Everest's First Year

This Sunday will be Everest's 1st Birthday. We're taking him to Hangzhou to celebrate with family and friends. He's grown up so quickly from a pre-mature baby to the crazy little tasmanian devil he is now.

Workout Progress

Ok I really need to get back to updating this website. I just renewed for another year @$65/yr, so I figure I better start posting something. When I found out Sarah was pregnant with Everest in late 2006, I decided to start working out again to get into decent shape for duties as a new dad. Actually I Sarah and I both joined a gym here in Shanghai a little before the conception. I had even hired a personal trainer to help put some muscle/bodyweight on her. A few weeks later she became pregnant and I was stuck trying to get a refund from the trainer.

I continued working out though using the old tried and true chest/tri, back/bi, shoulders/legs bodypart split. I did that for a few months and switched to a total body workout based on benching/deadliftting/squatting

Last Night 5/7/2008:
Front Squats
165LBS x 6reps X 3 sets

My weight on these is limited to how much I can clean... which seems to be 160-170lbs right now. Since I hit 160, I moved into the power rack and am starting the front squats in position. Without the clean I can probably progress to 205 by the end of the year.

Standing Overhead Shoulder Press

130X5
130X4
130X3

I seem to be burning out on these. My entire body is stressing to support the weight, and after a few reps I struggle to catch my breath.

Seated Military Press
95x8
125x5
125x5
115x5

Never really did these before as my current gym doesn't have a overhead pressing station. I set one up using the power rack.

Deadlifts
145x5
225x5
265x3
307.5x5
315x2

Deadlift has been improving well... i no longer feel like my palms are being ripped apart.

First Haircut and Birthday Buddy

I haven't updated in a while... Everest is starting to fill out in his cheeks.  He's starting to look more and more like Sarah... which is a good thing for him.

Also last weekend, our maternity ward bed-neighbor visited us.  Everest's little receiving bed was right next to DuoDuo's.  In fact she was scheduled to be born first that morning, but since we had a little premature emergency... we bumped her down the list and became her big brother.  Everest now has a bigger frame than DuoDuo... but we still have a ways to go to catch up to her chubbiness.  Maybe Everest will follow daddy's footsteps and marry his babyhood sweetheart. :)

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Some newer pics

These were taken a few weeks ago before Everest’s milk rash got really bad.  Poor little thing isn’t very photogenic right now… so no new pics until he heals up. Click on the pic to go to picasa web albums( its not as good as flickr, but integration with picasa makes it easy to use)

 My afternoon boobie snack sounds good about now!

 Looking around… what do I see?  I see…. Chinese people!!!

Everest @ 1 Week

Happy 1 Week Birthday Everest!

Pictures of Everest @ 1 Week Old