Jillian Michaels Cardio & Strength Training All-in-One

So I noticed that I've started developing a "pooch". I absolutely loathe this thing. On my Cable network, there's an entire FreeZone and part of that is a Health & Fitness section. I was pleased to find some Jillian Michaels workout videos and decided to try one out. The one I tried was a fast-paced, no resting circuit that's about 20 minutes long. And it absolutely kicked my butt. I used 5 lb weights and ended up straining my left bicep muscle. I couldn't straighten my arm for the next 3 days!

Now, to give you some background on myself, I'm 22 years old, 5'3", 102 lbs, and have an athletic build (my way of saying I have small boobs lol). I play ice hockey in a local men's league. It's not like I'm that out of shape, but for some reason I strained my muscle with only 5 lbs! Sad really...

Well, that was a couple weeks ago, and I feel like everything's healed up. I did the workout again yesterday but instead of weights used Wii remote controls LOL. I've decided to take it slower this time, and build up my muscle a little more before just jumping into it. There are push-ups included in the workout so my biceps are still getting worked. It's just really weird how weak my upper body is! 5 POUNDS?! Really??

But besides that, her workouts are really awesome, and the one I did still kicked my butt, even without weights. I definitely know that if I'm going to do this, though, I'm going to have to increase my calorie intake. I don't need to lose weight, but I need to gain muscle. I guess this is why I've been craving eggs and potatoes like crazy :P

Focusing On Web Design, In a Nutshell :P

Well, I decided before reading the entire InDesign book, I've decided to go with this one. Everything seems to be going to web, and I need to learn more. I've had this book for a while now (it was a requirement for one of my classes, though we never even opened it) and I decided that it was time to read the thing.

I finished Chapter 1 last night. I'm planning on reading a chapter a day, but I haven't even started on Chapter 2 yet and it's already 4 pm! (Typical me.)

I really like the way this book is set up; it's separated into the layers of web design: structural, presentation, and behavioral. Chapter 1 starts off with basically everything I need to know and ever want to know about the history of web standards, the browser wars, and the different organizations that are trying to push things forward. It also offers a lot of references for further reading. One in particular that I would like to check out is the ietf.org website. IETF is the Internet Engineering Task Force, and on their site you can find out new technologies that are currently in development. I haven't checked it out yet, and you probably will before I do XD