Work-out journal 2014-1-3.

So what did I do today at the gym?? 今日はジムでどんな事したっけ？？

Biceps:
EZ-Bar preacher curl 40 lb. 8 x 1, 50 lb. 8 x 2
Standing cable curl with rope 120 lb. 8 x 3
One-arm dumbbell preacher curl with standing 35 lb. 8 x 2, 10 x 1
Two-arm high-cable curl 50 lb. on both arm 8 x 3

Triceps:
Straight-bar cable press down 140 lb. 8 x 1, 145lb. 8 x 2
Cable kickback 40 lb. 10 x 1, 45 lb. 8 x 2
Bench dip 55 lb. 15 x 3
Seated dumbbell overhead extension 40 lb. 8 x 3

Chest:
Incline machine press 200 lb. 8 x 1, 220 lb. 7 x 1, 6 x 1
Dumbbell press 60 lb. for each arm 8 x 3
Pec-deck flye 180 lb. 8 x 2, 6 x 1
Dumbbell pullover 45 lb. 8 x 3

Abs:
Scissor Kick 50 x 3
box crunch 10 x 3
leg raise with 5 lb. dumbbell 10 x 3
crunch 10 x 1
Exercise ball crunch 10 x 3
air bike 10 x 3

I will not update my weight and body fat everyday, although I keep recoding. It won't change quickly, so I will update bi-weekly.
体重と体脂肪率は、そんなすぐには変わらんけん、２週間に一回ブログに載せます。

New Year's Resolution: 新年の抱負。

Happy New Year my friends. This is my first blog entry of 2014!!!
新年明けましておめでとうございます。２０１４年最初のブログ更新です！

So this year, I try to translate my blog as much as I can so that my friends and family in Japan also can understand it.
今年は出来る限り、日本語でもブログを更新します。

So, like a title, new year's resolution. I have a couple of them for this year.
さて、今年はいくつか抱負があります。

First, graduate SIT and get master's degree. Second, get a job in the States.
先ず、大学院を卒業して修士号の取得。そして、アメリカで仕事を見つける。

My third resolution will be challenging. I will gain 10 pounds, or 4.5kg, from purely muscle. *Without steroid, but I drink protein.
三つ目の抱負は、達成するのが難しいかも。今年中に4.5kgの筋肉増強。ステロイドはもちろん、注射せんけど、プロテインは飲む。

So, to keep my progress for plus 10 pounds, I keep recording my weight, body fat percentage, and what kinds of lifting I do at the gym. And this starts from today. I will still update my funky life in USA though.
で、4.5kg増の経過をブログでも更新して行きます。ブログでは、その日の体重、体脂肪率、そして、スポーツジムに行った際、どんな筋トレをしたかも更新します！
ちなみに、筋トレ以外のアメリカ生活の更新も続けていきます。

Today's update for plus 10pounds..... *筋トレ内容は訳しません。やって全部カタカナになるだけやもん。。

Weight: 160 lb. or 72.5 kg
Body Fat: 15%

Legs:
Squat 200 lb. 8 x 3 (8 raps with 3 sets)
Standing calf raise 150 lb. 10 x 1, 200 lb. 10 x 2
Leg extension with both legs 150lb. 10 x 3
Leg curl with both legs 115lb. 10 x 3
Leg press 410 lb. 10 x 3
Calf press 450 lb. 20 x 1, 30 x 2

Shoulder:
Seated Shoulder press with machine 140 lb. 8 x 1, 150 lb. 8 x 2
Dumbbell lateral raise 20 lb. 10 x 1, 8 x 2
EZ-bar upright row 70 lb. 8 x 3

Back:
T-bar row 80 lb. 8 x 3
One-arm machine row 125 lb. 8x 3
Wide-grip pulldown to front 125 lb. 8 x 3

Abs:
Scissor kick 20 x 3
Leg raise 10 x 3
Exercise ball crunch 10 x 3
V- up 10 x 3
box crunch 10 x 3
Air bike 20 x 3
Twist with 15 lb. balance ball 20 x 3

So, yeah nothing exciting for you, but this will be mainly for me to keep track about my weight.
ま、特にこれと言って大した事はないけど、基本的に目標に向かっての経過報告です。

I might post picture time to time. I might....I mean who wanna see them, right?
途中経過の写真載せるかもしれん。ほなけど、一体誰が見たいさ？

Realization.

So my practicum in Michigan finished last Friday.

Last 6 months was a great time to learn about the IE field and more importantly about myself......

I realized that I love coordinating events for college students focus on internationalization.
I realized that I knew about visa regulations more than I thought, but I cannot practice it and it is frustrating.

I realized that I really want to move to a big and diverse city.
I realized dancing Bachata and Merengue.

I realized I love reggaeton and dancing to it, not so much country music.

I realized that I matured and became being so positive.

I realized that I am an easy-going and I meet great people everywhere I go and I appreciate that.
I realized that my friends from SIT are my true friends.

I realized that I don't want to make trip plans anymore.

I realized I love the IE field but at the same time, I am interested in physiology and exercise science.
I realized in the near future once I got a full-time position, I want to become a personal trainer and work at both a university and the gym.

I realized that I love lifting weights and getting muscles.

I realized that I don't function in the really cold weather and miss warm and hot weather.

I realized that it will be 8 years since I had last proper Japanese style New Year, and I miss it.

I realized that it will be total 8 years for living in the U.S.

I realized that I am still kid, young, and immature.
I realized that I still want to improve so many aspects about myself, and will never satisfy about myself because I believe once you stop trying to improve yourself, that will be an end of your life.

Study Break and friends and unorganized random thoughts.

I am at the public library now to write my capstone.

I was on laptop for about 1 hour, wrote 1 or 2 page(s).

Now I am stuck, and don't feel writing my capstone. So, I decided to update my blog.

The end of year 2013.

My life is different from my plan. By age of 26, I planned to get married.

Reality: single. No!!!!

My plan regarding job: having full-time job in the U.S.

Reality: a grad student and unemployed. I mean I cannot work anyways. No!!!!

 My plan regarding where I live: Chicago or another big city in the U.S.

Reality: middle of snow in the U.P. Ummmmmmmm NO!!!!!! It is so cold! I mean it is a nice city, met many good friends. But at the same time I want to have more opportunities.

Over all: Life usually does not go as you plan. But that is a life. You cannot control a majority of things around you. You need to know your limit - know what you can control and don't even try to control what you cannot control.

I know this post doesn't make sense to you. But this is my thoughts at this moment.

Oh and guess what. You are the cause of your own stress.

I really do not attempt to organize this posting. This seems like my personal journal. Well, of course I don't share my deep feelings with others, but at least this is my surface of feelings. Ha!

無知の知。Know that you don't know everything.
文句言う間があったら、する事しない。If you have time to complain about things, why don't you do something to improve your situation? You decided to do whatever you are doing.

Winter has come!!!!

Yes winter has come to Marquette. This means it is time for some winter activities!

So here is first one:

Yup Ice Hockey! NMU has a good men's ice hockey game, they played against University of Alabama - Huntsville. 

And they won the game with 3-0. It was a good game :-)

And snow:

Yup, it was snowing last weekend! Ummmmmmmm I have a mixed feeling about this. 

I don't like cold weather, but love snow. 

Oh what do we have here....a red pole on water pipe....I assume it is for fire fighters to find water pipe. 

I didn't see this in Illinois and Vermont. 

Oh and snowboarding!! I cannot wait for my first snowboarding for this season!!!! 

Winter has come to Marquette!!

It is snowing! Winter has come to Marquette! It will be looooong winter, but I can't wait for snowboarding this season! I just need to find a good mountain around here though.
Yes, I am spoiled in VT/MA where we had good mountains..
ついに雪が降った！もう冬やね～。てか、めっちゃスノボーしたい！ほなけんど、ここら辺にはええ山無いけんなぁ～。ヴァーモント州とマサチューセッツ州にはええ山があったけん、しょっちゅうスノボーしに行ったのに。。。ま、しゃ～ない。。。

Besides snow, it is the middle of fall semester, and I will be finishing my internship in 2 months. Wow..
Oh by the way, our office got new furniture!
雪以外の報告は、僕の研修も後残すところ２ヶ月。いや～早かった。けど、その後はどうなるかまだわからへん。

あ、新しい家具がオフィスに届いた！

We got a new world map! This also shows where our students come from and where domestic students go for study abroad! It is neat, eh?

世界地図。

And a nice rug. 

と、じゅうたん。

Being buys in last a couple of weeks

Ummm it has been just busy in last a couple of weeks and forgot to update my blog.

Anyways, this is fall in Marquette.

Trees are turning to yellow and red, it is getting cold, and it is getting dark early. 

My internship at NMU has left less than 3 months. Yes, time goes by so quickly. 

この数週間、忙しいて、全然ブログ更新できんかった。

ま、得書くこと無いんやけんど、以前撮った写真でもアップします。

もう秋になり、紅葉が綺麗で、だんだんと寒くなってきとるし、外も暗くなるんが、はや～なってきた。

それに、NMUでの研修も半分の３ヶ月切ったし、歳を取るにつれ、時間が経つんも早～なってきた。