Mario Andretti once said – “Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal and a commitment to excellence that will enable you to attain the success you seek.”
My friend and volleyball coach Taye Im lives by this philosophy. Taye has been coaching beach volleyball for many years and he finally got serious about expanding his coaching business [as I told him] and he just launched a new website to promote new programs for intermediate and pro beach aspiring players.
I share Taye’s passion for the sport and highly recommend his beach volleyball coaching program. If you want to get serious about taking your sand game to the next level, then you need to visit his website, call him and sign up for one his clinics.
Aspiring high school players and other cross over indoor athletes, take notice. NCAA recently adopted Sand Volleyball as a collegiate sport. This means, you have new opportunities for scholarships and competitive play at a collegiate level. Taye’s program that specializes in sand and can make a big difference to get ahead if this is your sport.
For more information visit beachvolleyballone.com.
10 days ago, I started my daily dose of P90X+. A little over a week into the program and I’m feeling the pain. Not surprisingly, my fit test, pitcures and endurance look much better than my first time over a year ago. It has been a long and rewarding journey. My goal is to be in top form for the spring/summer beach volleyball season and take it up a notch at the EVP level in the Midwest. I do have good encouragement this time around as my volleyball partner is also hooked on it. Now we are both going to BRING IT! We’re also back in the gym twice a week running crazy drills. Below is my initial fit test result.
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Fit Test
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| Pull-Ups |
18
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| Vertical Leap |
24
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| Push-Ups |
31
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| Toe Touch |
4
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| Wall Squat |
1:21
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| Bicep Curls (#/lbs) |
30
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20
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| Abs: In & Outs |
80
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| Body Weight |
167
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| Height |
5’11″
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| Age |
44
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| Body Fat |
8.3%
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26 Dec, 2008
Posted by: osaez In: Family
I can’t shake my geek roots. In the 80′s, I was the photographer for our high school yearbook. Back then, I had a Minolta SLR camera and got reprimanded by my parents for wasting lots of money on 35mm film and prints. Those days passed and I jumped to the point-and-shoot bandwagon – until today. Now that my Canon SureShot crapped out, I can finally look for an alternative. I bought a Nikon D90 with a 50mm f1.8 and 18-200 f3.5 zoom and can say, WOW, this is an amazing ‘toy’. I researched for about two months before deciding on this selection. After all, this was my first DSLR. While there are a ton of good online references on digital cameras, here are my top picks:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond90/
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d90.htm
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/D90/D90A.HTM
My two finalist were the Nikon D90 and the Canon 50D. I know, many of you out there think that these do not compare, but these kept popping up. My criteria was driven by picture quality, versatility and portability. The Nikon D90 gets high marks on image quality and packs an incredible number of strong features such as great ISO noise behavior, full support of AEB, video HD mode while being in an small body and an excellent value for your money. Canon is heavier, has larger and stronger metal body (Nikon is plastic), better FPS speed, more AF points and faster focus. I’m very please with my choice.
I have no experience with this or any DSLR camera. I’m loaded with several good books and I’m currently in autopilot taking lots of pictures while I continue to refine this craft. Based on this first shoot, I’m pleased that I ditched my point-shoot habit and move up the ladder. I added a gallery section here and will post my pictures and progress.
