came from digging out the basement).
I have been putting a lot of thought into the possibility of moving to NYC to work for the week and returning on the weekends to take care of my current responsibilities here in Lowell. If the right opportunity arises, it will be hard to resist considering how much of a head start it would give my career later down the road. It would be a lot nicer to work close to home, but they way I figure it is like this: if I make the sacrifice now, then in a few years I will be able to obtain a very good paying job closer to home. It’s not all about the money though. My career is focused in computers and technology. If I ever plan to expand my knowledge and be on the cutting edge, I need to be working in a real world environment where I will be exposed to those things.
To reach my goal of losing 7% - 10% body fat, I have decided to try an experiment. I will do 10 minute interval cardio sessions several times throughout the day to keep my metabolism revved up. The 10 minutes will consist of the following:
2 minute warm-up 30 second sprint 1 minute jog 30 second sprint 1 minute jog 30 second sprint 1 minute jog 30 second sprint 1 minute jog 30 second sprint 2 minute cool down
The jog is currently at 6 mph and the sprints are 9 or 10 mph. I will increase the speeds if I start to feel my body adjusting to them. I am nicknaming these sessions "cardio burns", as their intended effect is to fire up my metabolism throughout the day. Keeping the sessions short should make them easier to complete throughout the day. In addition to the cardio sessions every day, I will continue my weight workouts three days a week and ab workouts on the off days.